DIRECTV has partnered with ESPN to offer the ESPN Game Plan, which guarantees the most college football action. The plan offers up to 15 games per week from the five major college conferences: PAC 12, ACC, BIG EAST, BIG 12 and SEC.

DISH Network also offers an ESPN Game Plan for subscribers, which allows users to view up to 15 key match-ups from top college football conferences, including the ACC, BIG 12, BIG EAST, MAC, PAC-10, SEC, SUN BELT and WAC.

Beyond the ESPN Game Plans that provide season-long coverage, broadcast channels typically have college football match-ups during the Thanksgiving holiday, however, having satellite television helps to ensure you’re always able to see the best games.

It’s easy to select the best satellite television package for your needs by using Allconnect’s satellite television comparison tools. You can easily see what’s available in your coverage area and compare the prices of DIRECTV and DISH Network services. Once you decide on a satellite service, it’s easy to customize your channel line-up and options to tailor the service to your needs and wants.

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Veterans Day is November 11 and Allconnect would like to thank all our veterans for their selfless service to our freedom, especially those employed at Allconnect.

Hollywood has always been fascinated with armed conflict, both based on real events and imagined. As we approach Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the number of war-themed movies on satellite television are sure to increase.

DIRECTV and DISH Network both offer a multitude of channels, including premium movie channels, so there’s usually something available for watching. In addition to regularly scheduled programming – the schedules are available on the providers’ websites – both DIRECTV and DISH Network have libraries of pay-per-view movies so you can watch exactly what you want even if it’s not scheduled on the regular channels.

Here’s a list of some war-themed movies that are currently available on satellite television.

• “1918” — In this 1984 movie, World War I and a flu epidemic change a small town in Texas.
• “A Farewell to Arms” — Based on Ernst Hemingway’s novel, this movie follows an American soldier and his romance with a nurse.
• “Captain America: The First Avenger” — In this film, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top-secret mission that turns him into Captain America.
• “Coming Home” — In this 1978 film, a wife of a Marine serving in Vietnam decides to volunteer at a veterans’ hospital to occupy her time. She strikes up a romantic friendship with a patient until her husband unexpectedly returns home.
• “Pearl Harbor” — Based on historical facts, this 2001 film focuses on a husband, wife and husband’s best friend love triangle that shifts as World War II continues throughout Europe and America.

Both DIRECTV and DISH Network list when the movies are scheduled to play, but if you’re not able to watch the movie at its scheduled time, you can easily record the film and watch it at your convenience.

If you’re trying to decide whether to make the switch to satellite television, Allconnect has comprehensive satellite tv service comparisons to make your decision easier. Both DIRECTV and Dish Network offer a variety of channel line-ups, services and premium channels so you can easily customize your satellite television service.

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Top Halloween Movies for Children:

• “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” — This Halloween classic follows Charlie Brown and the gang as they discover the mysterious Great Pumpkin.
• “Hocus Pocus” — Unsuspecting children in modern-day Salem, Mass., conjure up the Sanderson Sisters, three 17th century witches. The film is rated PG for some scary sequences and language.
• “Casper” — Ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey and his daughter Kat move into a haunted mansion to rid the residence of the supernatural beings. The film is rated PG for mild language and cinematic elements.
• “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” — This movie combines wholesome comedy and creepy horror with a tale of a Victorian gentleman who accidentally marries a mysterious corpse bride instead of his intended bride. The groom discovers the Land of the Dead to be more exciting and fun then he realized, while his intended bride is drawn into a marriage scam and may not escape with her life.
• “The Haunted Mansion” — Based on the Disney World attraction, Haunted Mansion, the main character played by Eddie Murphy interrupts his family’s vacation to visit a remote mansion that is for sale. Soon his family finds themselves trapped in the haunted house. Rated PG.
• “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” — The 1971 film was recently re-released with an Enchanted Musical Edition, which presents the movie digitally restored and remastered. The film is rated G.

If you can’t catch the movie you’re interested in when it’s scheduled, you can easily download the movie to your DVR through your satellite TV. For online viewing, Netflix and Amazon Instant Video offer movie rentals and free streaming.

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The first step to watching television via the Internet is making sure your Internet provider offers high-speed and reliable connections. While dial-up or slower speeds are perfectly fine for typical web surfing, you’ll need a high-speed Internet connection to stream videos, movies and television shows.

For strictly watching television shows on your computer, all you need is reliable, high-speed Internet service and a computer. Many network and cable channels offer free streaming of their shows on their websites, while Hulu offers free streaming of a variety of current cable and network shows. The only catch is that you can’t watch the television shows live; however, the shows are typically available the next day. You can also stream movies and television shows on your computer via Amazon Instant Video and Netflix, which offer movies and television shows for a monthly subscription. Beyond these mainstream websites, many other sites offer streaming of television shows.

If you’d like to stream television shows through your television via the Internet, you can purchase a variety of devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Boxee. Each device is user-friendly and allows users to create favorite channels, such Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus, for easy selection and viewing. In addition to strictly Internet streaming devices, many gaming systems, televisions and Blu-ray players are Internet-streaming compatible. Some of these devices include Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, select Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Haier and VIZIO televisions and Blu-rays, WD TV media players and TiVo Premiere.

