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BigBlackEquus · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:12 am Post subject: Cable TV bummer

I applied for cable TV today, with the only cable company in the area. They said that they will not sign contracts with foreigners, because they have been burned before. I must pay an entire year in advance to get their service, or have a Korean co-signer.

It's worse than getting a phone.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

It's prolly cause you're black.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

and gay.

It could be just me, but it certainly sounds like you're getting Derreked...

Imbroglio · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:52 am Post subject:

What have you got against black peoples?

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Nothing. Nor gays either- we're just descriminating against him because he's Muslim

and even worse- Canadian.

Hobophobic · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

....has webbed feet, and licks pine cones.

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

Did you show them your Alquida secret decoder ring with flashy ID card? It helps if you give them the Bin Laden secret hand shake.

--I bet my post was just recorded by the Americans for further inspections since I used many key words like: Bin Laden, secret, ID and the other 21 words Cool

. Tomorrow I will be flying to Russia in torture class(not economy or business) to have a chat about my posting.

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject:

and Canadian to boot !

mswiftansan · Joined: 01 Sep 2005

Well I'm a young, blond, blue eyed female partial to men....and they still made me do it. If I were you, though, I'd count your blessings. Cable tv here (in the booney's) is crap, unless your a fan of those dudes who rip around with their megaphones hawking stuff, you can get that 24/7 on korean cable tv Very Happy

Just download whatever you want. It's more convenient and there's no commercials.

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

I assume you have cable internet? Sometimes there's a dual signal through your cable. Try attaching your internet cable to your TV and see if there's any TV signal. If there is then buy a cable splitter and some extra coax cable and you're set. I'm with Thru Net in Seoul and they don't bother to disconnect the TV stream if you don't pay for it. It's worth a try.

On a side note I just moved into a new place and there is a cable signal coming into the house that I haven't ordered or paid for... but I'll take it!

Alternatively, just get a Korean to sign up on your behalf. What about your boss?

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Always...always get a Korean to sign you up for everything: phone, Internet, cable, anything.

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Maybe if you speak the language and have an alien registration ID. But as far as I know only actual Koreans can get the unlimited minutes deals on cell phones.

mishlert · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun

ThePoet · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject:

Why bother with cable here when you can get a sling box and hook it up to a friends cable system back home and then watch all your favorite local programming from back home?

http://www.slingmedia.com/

Poet

by the way...its 32 degrees here, and the diving is wonderful! Will be back in Korea next week though Sad