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Will I be able watch Al Jazeera America on Aug 20th and beyond?
I know that current tv is no more, and al jazzera america to go live. The question is will I be able to enjoy it. I have been looking forward to this adtion of news channels. In my view ABC* CNN* FOX* *NBC* is not enough.
I am hoping this channel goes live. Maybe some day I will get my wish in see BBCnews as well. I want more news and less news entertainment.
Not that I want any of the other channels to go away. I just want more options. I like uverse dearly. I am still waiting the 1000's of channels everyone was dreaming about years ago.
I am still kind of irritated., and so is my family that although we enjoy our UVERSE TV. It is still does not live up to the ideal. Kids channels are great. The educational channels are still lacking. Dreaming of the day that we have something equivalant of BBC 4 here.
dwinth
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11 years ago
Why would you switch providers just because of one channel that was not even a factor in the U-Verse lineup until it was announced that Current TV was selling out to Al Jazeera? What you get with another provider may not be perfect or even less perfect for your needs either.
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ono39211
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11 years ago
Got home tonight expecting to tune into Al Jazeera and found out that AT&T U-verse is not carrying it. I just switched to U-verse from Comcast thinking I was getting improved services and stations. Very upset also because I feel that I was mislead. Asked before switching if I would be able to get Al Jazeera and was told yes. Had I known, I would have thought twice about the switch at this time. I hope that whatever the issue is that has blocked the channel from being included will be resolved. I feel like a blade of grass between two fighting elephants. And..I'm paying to be in the middle. This sucks!
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codycooper864
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11 years ago
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Austinbearz
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11 years ago
I was really looking forward to being able to watch Al Jazeera America. I have followed the Al Jazeera English web site for a long time and have been impressed with their unbiased news coverage at a time where all of the U.S. based news seems slanted. AT&T's decision today was very disappointing.
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Phil-101
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11 years ago
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DE1202
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1 Message
11 years ago
No, you will not be able to watch Al Jazeera since At&T pulled the plug. This is the final straw for me. I've had all sorts of problems since I became a UVerse subscriber in January. Now, I'm ready to go back to Comcast.
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hex731
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276 Messages
11 years ago
Very happy that they will not carry them.
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beatfan4
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153 Messages
11 years ago
Wow! People sure do get worked up over the stupidest stuff. Instead of worrying and threatening over this one channel that will NOT EVER draw big numbers, try spending more time with your kid or pet.
You'd be better off than this constant whining. I don't get my way..i'm leaving and taking my ball back to Comcrap, who I trashed before I trashed AT& T.
WAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
Haven't had NHL Network for 2 years..love hockey. not whining. Get over yourselves.
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dhascall
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11 years ago
AT&T is a for profit company, after all, so they do have to watch their bottom line. I may have jumped the gun, wondering aloud if AT&T made a Political decision not to carry the channel instead of a truly economic one. That may still be the case, idk. In a non-related newsgroup, last night, it was mentioned that Current was pulling in 50 cents per subscriber, per month. Texasguy37 knows the actual # of U-Verse subscribers but if it is 5 million (and assuming that includes TV) multiply that by 50 cents, equals well over $2M a month. SO, I can see that AT&T might balk at that rate as there are cheaper channels that I regularly watch. PLUS they had to cough up more $ for FOX Sports 1. Long story short (and directed squarely at AT&T): I never watched Current but would more than likely tune in at least some to AJ. Please reconsider.
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doowahtn
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11 years ago
This is ridiculous - I cannot believe att made this choice. As soon as I got home yesterday, I tried to watch the channel only to discover their last minute, lame decision. Their reason for not airing the channel is just not true. They were afraid of backlash & decided to become censors. All my reasons for leaving Comcast pale to this.
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