Play Gridiron Games exclusively from DISH Network for a chance to win over $70,000 in prizes.  Two games to pick from.  Warm up with Team Pick’Em game – just pick the winners each week.   Take the next step with Snapdraft game – play REAL fantasy football by picking a new team each week.

• Two games to choose from.  Both are easy to play.
• Play often and win great prizes.  Sign up anytime.
• DISH Network customers can play for over $70,000 in prizes.
• Two grand prizes of $20,000 each!
• Absolutely FREE to play!

Any one can play, but prizes awarded exclusively to DISH Network customers.  Visit www.dishnetwork.fanball.com for more information.

To order you DISH Network satellite TV system and subscribe to the NFL RedZone visit www.onestop.biz.

No purchase necessary to enter sweepstakes. Void where prohibited by law. Game entry valid 7/26/10 – 1/02/11. For official rules please visit dish.com/redzone. NFL RedZone requires subscription to a minimum of America’s Top 120 Plus package and Multi-Sport Pack. HD programming requires HD television (sold separately) and HD receiver. Additional fees may apply to upgrade. All prices, packages and programming subject to change without notice. Local and state sales taxes may apply. Customer must subscribe to minimum programming, including DISH America, DishMÉXICO or a qualifying International package, or a $6.00/mo. Service Access fee will apply. All services marks and trademarks belong to their respective owners. © 2010, DISH Network L.L.C. All rights reserved. © 2010 National Football League. Team names/logos/indicia are trademarks of the teams indicated. All NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.

NFL Sunday Ticket Free Preview on DIRECTV

Sunday, September 12, 2010
Channels 700 -718

NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ is back and more awesome than ever. Of course you still get every game, every Sunday. But now you can experience every game in HD. Plus, you also get the Red Zone Channel, up to 8 games at the same time on the Game Mix Channel, Short Cuts and more. You won’t find anything like it with DISH Network or cable. If you’re a football fan, you need NFL SUNDAY TICKET™. And it’s available only on DIRECTV.

To order your DIRECTV system visit www.onestop.biz or call 1-800-363-8077.

Through DIRECTV’s Exclusive NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) Promotion, NFL Fans Send Videos, Images, Essays to Stake Their Claim as America’s Most Die-Hard Fan; Fans Vote for Twice-Monthly Prizes 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sep 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DIRECTV, the world’s most popular video service, is giving die-hard NFL fans another opportunity to show just how ferociously obsessed they are with their favorite out-of-market NFL team with the launch of the third annual Ultimate Displaced Fan Contest.

This one-of-a-kind contest, promoting DIRECTV’s exclusive NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) package, seeks displaced NFL fans across the country, challenging them to display their passion for their favorite team through videos, essays, or photos that show why they are America’s most die-hard, displaced NFL fan. The contest is underway and entries should be submitted to the DIRECTV Ultimate Displaced Fan website atwww.ultimatedisplacedfan.com. One lucky grand prize winner will receive an NFL fan’s ultimate prize: Super Bowl tickets and a host of other unforgettable experiences during Super Bowl week in Dallas.

In addition to entries from fans vying to be the Ultimate Displaced Fan, DIRECTV has created a new fan-voting feature that allows NFL fans across the country to vote on a list of top entries and be automatically entered for random prize drawings twice a month to win prizes, including autographed memorabilia from Peyton and Eli Manning, Kingsford BBQ kits and much more. Fan voting will begin on Oct. 1 once the initial list of top entries has been received and posted to the contest website.

“The Ultimate Displaced Fan Contest has become an exciting and effective way to engage NFL fans, and demonstrates the enormous value of our exclusive NFL SUNDAY TICKET package as the only place you can see every minute, of every game, every Sunday,” said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV.

“We’ve pulled out all the stops to promote NFL SUNDAY TICKET this year, but this is one way we can really get the fans involved and excited, especially by giving them an opportunity to vote for their favorite entries and win great prizes throughout the campaign.”

The grand prize includes a trip for two to Dallas and tickets to Super Bowl XLV. While in Dallas, they will experience an NFL fan’s dream week, including participation in their own media tour at the Super Bowl media center’s famed “radio row” alongside a player from their favorite NFL team. The winner will also participate in the nationally televised DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl flag football game where their teammates will include former NFL stars and Hollywood celebrities. In addition, they will receive a year of complimentary DIRECTV monthly programming, along with the 2011 NFL SUNDAY TICKET service.

Last year’s winner, Phil Roberts, from Lexington, Ky., wrote an original song and produced a one-of-a-kind video humorously portraying himself as a zombie lamenting his untimely death and blaming it on his wife’s decision to take away his NFL SUNDAY TICKET, eliminating his access to his beloved Steelers weekly game broadcasts. Roberts was selected from thousands of die-hard NFL fan entries from across the country.

DIRECTV is in the middle of its biggest advertising and marketing push since it launched the package 16 years ago. The exclusive service still offers up to 14 out-of-market games every Sunday, but now fans can get HD, Red Zone, Game Mix and Short Cuts at no extra charge, and a rebranded online/mobile service called NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go, offering live streaming games every Sunday, Red Zone Channel, game highlights, and detailed stats, along with several new enhancements to the online and mobile experience, including live games available on the iPad(TM). For more information visit: www.DIRECTV.com/nfl.

