How do you order movies from Direct TV?
Posted By: movie lover on 2005-11-29
In Reply to:
I'm a fairly new subscriber to Direct TV and up until now when we wanted to watch a movie, we would just go to the video store and rent one. I know Direct TV lets you order those movies from them and they put it on your bill and you get to watch the movie when you want to. Do any of you do this and do you find it more convenient/more expensive? Also, do you have to have a phone line to do this? Exactly how does it work? Thank you for the info and feeling a little dumb having to ask!
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
You can order an XP online.....Tiger Direct or
nm
Woolworth's 5&10, Sat.afternoon at the movies - 2 movies for the price of 1
nm
We actually had some old 8 mm movies...
put on video (some years back) and they must have thought we were a bunch of hicks because to go along with our vintage 1960s era Christmas morning movie, they put the movie to music, of all things, Turkey In The Straw. I actually went on E-bay and bought an old projector that plays 8mm and super 8mm and we watch all the old movies on an old projector. It's fun, but I know they will deteriorate eventually. Nothing more weird than seeing my mother at age 27 (5 yrs before I was born), dragging on a cigarette. She quit when I was 3, so I have no memory of this. Old movies are so much fun.
He has been in a lot of movies and was
voted People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive this year.
movies
 That's a difficult one - probably would include From here to eternity (the original), i'm telling my age! Cape Fear, urban cowboy!
fav movies
1. The Frenchman and the Beautician
2. Top Gun
3. Meet The Fockers
movies
I also loved history of violence, I didn't think I liked that main guy in an old movie, but he was quite good! And I think william hurt played an excellent mean person (is that a compliment??)
I think it's because he's doing too much. Look at how many movies he's made in the last fe
all in a row. Plus, the divorce surely is adding to that. As far as Angelina, don't blame her. If Brad was in love with his wife, he wouldn't have strayed. Plus, it obviously isn't just an "affair." It seems they are developing a relationship. Also, don't forget, Angelina was the victim of a cheating husband and had her heart broken, so she knows that pain. I think Brad and Jennifer spent too much time apart. And he does have a history of falling in love with his co-stars - Gwyneth and Juliette to name two.
Seen any good movies lately?
I liked The Pacifier and National Treasure. We are planning on having an outdoor movie night using a white sheet nailed to the side of the house and a projector to the DVD player on the computer, but I can't think of anything good to rent.
Scary movies
Creature From The Black Lagoon.
The original Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney.
Pay per view movies
Our pay per view channels are the 100's. Your system might be different. Our system is supposed to be connected to a phone line always, but a lot of the time it is not. We can usually still order movies with our remote. My SIL only has a cell phone now, so I do not know how she does it. We select the channel with the movie that we want. Press info. You can arrow up to exit if you do not want to purchase the program, or press menu to purchase the program. Our system is older, so yours may work a little differently. W have learned to be very careful because it is easy to order a movie that you really do not intend to. Sometimes you can go into purchases and cancel. With some things, you cannot. My husband, who is very technically challenged, sat there one night and accidently surfed where he did not belong and accidently rented some kind of special adult presentation. We immediately tried to cancel, but were unable to do so. You can also go online to rent a movie, which is also easy, or you can do so by phone.
when movies were 25 cents and you could...sm
send 10 letters thru the post office on $1.00
geesh - I'm older than dirt.......*LOL*
Drive in Movies sm
I remember as a kid going to the drive-in movies with my mom hiding us in the backseat so as not to have to pay for all of us.
As a kid I remember the amusement truck coming around and we could take a ride on the "whip" for $0.25.
I remember when it was legal to open the fire hydrant and get wet during hot summer days. (Yes, I lived in a "city").
I remember "Happy Days" was the hit show when I was a teen and the boys tried to look and be like the "Fonze".
I also remember as a teen, a bag of Doritos was $0.25.
Can you guess my age?
(Hint - between 37 and 39) LOL.
I love old movies too...
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Barefoot In The Park
Gone With The Wind...I love them all!
Well, I like his movies, so neener.
/
what are your favorite top 3 movies of all time?
1. A River Runs Through It
2. The Notebook
3. Bladerunner
Some older movies, but good ones...
The Life of David Gale...excellent movie...Kevin Spacey, I think...
Mona Lisa Smile...Julia Roberts...I really liked this one, so did my teenage daughter...
Forrest Gump, of course, one of my all-time favorites...we all know who he is (and the soundtrack is awesome)!!!
Have a lovely weekend...
Movies that are so bad they're good.
I'm gonna check that one out. I love movies like that. Nicholas Cage in Vampire's Kiss - same story, very young, bad movie, but boy did he give it his all. Talk about over acting.
Jack Nicholson movies
He is my favorite actor and starred in two of the funniest movies I ever saw: Goin' South (which he also directed) and The Fortune (with Warren Beatty)--both hard to find but absolutely hilarious!
You want strange movies - check out the
Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn was really a good one. Also, I happened to come across a movie about 3 or 4 years ago that turned out to be one of my favorites - Last of the Dogmen with Tom Berringer and Barbara Hersey - I HIGHLY recommend this movie - It's not a war movie but I don't want to tell you what it's about because it would ruin the surprise.
Typing Captions for TV&Movies
Does anyone here type captions? I want to know more about this, as I was watching TV w the captions on and wondering who types the words. I wonder if you just get to watch TV and type what you hear all day long...that would be so sweet.
totally agree on Heston movies....nm
@
jodie foster. Love all her movies
nm
Top 100 inspiring movies on tonight, CBS, 8-11pm. nm
s
I was watching one of the Freddy movies where the girl was pregnant.
