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Is Your Cell Phone Bugged?
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010This short video explores ways to determine if your cell phone has been compromised to act as a bug. While it’s obviously unlikely that this would happen to most people, it was recently revealed that the FBI has used this technique, and just as illicit wiretaps are possible, illicit cell phone bugging could also occur. This video is based on Lauren Weinstein’s December 2006 blog entry: “How To Tell If Your Cell Phone Is Bugged” located at: lauren.vortex.com Be seeing you!
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Comparing Cable TV vs Dish Network
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Cable television deals aren’t hard to find, that is as long as you aren’t already a subscriber to cable TV.
The reason for that is because the cable television company wants to increase their customer base, thus they are willing to offer you a good deal, usually for the first year of service. The cable provider understands if you get service from them, you probably will set up a so-called bundled packages that includes not only cable television, but also home phone and high speed internet service.
You can almost alway get a triple play bundle for around $100 a month for the first year. Consider the following example with cable company pricing: Basic TV costs $55 a month, high speed internet is $45 per month, and phone service is $30 a month. With prices like this, your overall bill would be $140 per month plus all of the taxes and charges that are tacked on to the cable bill.
But what kind of issues can this lead to? Well consider what the bill will look like once the promo is over. Then you will have all of your TV’s hooked up to cable TV, your high speed internet including your e-mail account through the cable company, and of course your home line through the cable company as well. But suddenly the price goes up almost 40%, from around $100 every month to $145+ each month. Its not alway easy to switch out of your provider?
Maybe, maybe not. The best thing to do ahead of time is compare providers before making your final decision.One would be wise to comparison shop Dish Americas 120 vs cable before making a hasty decision.
While you might say to yourself it is easy to switch to some kind of DirecTV deal or something else from your local phone company like Verizon FiOS. As they say though, easier said than done. Often the time and inconvenience of switching providers makes the customer yield to whatever service they have. Even though the monthly bill is high, the customer stays because they have all the services on the same bill from the same provider. That is what the cable company counts on when offering short term deals to acquire the subscriber.
Cable TV Versus Dish Network
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Cable TV deals are easy to find, that is as long as you aren’t already a subscriber to Comcast or Time Warner.
The reason for this is because the cable television company wants to increase their customer base, thus they are willing to give you a good deal, generally for the first six months of your cable service. The cable provider understands if you sign up with them, you probably will set up a with one of their triple play bundle that puts all of your services together like voice, video and internet.
You can usually get a triple play bundle for just $99 per month for the first year. Consider the following example with cable company pricing: Basic TV costs $55 a month, high speed internet is $45 per month, and phone service is $30 a month. Assuming these prices, your overall bill would be $140 per month before taxes and fees that always seem to find their way onto your cable bill.
But it is good to consider how this could turn out down the road Well think about where you will be once the promo is over. You will have all of your television sets hooked up to cable TV, your high speed internet with your e-mail account with the cable company, and of course your home line through the cable company as well. But suddenly the price goes up nearly 45%, from about $100 per month to $145+ per month. Its not alway easy to switch out of your provider?
Maybe, maybe not. The best thing to do ahead of time is compare companies before making your final decision.One would be wise to comparison shop cable TV vs Dish Network before making a hasty decision.
While you might logically say it is easy to switch to some kind of deal from DirecTV or something else from your local phone company like FiOS from Verizon. But that is easier said than done. Usually the time and inconvenience of switching from cable to a different provider makes the customer stay with whatever service they have. Even though the monthly bill is high, the subscriber stays with the company because they have all the services on the same bill from the same provider. That is what the cable television company counts on when giving the subscriber a good short term deal.
Direct TV DVR and NFL Sunday Ticket
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Fall is my favorite time of year. No not because of the cooler temperatures and the leaves on the ground, but because it is now time for some football.
The college football season is awesome because after two weeks of almost nothing on television as far as sports, suddenly you are presented with plenty of games every weekend. Sure I can take in a baseball game live, but sitting and watching it on television puts a man to sleep. At least the 2008 Olympics provided some sports activity this year.
I like both the college and the National Football League games for several factors. The passion involved in the college game is like nothing else. Every Saturday, hundreds of thousands of rabid fans fill up college stadiums in an effort to push the home team to victory. With the expansion of network television money, there are often good games on every Thursday and Saturday night as well. While I don’t really like the Bowl Championship Series system that is in place in the college ranks, one benefit to the setup is that every regular season matchup really is big. A college team might get away with one loss during the year, but if they want a shot at the title, then they can’t afford to lose twice.
The National Football League is a different beast, but just as good in my book. Again the passion is amazing, especially in the great NFL cities like Dallas, Denver, Chicago, and Miami. What makes the NFL interesting for many fans is the advent of fantasy football. Sure some people go a little crazy, in that they spend all of their free time evaluating their players and proposing ridiculous trades to the other fantasy players in the league. But if you get in with the right set of people, then fantasy football makes all of the games much more interesting.
This year I had to re-evaluate my television service, as Cox cable continued to disappoint me as far at their service and pricing. Luckily for me, I had a couple of choices, as AT&T’s new uverse service is now in my area, as well as satellite TV. After checking into my options, I found there are great satellite TV deals going on right now. So then it became the old DirecTV vs DISH Network debate Being the huge fan that I am, I just couldn’t pass up the NFL Sunday Ticket package that they offer. On top of that, they offer great college football packages, such as the ESPN Game Plan. Overall, there is just more for your money when comparing DirecTV to Comcast. Plus, you just can’t beat the DIRECTV DVR.
My spouse may not like that choice, but at least she will know where to find me, right in front of the TV this fall!