Dish Network Retailer Chat Recap - July 10, 2007

**jacmyoung** · 07-10-2007 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by thowe21

I'm a big fan of HD and all, but for me the biggest announcement is the use of the 622 via ethernet and dishonline.com. Being able to program your 622 at work is great. Now if they would just reverse this and add a "watch now" like netflix to dishonline.com, I could watch my 622 at work via dishonline.com (similar to a slingbox). I think the technology is there to make it happen.

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

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Video on Demand... Some movie you want to see but its not playing chances are you can watch it via DishOnline.

Its not quite like the cable companies VOD service yet, but they are making progress.

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?

**Compulov** · 07-10-2007 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by thowe21

I'm a big fan of HD and all, but for me the biggest announcement is the use of the 622 via ethernet and dishonline.com. Being able to program your 622 at work is great. Now if they would just reverse this and add a "watch now" like netflix to dishonline.com, I could watch my 622 at work via dishonline.com (similar to a slingbox). I think the technology is there to make it happen.

Hehe... I'd really like to be able to program my box remotely, that would be slick. There's a number of reasons I wouldn't want to 'watch now'... not the least of which is that I have a hard enough time getting work done as it is

**Jim5506** · 07-10-2007 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Yup if you leave Dish and have lots of recordings all those recievings will be lost forever.

I'll bet there are already people working on "solutions".

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-10-2007 05:52 PM

They havent cracked the pocketdish yet, and this has a few more layers then the pocketdish, so I dont think they are worried.

**brad1138** · 07-10-2007 06:01 PM

Great that we will see the 722, but what ever happened to the 612? My guess is that originally it was going to be a cheaper alternative to a 622, but now that the 622 is mostly free, there's no need for it.

Just curious,
Brad

**Jim5506** · 07-10-2007 06:01 PM

I don't see much incentive for cracking Pocket Dish, but a bare HD...

**daddywags** · 07-10-2007 06:09 PM

I am in Atlanta Ga I can not find any retailer who carries Dish products .I now have Direct but am looking at Dish

**Pepper** · 07-10-2007 06:13 PM

congrats, you win the "I will post something random in the thread I'm reading because I don't want to bother figuring out where the appropriate place would be" award for today.

**lakebum431** · 07-10-2007 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Pepper

congrats, you win the "I will post something random in the thread I'm reading because I don't want to bother figuring out where the appropriate place would be" award for today.

I just busted out laughing on that one and now people are staring at me. Thanks Pepper!

**yaz96** · 07-10-2007 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Pepper

congrats, you win the "I will post something random in the thread I'm reading because I don't want to bother figuring out where the appropriate place would be" award for today.

great one Pepper!

and maybe that guy can try opening a phone book.............