My decision to switch to VOIPO became a bit more complicated by the fact that I had decided to move out of state and wanted to keep my current phone number. I did not want to port my number over to VOIPO and then if I did not like the service, have to port it again. A very pleasant phone call to VOIPO assured me that I could have them assign me a number, and if I liked the service, I could port my current number over to my service. Any other questions that I asked at that time were answered to my satisfaction and I ordered the service.
The unit arrived in a few days as promised, and I had the service up and running quickly.
The package included instructions for going on line and setting up your 911 emergency information and stressed the importance of doing that first. With the basic service hooked up and running in minutes, we used the service for about a week and decided to keep it.
During this time, we also had our main number in use, so the VOIPO line was not used 100% of the time, but performed fine when it was used. We decide to port our number!
Here is where things got a little hairy. We ran into problems with the port and went back and forth with the cable company and VOIPO. Two days before the move, the number was between ports and VOIPO says the number is from an area code that they can’t port from.
The cable service was already given a termination date, and our number was in danger of going out into the telesphere! The Calvary arrived in the form of a cellphone company. We had a phone from tracphone and a few well placed phone calls to them and our number was snatched from the spirit world and assigned to an earthly unit. Number saved, decision on VOIPO undecided………
Upon arrival at me new destination, we immediately had the local cable company hook up the internet. (There are some things that you have to have). The internet was hooked up on a Friday and on Saturday I installed the VOIPO unit. Let me say things did not go well. The phone was not working properly and much time was spent on the Tracphone calling customer support to resolve the issue. I was ready to throw in the towel on VOIPO.
As it turned out, we were told the problem was with our new cable company and we called the cable tech support number. Surprise, we were directed to an overseas tech support that insisted we did not have internet with them only cable and phone service. A little internet research and we found a local number for support and had the cable company out that day, to correct their problem. Another call to VOIPO to reset the IP address of their unit and we had phone service.
Since then, the phone service seems pretty good. I hear some complaints, like an occasional (not often) short period of silence after dialing before a ring is heard. Sometimes after dialing a rapid busy signal, but for the most part you can expect a clear dependable connection, very good tech support. I also think that most of the calls that were not 100% were to cell phones to family members that were in their cars, and it might be a problem on their end.
In conclusion, I probably would have given VOIPO the highest rating if it wasn’t for the Porting problem (their fault) and the IP address problem(cable company’s fault). No matter the reason for the fault, it was stressing at the time. Overall, though, I believe you could save a significant amount of money and cut your cable bill, by finding another provider for phone service. I would suggest you give VOIPO a try.
ASHTON KUTCHER RETURNS TO HOST A SPECIAL ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “PUNK’D,” ON SUNDAY, JUNE 3 AT 8:00 P.M. ET/PT ON MTV, AS PART OF THE “2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS” PRE-SHOW
In Addition “Twilight’s” Kellan Lutz To Host An All-New “Punk’d” On Thursday, May 31 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT On MTV, Featuring Marks Julianne Hough Of The Upcoming Film “Rock Of Ages,” “Awkward’s” Ashley Rickards And “Friday Night Lights’” Aimee Teegarden
Santa Monica, CA (May 17, 2012)— MTV’s legendary “Punk’d” host Ashton Kutcher, returns to host a special all-new episode on Sunday, June 3 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on MTV, as part of the “2012 MTV Movie Awards” Pre-Show, which will include live segments from the red carpet as the stars arrive, exclusive interviews and movie sneaks. In this unprecedented episode, Ashton is back with bigger punks than ever before, as he punks two of the hottest celebrities in Hollywood, who will be announced soon. Fans will see some of the most elaborate and outrageous punks only the master himself could pull off.
In addition, viewers can catch “Twilight’s” Kellan Lutz as he hosts an all-new episode of “Punk’d” on Thursday, May 31 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT. Watch Kellan pull off hilarious punks on “Rock of Ages’” star and former “Dancing with the Stars” alumni Julianne Hough; “Awkward’s” Ashley Rickards and “Friday Night Lights’” Aimee Teegarden.
“Punk’d” is executive produced by Katalyst’s Jason Goldberg and Ashton Kutcher. Lauren Dolgen, Colin Nash, Kristina Edwards and Jennifer Russakoff are the executives in charge for MTV.
