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Evoloution Riding on 13's
Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Tech posts: 13 Location: On you Knees...King of Kings My 2NRide: Mitsubishi Lancer
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: WTK: Who have Greendot Digital TV Service |
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| Want to find out how the service and quality is as compared to Flow and DirectTV. |
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`psycho Riding on 13's
Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Tech posts: 3 Location: Behind you My 2NRide:
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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is green dot is all i have to say (which is nah good)
have scene it only about 30 channels i think, small antenna needs to be mounted to receive the signal, picture is clear, local channels suffer from saturation. |
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Sheriff Street 2NR
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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| DirectTV is good. |
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Captainzaak 3NE 2NR for life
Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Tech posts: 100 Location: North, East, South...to name a few My 2NRide: Kia Cerato
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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People still use GreenDot?
Most likely it'll be of the same quality as their internet connection....sheit. |
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soundboy101 Street 2NR
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:36 am Post subject: greendot digital tv |
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| Can anyone who is using this service say how is the service, picture quality etc. i mean 115.00 for 40 channels, this cant be that bad |
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De Dragon 3NE2NR is my LIFE
Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Tech posts: 886 Location: Enjoying my little miracles............ My 2NRide: Honda Civic
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:16 am Post subject: |
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| Sheriff wrote: | | DirectTV is good. |
Good at what exactly? |
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Rx Shifting into 6th
Joined: 26 May 2004 Tech posts: 2192 Location: Behind mih binoculars ... heehehee My 2NRide: Subaru Forester
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Cyah get a signal by me  |
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horsepwrjunki punchin NOS
Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Tech posts: 4639 Location: Port of Spain My 2NRide:
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| what rx said... and that goes for internet too |
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neckto Chronic TriniTuner
Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Tech posts: 582 Location: Engine Room My 2NRide: Mitsubishi Lancer
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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my padna have it
it works good, clear picture no distrotion, sticking or choppiness
cons
he have the "premium" package and the channel line up is shitty, it like flow/direct tv basic package - no movie channel to talk about i think 2 tnt and encore no max channels however there are plenty sports channels |
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todd61 Ricer
Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Tech posts: 23 Location: valsayn My 2NRide:
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: greendot digital tv |
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| soundboy101 wrote: | | i mean 115.00 for 40 channels, this cant be that bad |
But about $1500 for setup itself.Used to use their sh*tty net which cost about $3000 for the setup. |
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soundboy101 Street 2NR
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: green dot tv |
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| actualy the total package is 115 monthly and 575 one time installation, so u paying 690. the package is 40 channels |
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hustla_ambition101 Street 2NR
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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From another website:
Digital TV Channel Listing
40 Channels
Local Variety Kids
ACTS ABC Cartoon Network
CNC3 CBS Discovery Kids
CNMG Comedy Central Disney
Gayelle CW11
Islamic Network FOX
Synergy NBC
TBN USA
TV6 Zee TV
WIN TV Tru TV
Tempo
IBN
Movies Educational Other
Encore Animal Planet CNN
Lifetime Movies Discovery ESPN
Lifetime Network National Geographic ESPN 2
TNT Fox Soccer Channel
Universal Discover Travel and Living
Zee Movies MSNBC
Space FOOD
Not much worthwhile channels, also will they have to obtain "special rights" for the sports channels like Flow |
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wing Street 2NR
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:25 am Post subject: |
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| Apparently they have clear picture and good channels for a fraction of the price. |
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xconvic
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Have the service for a while now.
Good stuff is that Picture quality is not bad for digital quality,much better than Flow in my comparison,in fact its superb in comparison to Flow. There is an onscreen epg guide so no need to have a tv guide but there isn't program listing for all channels though.When it comes to sound quality that's ok as well.
Bad stuff is that sometimes the time sync on the epg guide goes wack so it doesn't give you correct program listings all the time.Also don't know where they get their feed for some channels such as Disney and fox sports,but sometimes the channels show an error sign saying its trying to acquire a satellite signal. Channels like Discovery channel and national geographic are the Latin American counterparts to the main ones,so there is spanish commercials,but as I recall Flow also ran the latin american counterparts until a few years ago so hopefully greendot will follow suite.
Their channel lineup isn't extensive but its great for low income consumers and with time hope they add some more channels to their lineup  |
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neilsingh100
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Check out http://www.tv.tt, they just added Showtime and Starz |
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MYVEC Riding on 13's
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I got mine installed Monday - i must say they really impressed me this time re service, quality and the price - i paid the $690 for a year's worth of service - ah bess price!
re the channels, i think it's a very competitive line up that FLOW or Direc TV definitely cannot compete with - i also here they might add some more channels.