Source: DIRECTV Press Release

The Samsung Fascinate from Verizon Wireless will be available at One-Stop Communications on Sept. 9 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Powered by Android 2.1 (Eclaire), the Fascinate features a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, 5-megapixel camera, hot spot technology, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Additionally, the Fascinate will come pre-loaded with Amazon’s Kindle for Android app.

Verizon Wireless is the fourth major U.S. carrier to announce the launch of its version of the Samsung Galaxy S series, the Samsung Fascinate. The Fascinate follows on the heels of a Galaxy S phone released on AT&T.

Watch unprecedented tennis coverage of the US Open, including bonus coverage you won’t see anywhere else, compliments of DIRECTV. From Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, you get up to 6 live matches at the same time on our exclusive US Open Mix, including the featured match and outer-court matches. Plus get real-time scores, men and women’s draws and a match guide at the press of a button. And it’s all in crystal-clear HD*.

For more information check out:
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/contentPage.jsp?assetId=P6220080

The Over-the-Air Reception Devices (OTARD) Rule was created to promote a fair and competitive consumer television reception market.

The OTARD Rule (47 C.F.R. Section 1.4000) has been in effect since October 1996, and it prohibits restrictions that impair the installation, maintenance or use of antennas used to receive video programming.    Check out the FCC website for more information.

The OTARD Rule Covers:
A “dish” antenna that is one meter (39.37”) or less in diameter (or any size dish if located in Alaska) including direct-to-home satellite dishes, TV antennas, wireless cable antennas and customer-end antennas that receive and transmit fixed wireless signals

The OTARD Rule applies to most state and local laws and landlord or community
association rules that contain dish restrictions that:
• Unreasonably delay or prevent installation, maintenance or use.
• Unreasonably increase the cost of installation, maintenance or use.
• Preclude a person from receiving or transmitting an acceptable quality signal from  an antenna covered under the Rule.

A consumer’s use of a covered dish antenna is protected by the OTARD Rule if:
• Placement of a dish is in the resident’s (owner or renter) exclusive use area, such as a balcony, deck, garden, yard or patio.
• Placement of a dish is wholly within the user’s exclusive use area.

State and local laws and landlord and community association rules generally CANNOT:
• Require prior approval or a permit.
• Require any type of permit or prior approval fee.

State and local laws and landlord and community association rules generally MAY:
• Ban the use of a dish in a common area or if any part of the dish protrudes or hangs into a common area, such as a walkway or garden, outdoor siding, windowsill, etc.
• Suggest a location for the dish as long as there is the ability for exceptions if an acceptable quality signal cannot be received in the preferred location.
• Indicate a preference for camouflaging the dish (i.e. painting or shrubbery shield), as long as the requirement would not unreasonably delay installation or unreasonably increase the cost of installation, maintenance or use.

Back to School Sale starts today and ends Saturday at One-Stop Communications.  During this sale you can enjoy….

•  Additional $10-$300 off all in stock wireless phones.
•  No activation fees on new AT&T phones with a two-year service agreement.
•  No upgrade fees on AT&T phones with a two-year service agreement and $10 feature.
•  20% off all standard phone accessories.

See store for complete details.  Certain restrictions apply.  This sale ends Saturday.

DISH Network Introduces Only Online Video Portal with Live TV Integration

DISHOnline.com also includes access to thousands of popular movies and TV shows

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug 24, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network

DISH Network today introduces DISHOnline.com, the only online video portal that integrates live and recorded TV with more than 150,000 popular movies, TV shows, clips and trailers into one easy-to-use interface.

Through DISHOnline.com, customers can watch their live TV, all of their DVR recordings, and instantly view thousands of movies, TV shows, clips and more from programmers such as Food Network, Discovery Channel, MTV, EPIX, Starz and Encore – all free with their paid subscription. Through a robust search engine, customers can browse for content by title, network, actor or genre.

For example, if a customer likes the TV show 30 Rock, he or she can search that title and pull up a range of instantly available video content related to the show, including episodes currently playing that can be watched live, past episodes, and special features and clips from the Web. DISHOnline.com will also list episodes recorded to the DVR, as well as upcoming episodes that customers can record with the click of a mouse. In addition, the search for 30 Rock will list actors on the show like Alec Baldwin. When the user clicks on his name, DISHOnline.com will display a page featuring all video content featuring Alec Baldwin, plus the ability to rent Alec Baldwin movies, such as It’s Complicated.

“DISHOnline.com integrates DISH Network’s expansive TV programming lineup with the vast amount of online video content, adding another dimension to our ‘pay once, take your TV everywhere’ product platform,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “DISH Network is committed to offering an unrivaled experience that satisfies our customers’ need to consume video in a variety of new and exciting ways.”

DISHOnline.com is also open to non-DISH Network customers, who have access to thousands of free video selections available for instant streaming. Those with a DISH Network subscription can enjoy the enhanced features of DISHOnline.com by logging in with their existing DISH Network online account information. Live and recorded TV viewing is enabled for customers with a ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR or the upcoming Sling Adapter.

For more information or to create an account, visit www.DISHOnline.com.