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Old 01-19-2009, 11:43 AM
 
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keep me posted on what you do- I need to buy a modem I guess (do I also need a phone line??) so we can go on a 'pay as you go' plan.let me know where you get it how much etc-and how easy it is to set up

TV wise I am going to go Dishnetwork and use their prepaid option.
If you buy a modem and have Comcast, you do not need a phone line. If you wish to use Verizon DSL you will need a landline ( a hardwired phone line as opposed to a cell phone). I do not know if you will use your cell here in the US. The modem is the same for both. I bought a Motorola SURFboard® Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (SBG900).
If you drift in and out of Sarasota, the pay as you go plan works great. But you have to buy your own modem. If you plan to stay in Sarasota, you can rent the modem for a few dollars each month. You cannot rent the modem and be on the pay as you go plan.
As for the TV, I can't offer any help.
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Old 01-19-2009, 12:01 PM
 
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thanks SD I intend to buy a modem (waiting for Big House to tell me what and where to get) then I will defintely use Comcast for the pay as you go internet.

TV wise someone already recommended the Dishnetwork set up which has all the channels I want and again lets us prepay . Its gonna keep me busy I think but a man cannot be without TV or internet !!
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Old 01-19-2009, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda and Maryland
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thanks SD I intend to buy a modem (waiting for Big House to tell me what and where to get) then I will defintely use Comcast for the pay as you go internet.

TV wise someone already recommended the Dishnetwork set up which has all the channels I want and again lets us prepay . Its gonna keep me busy I think but a man cannot be without TV or internet !!

You can get the modem at any Radio Shack, at any Best Buys, or Circuit City if they're still around by the time you get here.
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Old 01-20-2009, 12:17 AM
 
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hey more shopping - i can pick up a modem and a dish at the same time !!!
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Old 01-20-2009, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Punta Gorda and Maryland
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hey more shopping - i can pick up a modem and a dish at the same time !!!

For sport! I want to match up my wife with yours! That shopping trip would be cool! I bet the sales people could get them bidding against each other. I think they both have a lot of endurance! While they are inflicting pain and misery upon us, we could be in a bar someplace watching a basketball game or something while trying to medicate ourselves! You know its going to happen. LOL
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Old 01-20-2009, 04:33 PM
 
Location: Central Connecticut & North Port,Fl.
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we must have skirted DC. I was looking to see if I could see the Capitol,White house, washington monument, things like that, thats what I ment by confusing.So are you a dentist?if you ever decide to open a practice down there Holla cause Im a dental assistantthe inaguaration was fenominal wasnt it,with all those people not a single incedent,except for the poor lady that fell in the subway
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Old 01-21-2009, 12:44 PM
 
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BH let me know if you do go to buy one - may ask you to pick me one up and I will reimburse you when we arrive
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:14 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda and Maryland
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BH let me know if you do go to buy one - may ask you to pick me one up and I will reimburse you when we arrive
O.K., They are all over the place. I really haven't thought about it though because I've been busy working on a couple estimates. I lost internet access for about half the day, and I'm still catching up. But if you want to know what to get, I can help you out with that too.

When are you arriving here again? I know it's around the end of the month. Are you both coming this time? Give me an update so I can block out some time to catch up with you guys.
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Old 01-22-2009, 09:57 AM
 
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watch this space -announcement very soon !!
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