en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| I'd prefer...
AT&T / DirecTv + VDSL Internet + VoIP + Wireless over current offerings of
AT&T Uverse + interleaved/slower internet + VoIP + Wireless
or
AT&T POTS/LD + ADSL + Wireless (current setup) + DirecTv.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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SuperJoker
join:2005-11-21
Yermo, CA |  Say No to the Death Star Charlie!
Say No to the evil Death Star Charlie! I wonder what would happen to Dish Networks fees and programming?
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
|  Heaven Forbid!
I certainly don't hope this happens....this could be terrible for Echostar....just think what AT&T will have control of:
-massive amount of the nation's telephone service
-Echostar (thus, Dish Network)
-Slingbox
Not good....Slingbox could suddenly be turned into a for-profit model for AT&T "Oh, that'll be an extra $1 a month; it's a stress on our network," later "oh, that'll be an extra $5 a month, it's a stress on our network"...yea, you get the picture.
Also, I have a feeling AT&T would be a lot more strict on you needing a telephone line with your satellite service...higher charges/etc....let's hope they'd make a clause for those outside of AT&T's territory (because if they don't, there's going to be a lot of angry/screwed customers).
Let's hope it doesn't happen; this is disaster brewing. |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
Premium
join:2002-12-24
Dix Hills,NY
clubs:
·Optimum Online
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Vonage
·magicjack.com
| reply to SuperJoker
Re: Say No to the Death Star Charlie!
said by SuperJoker  :Say No to the evil Death Star Charlie! I wonder what would happen to Dish Networks fees and programming? I don't know, that's a good question. Time will tell, but I'll tell you this---if service goes down and/or price goes up, I'm off to FiosTV...I've held out on FiosTV for this long because of the alleged horrendous DVR, but I'll make the switch to their TV package since I already have Fios Internet and telephone.
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And so castles made of sand, slip into the sea, eventually.
I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. |
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partysource
join:2000-11-25
Phoenix, AZ | Direct TV
Thats why I am staying with Direct TV! |
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computerman2
Premium
join:2002-04-20
Rockwood, MI
·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | At&t Owning Dish Network(Echostar)
While I don't want prices to go up or anything, but what difference is it for at&t customers that already have Dish Network thru at&t, everything is on one bill, one conveient payment each month, and great service. Overall i'm very happy with at&t myself, and if the deal does go thru, then should be still the same service we receive now. Currently have at&t phone and long distance, dsl, at&t dishnetwork, at&t wireless service.
so in conclusion i support at&t owning Echostar/Dishnetwork, i don't see any bad points to it myself, if they require a phone line to the receivers fine by me, actually have one connected now. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to SuperJoker
Re: Say No to the Death Star Charlie!
IF ONLY YOU KNEW THE POW-AHHH |
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DemonicLlama
join:2007-11-19
Potomac, MD | reply to partysource
Re: Direct TV
Ditto |
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manhole
join:2000-09-12
Modesto, CA
clubs:
1 edit | reply to Fox McCloud
Re: Heaven Forbid!
My thoughts are that AT&T is doing this because they know that landlines are declining, no matter what they do. By investing today in TV and high speed internet they will still have a good business model for years to come. By not moving heavily into the television business they would be in big trouble.
Slowly but surely AT&T is realizing that not all customers want landlines, and forcing them on people just chases away more customers. Just recently AT&T let me cancel my landline and keep my DSL for just $4/month more. Most would have to agree that this is a very decent deal, and if you bundle the bill with wireless through AT&T you don't get stuck with the $4 fee. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ |  Will need Justice Dept and FCC OK's - might not be easy
This will need a few OKs to proceed. The news item doesn't mention that, but it will be needed. And the Dems in Congress may put pressure on to hold this off for a while. |
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SuperJoker
join:2005-11-21
Yermo, CA
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Jeffrey
Re: Say No to the Death Star Charlie!
said by Jeffrey :said by SuperJoker :Say No to the evil Death Star Charlie! I wonder what would happen to Dish Networks fees and programming? I don't know, that's a good question. Time will tell, but I'll tell you this---if service goes down and/or price goes up, I'm off to FiosTV...I've held out on FiosTV for this long because of the alleged horrendous DVR, but I'll make the switch to their TV package since I already have Fios Internet and telephone. Oh I wish Fios or even FiosTV were around here and yeah I live in Verizon territory too(I have Verizon DSL). If the rates went up I'd have to think about going to DirecTV(TW Cable is too much) and that would take Me about 2 months to save up for as I'm on a fixed income.
