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join:2006-01-17
Columbia, PA |
K3SGM
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 3:39 pm
Dish Network Is Now The New AT&T ???IF the deal goes through, please don't let them hammer us with years of advertising about their new name. The Cingular name change adds are already bad enough  |
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 MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK |
MarkyD
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 3:41 pm
Dude, wow.AT&T will be - even more so - the friggin death star. |
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 Jim Gurd
Premium Member
join:2000-07-08
Livonia, MI |
Jim Gurd
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 3:46 pm
Makes no senseWhy would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. |
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY |
Please not this...... |
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fldiver
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join:1999-12-27
Jacksonville, FL |
fldiver
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 4:00 pm
If they would not let DTV and Echostar merge why on EARTH would the govt sanction this abysmal idea. I am so glad I stayed with Directv; I despise AT&T with every breath in my body.. |
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K3SGM- -... ...- -
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join:2006-01-17
Columbia, PA |
K3SGM
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 4:04 pm
said by fldiver:If they would not let DTV and Echostar merge why on EARTH would the govt sanction this abysmal idea. I am so glad I stayed with Directv; I despise AT&T with every breath in my body.. You can guess that even though there is no 'official' deal on the table, good ole' FCC Chairman Kevin Martin already has his finger on the YES button  |
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darthhater
Anon
2007-Sep-27 4:10 pm
haYou all remember in the 90's AOL was the evil empire of internet. I think at&t are trying to take their place. Is aol even still around? |
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Re: Makes no senseI would be almost positive it would get approval in this "environment". Lower TV Prices for sure this time! |
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Doubtful. To say the least.Does ANYONE think AT&T is going to get bigger after swallowing Bell South?
Can't imagine that there's enough pepto-bismal in the world for the kind of bankruptcy this would be. Would make MCI look like a small business chapter 11 filling.
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eco
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join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE |
eco
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 4:26 pm
...They better hurry up if they wanna get this done because if predictions prove correct and the Democrats take the White House, this deal sounds like one that may not make it through.. |
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 MrMoodyFree range slave
Premium Member
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC |
to Karl Bode
Re: Makes no sensesaid by Karl Bode: Lower TV Prices for sure this time! LOL We promise! |
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 Hall
MVM
join:2000-04-28
Germantown, OH |
to Jim Gurd
U-Verse is probably turning out to not be as "easy" as they thought. |
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to fldiver
The gov't wouldn't allow the only (2) DBS providers to merge into one because there'd be only (1) option available to consumers. If AT&T buys Echostar or Dish, there will still be (2). |
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 jasonfen
Premium Member
join:2001-01-07
Dallas, TX |
jasonfen
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 4:55 pm
Homezone is a crockI just got done canceling it. Crashes, must use their 2Wire router that is junk, web access never works, etc. |
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 S_engineer
Premium Member
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL |
to MarkyD
Re: Dude, wow.Would Luke then be Brian Roberts of Comcrap?
Who would Yoda be? |
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Re: hasaid by darthhater :
Is aol even still around?
Yes... |
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 PhoenixDownFIOS is Awesome
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY |
to Jim Gurd
Re: Makes no sensesaid by Jim Gurd:Why would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. They would probably focus development and sales of uverse in urban areas and echostar sales in more sub-urban settings. It will be a decade or more before ATT brings their entire territory up to speed. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA |
to Karl Bode
and I've been seeing pigs fly lately.
The only way that you will ever see 'lower TV prices' is in a bulk per channel cost. (i.e. 1000 channels for $80) vs. 13 channels for #13, similar to Comcast Rick's cost method of HSI. I'd like to see a lower bottom like cost. |
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 ropeguru
Premium Member
join:2001-01-25
Mechanicsville, VA |
to Jim Gurd
said by Jim Gurd:Why would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. No, this would be a good move for them as then they would just sell some kind of crappy satellite type internet and satellite tv to the rural areas and not have to spend the bucks to deply U-Verse. |
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Spend some $'s on your core businessI just wish the big brains would spend some of those billions to upgrade the switch for our area so we can get some of those new fancy featuers like call waiting/caller ID. |
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 sporkmedrop the crantini and move it, sister
MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ |
to Karl Bode
Re: Makes no sensesaid by Karl Bode:I would be almost positive it would get approval in this "environment". Lower TV Prices for sure this time! Lower prices? Comeon, you have SO much higher quality programming than what used to be available. It's an *awesome* deal. :P |
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 Greg_Z
Premium Member
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL |
Greg_Z
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 6:36 pm
Should of been "The death of Sling Media"Well, those that bought the Sling Box better enjoy it while they have it. After the purchase, watch it disappear into a bygone era. |
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 MoJeeperThe Stig in 2012
Premium Member
join:2000-10-20
Springfield, MO |
to radougherty
Re: Spend some $'s on your core businessWe have all those fancy features plus the 26.4K dialup speed.
Leave my Dish alone I'm happy with it.
DeathStar Please UPDATE MY COPPER !!! |
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AT&T to Buy VerizonAT%T wants to be the monopoly like it used to be in the early 80's, just Swallow Verizon to take back the lines once owned before. |
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Nobody here seems to like this possibility.Why? How is this a bad thing? AT&T gets what it wants, and Ergen gets what he wants. I doubt the customers will even notice the differecne except on the logo of their bill. Echostar will still provide Dish the content they have now. All this does is make it easier for AT&T to buy Dish. When the rumors started a long time ago, Dish prices was perfect for it but since then has risen. Now by splitting it off, AT&T can afford Dish and Ergen still keeps his company.
Customers will not even notice the change. Sure, AT&T will once again enlarge their empire but look at the money they will pull in by taking over Dish. If they want the content, they will pay Echostar for it. Both companies will make out here. Customers will notice a logo change on the bill.
I seriously fail to see how this can be bad! |
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fldiver
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join:1999-12-27
Jacksonville, FL
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fldiver
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 9:27 pm
HA, if this happens; watch your bill go UP; I mean after all AT&T is doing you a favor providing all of your services in one play; heck that ought to be worth another $10 to you for the convenience. AT&T is one of the sorriest companies when it comes to features and pricing. |
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 pende_tim
Premium Member
join:2004-01-04
Selbyville, DE |
to persus491
Re: AT&T to Buy Verizon
Or the inverse of this idea,
Once AT&T gets their empire built, watch Verizon try to swallow them.
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK |
KrK
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 10:01 pm
Noooooo!Echostar is one of the companies I really like! |
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to Jim Gurd
Re: Makes no senseDish Network = TV and HDTV coverage in rural America NOW
U-Verse and IPTV = Coverage in Rural America.... When.... 10 years... 20 years... Never? |
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KrK to fldiver
Premium Member
2007-Sep-27 10:06 pm
to fldiver
said by fldiver:If they would not let DTV and Echostar merge why on EARTH would the govt sanction this abysmal idea. I am so glad I stayed with Directv; I despise AT&T with every breath in my body.. Echostar and DTV merge = Bigger competition to Telco and Cable Company plans.... BLOCKED! Echostar bought by AT&T = Consolidation of media by Telco, of Part of Company plans..... APPROVED! The FCC lately has been all about Big Business agenda and allowing mergers *except* when it threatens the interests of the Telcos and Cable companies... |
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