Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Give him a poke, he might tell you!.

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Sauce... :-)

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Thanks MB at least its still good news

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As my Dad says 'No news is good news'.

I has an dream last night that I got up to see that all of the channels on my 'Own by' list has launched over night on Virgin Media.

And also an new EPG Channel lineup.

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MB is a star.

No news is good news indeed...

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Come on lads keep those chins up.

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MB has carried on posting as normal since he said he's received more info, he hasn't gone to a negative tone. so i'm assuming it's probably good news.

Not reading too much into Virgin saying nothing yet. This embargo won't run out until after the channel launches on the 1st surely if it's about getting as many people as possible to switch. Also Virgin won't want loads of people getting the half price offer with half price BT Sport once it's announced, they'll wait until 00.01 on the 1st. It is annoying though. Should be illegal for somebody to win football rights and hold people to ransom with them. If it doesn't get put on Virgin I can see the Premier League kicking off and ensuring that BT never gets a chance to bid on the rights again. Surely their intention of opening up the bidding wasn't so that this sort of bollocks could happen? And have millions of fans denied access to the games with their current setup. They after all need as many people as possible to see their product.

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Can't see sky Atlantic joining vm anytime soon having just checked out there web site and clearly stating exclusive as for bt sports a friend of mine has just had is call from recommend a friend and was about to sign up until bt sports came into the conversation,to cut a long story short he came off the phone and rung sky and is having installed Monday.Think we are gonna have a lot of disappointed people next week




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FFS - you need to get a life MB

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My insider says possibly....:erm:

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Trying bud,but its starting to it luck good :(

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the thing is Howard mate no one will know 100% to a announcement is made either way

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I want BT Sports for the rugby, but I love my TiVo too much.

I ain't switching, so I'm hoping.

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You can't choose what you dream about!

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I dream of Jennifer Garner ;)

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Who?!

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As I said earlier, a friend who works in Sky On Air Presentation has been told in a memo to drop use of the exclusive to Sky line...

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Apologies, I missed your post

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Google her

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Patience in the coming days is the key so don't let those dark forces cloud your judgement Howard.

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;-)

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If there is no BT Sports and or Atlantic they can whistle if they think I'm going to stick around and pay the same amount for the XL package given the loss of all that sport that was in ESPN.

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Agree mate but really starting to look like people have started rumours off whisperers and I can't help thinking they are gonna amount to nothing

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This gives a snippet of hope , just noticed it on their website.

http://skyatlantic.sky.com/the-newsr...turn-in-august

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That is a unlikely scenario Henke.

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Is it Den? Hope so, VM have already made it clear they will not be reducing the cost of the XL package, apart from that they've said nothing.

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Maybe a Now TV reference as Virgin has Sky on Demand.

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I've been reading this for a couple of weeks, and have joined so I can give my opinion... I reckon the news will be good, and here's why. I called Virgin a week or so ago and complained (a lot) at the prospect of a reduced service for the same cost. I was told that they're sorry it doesn't look good, but that they hope to have news soon, AND as a gesture of faith, if I'm not happy after 31st July, Virgin will let me leave with no penalty. I'm only four months into my contract....
I'd love to have Sky Atlantic, but really I want the football, and the baseball.....

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Good luck with that, did you get it in writing?

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64 members on here at present... And 157 guests

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Hi Helix, not needed in writing, verbally agreed and a recording will back it up... And I'm an optimist!!!!!

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Can see a lot of customers leave if vm are not carefull,do they honestly believe customers are going to except espn shutting and no reducement of xl pack price.does anyone know if this can be used as a way out of contracts I have received a half price deal offer today from sky,it's more lack of sky atlantic and universal hd that's tempting me to the dark side what is keeping me at min is TiVo but if reports are correct that's dead in the water once contract up gonna replace with ugly looking horizon box

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Best of look mate I'm certainly gonna be ringing themselves next week whilst off work had a call from sky this evening great deal and they told me vm are a long way off seeing sky Atlantic yet:angel:

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exactly what I been saying Howard sky know VM be much better value if they give VM SA not gonna happen

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No news is good news dear chap.

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Anyone who is visiting this thread as a guest, sign up and join the Cable Forum family! We don't bite and would love to hear your thoughts too :waving:

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Yes, he has no teeth, at worst he only gums you. :)

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Indeed but beware of the dark forces of thy master and his servants.;)

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Yes especially more women, I feel alone here

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Err maybe its because you describe your self as a freak you feel all alone...

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You are never alone inside the family that is Cable Forum.:group:

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You can be my friend!.
@hillsidestores

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Old old nickname, I don't go by that on most places anymore

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I visited your Facebook page. I liked the look of the Freddo Faces you have in stock :D

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/07/11.jpg

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I go by my name on here

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Received a circular today from BT - BT Sports only available from BT - make of it what you will.

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I thought it was what you were looking for..not a description of you

when younger, it was something I've come across, freaky girls of all descriptions...now just happy for breathing girls :D

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If the words "make of that what you will" are used again on this thread I'm going to put you on my ignore list.

