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DirecTV Offers $200 Rebate to Voom Refugees

By Joel, 8:48 AM on Mon Apr 25 2005, 40 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Voom, the satellite HD television service, has finally given up the ghost, forcing users to find another HDTV provider by the end of the month. DirecTV is offering Voom customers a $200 rebate on HD equipment, in hopes of snagging some of the tens of thousands of customers now forced to watch television in standard resolution. It's just a mail-in rebate, however, which are the bane of the discount world.

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