VANITY: I Blocked Algore's Current Channel Rubbish

[AbolishCSEU]

VANITY: I blocked that horrendous tripe called "Current Channel" from my Direct TV Satellite service.

[AbolishCSEU]

VANITY: I blocked that horrendous tripe called "Current Channel" from my Direct TV Satellite service. For all those with Direct TV in my area (upstate NY) it's Channel 358. Probably didn't "send a message" but it made me feel good! (Cue Chuck Mangione's "Feel So Good")

[hkusp40]

Good for you! When I first installed DirecTV I saw the myriad lib channels and programming that came with it. I called customer service. "Hi, I'm a new subscriber and I realize that I have zero-interest in at least 30 channels that are included in my package." Them: "How can we assist you?" me: "I will trade you Current, Link, WLIW (face-it, who needs the Long Island Version of PBS anyway?), BBC-America, HLN, CNN, MSNBC, Bravo, ESPN, ESPN2, Sundance, and all the kid channels in exchange for The Outdoor Channel. That's a 30-1 swap and you are getting the best of the deal." Them: "Sir, we can't do that, but we will add the Outdoor Channel at a charge of $8 per month... Ala Carte." Me: "Ala Carte? No - you don't understand. I'm trading you 30 channels for one not-so-premium channel... and if it were truly Ala Carte, why would I order all this other crap when I just wanted a burger?" them: "Sir, we can't do that... but we can..." Me: "Yeah, I know Ala Carte... just turn these channels off..." Them: "sir, it would cost YOU more for us to block all of these channels rather than charge you a package rate." I think they gave me free HBO for being a whiner... oh boy - I got to watch "Recount" in Spanish...

[BereanBrain]

But you are STILL PAYING AL GORE!

Blocking continues to funnel money to the libs.

You should WORK toward unbundling cable — The canadians just got their cable unbundled.

This is the USA. We need the free market to correct.....Bundling ensures crap is still available.

[oh8eleven]

I think they gave me free HBO for being a whiner.
Soooo, you call to complain about too many channels with progressive agendas and they add HBO for free.
I do believe that's referred to as a Pyrrhic victory.

[Spirochete]

Just pull the plug on them and stream Netflix instead. It’s much much cheaper and you get real choices. There’s also feature length uninterrupted HD movies on Youtube.

[Bigg Red]

Does not the Soros-loving Google own YouTube?

[Buckeye McFrog]

At least it used to have entertainment value when you could sit down with an adult beverage and watch Keith Olbermann’s head explode every time the Left was having a bad day.

Industry insiders widely predict that AlGore TV will go bankrupt and join the DuMont Network and The WB on the ash heap of TV history within the year.

[AbolishCSEU]

Did I mention that I live in the People’s Republic of NYS?

[AbolishCSEU]

We tried Netflix for a while. It seemed like nothing but crappy new movies; the old classics you had to wait to order on DVD in the mail.

[AbolishCSEU]

I talked them into giving me NFL Sunday Ticket for half price last year. We’ll see what they have to offer this football season. (Hubby loves football) I could go for NHL Center Ice, myself.