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Jul 07, 2004 -- Premium television soon to be free?

Are you paying for television? About 85 out of 100 people are these days. It’s either with a cable company, satellite company or with Voom, the latest player in satellite the game. If you haven’t heard of Voom yet, it’s specifically for people who want HDTV, and it’s growing quickly. But with all of these players, you are paying big bucks each month in subscription rates. What if you could get your paid television for free? Doesn’t make sense does it? But it’s a concept that is spreading in Great Britain. The first service was called “Free View,” which offers 30 channels and 20 satellite radio stations for nothing. You simply pay $100 up front and you’re set. Already, 400 million people have signed up for “Free View.” To compete with this service, Rupert Murdoch, owner of DirecTV, will create “Free Sat.” It will offer 116 TV and 81 radio stations. It costs $225 for equipment and installation, but there is no monthly service fee. After that, it’s free! Why would Murdoch do this? He says if you give people the cable basics, they’ll buy all kinds of sports programming and other premium paid television. But, the bottom line is that eventually this will reach the United States and we will have free premium television. You can bet Clark will sign up for this in a heartbeat. He’s paying $61 a month for satellite.

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  • re satelite fees for final bills
    I used my card to open an account for my sister with DirectTV over a year ago. I had my own account with another satelite company and I specifically asked the representative would I be responsible for this bill if I use my card. She said no. She even called me back when we were disconnected so I could give her the info for the card. (my sister had already given her the home info) I find out over a year later that the company has charged my card, which is in my name, almost 700 dollars in final bill fees. I used a check card which means the money came right out of my paycheck. I am now in trouble finanacially because that was totally unexpected. What can I do? I have to pay my mortgage and other bills and I live on a fixed income. The card is clearly in my name and I later opened an account with them and used that card for my own bill. It was clear I was not living at her residence and I have no problem with proving that through utility bills for my own home. Please help!!!!
  • Free TV
    How do we find out about the Free Saturday information. Att just told us they will discontinue our Cable in a month and we will HAVE to get Dish type service - It will cost an enormous amount of money to get dish as we have 6 TV's probably $600 then they will charge every month on top of that. Help
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