<sigh> I am truly sorry that I have to do this -- I'm sure Afghan Stories
really is a beautiful film, and well worth seeing, as Sasha says.
But I simply cannot in good conscience let people get sucked into subscribing
to DishNetwork without saying something about my atrocious experience.
I will spare folks most of the gruesome details. Suffice to say that, two
years ago, after being forced to move to a new location with extremely poor
reception, we signed on to Dish. While the picture quality was quite good,
we had endless problems with the equipment that they "gave" us as part
of the package -- worst of all, DVR's that failed, with hundreds of news
reports, etc. trapped on their hard drives. In the end, the tech support
people had no answers -- and when we refused to pay hundreds of
dollars for the defective equipment they had "given" us, they cut off
our signal, repeatedly -- even though we faithfully paid the monthly
service charges.
The final insult came from the bunch of upper-level SOB's who refused
to accept responsibility for *anything* -- much less acknowledge the
terrible problems that their defective equipment had caused.
So, I would not go back to DishNetwork if my life depended on it.
At least programs like Democracy Now! and Mosaic (Middle East News)
are available through their websites. Maybe this Afghan film can be
seen elsewhere, too.
Craig Gingold
surrounded by foothills, in Mariposa County CA
PS - I'd be much obliged if someone would be good enough to forward
this note to Change-Links for me.
To: change-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, freekpfk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, gpoc_discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: sasha <sasha@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date sent: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:39:49 -0700
Subject: [NewPacifica] Free Speech TV Schedule - Afghan Stories
http://www.freespeech.org/schedule
If you don't already have a subscription to DishNetwork, you are simply missing
the most critical and interesting television programming available anywhere on
earth.
FSTV is currently airing a fantastically beautiful documentary:
Afghan Stories - A unique and intimate film, Afghan Stories documents the
torment,
resolve and dreams of a people whose lives are torn apart by war.
It airs several times in the next day or so.
It's not to be missed. If you already have or know someone who has a
subscription...
Please don't miss it!
Let me know if you want to get a subscription to DishNetwork. I can email you
a special promotional coupon and get you hooked up in a heartbeat.
(plus, I will get a referral credit at no cost to you)
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