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FCC To Freeze Sprint-SoftBank Review Asks By Dish Network

Dish Network Corp.  asked U.S. regulators to pause their thought of Softbank Corp. (9984)’s offered $20 billion purchase of Sprint Nextel Corp. because the satellite-television supplier pursues Sprint partner Clearwire Corp. Dish mentioned in a filing at the Federal Communications Commission that Tokyo-based Softbank’s bid…

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DISH Network Introduces Whole Home DVR with Hopper & Joey

Features two-terabyte hard drive for up to 2,000 hours of entertainment Never miss a primetime network show with PrimeTime Anytime Records up to six programs in HD simultaneously, including PrimeTime Anytime Hopper and three small Joeys let viewers watch HD and control DVR in four…

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Watch YouTube on Your DIRECTV Equipment

Did you know you can watch YouTube videos on your DIRECTV HD DVR? Neither did I, until today. DIRECTV’s Answer Center tells us how: Can I watch YouTube videos on my TV? Yes. If you have an HD DVR receiver or a model R22 DVR…

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DIRECTV Drops G4

I noticed on my guide recently that G4 is no longer available. I have to admit, I never watched that channel. I was excited to get it, but once I had learned it is all about video games and no longer had TechTV, I had…

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DIRECTV Featured on Undercover Boss

Watch as Mike White, chairman, president & CEO of DIRECTV goes undercover in his company to work with employees on the front lines and discovers how hard their jobs are, and sees ways that things can be improved for the good of employees and customers.

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Why I Dropped Comcast & Ordered DIRECTV

I recently made the switch to DIRECTV. I was on Comcast. First of all, let me explain why I was on Comcast: It all started when BYU and University of Utah moved to the MTN. The only way you could watch their games was to…

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DISH Network Now Has Over 200 HD Channels

I just happened to be on DISH Network’s site today to look up some information when I noticed a new banner. Apparently DISH Network now has over 200 HD channels. Add that to their free HD for life deal and I would venture to say…

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Free HD For Life

Dish Network recently caused a stir by offering free HD for life. Of course the deal does come with some strings attached – two strings to be precise. You must sign up for auto bill pay. You must sign up for paperless billing. Personally, I…

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Search Engines Found Us

It’s a big day today. I got my first Search Engine clicks. I know woopdy-doo, right? Well, it’s a milestone anyway. My first search engine click came from Bing where I landed #2 for the search “directv free-hdtv-for-life”. Yes, DIRECTV is offering HDTV for life…

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