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To: ftth who wrote (7877)	8/4/2000 1:01:07 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi fiber, Don't want to burst your bubble here, but that commercial free music package.... well apparently the cable industry isn't terribly interested in paying fees to the RIAA, so instead of Mozart, you get Solieri, instead of Kenny G, you get Kenny F. :(( Again, the SatTV package music stations win, hands down. Re: Interactive program guide: No added value to me there, but maybe the value would appear after using it. I have found that if one is vegetative enough of a couch potato, that theoretically one can get reminders set up so you can be warned when a program at a future time slot was coming on. Of course, you had spotted that interactively because you were so bored with the programming in the present..... What I see is that these MSO's really do have an attitude problem. Second rate always seems good enough to them. Unless you want to pay for the premium upgrades. JMVHO, The Sagebrush Kid

To: ftth who wrote (7877)	8/4/2000 8:18:06 AM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

"After all is said and done, with their package I get their "digital" TV + cox@home for about $5/month LESS* than I'm paying now. Now there's some value!"* ftth- Interesting. I'm wondering if you are an exception to the extra $19/month fees the MSOs are getting? In my case, I happen to drop right in there at about $15/month extra for the digital package. I'm guessing you must have been paying for some premium channel package or two, with your current service. And since this is folded into the digital package, you get a reduced rate. Ouch. This is not good for the MSO. I hope since it's lower, you try it and give us a critique. I did a quick review of GTE Americast upstream at:http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=14102934 Personally I've been very impressed by the quality difference of both the analog and digital channels. Next week, I'm switching over to Time Warner's digital cable TV package where I can do a comparison. GTE is using a GI STB. I don't know what TWX will be supplying me. -MikeM(From Florida)