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| Tom from T.O. |
Sirius Canada announced their lineup and Howard is not on. What total fucking bullshit.
"One question remains as to the delivery of so-called shock jock radio programming. The controversial Howard Stern is scheduled to jump to Sirius in the New Year but Redmond said that initially at least he's not part of their programming.
"In the normal course of our business we will be continually reviewing our channel lineup."
http://money.canoe.ca/News/Sectors/...1289898-cp.html
Start writing Mr. Redmond in Canada folks. Go to their website and click on contact us (stay civil and make it sound like you are an intelligent consumer): http://www.sirius-canada.ca/
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| RCITim |
| once again, canada is the forgotten step child |
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| fahcue |
Thank god for wide coverage. I will be getting my Sirius in the states.
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| fahcue |
| This is so retarded tho. Man what a piss off. |
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| Tom from T.O. |
Quote: Originally posted by fahcue
Thank god for wide coverage. I will be getting my Sirius in the states.
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The problem is they will eventually crack down on the grey market just like they did with satellite TV...there were already grumblings about cracking down on it....why is our simple little world, where all we want to do is listen to a fat whale shit for 24 hours and we are willing to pay for that privilege, constantly invaded by decisions from these fucking suits who know shit all about anything besides leveraged buyouts and golden parachutes? |
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| billrhea69 |
| Buy it in the states and OFF you go. |
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| fahcue |
| Im not talking grey market. Im talking going to the states, buying Sirius and then listening to sirius faggy french free with stern. Any reason why this wouldn't work? |
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| Tom from T.O. |
Quote: Originally posted by fahcue
Im not talking grey market. Im talking going to the states, buying Sirius and then listening to sirius faggy french free with stern. Any reason why this wouldn't work? |
I don't know the answer to that. Others here have said there is no problem with that but I have a worthless DirectTV TV dish in my basement so I am skeptical.
I have already e-mailed Sirus Canada that I will not buy Sirius unless Howard is on. I am waiting for their form letter response. |
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| TLD |
| Don't be stupid Tom. Follow the instructions I have posted here many times. The Directv reciever in your basement was not legit, thats why it dosent work anymore. If you were a paying customer they wouldnt have cut you off. |
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| Tom from T.O. |
Quote: Originally posted by TLD
Don't be stupid Tom. Follow the instructions I have posted here many times. The Directv reciever in your basement was not legit, thats why it dosent work anymore. If you were a paying customer they wouldnt have cut you off. |
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| TLD |
| Seriously, I have had Sirius since late 2003 from a fake US address. |
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| Seeds in DooDoo |
| If you bought it in the States, you would still be getting the signal being beamed over Canada, which won't include Howard. At least that's how I understand it. Am I wrong? What's this about using a US address making a difference? |
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| TLD |
Quote: Originally posted by Seeds in DooDoo
If you bought it in the States, you would still be getting the signal being beamed over Canada, which won't include Howard. At least that's how I understand it. Am I wrong? What's this about using a US address making a difference? |
I will be unable to respond to this without making you look stupid, sorry. |
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| shabadoo25 |
Quote: Originally posted by Seeds in DooDoo
If you bought it in the States, you would still be getting the signal being beamed over Canada, which won't include Howard. At least that's how I understand it. Am I wrong? What's this about using a US address making a difference? |
US address plus US receiver = US programming
Canadian address plus Canadian receiver = Canadian programming |
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| j3ff |
Quote: Originally posted by Seeds in DooDoo
If you bought it in the States, you would still be getting the signal being beamed over Canada, which won't include Howard. At least that's how I understand it. Am I wrong? What's this about using a US address making a difference? |
They cant make the sat not broadcast howard over Canada......all they will do is lock howard out of every reciever that is bought in Canada..... |
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| TLD |
Quote: Originally posted by j3ff
They cant make the sat not broadcast howard over Canada......all they will do is lock howard out of every reciever that is bought in Canada..... |
Sirius should include some sort of secret unlock like most DVD makers include to disable region codes. You know like press menu 5 times then back twice or something. That way the people that hate Howard will never hear him and the people "in the know" will be able to listen it. This would work because Sirius could just play stupid to the CRTC. Genius! |
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| TLD |
| My best guess is that since Sirius is releasing thier channel lineup first in Canada, they are waiting to see if XM will offer Oral and Anal's channel. |
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| T@H |
Quote: Originally posted by shabadoo25
US address plus US receiver = US programming
Canadian address plus Canadian receiver = Canadian programming |
Tom...I am sure we have enough friends on this website that we could get a US address and have the bills forwarded here...pay the shit online or thru Paypal to someone in the US....there will be a away to make this happen and it wont be thru the CRTC or Sirius-Canada..... |
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| 2-PLY |
If I can get Dish Network in Canada then I should be able to get Sirius. Right?
