I got a question about showtime

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  1. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I really dont watch too much tv and when I do its usually boxing, I really resent paying 20+ dollars to watch a fight or 2 a month. Is there anyway I could just pay for the Peter/Mccline fight itself or pay a fee for the day, if anyone knows could you please inform me, thank you.
     
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    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    As far as I'm aware the only way to get the service is thru a monthly subscription. It may vary from provider to provider though.
     
  3. AG11

    AG11 LETS GO COTTO! Full Member

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    I believe you can order Showtime, then cancel the subscription the next day and they only charge you for the day...which is like a dollar or 2....but check with your provider. Or request a free trial period to see if you like it.

    OR you could just not review the results of the fight and DL it late night Saturday when it is up on torrent sites. World Boxing Video Archive is the best one out there. This is what I do with a lot PPV fights that I do not want to pay for (AKA: DO NOT deserve to be $50 to view). If you can wait out till Sunday to watch them...then its the best way to go.
     
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    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thank you, I was afraid of that. I recently got rid of showtime, because the matches werent as good as HBOs and they put that weak as ufc wannabe **** on.
     
  5. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That first idea you said was good, are you sure ordering it for a day or 2 will work? My luck I will get hit for like 20 bucks anyway, thanks for the idea though I might try that.:good
     
  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You know, they have movies and original television programming, too. :yep
     
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    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Yup. That UFC Extreme **** is horrid.:bart Dudes out there wrestlin in dirty underwear.
     
  8. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I refuse to pay for **** like that, maybe if they had good shows on there lineup like entourage and curb your enthusuiam I would reconsider.
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    TV series and sports are afterthoughts, you should view them as an added bonus and not the crux of these institutions. What you're forgetting is that Showtime and HBO are first and foremost movie channels. Their movie selection is more or less comparable; both also produce films of quality ranging from mediocre to pretty decent. Showtime's original programming on the whole is also comparable to HBO's, despite not having had a signature "hit" series like Sopranos or Entourage.
     
  10. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The only reason I even still have HBO is for shows like Entourage and the new season of Curb your enthusiasm, I use to only order HBO for a month when I seen good fights coming up and then when there was none I would drop it. Showtime is behind HBO in boxing and in tv shows IMO, I would rather spend my 20+ somewhere else.
     
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    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I don't know man, I can barely afford my cable bill every month, but I'd cut down to like one meal a day before cutting out the option of seeing any fight, any time, on any of the half dozen stations that might show them. Boxing is definitely the main reason I make the financial sacrifice to have the full cable package including HBO and Showtime. Everything else I just view as a bonus. If none of the movie or original series programming happens to interest me at a particular time, well then no sour grapes, at least I know I have access to several high-profile fights a month. If there is good stuff on, all the better. Matter of picking your prerogative I guess. I'd rather have both channels and not feel I'm getting my full money's worth all the time than go without one and risk missing some great fights live (shitty internet streams notwithstanding)
     
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    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My friend usually invites me over to watch matches on showtime, but he happens to be working tomorrow so Im ****ed. I really dont know what Im going to do yet, I just hate paying 20 dollars to see a one fight and maybe a another decent fight later on in a month.
     
  13. maracho

    maracho Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah and their answer to our sudden cancelations might be the sudden slew of bogus boxing injuries. Smells like the old bait & switch to me:think