Tivo HD (series 3 owners) - is there anything special I need to do to record 2 shows at once w/ an antenna? (Like, do I need 2 to use the dual tuner function?)
Giving up cable is more complicated than I thought!
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
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Jessica - Dec 25, 2010 1:31:31 pm PST #15716 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tom Scola - Dec 25, 2010 1:33:30 pm PST #15717 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Have you checked to see if you get the broadcast channels over cable in the clear?
Jessica - Dec 25, 2010 1:38:51 pm PST #15718 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What do you mean broadcast channels over cable?
(I have an antenna, and it works great, even for WNET which I know for many people in Brooklyn is a Problem Channel.)
Tom Scola - Dec 25, 2010 1:45:41 pm PST #15719 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Cablevision may or may not be encrypting the regular broadcast channels. If you're keeping your cable modem, and they're channels are not encrypted, there's nothing to prevent you from receiving them after the rest of your cable TV goes away.
Jessica - Dec 25, 2010 3:04:51 pm PST #15720 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ah, gotcha. Cablevision is sufficiently obsessed with pointless service calls that I think they'll probably send a service guy out to collect the modem. But you never know!
omnis_audis - Dec 25, 2010 7:08:46 pm PST #15721 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
It seems all my iPod/iPhone chargers (non-OEM) don't work with the new iPhone-4. I'm guessing they use the Firewire terminals in the 30-pin connector, which Apples is phasing out. The most annoying is the DLO cradle/charger for the phone. What do folks use in the car? About the only thing I found in a cursory search is the Tom Tom unit, which adds additional GPS horsepower. At $80, it seems a bit pricey.
Consuela - Dec 26, 2010 7:11:57 am PST #15722 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So what's the deal with pay-as-you go cell plans, like Virgin Mobile? Do you lose your pre-existing cell number if you switch to that? Because that's kind of a deal-killer.
brenda m - Dec 26, 2010 8:21:09 am PST #15723 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
No, you can port your number like any phone. (Virgin anyway -not sure about the ones you buy preloaded.)
Laga - Dec 26, 2010 9:22:30 am PST #15724 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I have pay-as-you-go T mobile and I love it. I think it works out to about $20 a month and I use the phone for texts and also emailing very crappy looking pictures to myself.
meara - Dec 26, 2010 10:57:53 am PST #15725 of 25501
Omnis, I'm pretty sure that you can get a car charger for like $30 at target!