Evening Faylure

Chris Faylor

April 21, 2009 6:00 PM

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Another Tuesday down, countless more to go. Let's see what this one brought:

Fallout 3 "Broken Steel" DLC Dated, Previewed
Brutal Legend Gets "Rocktober" Release Date
LEGO Rock Band Is Real, Has "The Final Countdown"
Team Fortress 2 Patch Teases "Future Features"
Your Face Not Coming to Age of Conan, After All
Battlefield 2 v1.50 Beta Patch Released, Adds Widescreen Support

Now, to boot up Left 4 Dead, sample the latest additions, and kill some zombies.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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zipper76

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April 21, 2009 6:02 PM

Anyone have any recent experience trying to negotiate with DirecTV as a new customer? I like their current offers, but I think I can probably get more. Was curious if anyone had any success already?
- trOmblyj
  
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  April 21, 2009 6:25 PM
  
  Not sure exactly how much leverage you have as a new customer. Maybe tell them you are torn between getting DirecTV and cable - that might help a bit.
  - zipper76
    
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    April 21, 2009 6:53 PM
    
    I'm a former Dish Network Customer, and a current Comcast customer. I wouldn't be lying in saying that I'm debating about staying w/ Comcast, going to Dish Network, or becoming a DirecTV customer. I prefer going to DirecTV because of their HD Channel selection.
- MikkleThePickle
  
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  April 21, 2009 6:26 PM
  
  sure there's a few tricks you can pull. The best one (and least painful) is a $10 off/mo discount through AAA for 2 years, that adds up to $240. A AAA membership is about $50 so it's definitely worth it. You can also get $10 off for 5 months if someone refers you, I can do that if you want and I'll also get $10 off for 5 months :)
  - MikkleThePickle
    
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    April 21, 2009 6:29 PM
    
    note that these all stack together. I paid $35/mo for my first 6 months, then $45 for the next 6 after that, for their $75/mo service (Choice XTRA + HD + DVR).
- shackwack
  
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  April 21, 2009 6:31 PM
  
  Ive actually had bad luck, was quoted a great deal, then few days later I get in the mail my bill with the prices about $30 more then the rep quoted me. Called them and bitched them out, and cancelled, then I signed up a few weeks later and just doing it all online.
  
  Happy with the service and now I cant live life without a hddvr.