RX - they tv is not the same setup as internet because my aunt lives just past Cedros and she getting the service. i think their coverage footprint is literally 90% of trinidad right now.
Lastly, Showtime and Starz especially, FLOW took this away from me so they could F*** themselves.
i also hear FLOW sellin their company they can't compete with Green Dot.
this service is a must!!! |
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hydroep 3NE 2NR for life
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ah boi! Competition is great!
However I see on their FAQ page that after the promotion has expired, the price "will be no more than $ 200.00 per month +VAT."...
Right now though it seems quite reasonable. |
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Nigson Street 2NR
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Tech posts: 65 Location: In front my laptop My 2NRide: Suzuki SX4
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hey MYVEC -- I find this cable is real sheit -----I paying $210 every month and I never watch anything cause they have nothing to watch....My kid just looks at those kids channels and thats it so I thinking to save some money and go with greendot.....Upon your recommendation I am going to call them Tuesday
morning first thing..
How long does it take from signing up to installation? Also u saying $690 a year? You sure bout that ? Is it 690 for the first month and then 115 every month thereafter.?
Also how many televisons can you hook up within the household?
This advice would be useful....
Thanks bro.. |
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shaneelal Ricer
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Nigson wrote: | Hey MYVEC -- I find this cable is real sheit -----I paying $210 every month and I never watch anything cause they have nothing to watch....My kid just looks at those kids channels and thats it so I thinking to save some money and go with greendot.....Upon your recommendation I am going to call them Tuesday
morning first thing..
How long does it take from signing up to installation? Also u saying $690 a year? You sure bout that ? Is it 690 for the first month and then 115 every month thereafter.?
Also how many televisons can you hook up within the household?
This advice would be useful....
Thanks bro.. |
From their website, you have to pay $600 + VAT ($690) for the first six months and get the other six months free. There's also an installation fee of $500.00 , which happens within 15 days of payment.
The deal is great, just the installation coast is little high. |
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xtech 3NE2NR is my LIFE
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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this is digital tv people............our local station currently broadcast using analog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_television
if u crack their broadcast code if there is one just buy a digital tv convertor box hook up yuh antenna and watch tv free like in the states
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television
http://www.dtv.gov/
someone here is capitalizing on our technological backwardness we might catch up in about 10 years
Analog Television Shutdown
Further information: Digital television transition
As of late 2007, 7 countries had completed the process of turning off analog terrestrial broadcasting. Many other countries had plans to do so or were in the process of a staged conversion. The first country to make a wholesale switch to digital over-the-air (terrestrial) broadcasting was Luxembourg, in 2006, followed by the Netherlands later in 2006, Finland, Andorra, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland in 2007, Belgium (Flanders) and Germany in 2008, and the United States in 2009.
In the United States, high-power over-the-air broadcasts are solely in the ATSC digital format since June 12, 2009, the date that the FCC set for the end of all high-power analog TV transmissions. As a result, almost two million households could no longer watch TV because they were not prepared for the transition. The switchover was originally scheduled for February 17, 2009 until the US Congress passed the DTV Delay Act.[2] By special dispensation, some analog TV signals ceased on the original date.[3]
In Japan, the switch to digital is scheduled to happen July 24, 2011. In Canada, it is scheduled to happen August 31, 2011. China is scheduled to switch in 2015. In the United Kingdom, the digital switchover has different times for each part of the country; however, the whole of the UK will be digital by 2012. Brazil switched to digital on December 2, 2007 in major cities and it is estimated it will take seven years for complete signal expansion over all of the Brazilian territory.
In Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will call for tender bids in the third quarter of 2009 for the UHF 470–742 megahertz spectrum which will pave the way for the country to move into the digital television era. The awarding of the spectrum will see the winner having to build a single digital terrestrial transmission/TV broadcast (DTTB) infrastructure for all broadcasters to ride on to transmit their TV programs. The winner will be announced at the end of 2009 or early 2010 and has to commence digital roll-out soon after the award where the analog switch-off is planned for 2015.
While the majority of the viewers of over-the-air broadcasting in the USA watch full-power stations (which number about 1800), there are three other categories of TV stations in the USA: low-power stations, Class A stations, and TV translator stations. There is presently no deadline for these stations, about 7100 in number, to convert to digital broadcasting. |
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