Class Action Lawsuit against Dish for Dropping Voom?

**jwgreen68** · 05-28-2008 05:24 PM

Only 2 things will be accomplished by suing Dish over such a trivial matter.

1) More lawyers will become even richer. And it won't be your lawyer.

2) Dish subscribers rates will go up even higher! Someone has to absorb the costs of Dish's legal fees, and it won't be Ebenezar Ergen!

**kstuart** · 05-28-2008 05:32 PM

This is where we really really need a middle finger smiley !

We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
Their perch and not their terror.

(Measure for Measure, 2.1.1)

, Angelo to Escalus

**kstuart** · 05-28-2008 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by aperry

+1,000,000,000,000

Uh, oh, the scariest post ever on SatelliteGuys !

aperry is an Alien Hive Mind living on Earth, and there is one trilliion of them !

We are outnumbered 150 to 1 !

Time to build a basement shelter...

**jimboeau** · 05-28-2008 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by FitzAusTex

Wonder how much crying, and for how long the crying continued if what was dropped was the RSNs, or the NBC Universal channels...its just TV, afterall...

That's because those channels are popular, wanted and requested by customers of cable companies, satelite companies and fios, etc. The VOOM channels aren't even on the radar of popularity with the channels mentioned above. That is why only one cable system in the whole country even carries any of their channels and why VOOM will be dead unless they re-ink a deal with E* do carry a few of their channels.

**jimboeau** · 05-28-2008 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by lern4483

Dish and voom need to end this asap. People are hurt by this. Subs invested money no matter how you look at it.

There are people who take great joy in seeing true HD programming disolved. I think in the end we all suffer.

Again, forget its voom if ''you'' had programming you enjoyed and your sat company just pulled it while you were sleeping you would be just as pissed off as we are.

True its just tv. However we spend our good money to make it as enjoyable as possible.

I, for one, am not ''over this''. To those who say its enough, Im sorry to say, ill be over it when I feel like it!

I wouldn't wish this on anyone..No matter what the programming or jump up and down.

Well you are in luck we live in a free market system. I'm sure that some company out there will realize that there is now a huge void in the HD market because of the fact that E* no longer carries VOOM. My guess is that within a few weeks a cable company or satellite company will see this great opportunity and offer the hugely popular and requested HD Suite. Just be patient!

**scots** · 05-28-2008 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by davelip75

My other argument is this: If you live in an apartment, and the landlord has a dispute with the water company and doesn't pay the bill, the tenant is left to suffer when the water gets turned off.

Dish network has a dispute with Voom, so they decide to terminate their contract. In the apartment situation, a tenant has the legal right to sue the landlord for loss of services. Why shouldn't that apply in this situation?

Those are two totally different things. Housing and water are NECESSITIES for quality of life, and there are laws (usually local) to provide renters with at least certain minimum standards. While some people may consider television service a necessity as well (many see it as a utility such as water, electricity, gas), it is NOT. Television is a LUXURY, and not just cable or satellite service but rabbit ears as well.

**Geronimo** · 05-28-2008 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by FCom911

Both Voom and Dish remain in active litigation on these matters. I don't believe a 'gag order' has been issued by the judge, but it's always unwise to comment while trials and/or appellate processes are active.

Not sure how that relates to this. None of us are parties to that suit.

**sdschramm** · 05-28-2008 06:18 PM

I think the guy has a point. On the other hand - other people are also right as well. Although they are only TV channels Dish had no reason to just yank them out like that.

For me, The only VOOM channel I ever watched was HDNews. And sometimes I would just channel flip and see if there was anything good on the other channels. For me - this whole VOOM is a loss- but not that big of a deal FOR ME at least. On the other hand, I can realte this to when the channel "TechTV" got turned into what is now "G4". I'm sure us geeks remember what that channel used to be.Those were the days... Oh, and by the way - it was exactly 4 years ago TODAY that the original TechTv got taken away. (May 28, 2004) Just thought I would throw that in there!

-Scott

**M Sparks** · 05-28-2008 06:55 PM

Again, the only legit complaint I have is that I continue to be charged extra for Voom. Voom used to be optional and cost $5, which I was happy to pay.

Now, I am paying $10 for a package that costs $5 on DirecTV. But then again, no one is forcing me to continue. I can drop the package, but I don't because I love HDNet Movies. I can switch to DirecTV, but then I wind up paying more for other things and I still pay more. So, I suck it up. 90% of their customers don't even know the difference.

Dropping Voom was a good business decision, choosing to screw their best customers in the process was not. I have options to punish them by taking away my business. But in doing so, I punish myself in other ways.

Bottom line-Class action lawsuits are for whining idiots.