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24. WTF?

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 10:32 AM

Oct 2014

I was in the middle of my bedtime program...The Flintstones on Boomerang when it went off.

Our house is never, EVER giving up our Dish nor TV...for those that are, well, goody for you.

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CNN, other Turner networks removed from Dish Network [View all] LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 OP

Good luck. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #1

"The Blaze" LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #5

The fine print likely covers all of that Blue_Adept Oct 2014 #10

Then, they better have that "Fine Print" Covered... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #11

TWC lost CBS christx30 Oct 2014 #45

You can always hit the "Off" button. Scuba Oct 2014 #2

+1,0000! No one's forcing people to watch this crap RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #20

Just get rid of it. Paolo123 Oct 2014 #3

This seems to be a regular occurence with Dish... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2014 #4

Exactly.... I only have minimal cable tv--because I need DSl and it is part of the cheapest package hlthe2b Oct 2014 #9

Besides this latest issue... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #12

I really didn't want/need the cable tv part of the package... Would you pm me and tell me what hlthe2b Oct 2014 #14

Here in washington... Veilex Oct 2014 #27

Uh, of course your bill doubled, you signed up for louis-t Oct 2014 #32

Yes, I know that's how it works... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2014 #43

Yeah, you're right, that'll never work. louis-t Oct 2014 #49

Ha! Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2014 #65

CNN was replaced with a channel that says 'news and info' louis-t Oct 2014 #68

Just Cut the Cord! ffernandez15 Oct 2014 #6

You might want to roam the internet a bit more. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #39

For a better morning, turn off the TV. Turn on NPR. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2014 #7

It is all a big game of intentional chicken with these assholes liberal N proud Oct 2014 #8

There are often so many alternatives ever using Dish is at the bottom of my list. I had to RKP5637 Oct 2014 #13

There are Alternatives: Direct TV and Comcast -- neither of which.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #16

Hopefully it will get resolved and soon! Yep, I can surely see what you mean about the alternatives. RKP5637 Oct 2014 #23

And you got the updated version of customer service. louis-t Oct 2014 #34

If a tree falls in the woods Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #15

I have DISH, and as of 8:53 a.m. CDT, it's working. n/t ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #17

Charlie Ergen also plays these games more than the other providers, and one reason why I switched to still_one Oct 2014 #18

Is this supposed to be a bad thing? 6000eliot Oct 2014 #19

Exactly - Good For Dish otohara Oct 2014 #25

Suddenlink dropped Viacom channels Marthe48 Oct 2014 #21

The only good channel in the bunch is the cartoon network LOL snooper2 Oct 2014 #22

WTF? SoapBox Oct 2014 #24

Okay...okay...here you go... KansDem Oct 2014 #35

9;54 am CT.. riversedge Oct 2014 #26

Let's hope they destroy each other. corkhead Oct 2014 #28

AlJeezera is on Dish and a better alternative to CNN nt WhiteTara Oct 2014 #29

I want my Turner Classic Movie Channel. misterhighwasted Oct 2014 #30

If I could subscribe to single channels, kentauros Oct 2014 #31

TCM is the important one, to me. Paladin Oct 2014 #36

I only recently got cable - Verizon FiOS - after years of resisting. closeupready Oct 2014 #33

Not only that: Paladin Oct 2014 #37

Haha, yeah, I suppose there's that, too. closeupready Oct 2014 #38

You mean, like this? kentauros Oct 2014 #53

Jeez, that's dead-bang perfect! Paladin Oct 2014 #64

Amen! Stardust Oct 2014 #55

May I ask which state this happened in? Did they balk? gvstn Oct 2014 #57

New York - I had internet access (cable) for years closeupready Oct 2014 #62

Thanks for the information. gvstn Oct 2014 #63

YVW. closeupready Oct 2014 #67

Get rid of the Cable TV side and get a Raku. Tommymac Oct 2014 #40

I imagine it's not much fun watching the World Series Scairp Oct 2014 #41

Actually I have a L3 G3 super large screen and it rocks watching movies, shows and sports. Tommymac Oct 2014 #44

Well Scairp Oct 2014 #46

I don't drink and a glass of tea goes a long way ;) Tommymac Oct 2014 #50

I guess eating would be out too Scairp Oct 2014 #56

Good for you. I'll spend the $$$$ I saved from no cable TV on a hot dog in Forida this spring Tommymac Oct 2014 #61

Oddly it's having a positive reflection on their stock price. herding cats Oct 2014 #42

I haven't watched CNN in years PatSeg Oct 2014 #47

DISH subscribers can watch 9415 Free Speech TV Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #48

When I watch the news at all, I watch Al Jazeera (Dish channel 215) kentauros Oct 2014 #54

Democracy Now Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #58

Sure, although DN is more for investigative journalism kentauros Oct 2014 #59

Boomerang?!? How will the know if the castaways get off the island ??? underpants Oct 2014 #51

Jesus Christ! I'm glad I didn't switch back to Dish Network! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #52

If they don't resolve the dispute and bring back CNN, TCM, and Cartoon Network aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2014 #60

I can't watch due to the "loving pictures" they take of Mika looking at Joe and her onecent Oct 2014 #66