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Destiny without Star TV?
« Reply #60 on: Oct 09, 2002 at 10:30 AM »
I read in the WAP version of inq7.net that Star TV is pulling the plug on Destiny cable on Oct 15. I tried searching for the link on the internet but I get a 404.

The report said that Star TV is pulling out for no apparent reason. They're speculating that they (Star TV) entered in an exclusivity contract with Sky-Home.

Can anyone verify this report?

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #61 on: Oct 09, 2002 at 11:16 AM »


la na tlga sa home!pati sa sky & sun!!! national geo. nlang pnalit nila. FYI po,sky & home cable are partners na ngayon.  ;D

Pero nakapanood pa ako ng Discovery sa Sky this morning (mga 4:30 AM) habang nagaalaga ng sanggol.  Topic was Shroud of Turin/Drinking Indian Idols/Blood of St. Gennaro.

Baka signal interruption lang.



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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #62 on: Oct 09, 2002 at 11:33 AM »
anong channel mo napanuod?  ;) thanks.
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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #63 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 01:55 PM »
anong channel mo napanuod?  ;) thanks.

Still got it at Channel 40. Not sure with Home though kasi I had it disconnected already and replaced with Destiny.

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #64 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 07:25 PM »
I have read in the Inquirer today that by October 15, Star TV (Starworld, Starmovies, Star-chinese, etc) is pulling out its channels from Destiny Cable because their contract with Destiny has already expired. StarTV daw is going exclusive to Sky cable. Well, Destiny is making sure that this doesn't happen.  I am keeping my fingers crossed or else...lipat na naman.  Maybe Paranaque Cable TV kasi mura lang at P350/month.

I started out from Sky, then Sun then Destiny...now what?  

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #65 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 09:41 PM »
nirvblakr,

heard about this too, from the folks at pinoypc.  i hope its not true, though i wouldn't put it past the lopezes.  they put up skycable, which sucks, then suncable, which also sucks, then they buy up homecable, which henceforth sucked.  

i used to be a skycable subscriber, switched to home when i couldn't stand skycable's  service and price, switched to destiny when sky gobbled up home.  

what's with this people?  can't they understand the importance of competition and free market?  the lopezes want to be THE cable provider for metro manila so they can jack up their subscription price some more.  somebody should stop them.  

 >:(

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #66 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 09:50 PM »
Here's more of the Star TV pulls-out of Destiny discussion: Destiny Cable Losing STAR TV!!!

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #67 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 10:06 PM »
thanks for the link.  will continue with my rants in the more appropriate forum  ;D

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #68 on: Oct 10, 2002 at 10:22 PM »

what's with this people?  can't they understand the importance of competition and free market?  the lopezes want to be THE cable provider for metro manila so they can jack up their subscription price some more.  somebody should stop them.  


They wanna have another 'Meralco', of course...

There is  no such thing as competition in their vocabulary.

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #69 on: Oct 11, 2002 at 03:32 AM »
Sky cable

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #70 on: Oct 11, 2002 at 03:29 PM »
Homecable 350 monthly...dating 330
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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #71 on: Oct 11, 2002 at 09:23 PM »
They should provide a cable TV provider that has more channels and with a cheaper monthly subscription fee.  that's what I found in Destiny cable...well, they still don't have cinemax but then most of my favorite channels are in the STAR Channels!  DAMN!  Destiny is going down if this happens! :P

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #72 on: Oct 14, 2002 at 02:33 AM »
san bang cable company may wowow tlaga?. ???

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #73 on: Oct 14, 2002 at 03:25 AM »
bart,
      Sa sun cable may wowow. And as far as i know, walang wowow sa sky. :)

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #74 on: Oct 14, 2002 at 08:19 AM »
san bang cable company may wowow tlaga?. ???

Bart,

Yung Paranaque cable meron when I was subscribed to their service about 1 1/2 years ago.  don't know kung meron pa ngayon.  I think they only service the southern areas in the vicinity of paranaque.

