baineschile
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Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
1 edit | Cmon DTV
Just buy DISH already, and become the number 1 TV provider in the states.
The fail will be that much more glorious when satellite TV fails in 5-10 years. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | hey charlie
better come up with a plan fast there my friend.
Plus your prices are too high compared to directv. |
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MVP
@omcastbusiness.net
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Re: Cmon DTV
DishNetwork and DirecTV tried to merge in the past, but were denied by the government. However, they should try again after Sirius and XM were allowed to merge. Their argument was that the internet and other technologies give them too much competition that did not exist ten years ago. DishNetwork and DirecTV can say that the cable companies and telephone companies are now offering TV service, which they did not do ten years ago. |
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anon123abc
@fujitsu.com | N3
With N3 conversion on the brink on completion... This article is soon to say the reverse.
haha |
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gopnick
join:2005-01-07
Benton, AR | yeah
Now that Dish is quickly approaching D* in terms of HD, I don't expect this trend to continue. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | reply to hayabusa3303
Re: hey charlie
Not to mention they are late adding HD channels and DISHonest Charlie is always cheaping out resulting in channels being dropped. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
 ·VOIPo
| reply to baineschile
Re: Cmon DTV
"satellite TV fails in 5-10 years" Not gonna happen unless cable gets to every house in America AND drops their price to satellite level. I would pay at LEAST $20 more a month if I had comcast(not that I can get it just saying) and the charge $7 for the first HD box and $13 for each one after that, well around here anyway(my grand parents were looking in to comcast HD) Dish $5 for each box. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | reply to Eat Me
Re: hey charlie
IMO the cracks are starting to show the Charlie.
i havnt had dish in years(2003) but it looks like it has got real bad there. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to Eat Me
"they are late adding HD channels"
That's why I left DISH for Direct. Direct had far more of the channels I watch in HD that DISH did at the time. |
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
·voip.ms
·Vitelity VOIP
·Callcentric
·VoiceStick
·ViaTalk
 ·Comcast
 ·Embarq
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said by Eat Me  :Not to mention they are late adding HD channels and DISHonest Charlie is always cheaping out resulting in channels being dropped. They may be late, but last month they surpassed DirecTV in national HD count. They now sit at 140 national HD channels to Direct's 130. Not only that, but they still have capacity to turn up more, while DirecTV is stuck until they get another bird launched late this year.
DirecTV's success is largely due to successful advertising campaigns coupled with locking up NFL Sunday Ticket and paying the premium to carry MLB Extra Innings. The subscriber gains come at a cost though. Direct made $201 million on $4.90 billion in revenue, while Dish made $313 million on $2.91 billion in revenue. That's impressive considering most (not all) Dish subscribers end up paying less than they would for the same channels with DirecTV. |
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
·voip.ms
·Vitelity VOIP
·Callcentric
·VoiceStick
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
·Embarq
| reply to baineschile
Re: Cmon DTV
said by baineschile :The fail will be that much more glorious when satellite TV fails in 5-10 years. Heh. Replaced by what? |
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brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | DISH
Reduce your prices you're too expensive. |
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sleuth
Premium
join:2001-08-30
Chicago, IL
·AT&T DSL Service
| reply to hayabusa3303
Re: hey charlie
said by hayabusa3303 :better come up with a plan fast there my friend. Plus your prices are too high compared to directv. I've had dishnetwork for some time now and have compared my package vs. directv. By going to dish network I'm saving $10 /month, so I'm not sure how it's cheaper?
Plus the HD content has increased drastically. |
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spamd
Premium
join:2001-04-22
Rockford, IL
·Insight Communicat..
2 edits | reply to espaeth
Re: Cmon DTV
said by espaeth :said by baineschile :The fail will be that much more glorious when satellite TV fails in 5-10 years. Heh. Replaced by what? »revision3.com/
»www.hulu.com/
»www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/
»www.apple.com/appletv/
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTV
»www.joost.com/
»iptv.tmcnet.com/
»www.vuze.com
»www.themediamall.com/
I could go on and on.
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When everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane. |
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NeoandGeo
join:2003-05-10
Harrison, TN | reply to espaeth
Re: hey charlie
The only reason I am going to Dish over Direct when my Cable contract expires is because Dish currently offers more in HD for a lower price than Direct. I just hope they don't have any more fiasco's by dropping channels. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to MVP
Re: Cmon DTV
said by MVP :
DishNetwork and DirecTV tried to merge in the past, but were denied by the government. However, they should try again after Sirius and XM were allowed to merge. Their argument was that the internet and other technologies give them too much competition that did not exist ten years ago. DishNetwork and DirecTV can say that the cable companies and telephone companies are now offering TV service, which they did not do ten years ago.
Sorry, the Bush administration is gone. Facist Obama will nationalize Dish Network or bankruptcy auction it rather then let it merge. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
·QuantumVoice
·AT&T Southeast
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to espaeth
Re: hey charlie
said by espaeth :DirecTV is stuck until they get another bird launched late this year. September: DirecTV 12
launcher: Proton
launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
mission: commercial communications satellite
Sept launch it would put into next year before the bird is ready to handle the load all the testing that has to be done. |
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Westofhere
join:2005-04-07
Monroe, WA | Not suprising
Around here (PNW) Dish has managed to loose the local ABC affiliate KOMO, as well as not been able to figure out how to broadcast FOX in HD. If you drop one of the big three, you will loose. |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | reply to spamd
Re: Cmon DTV
Except how many sat users cannot get broadband, or good broadband to use these services. |
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radougherty
join:1999-07-23
Austin, TX | With bandwidth caps implemented by various ISP's you won't be able to afford to use those sites for content. |
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