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Hoping the FIOS will not put Al Jezeera on our system
JSchaff
Enthusiast - Level 1
‎01-03-2013 01:32 PM

Fellow FIOS people, is there any news on whether Verizon is going to add Al Jezeera? How do we avoid this awful channel? Time Warner has already stepped up. Have you heard anything re Verizon? I can't get an answer from the company.

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thetheory
Enthusiast - Level 1
‎01-03-2013 03:42 PM

Please don't comment on something you know nothing about. If you had ever watched Al-Jazeera, you would realize that it is hands down the best network in the world when it comes to covering international news. Don't believe what you hear on Fox News. Al-Jazeera is not the media wing of Al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, or any sort of terrorist network that simple minds say they are. They are just a group of brilliant news people that do on a consistent basis what Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, etc. could not do on their best day - provide unbiased coverage of breaking news and in-depth stories on topics that matter 24/7.

But, hey, DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Watch for yourself and make your own decision. Go to their site or thru their YouTube channel and tune in for 15 minutes. Knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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film111
Specialist - Level 1
In response to thetheory
‎01-03-2013 04:38 PM

You're getting Al-Jazeera, whether you like it or not.  They just bought Current-TV (which FIOS already carries).

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jackmcgann
Specialist - Level 1
In response to thetheory
‎01-03-2013 05:14 PM

Yeah, this topic has a high probability of bringing out the xenophobes. I've watched AJAmerica, and found them bending over backwards to be non-partisan. They remind me of the Christian Science Monitor, an excellent newspaper that refused to go along with the media trend of hype and alignment to either of two political views. While they saw their job as simply reporting the facts, too many people really wanted a news "viewpoint". So be it, It's their business to run as they see fit, just don't present entertainment, and call it news. And this is not a criticism of the poster, just a criticism of the "News" media as it exists today. Just another step in the cartoonization of America.

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prisaz
Legend
In response to jackmcgann
‎01-03-2013 06:01 PM

Check channel 457 at least it shows in my zipcode and has been for a while. Are you talking about a different channel?

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http://www22.verizon.com/home/fiostv/#channels

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walt178
Specialist - Level 3
In response to thetheory
‎01-04-2013 07:38 AM

I agree with thetheory's post.  Whether Al Jezeera, BBC, or some other channel anyone wanting to be informed on world affairs need to be exposed to world media.  Foreign does not mean false.

 

All governements and media have an agenda and practice some form of propaganda to get their message across.  It is important to distinguish between what some one believes and what someone says they believe.  That is accomplished by listening to both sides, not just one.  In other words:  use multiple sources for your news.

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charliewatts
Contributor - Level 2
In response to walt178
‎01-04-2013 01:19 PM

If you have CurrentTV then you are getting Al Jezeera.

Don't want it or like it?  Go to SETTINGS - FAVORITE CHANNELS, and delete it.

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katietsa
Enthusiast - Level 2
In response to thetheory
‎01-05-2013 02:23 AM

you are so right! i watch at times myself and they do have great coverage of world news and not once have i seen the  "death to america" people on it,people are ignorent to what they know nothin of,i watch because i have family members overseas and its interesting i have seen nothin reportin on hate for us or anythin,the guy above who asked is just being a nubSmiley Very Happy

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eph610
Enthusiast - Level 1
In response to thetheory
‎09-06-2013 09:14 PM

Yes I remeber the brillant coverage of Daniel Pearl's execution, or the Anwar al-Awlaki interview describing him as a Yemen-based Religious Scholar. The broadcast of threats and speeches by Bin Laden that they couldn't wait to air. That is just hard hitting news! It has nothing to do with giving a platform to terrorism. Verizon needs to drop this channel like a hot rock. I have been a Verizon customer for better than 10 years and as hard as changing over to a new provider is I will have to drop my service if Verizon continues to air al Jezeera America.

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NewFIOSAug2010
Enthusiast - Level 3
In response to eph610
‎09-07-2013 04:21 AM

Wow- I came on this forum to find out what happened to my AJE News on 457 and read these hate postings. Obviously the people who don't want this station have never watched it and are totally ignorant about it..

I want freedom of choice in my America.  IF you don't agree with something, don't watch it. But don't tread on others freedoms to watch something they can actually learn something from as opposed to FOX network. I think this station gives balanced reporting and is real news as opposed to the talking heads or coffee klatch setup other news programs have become.

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armond_in_nj1
Master - Level 1
In response to NewFIOSAug2010
‎09-07-2013 05:14 AM
@NewFIOSAug2010 wrote:

Wow- I came on this forum to find out what happened to my AJE News on 457 and read these hate postings. Obviously the people who don't want this station have never watched it and are totally ignorant about it..