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #75 on: Oct 16, 2002 at 01:31 AM »
bart,
      Sa sun cable may wowow. And as far as i know, walang wowow sa sky. :)

tnx 4 d info! wat channel sa sun?. :o

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Re:Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #76 on: Oct 16, 2002 at 01:47 AM »
Its's on channel 49 ;)

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #77 on: Feb 11, 2005 at 09:50 PM »
does anyone know what cable provider has discovery travel and adventure?  i stayed in the contemporary hotel in quezon city a month ago and i was able to catch this channel.

very impressive. downside is we don't get it on sky.

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #78 on: Feb 11, 2005 at 10:28 PM »
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does anyone know what cable provider has discovery travel and adventure?

Global-destiny has that channel. I try to watch it whenever I can, specially pag yung matangkad na lalake yung host.

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #79 on: Feb 15, 2005 at 11:54 AM »
^ is that a metro manila provider?

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #80 on: Feb 19, 2005 at 05:28 PM »
i'm now with sun cable (which is really skycable lite - less Cinemax, Discovery, Disney Channel).  i didn't want to have anything to do with a lopez owned cable provider (let's see, sky, home and sun) but my building has exclusive ties with sky.  parang prinsipyo lang, i chose sun.  hehehehe.

anyway, still the same bad service.  i get my bill and a notice of disconnection at the same time (i would complain but their customer service number doesn't serve any purpose other than to destroy your resolve to complain). 

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #81 on: May 12, 2005 at 09:02 PM »
^ is that a metro manila provider?

Yes.

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #82 on: Jan 30, 2006 at 03:00 AM »
When skycable "gold" started lumabo na yung mga ibang channel.... >:(

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #83 on: Jan 30, 2006 at 09:48 AM »
When skycable "gold" started lumabo na yung mga ibang channel.... >:(

really? like what channels sir?  ::)

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #84 on: Jan 30, 2006 at 12:45 PM »
When I went to Tagaytay over the holidays, I saw that they had the DIscovery Travel and Living Channel in Tagaytay cable. I wonder if Skycable has any plans of airing this very entertaining channel.

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #85 on: Jan 30, 2006 at 06:47 PM »
I wonder if Skycable has any plans of airing (Discovery Travel and Living).

Yes, starting February, on SkyCable Platinum "Lifestyle Package." They'll carry the following additional channels:

Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Home & Health
Discovery Science

Php 1100/month.
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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #86 on: Jan 30, 2006 at 07:57 PM »
RNIverson,
  hallmark, ABC 5, starmovies,cnn,cinemaone,animax, lifestyle and studio 23. Ok, naman yung iba...
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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #87 on: Jan 31, 2006 at 08:15 AM »
Yes, starting February, on SkyCable Platinum "Lifestyle Package." They'll carry the following additional channels:

Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Home & Health
Discovery Science

Php 1100/month.

I don't really know the difference in price between my current subscription. But I am really interested in getting the Lifestyle Package. Any other new channels aside from this one? Or are any channels not included in the new package?

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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #88 on: Jan 31, 2006 at 10:51 AM »
If you currently get Cinemax and Disney, you're on SkyCable Gold, which is 800/month.

The Discovery Channels come with the 1100/month Platinum "Lifestyle Package," while there is a separate 1100/month Platinum "HBO Movie Package" that includes HBO, HBO Hits, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. If you want ALL channels, that'll be 1350/month PLUS 2000 (refundable) PER TV you will use the service on.

More details here.
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Re: Which Cable TV provider do you subscribe to?
« Reply #89 on: Jan 31, 2006 at 12:23 PM »
RNIverson,
  hallmark, ABC 5, starmovies,cnn,cinemaone,animax, lifestyle and studio 23. Ok, naman yung iba...


hmmm... these channels are fine with us. is the change obvious?