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- From: banchy@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Banchy thomas g (410) 461-2216)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Just Say NO! (Was: PPV Olympics: Oh, so now it's free)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.202220.26508@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 20:22:20 GMT
- References: <1992Jul30.144313.7272@news.acns.nwu.edu> <1992Jul30.152728.28760@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> <stqmbj.tweek@netcom.com>
- Reply-To: banchy@aplcen (Banchy thomas g (410) 461-2216)
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- In article <stqmbj.tweek@netcom.com> tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul30.152728.28760@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> banchy@aplcen (Banchy thomas g (410) 461-2216) writes:
- >>$24/month for basic cable?!?! Just say NO!!!
- >>
- >Yes, I did say no to my cable company, and I now use antiquated technology
- >to snatch my TV signals out of the air. (TV Antenna) It works, and gets
- >me channels that the cable company does not provide, as well as channels
- >which they black out because of duplications rules...
-
- This reminds me of an ad I saw for a set of rabbit-ears with a fake plastic
- parabolic dish attached. The copy read something like: "actually pulls
- the TV signal RIGHT OUT OF THIN AIR!! NO cable fees, NO satellite fees,
- etc. etc. etc." How quickly they forget. That ad was hysterical!
-
- > I'd rather get my cable service from the phone company,
- > than my phone service from the cable company.
-
- Amen to that!
-
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