One more dish/direct tv question

[lesliepear]

One thing I'm curious about - direct tv said they'd hook up dvd's and vcr's but dish tv said it was at the installers discretion - they also said they'd give a 5.00 discount for having a phone hooked to the tv, why do they do that?

Comments

[hippybngstockng.livejournal.com]

Phones usually get hooked to the TV if you have a cable box that needs to talk with your cable provider for premium movie services or internet stuff. They also use the phone like to monitor your TV watching habits for marketing folks at the same time. You get a discount because you're being watched by THE MAN :)

Also, make sure there's not a hidden fee for VCR or DVD hook-ups. Sometimes there is, as it's a clever way to lure you into paying more without thinking about it. There's probably no technical reason they have to do it for you.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I'd just rather they hook up the vcr/dvd as I don't have the time to. Especially in the living room - the vcr was hooked up years ago by Mark's friend (and hooked into the stereo) and I need to figure out how to install the replacement dvd/vcr I bought.