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August 1, 2014

It’s time for another random batch of stuff for you to muck about in. This column incorporates the weekend’s “Stuff To Do” stuff, which, in case you were wondering, doesn’t include all the stuff in town that you already know about.

Direct TV Update

It’s been eight months since I made the switch from Suddenlink to Direct TV for pay television, and I am still quite happy that I made the switch. It hasn’t been 100% smooth sailing, but I’m still saving a sizable amount of money each month and the quality of the signal is far superior.

I did get hit with a couple of hidden discounts that expired, so I’m not saving as much money as before, but I’m still paying about forty dollars less per month, and I’m getting around eighty more channels, plus all the premium channels with HBO, Starz and Showtime are in full HD, as opposed to Suddenlink, where you get fewer of those channels and more than half are still standard definition. Continue reading