New channels, Cinemax, Survey

**waja** · 03-03-2004 03:22 PM

I received a call from dishNetwork today. The CSR thanked me for being a customer, told me that dish would be adding 2 new channels this month, did a survey, and pitched a Cinemax offer. The call went like this.

CSR - We will be adding 2 new channels this month.
me - Great! What are they?
CSR - I don't know.

CSR - Would you be willing to do a quick survey?
me - Sure.
CSR - What kind of movie do you like to watch?
me - High Definition.
CSR - Ok. What is your favorite type of movie?
me - One that is in High Definition.

CSR - I see that you have HBO. We can give you Cinemax package for $3.01 per month. This price will not change. You would get 5StarMax, Cinemax, MoreMax, ActionMax, and Cinemax West.
me - What about Cinemax High Definition?
CSR - Please hold, I am going to check on the 2 new channels.
CSR - Thank you for holding. Sorry, I still do not know what the 2 new channels are.
me - Thanks, but I will pass on the Cinemax offer for now.
CSR - OK. But if you change your mind, you may call back and add Cinemax for $3.01 per month.

Is the Cinemax deal anything special? Does anyone know what the 2 new channels are? ( Maybe, one of them is the TVGuide channel

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**WLong** · 03-03-2004 03:30 PM

If they are two new HDTV channels and one of them is Starz HD, I wont feel as bad about not being able to qualify for VOOM service.

Also, I would take INHD and INHD2

Bill

**KyDave** · 03-03-2004 03:36 PM

The way I understand it, HBO is 13.99.

If you have HBO/Cinemax and Top60, that combo is 20.99.

But if you have Top120 or better, the HBO/Cinemax combo is 17.00.

So that is where the 3.01 is coming from.

Yes, that is nice. But that is their everyday offer, not a special.

**nuts4scuba** · 03-03-2004 03:51 PM

They called me last week and offered me Showtime for a special price of $11.99. Not really a special since that is the price if you have the HBO/Cin package and add Showtime.

**ComcastOgre** · 03-03-2004 10:18 PM

I can't wait to see what those 2 new channels are. I hate to bust people's hopes, but the last time I talked to a CSR and they said new channels were coming, I received Catalog TV and Auction TV. LOL

**Frank Solich** · 03-03-2004 10:26 PM

I'll bet "Acquiring Satellite Signal" is one of the new channels they're adding.

**David_Levin** · 03-04-2004 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by waja

ICSR - What kind of movie do you like to watch?
me - High Definition.
CSR - Ok. What is your favorite type of movie?
me - One that is in High Definition.

- Yea me too - Good Answers. Unfornately, the monkeys giving the survey don't really care and have no means to forward your real desire to anyone useful.

If there are really new channels coming, we'll probably hear about them on the Charlie Chat next week. Ooooo, maybe BingoTV will go HD

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**mike123abc** · 03-04-2004 10:58 AM

Well they are probably looking for:

thrillermax
outermax
@max
wmax

Since those are the channels that Dish does not carry yet, probably get 2 of the 4.

**ingramba** · 03-04-2004 03:27 PM

Dish told me today they are adding 1 channel soon called "SITV" to the 120 and higher packages. As usual, they were clueless about any other info.

**mjrusso45** · 03-04-2004 03:29 PM

SI = Sports Illustrated?

Edit: Nevermind, Found it

"SiTV is a new English-language, Latino-themed network featuring culturally relevant programming that targets the growing young Latino and multicultural TV audience"

www.sitv.com