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[vanity] I instructed DirecTV to remove Al Jazeera or cancel my account
http://www.directv.com ^ | 9/17/2-13 | blueflag

Posted on 09/17/2013 6:58:12 AM PDT by Blueflag

during last night's NFL game, Directv ran an ad promoting the new Al Jazeera channel in their line up.

No WAY.

I just sent them an email giving them two options ---

Block/remove it, or cancel my account.

Not going to come into our house.

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During last night's NFL game, Directv ran an ad promoting the new Al Jazeera channel in their line up.

No WAY.

I just sent them an email giving them two options ---

Block/remove it, or cancel my account.

Not going to come into our house.

1 posted on 09/17/2013 6:58:12 AM PDT by Blueflag
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To: Blueflag

They will come back and tell you that you can block it yourself.


2 posted on 09/17/2013 6:59:31 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Blueflag

Nice freep!


3 posted on 09/17/2013 6:59:46 AM PDT by I got the rope
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To: Blueflag

It’s on DishNet also.

And the advertising on this or that other network.


4 posted on 09/17/2013 7:00:15 AM PDT by mbarker12474
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To: Gaffer

I know, but I wanted to make the point with them. ;-)


5 posted on 09/17/2013 7:00:17 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Blueflag

Why not just dump this purveyor of filth altogether?


6 posted on 09/17/2013 7:01:05 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Blueflag

I noticed the adverts as well, thinking of cancelling. Removed hbo and showtime just last week despite their trying to make a deal with me. I live in a very rural area with not many choices, but I gave been po’ed about several things of late.


7 posted on 09/17/2013 7:01:36 AM PDT by seeker41 (take your country back by whatever means necessary)
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To: Blueflag

I don’t like it either, but we already have to do with trash like MTV, MTV2, BET, LOGO and the black-only premium movie channels...you just have to decide if the whole shebang is worth it. I am almost at that point to say eff it and drop the whole mess.


8 posted on 09/17/2013 7:02:01 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Blueflag

At least Dish has Glenn Beck, DirecTV will not accept Glenn Beck.


9 posted on 09/17/2013 7:04:46 AM PDT by gattaca ("Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Blueflag

Not one channel that can be called conservative but they will make you pay for Al Jazeera, Pivot, Bridges-TV and commie CCTV4


10 posted on 09/17/2013 7:05:56 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: gattaca

Glenn Beck who is pro-gay marriage?

How different


11 posted on 09/17/2013 7:06:50 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Blueflag

Think about how much money you would save over the course of a year by pulling the plug.

I fired the wire late last year, and have saved about $1K.

TV is junk food for the mind. I don’t miss it at all.


12 posted on 09/17/2013 7:08:15 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Gaffer

I’m just as offended by MSNBC!!!!


13 posted on 09/17/2013 7:10:37 AM PDT by ontap (***)
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To: Blueflag
I've seen ads for it as well. I believe it is DISH channel 215 if I want to tune in. I don't care if DISH carries it. Al-Jazeera cannot be any more of an America-hating network than MSNBC or the major networks. Hell, they can't hate America more than most leftists/democrats/Hollywood, etc.
14 posted on 09/17/2013 7:10:50 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: ontap

Me too.


15 posted on 09/17/2013 7:11:09 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Blueflag
I have Verizion FIOS.

I wouldn't care as long as its in English so I can see (hear) what they are saying.

All those Spanish only channels really annoy me, especially when they do political shows and I have no idea what they are saying.

16 posted on 09/17/2013 7:11:20 AM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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From what I've seen so far, Aljazeera is attempting to deliver ‘straight’ news. They know a lot of people are waiting to see the ‘slant’ so they're on their best behavior. We'll see what how long that lasts.
17 posted on 09/17/2013 7:11:51 AM PDT by JPG (Putin Does Obama.)
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To: Gaffer

I’m looking for a way out of DirecTV too, for several reasons. Cost being one of them.


18 posted on 09/17/2013 7:14:22 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Every time a liberal gets pissed off an angel gets their wings.)
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To: Blueflag

I watched AJ recently and found it more conservative and higher quality than fox... The whole country is upside down.


19 posted on 09/17/2013 7:15:29 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws - Tacituss)
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To: GeronL

I don’t get or pay for Bridges TV or CCTV.

They did just recently start foisting Pivot on me.
They also provide a steady stream of left-wing wacko-ism
with channels like LinkTV and FSTV (good for a laugh now and then)


20 posted on 09/17/2013 7:15:45 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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