 

I want freedom of choice in my America.  IF you don't agree with something, don't watch it. But don't tread on others freedoms to watch something they can actually learn something from as opposed to FOX network. I think this station gives balanced reporting and is real news as opposed to the talking heads or coffee klatch setup other news programs have become.

PLUS One Hundred!

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videoboy
Enthusiast - Level 3
In response to eph610
‎10-04-2013 01:34 AM
@eph610 wrote:

Yes I remeber the brillant coverage of Daniel Pearl's execution, or the Anwar al-Awlaki interview describing him as a Yemen-based Religious Scholar. The broadcast of threats and speeches by Bin Laden that they couldn't wait to air. That is just hard hitting news! It has nothing to do with giving a platform to terrorism. Verizon needs to drop this channel like a hot rock. I have been a Verizon customer for better than 10 years and as hard as changing over to a new provider is I will have to drop my service if Verizon continues to air al Jezeera America.

You , clearly, are confusing covering the news with celebrating it.  There is an important distinction.  Your memory should also include the fact that after AlJazeera broke these stories, all the other news services also covered them, including Bin Laden's threats, which President Bush used, quite effectively, to get re-elected..

Your problem might have been that these stories weren't reported with the proper accompanied outrage.  That is because you've forgotten what real news journalism is supposed to be.  There is a major pretend "news" organization that used to use the slogan "We report,.  You decide."  That is how it is supposed to work.  But if you need someone to tell you when to be outraged about the news, there are plenty of  media outlets that will be happy to feed it to you.

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Caps09
Specialist - Level 2
‎01-03-2013 04:47 PM

If you don't like it, don't watch. Just please don't advocate to get rid of it so no one else can watch. It sounds like TWC wanted to get rid of Current anyway, and the change of ownership gave them a legal right to terminate the contract.

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Comedy
Enthusiast - Level 2
In response to Caps09
‎08-30-2013 05:02 AM

But I don't want to pay for it either...which I do..whether I watch or not!

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bobbo527
Specialist - Level 3
In response to Comedy
‎08-30-2013 09:18 AM
@Comedy wrote:

But I don't want to pay for it either...which I do..whether I watch or not!

You could say the EXACT same thing about every single other channel you do not watch.

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unix-kid
Enthusiast - Level 3
In response to bobbo527
‎08-30-2013 12:19 PM
@bobbo527 wrote:
@Comedy wrote:

But I don't want to pay for it either...which I do..whether I watch or not!

You could say the EXACT same thing about every single other channel you do not watch.

Bundling channels is (usually) the cheaper option for companies and consumers. 

Same goes for software suites. 

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lastinline
Newbie
In response to bobbo527
‎09-16-2013 10:10 AM

This is not a matter of closed-minded prejudice. There's a reason why some many countries want these people shut down. They are a propaganda machine for the Qatar government. They are sympathetic to enemies of freedom and secular government. I don't say that they should be completely banned, but I feel very strongly that I should not have to support them with my subscription dollars. It's not like paying for the shopping channels or foreign language networks which are also part of the bundle because HSN ....(as far as I know, anyway)...is not set on the destruction of western freedoms. 

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wharding02
Newbie
In response to lastinline
‎09-16-2013 10:29 AM

welp... too late....They're Here!!!!  As soon as I can find a suitable internet provider we will be taking our $130 month/plus business somewhere else!!!!!

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Nyne
Enthusiast - Level 2
In response to wharding02
‎10-02-2013 09:37 AM
@wharding02 wrote:

welp... too late....They're Here!!!!  As soon as I can find a suitable internet provider we will be taking our $130 month/plus business somewhere else!!!!!

Try North Korea, {please keep your posts courteous} they are leaders in that.

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armond_in_nj1
Master - Level 1
In response to lastinline
‎09-16-2013 11:57 AM
@lastinline wrote:

... I feel very strongly that I should not have to support them with my subscription dollars. It's not like paying for the shopping channels  ... HSN ....(as far as I know, anyway)...is not set on the destruction of western freedoms. 

 

Great analysis and easy to agree with, but then you've never seen my ex-wife's jewelry bills.

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hummer11
Enthusiast - Level 1
‎01-06-2013 09:16 AM

I do have a choice whether to watch Al Jezeera or not. I also have a choice of cable companies too. Brighthouse is refusing  to air Current. My contract is up with Verizon and if they don't announce soon to drop Current, I will be going back to Brighthouse. What is really scarry is x vice president sold it to Al Jezeera because they share his values...I didn't know he hated America.