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But it's on Sky so "make of it what you will"

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That is a good offer. Essentially switch to SKY and for the next 12 months you'll get BT Sports free for a year, if you take the SKY Sports bundle. If you want BT Sports in HD however you'll have to pay the extra £3 HD charge yourself. Free unlimited broadband for a year and a free 2TB SKY+ box. It's got to be worth considering if BT Sports doesn't launch on Virgin.

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It isn't on Sky, but you can access it using Sky equipment. Subtle, but actually very important difference, and key to why it can't just suddenly appear on Virgin without successful negotiations.

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Whilst I can see the point you are making, XxDanoxX is brand new to the site. Your not exactly giving a warm welcome to one of our newest members :D

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Make of it what you will :D

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They are making some carefully worded claims. This was the one that stuck in my mind from a few weeks back:

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9616/pxp9.jpg
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7976/xxhh.jpg

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Yes but all these new members coming up with evidence it won't be available make me suspicious, when Sky HD channels launched a group of new posters put that the HD versions won't ever be available, turns out they were all based in Sky's HQ

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Fair enough bud

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Hi everyone been coming here for a few years but thought it about time I joined and got involved. So my first post is going to be the on going saga with bt sports and sky Atlantic. I have had virgin since ntl/telewest days so I'm no longer under contract and can cancel when ever so I thought I would test the waters today. Gentleman I spoke to didn't try to keep me as a customer or get me to go into a new contract he simply said hang fire till 1st week in August you will be pleasantly suprised and he basically told me hw beleives bt sports and espn will be part of xl pack. So lets see

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welcome to the forum bud,seriously they will tell you anything bud.1st august is gonna be a interesting day :dozey:

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Your not the first person to receive that type of message calling Virgin. I have 2 friends who receive similar information when they called.

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Hello to all the newbies, you guys are certainly stirring things up on here (in a good way). I enjoy the speculation (must be my age,) but I don't think we are getting quite enough speculation, as such I will try and add something else into it. I think we will have Universal HD launched on the same day as BT Sports and Atlantic, positive mental attitude and all that......thoughts anyone?;-)

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Small world. I had exactly the same dream as you, too. Hahaha.

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You're right. I think Virgin's job might be sweeter if every Virgin customer and worker subscribed to Cable Forum. Everyone's opinions will be heard then. Eh?

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Thanks :)

Well, I certainly could take a picture of it and host it so everyone can see it? I'm not stirring, I'm a long time lurker here, I just don't post (3 posts and counting!)

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We wish lol,clearly vm customer services are saying anything to try and keep customers,weather it's lies or not the 1st August will be the proof .one is starting to think that rumours have been false all along and there are customers still out there that don't know espn is disappearing,sky and bt will be rubbing there hands next week if I was them I would take extra staff on from Thursday there is gonna be calls from a lot of disgruntled vm customers

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only the negotiation teams at VM and BT know 100% what is happening Howard mate 1 week not that long to wait

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Regrettably, i think you're spot on. Whole thing smacks of VM taking its customers for a bunch of mugs - which we probably are. Hope they have extra staff in the phones on 1 August, but they won't of course. Suspect cancelling on that date will require lots of patience.

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I think VM will come up with something to try and pacify their customers, but i fear it wont be what the majority crave!

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What makes you think there will be lots of cancellations. VM will have calculated the impact just as they did with the sky channel issue a few years back.

Interestingly, the whole of the liberty board are in the uk at the moment?

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I've got my Cable Forum tradition :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: posts ready and waiting if this Sky Atlantic/BT Sport news is true ;)

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Come the 1st august what will there be to talk about

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UniversalHD !?

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Maybe virgin may repackage there xl pack to include : bt sports 1 & 2 HD ,sky Atlantic sd HD, plus maybe include CI HD,nat wild HD, MTV classic as they be up to 13 channels launching on August 1st as reported earlier in the thread and there would be a lot of happier people on here going to be a very interesting day next Thursday

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no chance of that IMHO

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We do not even know the real names of the channels that Virgin are rumoured to be testing they are just been call 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' over on DS Forum.

In my own view

-If Virgin Media are set to launch BT Sports we may also see ESPN and ESPN HD moving to new channels numbers - maybe even using the old Satanta Sports Channel number from Virgin Channels 538 to 543.

-Or maybe they are Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD (Rumours as 'may launch' on Virgin Channels 119 and 120 by Asian Channel), Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD for all we know.

Thanks god it only six more nights to go...

