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  • #271
    JHamilton9
    '94 World Series MVP
    • May 2014
    • 648

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    Originally posted by Majingir
    The 1 negative of being a sports fan. I only really need TV anymore because of sports (not at the moment obviously), and paying for those networks individually isn't worth it and they know that. One provider I was looking at stated their website was wrong in terms of what was/wasn't offered. Some channels are listed as flex channels despite not being so, and some channels I should get aren't even on the list of channels I'll get.

    Isn't that false advertising?
    Last year, Spectrum was adding the ACC Network. It was listed on the website for my plan- it was even on a channel number that wasn't being used.

    After its debut, I didn't get the network. I even reset my boxes thinking it might have been missed. When I called, they told me "my neighborhood doesn't get it even though my zip code does." ???

    Then there is also the disclaimer that all channels listed under each plan may not necessarily be available. So I guess it really isn't false advertising if they have a tiny disclaimer.

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    • #272
      LambertandHam
      All Star
      • Jul 2010
      • 8008

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      Originally posted by Majingir
      One provider I was looking at stated their website was wrong in terms of what was/wasn't offered. Some channels are listed as flex channels despite not being so, and some channels I should get aren't even on the list of channels I'll get.

      Isn't that false advertising?

      Customer service is a tough job, especially at a call center that handles big accounts like a Comcast, Direct TV. I get that. But with my Adelphia to Comcast experiences, it feels like most of the time they're flying by the seat of their pants.


      I had a retention department person randomly make me a bundle last time, so at this point who knows.
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      • #273
        Majingir
        All-Star Member
        • Apr 2005
        • 48359

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        So after all that, I found out I'm not allowed to get a new plan.

        My provider said "due to covid, we aren't upgrading customers at the moment since we can't enter houses"

        My response "you guys literally advertise on TV that you have contactless delivery"

        "That's only for new customers"


        So new customers get better plans than current customers, at a CHEAPER price too!? I think it's time I switch.

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        • #274
          Madden08PCgmr
          MVP
          • Feb 2017
          • 2442

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          Pretty d@mn tempted to buy some acreage in Wyoming and live off the land..
          You want free speech?
          Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.

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          • #275
            Fresh Tendrils
            Strike Hard and Fade Away
            • Jul 2002
            • 36131

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            How far off the ground were you thinking?



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            • #276
              Caulfield
              Hall Of Fame
              • Apr 2011
              • 10985

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              Originally posted by Madden08PCgmr
              Pretty d@mn tempted to buy some acreage in Wyoming and live off the land..
              so you're gonna eat dirt & rocks and such?
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              • #277
                BurghFan
                #BurghProud
                • Jul 2009
                • 10052

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                Originally posted by Madden08PCgmr
                Pretty d@mn tempted to buy some acreage in Wyoming and live off the land..
                Don't bypass the ...

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                • #278
                  Blzer
                  Resident film pundit
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 42702

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                  It looks like Joel Schumacher passed away today.

                  Didn’t like many of his films, but Phone Booth was pretty good.
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                  • #279
                    LambertandHam
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2010
                    • 8008

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                    Originally posted by Blzer
                    It looks like Joel Schumacher passed away today.

                    Didn’t like many of his films, cube Phone Booth was pretty good.

                    I don't think Batman Forever deserves a lot of the hate it gets imho.
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                    • #280
                      Caulfield
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 10985

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                      just saw where Schumacher directed Falling Down. didn't care for the ending but the rest was pretty interesting. liked Lost Boys as well. also a Time to Kill too. but I like any movie with Samuel L., which means I like most movies, since he's in most movies
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                      • #281
                        Caulfield
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Apr 2011
                        • 10985

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                        good to see it only took 15 FBI agents to establish the storyline in Talladega the last few days was fake noos
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                        • #282
                          dubcity
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                          • May 2012
                          • 17883

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                          Originally posted by Caulfield
                          good to see it only took 15 FBI agents to establish the storyline in Talladega the last few days was fake noos
                          ...

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                          • #283
                            l3ulvl
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 17282

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                            Originally posted by Caulfield
                            just saw where Schumacher directed Falling Down. didn't care for the ending but the rest was pretty interesting. liked Lost Boys as well. also a Time to Kill too. but I like any movie with Samuel L., which means I like most movies, since he's in most movies
                            It's weird you mention Lost Boys because I was just watching more true crime stuff (can't help it), and came to a Netflix movie (featuring Holly from the Office, oddly enough) called Lost Girls. I haven't watched it yet, but the series on ID about an unsolved Long Island serial killer led me to it.

                            the epilogue to the ID show was disheartening/disturbing, not sure how the movie will address it
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                            • #284
                              JHamilton9
                              '94 World Series MVP
                              • May 2014
                              • 648

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                              Originally posted by Caulfield
                              good to see it only took 15 FBI agents to establish the storyline in Talladega the last few days was fake noos
                              It wasn't a fake noose. It was a real noose attached to the garage door.

                              They established that the noose had been there from as early as October, 2019. Part of the reason it was determined not to be a hate crime was the fact the noose wasn't immediately placed there as a threat or form of intimidation to the driver or the team.

                              Pic further down in the article shows it from an earlier race:
                              https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/us/bu...ion/index.html

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                              • #285
                                Fresh Tendrils
                                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 36131

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                                Originally posted by Caulfield
                                good to see it only took 15 FBI agents to establish the storyline in Talladega the last few days was fake noos
                                It had been there since 2019.

                                Which doesn't feel like a conclusion at all. It's the beginning of the second act.



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