Class Action Lawsuit against Dish for Dropping Voom?

[Geronimo]

"Punitive damages...I don't know, sue everybody...I was initially hurt with words, and then I fell down the stairs and my shoes fell off."

First you hve to prove that they actually did something thst their contract with you did not allow them to.

[Bradp56]

I mean you wont win a lawsuit but it may get some publicity that may help the decisions of both sides.

[jimboeau]

Originally Posted by jimboeau
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!

Patient ? VOOM Network channels have been "available" for many years and who's picked them up ? VOOM themselves, Dish, and .... Cablevision (they own VOOM, by the way).

//sarcasm = on....... I guess I need to be more clear..... VOOM is a POS

[Mojo]

I mean you wont win a lawsuit but it may get some publicity that may help the decisions of both sides.

+1

[yaz96]

Originally Posted by jimboeau
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!



//sarcasm = on....... I guess I need to be more clear..... VOOM is a POS

like you?

[Mojo]

ohhhhh

[vegassatellite]

You can sue anyone for anything. Whether you win is a whole different story. You can keep giving a lawyer money and I'm sure they'll keep working on your case as long as you keep the cash going.

I doubt you'll get a lawyer to take this on a contingency basis. So unless you've got the money to front for such a legal venture, this all just conjecture at this point.

[M Sparks]

Many people are upset about the loss of Voom why does it upset some of you that we are using a Forum to talk about how we feel with others who feel the same way.

I liked Voom a lot. I've been extremely critical of DISH's treatment of their best customers. In fact, you might say I FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU.

That said, the original post is a huge load of crap.

Frivolous lawsuits are one of the things killing this country. But more than that, I hate people who think they are the center of the universe.

By definition, a class-action lawsuit has to do with something that affects a large group of people. You could say that there is some merit to this complaint (though I doubt it would hold up legally) that ALL of the HD Ultimate customers are being charged for something they aren't getting. But this guys' whining about his $2,000 TV and his 2 year commitment. No one forced him to buy a TV. No one forced him to make a commitment. It's called buyer's remorse.

His 2 year commitment argument might hold water if there was an alternative way to get Voom. If his contract was holding him to DISH, therefore preventing him from getting Voom from DirecTV...well, it would still have no legal merit, but at least he'd have a legit reason to complain. As is, he's complaining about all the SD Upconvert channels. Switching to DirecTV would just give him more.

Yes, I want either my Voom back or my $5 a month back. I'm just not a selfish idiot who thinks waving the "lawsuit" word around is going to do any good. It's the tool of the weak. It's like running to mommy because the other children won't play fair. There ARE options to drop that tier and save money. And again...NO ONE FORCED HIM TO COMMIT TO TWO YEARS. I seriously looked at switching to DirecTV over this. I could do it tomorrow. I just don't see how it will be worth it.

AND, as much as I liked Voom...they screwed themselves. So it's really hard to blame DISH for much. It's really down to that $5 a month.

So that's why I'M mad. Because the Amercian legal system is bogged down with s***heads who think that they are entiitled to having everything how they like it and screw everyone else. Forget the legal system, that's what's wrong with America in general. Did I love Monsters? Yup. But for every person like me, there's 50 people who just want to watch fricking Hannah Montana. Sorry, majority rules here. And the majority has terrible taste in TV, movies, books, music, ect.

IN MY OPINION.

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[M Sparks]

"Punitive damages...I don't know, sue everybody...I was initially hurt with words, and then I fell down the stairs and my shoes fell off."

First you hve to prove that they actually did something thst their contract with you did not allow them to.

Which one? My contract with the stairs to carry me safely to the lower floor, or my contract with my shoelaces to hold my shoes on?

[Geronimo]

Which one? My contract with the stairs to carry me safely to the lower floor, or my contract with my shoelaces to hold my shoes on?

Neither. You are supposed to be mad at DISH for dropping VOOM. Nothing else matters. Why are you talking about stairs and shoelaces when we are ina VOOMless world? Will you find VOOM at the top of the stairs? Just wear loafers and stay on the first floor till VOOM comes back. if you don't like that you are free to go somewhere else-----unless you need sy=tairs or shoelaces to get there. those are forbidden.