December 18th Dish Retailer Chat Recap

[HDRoberts]

Don't know if this would interest you but check out
this link from Hulu

(when you finish Season #1 )


Amazing what they have available out there

. I plan to hook up a laptop soon to our main tv to see how it looks.

Internet TV is great, if you can get a cheap, very fast connection. Can;t get that much here in my Podunk little town of ... Cleveland.

[Bill1767]

That's laughable. $8 increase on a $50 package is not on par with inflation. Even if their costs have gone up, it's the wrong move in a weak economy. As for that last statement, I wouldn't be so sure.

That's for sure ,they have been nickel &dimming us for a long time and im tried of this sh8t been with dish for 10yrs they raise my rates im gone for good,bet on this!

[cincyguy2k4]

Scott could we get a sticky outlining the price increases?

Im totally shocked on how much this has gone up. If they let me stay absolute I might just stick with it. This time they dont have the luxury of forcing an upgrade to MPEG-4 for grandfathered plans. Im thanking myself for not doing anything that requires an commitment with Dish in recent history.

I thought cable was bad here hiking rates 10-12 percent. My internet + phone just went up 10 a month. Im out of money to give to these companies.

Our family has cut back on cell phone and sat this year. This is total BS during a time where money has become very hard to come by.

[jdmacor]

In the appliance industry, prices are going up 8-10% January 1.

Consumer prices
have been falling

; largely to do with energy sector falling, but manufactured goods have also taken a hit.

[RockinHARD26]

Is there anyway someone could RECORD this type of program and release it here?

[long_time_DNC]

Well, that definitely sucks. Renaming the receivers is dumb. I know what a 622, 722, 211, etc. are...now I have to remember HD Solo vs HD Duo...oh and don't forget the Enhanced one. Did anyone get the woodshed treatment over that one yet?

Price increase: Well, I can only absorb so much and recently (last month) dropped the Superstations package to save some (turned out to be "nominal") money. This price increase is a nail in my backside. I'll probably drop the Showtime/TMC package next to save some money or evaluate/consider a metallic value change...

[neftv]

I just read through the chat posts and I just bearly understand the changes coming. I am trying to figure out how this applies to me.
I'm more for making things simple but I guess that not going to happen.


Added...
SO how does this apply to me
I have AMERICA'S TOP 250 BONUS PAK, GoldHD with PlatinumHD, America's Top 200, 1 Yr Cinemax for a Penny with Autopay Participation , Philadelphia, PA DMA Package Dish DVRvantage.
I have Legacy dishes on 110,119,61.5 on VIP622

[RockinHARD26]

I'm tired of reading everyone's comments about programs like this... I want to watch it personally and keep my comments to myself.

So, could someone record it and release it here?

[cincyguy2k4]

Oops hit enter .... but we have cut a lot this year to try to keep same standard of living. We are using coupons all the time and stocking up on frozen food when theres big sales at the store.

We lost one income a couple months ago due to this economy and this increase of MORE than the cable companies adds insult to injury.

Thanks for letting me vent....Rant OFF

[HokieEngineer]

I'm tired of reading everyone's comments about programs like this... I want to watch it personally and keep my comments to myself.

So, could someone record it and release it here?

It is a private broadcast to Dish Network Retailers. Scott only releases the info that pertains to consumers, there is a lot of retailer sensitive information talked about as well, so it would be impossible to release a recording of it without violating Dish Network TOS. (Not to mention copywrite laws)