[Mr. Mulliner]

Attention all you Fox News watchers.

I just had a phone call from the Dish Network offering service. Currently we just have antennae and are limited to 4 channels. We watch very little TV (about 5 hours/week) so we're not really shopping for more channels, but I did listen to the sales pitch.

What I heard did interest me enough to take down the information for later consultation with Mrs. Mulliner. For $24.99/mo. and free installation and equipment, we could get over 70 channels. It all sounded pretty good.

But then it dawned on me that I had not told her that I want Fox News. In fact, I would not consider getting any kind of TV package without it. Well, that is NOT one of the 70+ channels. To get Fox News, we'd have to go to their next package, over 120 channels, and pay $33.99/mo. That basically would mean we'd be paying $9/mo. more just so we could watch Fox News.

Argh! I can tell you right now, the answer is NO! I think this family will remain an illiterate family with regard to American pop culture unless we can get a much better deal than that.

[Dog]

Darn.....then you will miss the show when Joe the millionaire finds out one of his "picks" is into bondage..

[Miss Marple]

Call Direct TV. That is their competitor. I believe you can get Fox at a cheaper rate.

However, to me it is worth even $100/month to get Fox News. But then, I am a news junky, and have the news on all day. :-)