Smithsonian HD dropped and replaced with Crime & Investigation HD

[village idiot]

Well, at least I won't miss anything when my 3 month free trial for Platinum HD is up. That was about the only channel I liked in the package.

[Scott Greczkowski]

I'm on the phone right now, and CSR doesn't know anything. Now I also complained about bill increase with NO notice from E* what so ever.

Do you get your Dish Network bundeled with your telephone service? If not then your bill has not gone up yet. Check your February bill and you will see the prices did not go up.

[Poke]

Man I rather have SmithsonianHD over this CI junk! Whats up with this Scott have you heard anything?? Maybe the Storm has started.. Maybe we all should start email Dish ask them whats going on..

[Hemi 6.1]

Do you get your Dish Network bundeled with your telephone service? If not then your bill has not gone up yet. Check your February bill and you will see the prices did not go up.

He claimed certain states got notice in the mail of the increase. As of Febuary 1st the prices are increased, TODAY. and no I don't have bundle packs.
He said my bill thats released on the 19th will show the new price increase. Website is being updated as we speak.
HD only packs are available to all customer once again today.
Smithsonian had low ratings so to save on cost it got dropped.
So I said rating would have been much Higher if it didn't cost the customer $20 to view it. Then it was kind of quiet. This is the supervisor now too.
I just stated that I have to pay when I drop services , SO now your paying for dropping your service..

[jamieh1]

This is why Im a Directv subscriber. Dish Network is all ways taking programming off the air. They say they do this to keep cost down, but it appears that Directv and Dish prices are inline with each other.

[JohnH]

Well, at least Twin Peaks is not stretched, just 4X3 black barred.

[HDRoberts]

Showtime is a Viacom service.

Showtime is from CBS, not Viacom. They split in 2005. While Sumner Redstone runs both, they are separate conglomerates.

I just find it odd that Smithsonian could be yanked less than a year after introduction. I wonder what kind of loophole was in the contract to get Dish out (or are we going to see a fresh lawsuit).

Or maybe yanking Smithsonian WAS part of a new Showtime deal in exchange higher Showtime rates.

[ehren]

Got $20 for 3 months credit. He was english speaking too.. But this still sucks. He said they launched 64 channels this year.... I said List them! He said he can't. I said thats what I thought..
He said Sorry.

Boy I bet Dish CSR's really love their jobs. If that was me talking to you I would ask you to castrate yourself.

[Hemi 6.1]

Boy I bet Dish CSR's really love their jobs. If that was me talking to you I would ask you to castrate yourself.

Wasn't a CSR. Only breifly did I chat to the NO NOTHING CSR. So I asked for Supervisor,and got him . Its not my fault they work for a Cheap M F-er

[kenny911]

This fricking blows. When I buy my house in the fall, I think I may go with directv because of stunts like these.