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NewMariner
join:2005-06-24 | DarthVader says....
Charlie....I am your Fa--ther!
Join Me and we can Rule the Galaxy! |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to Fox McCloud
Re: Heaven Forbid!
You can blame Sling Media for selling out in the first place. Not the companies that bought them afterwards like Echostar or ATT. |
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Antonlm
join:2004-09-15
Birmingham, AL | Employee discount
I have been waiting for this. Maybe I can get an employee discount and a bundle discount. (former BS territory and I didn't want to get DTV) |
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tkdslr
join:2004-04-24
Pompano Beach, FL
·Speakeasy
| reply to SuperJoker
Re: Say No to the Death Star Charlie!
said by SuperJoker :Say No to the evil Death Star Charlie! I wonder what would happen to Dish Networks fees and programming? They will go up.. Were else could they go??
Adding more debt is not a great idea in the current economic environment.
Charlie.. I would demand payment in GOLD bullion. 
It's a guessing game when it comes to stock prices and/or the value of the dollar. Be safe and price your company in gold. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to DemonicLlama
Re: Direct TV
I'm not switching DTV for Dish...
I don't think that moving to Uverse/VDSL is worth it (IMO - too many bugs)
TimeWarner might be another option next year.. for now I'll keep my DTV.
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KA3SGM
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join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
clubs:
·Cricket Broadband
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Will need Justice Dept and FCC OK's - might not be easy
said by TKJunkMail :This will need a few OKs to proceed. The news item doesn't mention that, but it will be needed. And the Dems in Congress may put pressure on to hold this off for a while. The FCC is E-A-S-Y these days.
I don't think Congress gets up down votes on corporate mergers these days, it's not State Run Business.
Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ yes, they would get a vote, or at least an opportunity to review the deal.
I'm sure Kevin Martin would get a Lifetime Subscription to Darth Network out of this as well, so of course he has already voted YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!! 
Liberty Media(A Cable Company) owns a majority of DirecTV.(Kevin Martin don't like CableCo's)
As long as AT&T(A Telco, Kevin Martin LOVES TELCO's, and The Bigger The Better!) does not hold any portion of DirecTV,
such a purchase would prove pro-competition in the Satellite business, and would probably slide on through the approvals process largely unchecked. 
Never discount Charlie Ergen, he is a pretty resilient and resourceful guy, he has been in the satellite TV business since it's start in the the late 1970's / early 1980's.
He'll cash out of Dish network, and probably use the proceeds to buy DirecTV from Libery Media, so he can get right back into the Satellite TV business again. 
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viperlmw
Premium
join:2005-01-25
·Qwest.net
| said by KA3SGM : ~snip~ Liberty Media(A Cable Company) owns a majority of DirecTV.(Kevin Martin don't like CableCo's) ~snip~ Did this close yet? I thought it was still in the works. I'm hoping that Liberty Media (with a significant investment in TIVO) will bring TIVO back to DirecTV |
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ross
join:2000-08-16
·Digizip
| reply to en102
Re: I'd prefer...
said by en102 :AT&T / DirecTv + VDSL Internet + VoIP + Wireless over current offerings of AT&T Uverse + interleaved/slower internet + VoIP + Wireless or AT&T POTS/LD + ADSL + Wireless (current setup) + DirecTv. Yeah, that's the ticket, buy Echostar! Keep your poison mitts off DTV! |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
1 edit | Imagine the possibilites
If they do purchase Dish, they could then integrate Dish and U-Verse. They could use U-Verse to supply on-demand and interactive features along with locals in HD. I think this could be good, very good. |
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