Direct TV

[gatoram]

We are kinda like ISBPilot in that we live far enough out in the sticks that the local cable company wanted us to split the cost of running cable to just us(better than 1/4 mile). None of that!! The alternative was Primestar that led to DirecTV. The only way we got the networks was that one of the local(35 miles away) stations was too weak.



The service is good enough but it burns me up to know we are paying $70 per month and still can not get all the channels available.



I checked my meter last night and ours reads 80-82. A storm came up and it went down to 49-50 with still a good picture... .

 

[ISBPilot]

gator...........

We just open the valve on the sunshine pipe for holidays when everybody is home to enjoy it... ... ... :-laf :-laf :-laf



Here is our location situation... .....

9 miles from the closest diesel pump, cafe, or cold soft drink

11 miles to the High School I graduated from

35 miles to the nearest McDonalds, Wal-Mart, etc.

Some of my Rodeo buddies from South Louisiana would come to my house to see pine trees!



Todd

 

[John]

No, I wasn't thinking of Hughes helicopters.



I remember just after the Boeing acquisition of Hughes Electronics that my monthly DirecTV payment would ultimately be going towards my employers bottom line.



This acquisition happened within the last two years, possibly in early 2001.



Is this gonna be one of those Ford owns Cummins deals again? :-laf



you know, I still hear about that BS every once in a while

 

[TPCDrafting]

http://www.hughes.com/news/pr/00_02_01_gm.xml



http://www.hughes.com/ir/pr/01_12_03_fcc.xml



not going to :-{}