Amazon’s Alexa Controls DISH DVR
Amazon’s Alexa Controls DISH DVR Dish Network has long led the TV industry in innovation. DISH was the first provider to offer an integrated DVR, and the first to offer local stations in every state in...
View ArticleVISA Reward Cards with DirecTV
Get VISA Reward Cards with DirecTV DirecTV has long been one of the best values in multichannel pay TV. And with its latest VISA Reward Card promotion, the satellite TV system has reinforced its...
View ArticleCustomers for DTV Now to Get DVR
All DirecTV Now Customers to Get DVR Since AT&T launched its DirecTV Now streaming video service in late 2016, it has almost continually added or enhanced its features. The latest is a cloud DVR....
View ArticleWatch TV ($15.00 per month) launched by AT&T
Watch TV- at $15.00/ Month- Launched by AT&T AT&T’s buyout of Time Warner Inc was expected to produce massive disruption of the pay TV market. We haven’t had to wait long. Merely a week after...
View ArticleCities Added to AT&T’s 5G List
Cities Added to AT&T’s 5G List AT&T is serious about building 5G wireless networks. Two days ago, the telecom giant announced its plan to build the advanced internet systems in three more...
View ArticleStreaming Video & HBO in AT&T’s Future
AT&T’s Future: Expanded HBO & Streaming Video Streaming video and expanded HBO options are central to AT&T’s long term future. This, at least, is what the telecom giant said in an extended...
View ArticleGalaxy S9 with TV Accounts
Galaxy Note9 Offer by Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T Mobile data services are competing aggressively for new customers. Several are now offering free or discounted Galaxy Note9 phones and tablets, or...
View ArticleBeta Test for DTV Now Cloud DVR Ends
Beta Test for DTV Now Cloud DVR Ends AT&T has ended the beta test for its DirecTV Now cloud DVR. One published report states that the telecom will soon release a consumer version with 120 hours of...
View ArticleAT&T to Straddle Cord-Cutting, Standard TV
AT&T to Straddle Cord-Cutting, Standard TV For the last two years, AT&T has energetically challenged conventional practices in pay TV. Two years ago, the telecom launched DirecTV Now, a...
View ArticleAT&T Launches an Emergency Blimp
AT&T Launches an Emergency Blimp In the aftermath of natural disaster or mass terror, emergency personnel need reliable phone and internet service. Unfortunately, such incidents often bring...
View ArticleWeb Services Lift Data Caps During Virus Outbreak
Web Services Lift Data Caps during Virus Outbreak “Bring out yer dead! Bring out yer dead!”, the town coroner yells as he and his assistants drag the corpse wagon through the streets. Citizens bring...
View ArticleTheater Chains May Stream Movies to Homes
Movie Theaters May Stream Movies to Homes For decades, cable, telecom, and satellite video systems have fought fiercely with theater chains and with TV and movie studios– sometimes over market share,...
View ArticleFoul Weather Discounts From AT&T and Verizon
Foul Weather Discounts from AT&T and Verizon You adapt to foul weather the best way you can. I adapt as well as I can. We all do as much as we’re able. Survival can be more difficult, though, if...
View ArticleSave Money on Streaming Video for Prime Day
Save Money on Streaming Video for Prime Day If you’ve hesitated about subscribing to a video service, this may be the time to stop waiting. For Prime Day, several internet service providers offer free...
View Article50% HBO Max Discounts for Some AT&T Customers
50% HBO Max Discounts for Some AT&T Customers In every cloud, it’s been said, there’s a silver lining. We don’t know if this is true in every case, but it is true for AT&T customers who had...
View ArticleMulti-Gigabit Broadband: AT&T Blows Past Records
Multi-Gigabit Broadband: AT&T Shatters All Existing Speed Records We’re hearing a lot about wireless internet lately. The press can hardly contain its excitement over the newer wireless systems....
View ArticleVIDGO VIDEO VIEWING VORACIOUSLY
Vidgo Video Viewing (Voraciously) When Shane Cannon launched Vidgo TV in December 2019, he knew he was picking a fight with giants. Disney, Dish Network, AT&T, and Google had already entered the...
View ArticleVegas: DISH Goes Live with 5G Internet
Vegas: DISH Goes Live with 5G Internet What happens in Vegas, won’t stay only in Vegas. Dish Network has entered a 5G Wireless market that, until now, has been almost the exclusive property of...
View ArticleMa Bell’s Flying Cows
Ma Bell’s Flying Cows If you’ve seen The Wizard of Oz, you may remember the flying cow carried by a tornado past Dorothy Gale’s window. An executive at AT&T evidently thought, “We need something...
View ArticleMaui Recovers, with Verizon and AT&T
Maui Recovers, with Help from Verizon and AT&T At excruciatingly slow pace, Maui begins to rebuild from the ashes. Following the wildfire that ravaged the western half of the island and killed...
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