Hosted by comedian, actor and TV personality Russell Brand, the “2012 MTV Movie Awards” will air live on Sunday, June 3 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
Known as one of the most outrageous and distinctive televised award shows, the “2012 MTV Movie Awards” will feature its trademark individuality and irreverence. Fusing the network’s musical core with the wonder and amazement of the comedy, drama, adventure and mystery inherent to the movie-going experience, the telecast is set to provide more laughs, surprises and one-of-a-kind moments with Hollywood’s biggest stars gathering to honor fan-favorites from the past year. Confirmed presenters include: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg. Chart-topping indie-pop group fun. and Rapper Wiz Khalifa are this year’s previously announced musical performers.
MTV fans hold the “Power of the Popcorn” awards in their hands with voting available online via MovieAwards.MTV.com through Saturday, June 2. As always, voting for “Movie of the Year” will remain open throughout the live show on Sunday, June 3.
Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves serves as Executive Producer for the “2012 MTV Movie Awards.” Garrett English serves as Executive Producer and Executive In Charge for MTV. Amy Doyle is Executive in Charge of Music and Celebrity Talent. Joanna Bomberg is Executive in Charge of Music Talent. Wendy Plaut serves as Co-Executive Producer and Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lee Lodge serves as co-Executive Producer.
Official sponsors of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards include Bing, Chevrolet®, Revlon®, Sprint®, State Farm® and Taco Bell®.
For the first time in nearly 10 seasons on the air, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will travel to the east coast. From October 29 – November 2, “JKL” will broadcast from the host’s birthplace, Brooklyn, NY.
ABC and Kimmel announced today, while co- hosting “Live! With Kelly,” that “JKL” in Brooklyn will originate from BAM — Brooklyn Academy of Music – the historic performing arts center which has been the cultural epicenter of Brooklyn since 1861.
This is the first “JKL” road trip since 2006, when the show broadcast from the famous GEM Theater to record one of Kimmel’s highest-rated weeks ever.
The citizens and sights of Brooklyn will be featured throughout the week, along with special guests, segments and music acts. Select partners such as Hyundai have come on board to amp up the excitement for “JKL” in Brooklyn and will support the trip in a variety of ways leading up to and during the week.
“JKL’s” week in Brooklyn coincides with the inaugural season of the newly-minted Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. It will be an exciting week for the men, women and children of New York’s most colorful and populous borough.
“JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE” (weeknights at 12:00 am on ABC)
Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC’s late-night talk show. Now in its 10th season, “JKL” is packed with hilarious comedy bits and features a diverse lineup of guests including celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects. Every night, Kimmel delivers his up-to-the minute take on the latest news and pop culture topics from the day’s events in his monologue. Kimmel has welcomed such notables as Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Wahlberg, Zach Galifianakis, Charlize Theron, Tim Allen, Simon Cowell, Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres, Mickey Rourke, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Channing Tatum, John Krasinski, David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal and many more, including Matt Damon… well, almost Matt Damon.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers. Jason Schrift, Douglas DeLuca and Erin Irwin serve as co-executive producers. Emmy-Award winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. For more go to www.jimmykimmellive.com
MSNBC to Offer Wide Variety of Olympic Programming
Bravo to Televise Olympic Tennis; CNBC to be Home of Boxing
NEW YORK – May 16 – Fully-distributed NBCUniversal cable channels MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo will again serve as Olympic platforms when they combine to televise 284.5 hours of coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games this summer.
MSNBC will host 155.5 hours of a wide variety of Olympic sports, CNBC will carry 73 hours of Olympic boxing coverage — including the debut of women’s Olympic boxing — and Bravo will serve as the home of Olympic tennis with 56 hours of coverage. All three channels have previously televised Olympic programming.
MSNBC’s, CNBC’s and Bravo’s Olympic coverage will complement the programming airing on NBC and the NBC Sports Network, the details of which will be released shortly. It has already been announced that Telemundo will provide the most extensive Spanish-language Olympics coverage in NBCUniversal history by offering more than 173 hours of programming, and that NBCOlympics.com will live stream every event and sport for the first time ever, more than 3,500 hours. The vast majority of live streaming on NBCOlympics.com will only be available to authenticated cable, satellite or telco customers.
