I’m hearing from Beta testers (more than one or two households) that the fiber network is having big time trouble with their channel providers. The launch that was to happen in October didn’t and now I hear maybe Feb. 2009.
If your offered to be a beta tester for their TV/Telephone/Internet just remember an outage of more than a day or two is possible so counter that with free service and see if it’s worth it.
I know in my house if the net was down for two days you would find Gerri and I in a fetal position under our desks wimping for help.
Nov 19
Thursday (7AM to 9PM)
* Element 32-inch LCD TV for $399
* Samsung 42-inch plasma TV for $699
* Nextar X3-03 GPS unit for $79
* Buy one, get one free Hasbro board games
* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock guitar bundle for $54 (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
* Various 2-packs of Wii games for $16.99 and 3-packs of PS2 games for $9.99
* Sylvania 20-inch LCD TV with built-in DVD player for $249
* Sony Blu-ray player for $179
* SmartParts 5.6-inch digital photo frame for $39
Friday (6AM to 11AM)
* Sylvania 20-inch LCD TV for $199
* Craftsman C3 19.2-volt drill for $39
* Kenmore 1,100-watt microwave for $54
* Nextar 7-inch digital photo frame for $37
* Kodak CD93 digital camera for $79
Saturday (7AM to 12PM)
* Element 26-inch LCD TV for $299
* Magellan RoadMate 1400 GPS for $139
* Samsung BL1050 digital camera with 1GB SD card and camera case for $99
Friday and Saturday (All Day)
* Sony Bravia L Series 32-inch LCD TV for $599
* Sony Blu-ray player for $179
* Samsung DVD camcorder for $199
* TomTom ONE 125 GPS for $99
* Coby 7-inch digital photo frame for $49
* Roomba 405 robotic vacuum for $99
Nov 17
Leaked by techcrunch…
* 26-inch Westinghouse LCD TV for $299
* Kodak MX1063 digital camera for $89
* Kodak 7-inch photo frame for $59
* TruTech in-car dual-screen portable DVD player for $88
* Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS for $99
* Aiptek red handheld digital camcorder for $69
* Memorex Mit200 iPod speaker dock with CD player for $44
* Western Digital 750GB external hard drive for $88.88 (!!!)
* RCA 7-inch portable DVD player for $49
* iPod dock/clock radio for $29.99
* Audiovox 12-inch HDTV with DVD player for the kitchen for $249.99
* Memorex DVD player for $24.99
* Nintendo DS games starting at $7 each
* Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii games starting at $20 each
* Guitar Hero Aerosmith for Wii with two wireless guitars for $99
* DVDs starting at $3.98, certain bestseller CDs are two for $14
* Garmin Nuvi 200W GPS for $119.99
* Storm Rocker wireless gaming chair with built-in speakers for $44
* Philips Senseo single-serve coffee maker for $49
* Free $100 Target gift card with purchase of $349 Pink Dyson DC07 vacuum
Nov 17