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The Cable Man Cometh

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Today, I got High-Definition cable. This is after my Christmas present to myself of a 43-inch high-def-capable Samsung DLP projection TV. I just have to say that HD is amazing -- when the cable guy turned on ESPN-D to an NBA game, I was amazed.

That said, why is it that the cable company asks for a four-hour window when they know darn well they'll show up in the last 15 mintues?

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  • Anonymous
    January 09, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    January 09, 2004
    Heh. We got the first HDTV channel in Europe only beginning this year, and it's only a test channel that broadcasts a few hours a day. Ain't that great? And don't even talk about the prices on HDTV equipment? You can get a small car for the price a HDTV costs here.
  • Anonymous
    January 12, 2004
    That's OK: Europe will have 3G well before the US will. :-)
  • Anonymous
    January 12, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    January 12, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    January 14, 2004
    I think my next purchase will be a Windows XP Media Center Edition, actually, not a Tivo.
  • Anonymous
    January 19, 2004
    The only reasons I have come up with for the Cable Company's 4 hour ranges is as follows:

    1) All cable companies are owned by the devil.

    2) They are secretly selling all your unused time on the black market to people who cannot afford to sit at home waiting 4 hours.
  • Anonymous
    February 25, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    February 25, 2004
    Sorry...I posted my comment to the wrong blog entry...should have been posted to the entry about outlook plug-ins.
  • Anonymous
    March 20, 2004
    Timing of The Cable Man and why it takes so long. (This is just some ideas) (footnotes-Joke) (time it takes) [time total]

    1. First the person taking the call has to take the time to type it up. (0:15) [0:15]
    2. Then they have to lookup directions (Mapquest or some other form of directions) (0:15) [0:30]
    3. Then they have to verify your credit to see if you paid ontime. (0:40) [1:10]
    4. Then the person has to read who is avaible for the time frame they qouted you. (0:15) [1:25]
    5. The call is made to the pager for the cable guy. (0:05) [1:30]
    6. Response time from the cable guy paged to call back. (0:30) [2:00]
    7. Idle chat. (0:20) [2:20]
    8. Travel time to pickup order and maps. (0:30) [2:50]
    9. Pickup order get coffee and break. (0:20) [3:20]
    10. Gas up Truck. (0:15) [3:35]
    11. Time from gas station to your home. (0:10) [3:45]

    There it is a nutshell- (just kidding but could be?)
  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2004
    I agree