In addition to streaming television shows on your computer and television, you can also stream shows on compatible mobile devices, such as iPhones, iPads, iPod touch and Android smartphones. Most services, like Netflix and Amazon Instant Video, allow users to share streaming across multiple devices, televisions or computers.

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You could channel surf to see what’s on, but satellite television, like DIRECTV or DISH network, offer easy to find on-demand movie rentals through programs like DIRECTV Cinema, direct-to-DVR rentals, pay-per-view movies and movie channels, including HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax.

Many satellite television providers have deals with companies in the film industry, so the satellite television subscribers can view movies via their rental/pay-per-view services often before the movies are available for rental.

To get into the football spirit, check out a few of the greatest football movies of all time.

• “Brian’s Song”: The original movie, which was made in 1971, is based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers. The movie highlights the bond they established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying. The film stars James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey and Shelley Fabares. “Brian’s Song” was remade in 2001, starring Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher and Paula Cale.
• “Remember the Titans”: Starring Denzel Washington, Will Patton and Wood Harris, this 2000 film is based on the true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school football team on their first season as a racially integrated team.
• “Rudy”: The story about Rudy overcoming personal and physical odds to fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame is an inspirational classic. The 1993 film stars Sean Astin, Jon Favreau and Ned Beatty.
• “The Program”: This 1993 movie showcases the pressures of playing football for a major university and how several players from different backgrounds deal with the pressure. The film stars James Caan, Halle Berry and Omar Epps.
• “Any Given Sunday”: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid and Cameron Diaz star in this 1999 movie that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the struggles of modern-day football players and those who lead them.
• “We Are Marshall”: The 2006 movie is based on the tragic true story of a plane crash that took the lives of members of Marshall University’s football program and its fans, and how the program’s new coach and surviving players try to keep Marshall’s football program alive. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and Anthony Mackie.

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For watching live television or Internet streaming, you’ll also need reliable cable and Internet services. So before you buy that new television, use Allconnect to compare cable and Internet services in your area to see what works for you and your needs. Once you know you can stream the big game, you’re ready to put that theater together.

The first step for either an indoor or outdoor theater is deciding upon where to put it. Mapping out where your television or projection screen, DVD or Blu-ray player, video projector and speakers will be placed is one of the most important steps to quickly set-up your theater. Once you have the arrangement planned out, determine how much wiring you’ll need to connect all the components — another important step.

Beyond a television, arranging surround-sound speakers, a DVD/Blu-ray player and a receiver is essential for a home theater. The receiver allows a central station for controlling all your components, including a television, speakers and a Blu-ray player. The one tricky part of setting up a home theater is getting the wiring arranged correctly and balancing the speaker outputs. If you purchase a surround sound speaker system, follow the instructions included with the system for balancing and arranging the speakers. The instructions for each component outline which wires, whether HDMI, audio/video or others, you’ll need to successfully set up the theater.

For an outdoor theater, there are a couple options. First, simply move your indoor theater components to a spot that allows outdoor viewing, such as a patio or porch. The full outdoor theater effect requires a video projector, a viewing screen, speakers and a Blu-ray/DVD player. To watch live television, you’ll need a DTV converter box or a network media player, like an Internet-enabled Blu-ray player or gaming system that allows a cable connection or Internet streaming. Also, determine what wires, and the length you’ll need. If you plan to use your outdoor theater often, invest in wireless components, especially if you already use wireless Internet and connections in your home. Make sure your indoor wireless range reaches the outdoor theater. As for viewing screens, purchase premade screens or simply use white bed sheets, white blackout curtains or another blank white surface.

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There are many choices when it comes to watching TV on mobile devices.   One option is your laptop, with services like Hulu which streams TV shows to your computer, or Netflix live streaming of your favorite shows or movies.  If you’re looking for a mobile device with TV on the go that fits into your hand, there are even more options.  When it comes to MP3 players, the iPod touch is still the leader with the iTunes store for easy downloading of shows and movies.  There’s also the Zoon HD, and the Sony Walkman, which has over nine hours of battery life! Tablets are also an option. They offer the same connectivity of a laptop and portability of a smaller mobile device. The screen is larger for viewing and devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab have up to seven hours of battery life.

Mobile phones like the iPhone or Android also have video options and all the major carriers have TV packages.  Just like adding text or data, live TV is now an option you can add to your cell phone’s package.

For more information about the numerous ways you can get TV on the go for summer travel, check out Best Buy’s great video on TV to GO.

There was nothing wrong with the television. As it turns out, Carla should have spent more time researching HDTV service.

While your current cable or satellite plan may offer some channels in high-definition, you should find out what is offered in your area before you make a final decision about that new television.

If you’re looking at new televisions, you should stop by Best Buy’s website to learn more about options for HDTV service: specialized antennas for HDTV, cable, satellite and fiber optics. Not to mention an HDTV Boot Camp to help beginners sort out all the acronyms.

Once you’ve got the basics down, Allconnect can help you find HDTV providers in your area and compare plans.