Anyway, I slept in the basement and my parents slept upstairs. It was about midnight when I was watching this Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Our dogs were in the kennel next to my bedroom and started whining. I heard something thump in the ceiling of my bedroom, so I hightailed it upstairs to sleep on the couch. The next morning, we saw what looked like a coiled up snake inside the fluorescent light fixture in my bedroom. It was a studded dog collar and a rusty butcher knife inside the fixture. How it got there, we don't know but it wasn't there before I watched the movie. We can only guess that someone or something was after me that night. I stopped watching scary movies for about 15 years after that. Now, to see snippets of the Nightmare movies, they're so lame and fake.
Watch the original, its funny too- one of my favorite movies - sm
George Segal and Jane Fonda-- curious about the remake.
Same theme, but CBS on Wed. is to review the top 100 inspirational movies. Should be good! nm
m
How could you forget Tom Hanks?? I've loved all of his movies
x
I used to love scary movies but now I can't even consider watching them. Guess I've changes i
Yeah! We would go to the movies for 75c - triple feature horror flicks -
Vincent Price and Boris Karloff. Of course, we were too busy 'making out' to watch the movies! That is, until the usher came by a shined the flashlight on us!
not in age-order...but
sun-in for the hair was as brave as we got -- and trying to convince dad i didn't do anything to my hair...
rolling up our skirts at the waist when we got to school so they'd be above our knees..
when velvet oxfords were the coolest
when rollerskates had keys (i still have my key)
getting vaccines at school via sugar cubes
or howabout when seatbelts first came out in cars...
going to visit great-grandma and she would sit and read the Bible, while i read "highlights" magazine and how she'd try to give me 'a penny' for my thoughts...
Must See TV (in no particular order)
1. Law and Order (especially SVU)
2. Judge Judy
3. Dr. Phil
4. Dateline.
You can just order them that way.
I ordered mine from Gateway w/ XP and really like it.
Where to order from:
This is the best place I have found, from Executive Communications. You can email Tom at:
ecssales@tvps.com
or go to their website, just Google Executive Communications. It is located in Ventura, California.
You can order them here
http://www.softflex.com/
the natural order in the would does not
nm
Well, I guess we better never, ever order from them again
nm
No wonder they can never hear your order. nm
:)
....Would you like India with your order sir?
I can understand how incredible it seems that fast food chains are outsourcing BPO services, BUT IT IS TRUE.
Will never order a Dell again
I ordered an XPS400, over $1,000, with extras. I was assured this had a 15-pin game port for transcription, did not need to have it added on. Get it in the mail today and no game port. There is a 15-pin port, but the monitor is on it. They said it included a DVI adaptor for the monitor, said it was included, but it is not. So I tried Delll Chat and was not able to get through, was told I was not a customer.
whoops - in order to see them all....sm
in my prior post, in order to see them ALL, you have to scroll all the way down in my prior post.............sorry *L*
Congratulations are again in order...
 He just came to get the rest of his belongings! Two police officers were with him. It's snowing here, but I put everything and I mean EVERYTHING of his outside. He took his dog and off he went. I watched all of it from my livingroom window.
On a personal note, today is his 28th birthday! I say Happy Freakin' Birthday and GOOOOOOD RIDDANCE!!!!
Here is a list of emoticons to demonstrate how I'm feeling...       It's the beginning of the end of my marriage and I love it. Whooooooppppeeeeee!!!!! Congratulate me!!!!!
It's not in order of just generic???
The drug information is under the generic of the medication. It's in order of brand as well but under brand it says see (generic name) on page --- for the information on it. I love this book and use it constantly.
My first order of business would be...
to desposit an unexpected load in my shorts at winning! Holy crap that is awesome for you! I can squeeze the living daylights out of a dollar, and with that kind of cash I'd most definitely put myself down for a sabattacle from the danged keyboard! I'd invest it, just because I've always wanted to do that but never had nuthin' to work with. Lame, I know, but I don't call myself "hayseed" for nuthin'!
Congratulations again!! Wow!!
Order new computer without it ....
Was told by computer person not to get it. By the end of the year there would be another update to correct everything that was wrong with Vista. Same thing happened with Millenium. I will be waiting for the next update.
need to order a dell with XP.
or should I be able to just order it on-line? Any preferences? Thank you. Merry Christmas.
NEED TO ORDER A DELL WITH XP
I AM SORRY TO PUT THIS HERE, BUT I CANNOT GET A REPLY FROM MT STARS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THIS BOARD. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
ALSO, I KNOW GATEWAY WILL SELL YOU DESKTOP WITH XP, BUT IF YOU WANT A LAPTOP, YOU HAVE TO BUY A REFURBISHED ONE TO GET XP. THERE IS NO EXTRA CHARGE TO PUT XP ON.
Welcome to the New World Order!
Our losing our jobs to overseas companies is part of "globalization," which is a major facet of creating their New World Order.
Why would you need to get out of anything in order to look up info?????
All you need to do is minimize screens to bottom . . . HUH??
Thanks so much. I will Google PC Concepts and see what I come up with. Where did you order your
keyboard - on line? Thanks!!!
All the Law and Order reruns ROCK
I've been disappointed with A&E lately aside from Law and Order. The rest of that low-life crappola is neither artistic or entertaining. 
|