I thought I read once that the CRTC might not allow certain Satellite channels. |
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| havoc |
| hey one of my niggaz from vancouver has an american sirius and it works fine. you just give them a fake us address (but write it down cuz you will need it later if you have to call them). they jus bill your credit card automatically each month so it aint matter if you is from canada. |
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| TLD |
Quote: Originally posted by T@H
Tom...I am sure we have enough friends on this website that we could get a US address and have the bills forwarded here...pay the shit online or thru Paypal to someone in the US....there will be a away to make this happen and it wont be thru the CRTC or Sirius-Canada..... |
T@H and Tom, you both have PM's |
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| Jakyll |
DirecTV works fine in Canada, and so will Sirius USA. This is very sad, since I had been just about to purchase a Sirius unit here in Canada. Now I gotta go the same hoops I use for DirecTV and get a grey market Sirius sub.
Way to go Sirius Canada and the CRTC - you just created the grey market you had intended to avoid!
For now I will stick with the same American XM Radio I have been listening to for over 3 years. |
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| econoheat |
Quote: Originally posted by 2-PLY
If I can get Dish Network in Canada then I should be able to get Sirius. Right?
I thought I read once that the CRTC might not allow certain Satellite channels. |
Let me get this straight...In Canada we can buy hardcore porn from multiple mediums including SATELLITE TV but we cant listen to something that is less "indecent".
Sirius Canada needs to grow a spine and put Howard on in Canada and deal with consequences. If they get threatened with government action, then take it to court. This is ridiculous.
No Canadian should buy the Canadian version of Sirius. |
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| Gerry Lincoln |
Quote: Originally posted by econoheat
No Canadian should buy the Canadian version of Sirius. |
Very few Canadians will.
Why would anyone pay for music when they've got Jack FM for free.
For me, Howard is the ONLY reason for paying for radio.
ALL HOWARD ALL THE TIME!!!!! |
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| Richard Wagner |
Quote: Originally posted by Tom from T.O.
Sirius Canada announced their lineup and Howard is not on. What total fucking bullshit.
"One question remains as to the delivery of so-called shock jock radio programming. The controversial Howard Stern is scheduled to jump to Sirius in the New Year but Redmond said that initially at least he's not part of their programming.
"In the normal course of our business we will be continually reviewing our channel lineup."
http://money.canoe.ca/News/Sectors/...1289898-cp.html
Start writing Mr. Redmond in Canada folks. Go to their website and click on contact us (stay civil and make it sound like you are an intelligent consumer): http://www.sirius-canada.ca/ |
I just read this on the Globe and Mail's website, this is fucking depressing. Fuck the god damn CRTC, I'm pretty sure they are the reason Sirius decided not to include Stern's channel.
the CRTC license had a requirement that Sirius abide by the content regulations that are applied to regular Canadian broadcasters , this means that even if Stern is eventually added to the Canadian service he will probably be heavily censored. Fuck the god damn fucking CRTC |
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| Jakyll |
Quote: Originally posted by T@H
Tom...I am sure we have enough friends on this website that we could get a US address and have the bills forwarded here...pay the shit online or thru Paypal to someone in the US....there will be a away to make this happen and it wont be thru the CRTC or Sirius-Canada..... |
A smart SFN Supporter near the Canadian border might see this an an excellent opportunity to help out SFN Supporters and SFN Staff members North of the border... |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by TLD
Don't be stupid Tom. Follow the instructions I have posted here many times. The Directv reciever in your basement was not legit, thats why it dosent work anymore. If you were a paying customer they wouldnt have cut you off. |
But the thing is, it was MORE illegal to pay Direct TV than it was to hack it, which I did for over 10 years. Then I moved to FTA and watchin Dishnet which, while not as good, is still good because it's free. I just miss my HD HBO, Showtime and ESPN.
But that's such bullshit that CBC is basically the one blocking Stern from being there. I never understand how Canada never has companies that pander to the potential customers and instead pander to a small and somewhat silent minority. And when Sirius Canada starts failing financially (read: immediately) look for the Heritage Office to continually bail them out. This is the same reason that Canada can't produce many decent TV shows: Because they don't have to compete and aren't forced to get ratings by producing quality entertainment.
