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sitrix

join:2002-04-15
Tacoma, WA

reply to xirian
Re: Dish/Directv?

Well, there is always C/Ku band (big dish) service that those people can get instead of DirectTV/Dish. In the end, DirectTV/Dish merger had some major players lobbing against it while there was nobody like that trying to de-rail Sirus/XM deal. I still don't understand how that merger is going to work since XM has geostationary orbit based sats while Sirus has Molniya orbit (eliptical) based sats.

CopperMux

join:2005-01-18
reply to Gilitar
Apples and oranges. They are totally different content providers whereas Dish and DTV are providing 95% of the same thing.

random_texan

join:2007-02-08
San Antonio, TX
reply to Gilitar
What about those, like myself, who only get dialup? Can't download the newest episode of The Office on 28k. Not everyone has the option of online video.

xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
reply to Gilitar
There are places where OTA is hard or impossible to get, and hulu/appletv requires an internet connection.

Gilitar

join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
reply to LouiseBowes
There are other options now such as Hulu and Apple TV. You also have OTA. I'm thinking that this is a prelude to a buyout of Dish by Directv.
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