MSNBC
MSNBC, NBCUniversal’s 24/7 cable news channel that is fully distributed in roughly 100 million homes, will carry 155.5 hours of a wide variety of long-form Olympic programming over 19 days. The channel will air up to 18 medal rounds and 20 Olympic sports, from badminton to basketball to soccer to wrestling.
NBCUniversal’s 2012 London Olympic coverage begins on MSNBC on Wednesday, July 25 – two days before the Opening Ceremony — when Great Britain faces New Zealand in women’s soccer, the first official competition of the Games, live from Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT.
The channel will also carry soccer qualifying on Thursday, July 26, but there will be no coverage on July 27 as there are no events scheduled on the same day as the Opening Ceremony. Coverage will conclude on MSNBC on August 12, the final day of competition.
On most weekdays, coverage will air from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET. There will be longer programming windows on Saturdays and Sundays.
Longtime Golf Channel commentator Kelly Tilghman will serve as MSNBC’s Olympic host, with London being her first-ever Olympic assignment. MSNBC has aired Olympic coverage for every Summer Games since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
CNBC
CNBC — NBCUniversal’s fully distributed cable business channel — will serve as the home of Olympic boxing this summer, including the debut of women’s boxing. The channel will televise 73 hours of boxing coverage over 16 days — every day from July 28-August 12 — from elimination bouts to the men’s and women’s finals. Same-day coverage will air from 5-8 p.m. ET during the week, with six hours of live coverage airing each day on the weekends. This marks the fourth consecutive Summer Games that CNBC has featured Olympic boxing.
Fred Roggin, the longtime lead sports anchor at NBC’s owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, KNBC, will reprise his Beijing role as Olympic boxing host. This will be his seventh Olympics working for NBC and fourth working on Olympic boxing in some capacity.
BRAVO
Bravo, NBCUniversal’s fully distributed lifestyle cable channel, will act as the home of Olympic tennis this summer. The channel will televise 56 hours of long-form tennis coverage over seven days, from July 28-August 3. Live coverage will air from early morning until mid-afternoon (ET) on most days.
Pat O’Brien, a veteran of five Olympic Games as a commentator, will serve as host. London will be O’Brien’s fourth Olympics for NBC and sixth overall. He last worked for NBCUniversal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the same year Bravo last carried Olympic competition.
MSNBC to Offer Wide Variety of Olympic Programming
Bravo to Televise Olympic Tennis; CNBC to be Home of Boxing
NEW YORK – May 16 – Fully-distributed NBCUniversal cable channels MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo will again serve as Olympic platforms when they combine to televise 284.5 hours of coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games this summer.
MSNBC will host 155.5 hours of a wide variety of Olympic sports, CNBC will carry 73 hours of Olympic boxing coverage — including the debut of women’s Olympic boxing — and Bravo will serve as the home of Olympic tennis with 56 hours of coverage. All three channels have previously televised Olympic programming.
MSNBC’s, CNBC’s and Bravo’s Olympic coverage will complement the programming airing on NBC and the NBC Sports Network, the details of which will be released shortly. It has already been announced that Telemundo will provide the most extensive Spanish-language Olympics coverage in NBCUniversal history by offering more than 173 hours of programming, and that NBCOlympics.com will live stream every event and sport for the first time ever, more than 3,500 hours. The vast majority of live streaming on NBCOlympics.com will only be available to authenticated cable, satellite or telco customers.
MSNBC
MSNBC, NBCUniversal’s 24/7 cable news channel that is fully distributed in roughly 100 million homes, will carry 155.5 hours of a wide variety of long-form Olympic programming over 19 days. The channel will air up to 18 medal rounds and 20 Olympic sports, from badminton to basketball to soccer to wrestling.
NBCUniversal’s 2012 London Olympic coverage begins on MSNBC on Wednesday, July 25 – two days before the Opening Ceremony — when Great Britain faces New Zealand in women’s soccer, the first official competition of the Games, live from Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT.
The channel will also carry soccer qualifying on Thursday, July 26, but there will be no coverage on July 27 as there are no events scheduled on the same day as the Opening Ceremony. Coverage will conclude on MSNBC on August 12, the final day of competition.
On most weekdays, coverage will air from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET. There will be longer programming windows on Saturdays and Sundays.