And just as a sidenote: There are only 2 countries (the last time I checked) that prevented American programming from being purchased: China (where they're fucking communists) and Canada (where they're fucking idiots. Not the citizens, but the political assholes that 'protect' everyone by babying them. |
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| econoheat |
Quote: Originally posted by FUGLY2
But the thing is, it was MORE illegal to pay Direct TV than it was to hack it, which I did for over 10 years. Then I moved to FTA and watchin Dishnet which, while not as good, is still good because it's free. I just miss my HD HBO, Showtime and ESPN.
But that's such bullshit that CBC is basically the one blocking Stern from being there. I never understand how Canada never has companies that pander to the potential customers and instead pander to a small and somewhat silent minority. And when Sirius Canada starts failing financially (read: immediately) look for the Heritage Office to continually bail them out. This is the same reason that Canada can't produce many decent TV shows: Because they don't have to compete and aren't forced to get ratings by producing quality entertainment.
And just as a sidenote: There are only 2 countries (the last time I checked) that prevented American programming from being purchased: China (where they're fucking communists) and Canada (where they're fucking idiots. Not the citizens, but the political assholes that 'protect' everyone by babying them. |
amen to that brother. i couldnt have said it better myself. all these big media corps in canada like CHUM and CANWEST and BELL wrap themselves in the flag everytime some foreign competition wants to enter Canada but at the same time these guys make all their money off AMERICAN pop culture.
hypocrites. furthermore, how come its only the TV and radio get protected from foreign competition? How come McDees and WALMART can rule the roust in their industries within Canada but ESPN, HBO etc cant? its fucking ponderous man. |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by Gerry Lincoln
[B][COLOR=darkblue][FONT=times new roman][SIZE=3][B]Very few Canadians will.
Why would anyone pay for music when they've got Jack FM for free.
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I saw an ad on TV the other day for 'BOB FM' Is this the same fucking format as Jack FM, only a different name? Is that ALL that radio can come up with: Bob/Jack and 'traffic and weather together on the ones'? No wonder radio is in such a sad state-it's like there's one fucking guy who comes up with bad ideas and then every other station just copies these bad ideas so that all of the stations sound the same.
And is there a fucking radio station, on FM, ANYWHERE, that I can listen to and NOT worry about hearing U2? I was listening to a college staiton today and they played a song from BOY. OK, albeit, it's the album from before the time that U2 sold out and became a joke, but STILL, do ALL stations have to play U2 now? |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by econoheat
amen to that brother. i couldnt have said it better myself. all these big media corps in canada like CHUM and CANWEST and BELL wrap themselves in the flag everytime some foreign competition wants to enter Canada but at the same time these guys make all their money off AMERICAN pop culture.
hypocrites. furthermore, how come its only the TV and radio get protected from foreign competition? How come McDees and WALMART can rule the roust in their industries within Canada but ESPN, HBO etc cant? its fucking ponderous man. |
Good point, but it does annoy me that some of the places that moved into Canada seemed to go all to shit. When I lived there, I tried Sbarro-which didn't look like Sbarro pizza and sure as hell didn't TASTE like Sbarro that I knew. And many other places seemed to go all to shit, not to mention there's no Jack in the Box, In & Out, etc.
There was a Tim Horton's and Subway every 2nd block but... awww fuck it. I'm too mellow to be getting all wound up. |
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| billrhea69 |
| Shit even with out Howard Sirius ROCKS. He is just a added bonus. Come to LA and try to listen to music. the day I got sirius I have not listened to Free radio since................... |
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| Jakyll |
Quote: Originally posted by FUGLY2
But the thing is, it was MORE illegal to pay Direct TV than it was to hack it, which I did for over 10 years. Then I moved to FTA and watchin Dishnet which, while not as good, is still good because it's free. I just miss my HD HBO, Showtime and ESPN.
But that's such bullshit that CBC is basically the one blocking Stern from being there. I never understand how Canada never has companies that pander to the potential customers and instead pander to a small and somewhat silent minority. And when Sirius Canada starts failing financially (read: immediately) look for the Heritage Office to continually bail them out. This is the same reason that Canada can't produce many decent TV shows: Because they don't have to compete and aren't forced to get ratings by producing quality entertainment.
And just as a sidenote: There are only 2 countries (the last time I checked) that prevented American programming from being purchased: China (where they're fucking communists) and Canada (where they're fucking idiots. Not the citizens, but the political assholes that 'protect' everyone by babying them. |
Well said! Interesting that everytime an American channel (like HDNet) wants into Canada, the big companies scream it's against Canadian Content laws to allow them in, but then BEV turns around and tries to force you to pay a PPV event fee to watch a few hours of HDNet on the weekend, or that CTV's or Global's prime time lineup is ALL AMERICAN SHOWS.
