Dish Network Retailer Chat Recap - July 10, 2007

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-10-2007 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by jacmyoung

If you get fired on the job for watching E* and not able to pay the bill...why would E* want that

Your not watching Dish Online... your downloading VOD content from the internet to your DVR for viewing. Its not a slingbox type of feature.

Seriously though, I am more interested in the online DVR scheduling away from home feature, Scott, can you confirm this for me this feature will be available when the Ethernet is active? Are they going to provide us with some wireless adapter for the connection? How much will they charge for the new service?

I have seen and played with the remote scheduling feature. I dont know if it will be in Dishonline at the launch but she did mention these features when she was describing the software which was coming in August.

No dish will not provide you with a wireless adapter. You can get your own, although its best to run a wire to it.

The DishONLINE service is free, however depending on the content you download they could and will be charges.

**nlk10010** · 07-10-2007 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by s8ist

Where's Amish Living HD?

Ummm, hate to break this to you but it's coming, in the guise of RFD-TV. Wifey saw this in the latest RFD magazine and asked that I call Dish up right away and ask for it.

When I stopped laughing I realized that, being an RFD fan myself, RFD-HD will be really cool. Imagine Big Joe in HD (to say nothing of HorseCity.Com TV).

=NLK=

**lakebum431** · 07-10-2007 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

No dish will not provide you with a wireless adapter. You can get your own, although its best to run a wire to it.

If you don't want to (or can't) run a wire from your router to the location of your 622 check out the SlingLink

Sling Media - SlingLink Turbo

I've got one and it works great!

**mdwatt** · 07-10-2007 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by jself1982

Exactly, I tuned in once to that show and got hooked.

That and Dirty Jobs too. Don't forget ole Mike Rowe!

**jacmyoung** · 07-10-2007 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Your not watching Dish Online... your downloading VOD content from the internet to your DVR for viewing. Its not a slingbox type of feature.

...

I was referring to his "watch now in the office" feature.

Originally Posted by lakebum431

If you don't want to (or can't) run a wire from your router to the location of your 622 check out the SlingLink

Sling Media - SlingLink Turbo

I've got one and it works great!

I don't have open hard wiring only wireless. The one hard wiring is already used, unless there is some other trick I don't know about.

**lakebum431** · 07-10-2007 07:25 PM

Pick up a cheap router (probably 20-30 bucks) and the SlingLink and you're good to go. Much much much faster than wireless.

**SatinKzo** · 07-10-2007 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by jacmyoung

I don't have open hard wiring only wireless. The one hard wiring is already used, unless there is some other trick I don't know about.

There is an adapter out there to use the "spare" 4 wires in a typical network run and get a 2nd jack out of 1 wire. You have to have the adapter on each end.

For the life of me I cannot find it for some reason to link it for you. I have not used it and cannot gurantee that it actually doesn't suffer from any interference issues.

**digiblur** · 07-10-2007 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by jacmyoung

I was referring to his "watch now in the office" feature.

I don't have open hard wiring only wireless. The one hard wiring is already used, unless there is some other trick I don't know about.

If you have hard line being used near the 622, just buy a cheap 4 port switch and plug it in by the 622. You'll turn that one connection into 3 open connections.

**kstuart** · 07-10-2007 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by yaz96

WOW!

I just got confirmation from a very reliable source at DISH. Setanta will be on August 1st!

Since there was no mention on the Retailer Chat, I decided to bug my contact (could be same one) one more time, and I was told the same date.

Remember that Dish likes to space things apart, and not have a lot of things happen at the same time. Also, the same engineers who work on adding the authorization code and Guide listings for HD RSNs are the ones who would be doing the same thing for Setanta. And, the people who write the Press Releases. And, the people who coach the CS reps about what is on the channels and how much they cost.

So, it seems that the spacing was:

HD RSNs and Birmingham -> Setanta -> National HD channels.

Probably any other niche and international channel additions will also be made at the beginning of August.

PS Don't forget - July 21st on ESPN-HD - David Beckham and L.A. Galaxy vs. Chelsea (so I guess that's Tom Cruise vs Madonna ?)