Team Summit: General Assembly Notes

**Scott Greczkowski** · 05-17-2008 08:22 AM

While the receiver is called a 722s, it is not a 722 at all.

This is a totally brand new box.

And when its released it would not surprise me to see it have a different name.

**Tyralak** · 05-17-2008 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by jerryez

110, 119, & 129 are out west. Look again

Not for Alaska and HI. I don't believe they can see 129 very well.

**Tyralak** · 05-17-2008 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by JEFFinINDY

Is it any good? Reliable?

No and HELL NO.

**charlesrshell** · 05-17-2008 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

While the receiver is called a 722s, it is not a 722 at all.

This is a totally brand new box.

And when its released it would not surprise me to see it have a different name.

Did they say by any chance if it will be able to record four channels at the same time? Two Sat, two OTA. Thanks for the good feedback while yall were at Team Summit.

**vegassatellite** · 05-17-2008 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by M Sparks

Who would be dumb enough to call the installer to complain about a programming change?

"Errr, I think you done got the cable all kinked up, cause sum of tha chainnels ain't coming through."

Exactly

I'm an installer and my customers know to call me first, no matter what. It's also so I can make upsell work like hanging their TVs, etc. I haven't got one call about VOOM. From a retailer/installer point-of-view, the VOOM channels were basically worthless.

**JTBenson** · 05-17-2008 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by jerryez

5 PPV are included in my count, but Big Ten Net is not in my package. I don't get it, so it is not National.

DISH Network -- Dish HD

If HBO isn't in your package, does that mean it is not National? Big Ten Net is as much national as other channels because it is available nationally as long as you pay for it. RSN's are not available nationally, only regionally because the actual games are blacked out unless you are in their region. Since they are games only HD, I don't count them as national. I do however get some games in HD on my RSN. Since they are on my package are they national?

**jerryez** · 05-17-2008 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by JTBenson

If HBO isn't in your package, does that mean it is not National? Big Ten Net is as much national as other channels because it is available nationally as long as you pay for it. RSN's are not available nationally, only regionally because the actual games are blacked out unless you are in their region. Since they are games only HD, I don't count them as national. I do however get some games in HD on my RSN. Since they are on my package are they national?

Your jumping in in the midle of a discussion. MY original post stated that HBO, 5Max etc were in my count. Charlie still needs nearly fifty channels to reach 100 by my count, even if you count Big 10 as 10 channels(which it isn't) and it isn't even a 24/7 channel. Before commenting read my original post.

**K9SAT** · 05-17-2008 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Tyralak

Not for Alaska and HI. I don't believe they can see 129 very well.

Ceil 2 is suppost to take care of that problem when it gets lauched. From what Im hearing it's going to take care of alaska and hawaii real good as the beams are suppost to be really strong for those areas.

**royrose** · 05-17-2008 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by vegassatellite

I'm an installer and my customers know to call me first, no matter what. It's also so I can make upsell work like hanging their TVs, etc. I haven't got one call about VOOM. From a retailer/installer point-of-view, the VOOM channels were basically worthless.

I am curious what portion of your new customers have chosen the $10.00 Dish HD Essentials Vs the $20.00 HD Ultimate since that choice has been available. I assume that when you do an install, you explain the package choices and what is in them. Also what portion of existing customers who have the $20.00 package (from when it was the only one available) have kept the $20.00 package.

If, as you assume (maybe correctly), that the vast majority don't care about Voom, are many paying extra for channels that they don't watch (and now are no longer available)?

This question is directed to vegassatellite and any other installers.

Roy

**redsalmon** · 05-17-2008 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by goaliebob99

Ceil 2 is suppost to take care of that problem when it gets lauched. From what Im hearing it's going to take care of alaska and hawaii real good as the beams are suppost to be really strong for those areas.

We Alaskans sure hope that it takes care of our lack of HD. It's funny to read people complaining about lack of HD when all we can get are 8 or 10 with the two movie packages that are HD and Dish won't even turn on Sci-Fi or USA HD for us even though we can see the transponders.