If we really want Canadian Content, allow in HBO, ShoTime, FX, and the lot, then the Canadian channels will be forced to create Canadian shows that could actually COMPETE on a compelling level with the the US imports. As it stands, they can throw any shit show on the air (Corner Gas is shit - lets face it) and it will win all sorts of awards and praise because of the simple fact it's Canadian. |
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| billrhea69 |
| I do not get how the stip clubs up there are awesome but you cant not say nigger on the radio. WTF |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by Jakyll
Well said! Interesting that everytime an American channel (like HDNet) wants into Canada, the big companies scream it's against Canadian Content laws to allow them in, but then BEV turns around and tries to force you to pay a PPV event fee to watch a few hours of HDNet on the weekend, or that CTV's or Global's prime time lineup is ALL AMERICAN SHOWS.
If we really want Canadian Content, allow in HBO, ShoTime, FX, and the lot, then the Canadian channels will be forced to create Canadian shows that could actually COMPETE on a compelling level with the the US imports. As it stands, they can throw any shit show on the air (Corner Gas is shit - lets face it) and it will win all sorts of awards and praise because of the simple fact it's Canadian. |
I used to write for a couple of Canadian Entertainment magazines and trades and got fired because I admitted openly that I watched Direct TV and constantly criticized Canadian broadcasters for the shit that gets put on the air. SCTV, Kids in the Hall and maybe a couple of other shows I thought were brilliant. The rest is mindnumbing and poorly written. I still get files sent to me of Canadian shows-like that debacle Corner Gas. I was hearing how it was the funniest show EVER and I used to know Brent Butt from doing stand up in the Toronto area and he's a really funny guy. But what I saw of Corner Gas was painfully bad. Stick it with This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Air Farce andRed Green-and start handing out Genies to ANYTHING. |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by billrhea69
I do not get how the stip clubs up there are awesome but you cant not say nigger on the radio. WTF |
Tell me about it-I don't understand how it works. You can say 'Fuck, shit, C-word, motherfucker and asshole' on broadcast TV... Not just cable, but broadcast TV and but you can't call someone a 'retard' or a 'nigger'. And the strip clubs-I'm not sure if it's any different now, but I did go a couple of times-once in Montreal and once to Zanzibar in Toronto and I'm not sure which one it was, probably Montreal, but I had a friend 'who was a girl' paying for me to get lapdances because she finds it entertaining to see me not really being that into it. And this stripper, all of a sudden quietly says to me 'I'm sorry, but I can't go down on you here'. And I said 'Ummm, yeah, that's OK, I didn't ask you to'.
And she said 'I know... but Im just saying.. we're not allowed to go down on customers....here.
Call me a fag, but I opted out of the 'blow job in some mystery place' offer. But she was a nice girl... SWEET is the word... a real sweetheart. |
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| Jakyll |
Quote: Originally posted by FUGLY2
I used to write for a couple of Canadian Entertainment magazines and trades and got fired because I admitted openly that I watched Direct TV and constantly criticized Canadian broadcasters for the shit that gets put on the air. SCTV, Kids in the Hall and maybe a couple of other shows I thought were brilliant. The rest is mindnumbing and poorly written. I still get files sent to me of Canadian shows-like that debacle Corner Gas. I was hearing how it was the funniest show EVER and I used to know Brent Butt from doing stand up in the Toronto area and he's a really funny guy. But what I saw of Corner Gas was painfully bad. Stick it with This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Air Farce andRed Green-and start handing out Genies to ANYTHING. |
New respect for you my man! Didn't know you were up here. Me and some others are prolly heading to the Laugh Resort tomorrow night or to Second City for the Improv set. Just thought i'd let you know in case you were interested |
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| FUGLY2 |
Quote: Originally posted by Jakyll
New respect for you my man! Didn't know you were up here. Me and some others are prolly heading to the Laugh Resort tomorrow night or to Second City for the Improv set. Just thought i'd let you know in case you were interested |
I wish I could but I'm in New York now. Once I got fired from all of my writing jobs in the same week that the end of free Direct TV came, I packed up and came back to New York.
Please tell me that Simon Rakoff isn't the headliner at Laugh Resort. I used to write a few things for him and it was almost like he was the 'House Band' there-after they moved into the Holiday Inn (I think?). It was almost like he and Steve Levine alternated every weekend show.
What's the comedy scene like there now? I ask people like Di Paolo and Giraldo and a lot of the guys that used to be on Tough Crowd and they all would LIKE to go up to Toronto but say that Yuk Yuks doesn't seem that interested in having big names. |
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