Sky TV a good substitute
for unfeeling cable firm

Dear A.M Costa Rica:

I have read the complaints from customers of Amnet, and have heard the same locally from friends. We have lived in Costa Rica for two years now, and had Sky TV installed after we arrived. I would recommend it to anyone who is fed up with the ever-changing, and unreliable Amnet.

We have got the Sky+ machine, which is the same as Tivo in the States. We had Sky+ in the UK and liked the fact you can record two programs at the same time, while watching a third that you have recorded. Sky has many different packages that you can subscribe to, or combine. The dish is about 1 meter in diameter, but Sky installs it for free in your garden or attached to your wall.

I know I sound like a Sky TV salesman, but I am not. I am just a great fan of Sky+. We watch a lot of TV, so it is important we can get all the news and sport channels, as well as Sony, Fox, Warner etc. You don't have to sign up for the expensive movie channels, and they are not really worth it anyway. If enough people switch to Sky, maybe Amnet will wake up to the fact they are not a monopoly, and start to provide what their customers are requesting.


Cable lineup is different
than what he paid for
   
Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

I would like to take this opportunity to agree with almost all of the respondents regarding the degree of service (or lack ) of the now infamous Amnet Cable. I have had the unfortunate experience of having to use Amnet as my cable provider because I have had no alternative. I have experienced interruption in service every month for years of the USA networks. This always happens at the end of the month and sometimes continues for as many as three to four days. Do you or I receive a refund because we did not get what we paid for?
 
Secondly lets explore our new and improved service:
 
1. No more CNBC.
2. No more Fox News.
3. No more Discovery Channel in English.
4. No more ESPN in English (including Monday night football).
5. No more movie channels in English as advertised in the propaganda that I have in my desk.
 
This is what we have now:
 
1. All sports channels in Spanish (all soccer all the time).
2. Financial channel Bloomberg with a feed from Brazil and the Brazil Stock market in Portuguese (give me a break).
3. Eight music video channels.
4. No advance notice from Amnet that they were changing 70 percent of the format that we originally agreed to
 
Finally, I am suggesting that everyone that is displeased with this complete lack of respect for the client and the quality of the new and improved programming, join with us in boycotting Amnet. We have a group of approximately 50 subscribers that are prepared to cancel their service and move to a different service.
 
There is only one thing that Amnet understands and that is money. We feel that we can garner several hundred Amnet clients to cancel service and deliver a strong message that we will not be taken advantage of, nor will we be treated as if we are idiots and will stand for what ever they choose to do. We are tired of these tactics and will not stand idly by while Amnet tries to make fools of us all!
 
We can be contacted at puravida255@hotmail.com to show our strength.

Eyes of world to push
Ortega to get out

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

I wrote  a letter to President Obama asking him to consider making public his support for Costa Rica and condemnation for Nicaragua pertaining to the land grab along the northern border. 

I encourage all Americans to write as well.  It appears as though Daniel Ortega's attempt to out shout President Chinchilla has backfired big time. This is a good thing.  Many things can be done on all fronts, politically as well as physically.  The pressure is on especially when Fidel Castro puts the hammer down on Ortega's actions and statements. 

Also the Costa Rican police need to make a move in the near future, methodical of course and calculated.  The stupid ditch of three shovels wide needs to be filled back up where it originated off of the southern side of the river, reassuring there will be no wash out from the massive amount of water that will soon be flowing to the ocean.  The whole ditch does not need to be filled, just a 100 feet or so. 

Then bring the police within view of the Nicaraguan army but at a safe distance with security measures in place such as cover and armament.  This is how its done in Korea and it keeps aggression in check.  It can be done.  The Nicaraguan soldiers are not battle hardened and will not enjoy having the world watch them.  And don't forget the cameras and press.  This is extremely important so that the world can see up close what they are doing.  This alone will intimidate them beyond belief.  Managua will flip.

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