Longtime Golf Channel commentator Kelly Tilghman will serve as MSNBC’s Olympic host, with London being her first-ever Olympic assignment. MSNBC has aired Olympic coverage for every Summer Games since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
CNBC
CNBC — NBCUniversal’s fully distributed cable business channel — will serve as the home of Olympic boxing this summer, including the debut of women’s boxing. The channel will televise 73 hours of boxing coverage over 16 days — every day from July 28-August 12 — from elimination bouts to the men’s and women’s finals. Same-day coverage will air from 5-8 p.m. ET during the week, with six hours of live coverage airing each day on the weekends. This marks the fourth consecutive Summer Games that CNBC has featured Olympic boxing.
Fred Roggin, the longtime lead sports anchor at NBC’s owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, KNBC, will reprise his Beijing role as Olympic boxing host. This will be his seventh Olympics working for NBC and fourth working on Olympic boxing in some capacity.
BRAVO
Bravo, NBCUniversal’s fully distributed lifestyle cable channel, will act as the home of Olympic tennis this summer. The channel will televise 56 hours of long-form tennis coverage over seven days, from July 28-August 3. Live coverage will air from early morning until mid-afternoon (ET) on most days.
Pat O’Brien, a veteran of five Olympic Games as a commentator, will serve as host. London will be O’Brien’s fourth Olympics for NBC and sixth overall. He last worked for NBCUniversal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the same year Bravo last carried Olympic competition.
Series About Golden Age of Pirates Written by ‘Luther’ Creator
Series Is from Award-winning Creator of “Luther,” Neil Cross, and Acclaimed Film Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (“Gladiator,” “Men in Black,” “The Ring”)
NEW YORK CITY — May 14, 2012 — From the award-winning creator of “Luther,” Neil Cross, and successful producing team of Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (“Gladiator,” “Men in Black,” “The Ring”) comes an extraordinary action-adventure series “Crossbones” — with an unexpected moral center where one can’t be sure whether the pirates or the British crown are the villains.
Ten episodes of “Crossbones” have been ordered and production will begin in the fall.
The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
It’s 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder’s paradise, this is a place like no other on earth – and a mounting threat to international commerce.
To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates’ haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But The Closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can’t help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds – and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard’s rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness – a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.
Parkes and MacDonald serve as executive producers. Cross will write and also executive-produce the series. Ted Gold (“Three Rivers”) also is an executive producer. The series will be produced by Parkes/MacDonald Productions; Georgeville Television (GVTV), Reliance Entertainment/Motion Picture Capital’s new TV Studio; and Universal Television.
A joint statement from HISTORY and Original Media, producers of Swamp People:
We are extremely saddened to report that our friend and beloved member of the Swamp People family, Mitchell Guist, has passed away earlier today. Mitchell passed on the swamp, doing what he loved. We appreciate your respect for the Guist family’s privacy and hope you join us in sending our thoughts and prayers to his brother, Glenn, and the rest of the Guist family.
Film Based On the Classic Love Story Also Features Appearance by Christopher Atkins
NEW YORK, NY (May 15, 2012) – Lifetime premieres the Original Movie Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, starring Denise Richards and up-and-coming actors, Brenton Thwaites (Home and Away) and Indiana Evans (Home and Away) in the provocative story of teens who fall in love while marooned on a tropical island, Saturday, June 16 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The two-hour film, a modern-day retelling of the classic coming of age love story, also features an appearance by Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon).
In Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, overachieving high school student Emma Robinson (Evans) and slacker Dean McMullen (Thwaites) find themselves on the same class trip to Trinidad. Though they have little in common, Emma and Dean attend a wild party on a boat, and when Emma falls overboard during a police raid, Dean jumps in to save her. The pair drifts in a motorless dinghy until they end up stranded on a deserted island. While their parents desperately search for them, Emma and Dean are forced to rely on each other for survival, and the more time they spend together the more they realize their attraction to one another. Despite their differences, they eventually create a bond between themselves. But as days on the island become weeks and then months, Emma and Dean wonder if they’ll ever be rescued or if their life on the Blue Lagoon will last forever. Richards stars as Emma’s devoted mother Barbara, who refuses to give up the search for her missing daughter. Atkins, who starred in the 1980 romance/adventure movie The Blue Lagoon, portrays Mr. Christiansen, a high school teacher who helps in the search for Emma and Dean.