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yes MB next Thursday we will know theres either gonna be lots of very happy VM customers or lots of very upset ones lets hope for happy but it good knowing they are test 4 channels good sign I think it be bt ones cant see us getting SA

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If nothing happens bud it's people walking that's needed for them to wake up,as for liberty board in the uk they had better get off there arses and do something.this next week is gonna show what liberty are made of,bt are getting digs in with advertising and now are sky whilst yet again vm stay quiet.Maybe different owners but the old same problem remains COMUNICATION to customers none existent,Don't know if this is significant but I am still awaiting a reply from universal hd owners.could be there sick of my monthly emails or dare I say we could be close to finally seeing it.
Benmcr where are you bud I no you probably can't say much but we could do with something mate :(

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Agree but but this advertising digs that bt and sky are doing at the moment and vm staying silent is really bad :(

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This time next week BT Sports will either be on the Virgin EPG, or it won't be on the EPG. Not too long to wait now. Just to think, it was June last year when BT landed the rights.

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Must admit it doesn't look great. BT are offering BT Sports for free. SKY are prepared to cover the cost of BT Sports for a full year for you if you move from Virgin to SKY. Virgin will need to come out fighting in the next week.

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that always happens VM always silent mate

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In their defence they can't really say anything other than "in negotiation" until there's a deal. Anything otherwise would fundamentally be misleading to customers and investors.

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Well come next thursday bud may be joining u on the dark side if I can get out of contract they have had the12 months knowing this was gonna happen and done nothing,surely they dont think that recent bunch of sd crap channels is gonna keep customers happy.total shambles bud and with bt and sky getting advertising digs in aimed at vm customers liberty are looking like a cowboy outfit all this money they have currenly they are keeping it in there pocket.when sky sales rung me today the chap I spoke to said they are currently targeting vm customers

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They have known about this for 12 months bud,THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING!!!

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True, however as you can see the uncertainty plays into BTs hands at this stage therefore an early deal was never on the cards.

While this appears a massive issue on Internet forums the evidence from Setanta is this will be important to a tiny number of Virgin subscribers - maybe 200 000. Far less than Sky targeted in the Sky Basics dispute and we all know how "successful" that ended up.

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The problem is bud there are a lot of customers who do not go on forums and still do not no espn is closing I was only talking to someone at work yesterday and he is sport mad totally gutted and first thing he said what is replacing it and will we get a discount,im not really bothered about bt sport its sky atlantic and universal hd for me and why the hell we aint got disney sky sports news hd when are new owners already show them in ireland is embarrassing to say the least

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They have known for 12 months? I'm pretty sure the first we heard about BT launching sports channels was January/February time?

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Sky trying to nab customers before VM announce it will be free in XL:) Sky and BT just doing what Bomber said, stopping VM announcing they are getting BT sports before a certain date so they can both target VM customers:)

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yes and if bomber is correct it be the dark side customers that be very upset next Thursday not us VM ones ;);)

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Agreed. If Sky were so sure Virgin weren't getting it, then they wouldn't need to do an offer to pay for a years free BT Sport would they. The customers who wanted BT Sport would come anyway and pay the £15 a month willfully. They are simply taking advantage off the Virgin customer uncertainty because of the embargo period imo.

Quite alot of people will look abit silly having switched so soon imo.

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Sky's deal is them trying to save broadband customers instead of them going to BT BB for the 'free' sport.

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Clarify please.

Insider knowledge, or speculation?

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Well we shall see Dave as never say never..

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And l for one believe they will.:sniper::sniper::sniper::omg::omg::omg:

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Almost everything I watch is recorded, and I skip through the adverts. There hasn't been anything worthwhile watching on ESPN for a month or so either. I think you'd all be very surprised about how few people even realise anything is happening! I have little doubt that Virgin could hold off any action until just before the start of the season and still see minimal impact on subscriber numbers. We mustn't fall in to the trap of thinking that those of us interested enough to spend our time on Cableforum are representative of the majority of Virgin's customer base - I'm quite convinced we're not!

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I would so love that to be true bud:)

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I'd like to think not, if we were representative of the general public the world would be in a right state :(

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Do not let the dark side cloud your judgement Howard as please remember the grass is not always greener on the other side.

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According to some forums Henke we are now known as Media Boy's sycophantic followers who are there to stroke his ego.:nono::waving::nworthy::rofl:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Frankly Den who cares about them? The other major forum is, frankly, unbearable!

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I can not imagine what would give them that idea.:confused:

To prove them wrong perhaps someone - with a lot of spare time could list ( with dates posted perhaps) the last ten postings of whats coming & when that HAPPENED as and when stated. Bearing in mind that only statements that were not announced to the wider world would add any gravitas to the debate.:shocked:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Another day...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Where's the countdown king this morning?.:D

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I got him last night :sniper:

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6 Days :D

BT Sport goes live at 6pm in 6 days time. Also there is Live Audi Cup on BT Sport 1 HD as well at 7pm :D:D

You wish you did :)

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Someone else needs to do it then

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I was too late

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No one can, i am immortal, i have inside me blood of kings :D:D:D

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well he was right about BT and sky targeting VM customers which there now doing Howard ;)

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I still have a feeling it will be on VM some way or another

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That's it Dave keep that pecker up.:)

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I would take sd over nothing right now. But obviously I would prefer hd.