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Author    Post   Public D F L I N T O I D Does anybody know which sports bars/restaurants in the area have Direct TV or Charter? Want to watch the Superbowl but on something other than Comcast? I'm serious. Thanks! Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:24 pm  Flint8 F L I N T O I D i think maddens in davison has Charter. i'd like to Want to watch the Superbowl on something other than Comcast, but why, public D? do you work for charter or direct tv? _________________ Flint really rocks! Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:41 am  Public D F L I N T O I D No. I don't work for a Comcast competitor. But I'm not about support Comcast or their advertisers on the biggest TV day of the year when they treat consumers the way they do. Thanks for the info. Let me know if you hear of any other places to watch the big game. http://www.glitr.com/Article.asp?id=546704&spid= COMCAST MOTHBALLING LOCAL TV STUDIOS; STATE MAY FIGHT BACK Posted on 1/10/2008 4:54:49 PM Local government officials staged a strategy session late last week with local lawmakers to head off a plan to relocate Public, Educational and Government (PEG) cable access channels to the far reaches of digital cable service, the MIRS Capital Capsule from Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. reported Monday Comcast cable says it will move those channels from the lower tiers of basic cable to the 900 range on Jan. 15 and some local governments want to block the move. Sterling Heights Mayor Richard Notte hosted the meeting that involved other mayors, supervisors, and four state lawmakers from Macomb County, who pledged to push legislation early this year to stop the relocation. Rep. Tory Rocca (R-Sterling Heights) and Rep. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) reassured the group that they would seek a "Speaker's Priority Request" to enact the legislation as quickly as possible. Comcast is not only moving the channels, it is mothballing all nine of its Michigan PEG studios, where local residents can produce their own local programming at no charge. The cable company said that for competitive reasons it is shutting down those operations because other cable firms are not offering those services. Also attending the meeting were Sen. Mickey Switalski (D-Roseville) and Rep. Lisa Wojno (D-Warren). Comcast has the authority to make these changes under provisions adopted in the Uniform State Video Franchise Act passed by lawmakers last year. Tim Skubick, MIRS News _________________ http://www.toomuchonline.org/index.html http://www.hr676.org http://www.pnhp.org/publications/the_national_health_insurance_bill_hr_676.php Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:45 pm  Flint8 F L I N T O I D it sounds like all they did was stage a strategy session. nothing much more than that. isn't that a mute point if Comcast has the authority to make these changes under provisions adopted in the Uniform State Video Franchise Act? Also, with digital being mandatory next year, won't it all go to the higher-tier channels anyway? do you know where i can go (other than comcast) to complain about my cable bill going up? _________________ Flint really rocks! Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:38 pm  Public D F L I N T O I D http://www.saveaccessflint.org/ has a link to the elected officials who voted for the State Video Franchise Act: http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=206943 This site has good info too: http://www.comcastmustdie.com/ Thanks and any other ideas for non-Comcast venues for the Superbowl, let me know! Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:14 am  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D I'm watching it at home on Directv. I dumped comcrap a little over a year ago. _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:15 pm  last time here Guest why dave. i just dropped DTV because there was always a tele that didn't work, or a cloud that would screw up reception.. every time they sent some clown to fix it, these cats never got it right. _________________ Guest post Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:37 pm  00SL2 F L I N T O I D quote: Public D schreef: Does anybody know which sports bars/restaurants in the area have Direct TV or Charter? Want to watch the Superbowl but on something other than Comcast? Brick Street offers the Big Ten Network, ESPNU as well as all other sports chanels in the the Pub. brickstreetbarandgrill.com Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:28 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D quote: i think maddens in davison has Charter. Does Barney Madden still run that bar? Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:56 pm  Flint8 F L I N T O I D quote: twotap schreef: quote: i think maddens in davison has Charter. Does Barney Madden still run that bar? no idea, twotap. i only go in there once in awhile. i do know that there's a pretty hot girl bartending. _________________ Flint really rocks! Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:34 am    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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