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Judith Verno (Lifetime’s Untouchable: The Drew Peterson Story), Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva) are executive producers. The script was written by Matt Heller and Heather Rutman.
Winner to Receive A Head Chef Position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay spices up the 10th season of HELL’S KITCHEN with 18 new competitors and a two-night season premiere event on Monday, June 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, June 5 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. These aspiring restaurateurs will brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he once again puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win the life-changing grand prize: a head chef position working under Executive Chef Kevin Hee at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.
Hoping to impress Chef Ramsay, the contestants leave the pleasantries at the door as tempers flare and things get hot in the kitchen, as well as in the dorms and during the eliminations. In the premiere episode, the chefs are divided into the red (women) and blue (men) teams. Then each must present his/her signature dish to Chef Ramsay and pray he doesn’t spit them out!
In future episodes, the chefs will shuck scallops, create an all-American meal and herd sheep, as they vie for a chance to win rewards including a luxury yacht excursion to Catalina and a VIP day at the races. Meanwhile, the losing teams will be required to drink liquefied versions of their failed dishes and hone their tree-chopping skills in the heat. As the competition progresses, the teams will be reduced until only two chefs are left to compete for the ultimate prize and fulfill their dreams of working in the culinary industry as the winner of HELL’S KITCHEN.
Network to Air Grammy-Award Winning Singer’s First-Ever Network Special Featuring Exclusive Sit-down with Matt Lauer and Performances from “Adele Live at The Royal Albert Hall”
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 11, 2012 – NBC today announced “ADELE LIVE IN LONDON” with Matt Lauer, a one-hour special featuring eight-time Grammy Award winning artist, Adele, airing Sunday, June 3rd from 8-9 pm ET. In her first-ever network special, Adele sits down with Matt Lauer for an exclusive interview from London to recap the amazing year that followed the release of her sophomore album, “21.” The special also features, for the first time on network television, six performances from the singer’s “Adele Live at The Royal Albert Hall,” including hit songs “Someone Like You” and “Rolling in the Deep.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Adele on her first-ever network special and are excited to give our viewers an opportunity to see this truly phenomenal artist perform live, in her hometown, from the historic Royal Albert Hall in London,” said Doug Vaughan, SVP of Special Programs and Late Night for NBC.
“ADELE LIVE IN LONDON” is produced by Peacock Productions.
“Night of Too Many Stars” to Air on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, October 21 with Live Wrap-Arounds from Jon Stewart and Other Comedic All-Stars
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NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 — COMEDY CENTRAL has once again joined forces with Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions and the New York Center for Autism for its fourth biennial special event, “Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs.” Taping on Saturday, October 13 from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the benefit for Autism programs will feature Stewart hosting an evening filled with live performances, sketches and short films from a roster of comedy all-stars. “Night of Too Many Stars” will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, October 21.
Tickets for the “Night of Too Many Stars” will go on sale later this year. VIP Benefit tickets can be purchased now by emailing nightoftoomanystars@eventassociatesinc.com. All VIP Benefit tickets, which begin at $1,500 per person, include access to the after-party with talent.
This Will Be O’Brien’s First Visit to the LATE SHOW in 13 Years
CHEAT TWEET: It’s a late night laughfest when @ConanOBrien visits @late_show Thursday, May 17, 11:35 pm ET/PT! http://bit.ly/JB0kxZ
Late night talk show host Conan O’Brien will make his first visit to the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN in 13 years when he appears on the broadcast Thursday, May 17 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
O’Brien succeeded Letterman as host of “Late Night” in 1993 after Letterman left the show to begin his LATE SHOW on CBS. O’Brien hosted “Late Night” until 2009, when he became host of “The Tonight Show” until January 2010. In November 2010, he began another chapter in his career with the debut of his late night cable talk show, “Conan,” which he currently hosts.
This will mark O’Brien’s fifth visit to the LATE SHOW. He last sat down for an interview with Letterman 13 years ago, on Jan. 13, 1999.
Also featured on the LATE SHOW on Thursday, May 17 are musician John Mayer, who will be sitting in with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, and a performance by musical guest Regina Spektor.
The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Maria Pope, Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel and Rob Burnett are the executive producers.
