First Look: DishONLINE

**MikeD-C05** · 12-19-2006 04:14 PM

Very expensive and I wonder how Dish will charge for their version of these plug in ethernet ports? I'm sure they won't let us use the ones we want . They won't make any money off of it other wise.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 12-19-2006 04:24 PM

I am sure for this dish wont care, they will be making their money on the backend via the programming.

**navychop** · 12-19-2006 06:24 PM

Yep. Dish isn't going to kill the golden goose.

**OoTLink** · 12-19-2006 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by ScottChez

Timing is important. Feb 15th may be a must do date for dish.

I thought i read that both Apple, plans to release there new iTV box and Direct TV plans to also have on demand content via high speed internet connections the first of the year.

Xbox 360 already is doing it.

Apple should be on track.

I have not heard any new dates for Direct TV.

If Dish prices it right like Apples does with iTunes, it will be a hit. Hopefully they will match Apples itune prices of say $1 to $2 dollars or something.

Maybe Apple's iTV box will be a dish receiver too?

**Southern** · 12-19-2006 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by John Kotches

The solution is for you to buy either a Wireless/Ethernet bridge or a powerline adapter as others have suggested.

Guess it isn't going to matter too much, since I have a 522.. and according to Scott a little further down, it doesn't have an Ethernet port.

Ah well.

**grendyl** · 12-19-2006 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by OoTLink

Maybe Apple's iTV box will be a dish receiver too?

Here is the engadget preview of the prototype:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/h...itv-prototype/

It would have been neat to see Apple & Dish Network work together on a product though.

**scots** · 12-20-2006 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by jdr01930

"Since I don't have a phone line I hope that is a way to waive the $5.00 AOF "

Doubtful - one of the reasons for the phone line connection is to verify that the box is physically where it's suppose to be via caller ID. Can't really do that very easily over the internet. I suppose at some point in the future they could change the concept/implementation a bit to verify all receivers are coming from the same outside IP address at given point in time - If the receivers are all at the same IP then they must be at the same physical location.

This isn't exactly true. Your location can be determined from your IP address. Check this out:

http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation

**gdarwin** · 12-20-2006 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by scots

This isn't exactly true. Your location can be determined from your IP address. Check this out:

http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation

Mine came out showing Atlanta.....

**Scott Greczkowski** · 12-20-2006 02:27 PM

We made it to Engadget today.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/20/d...oads-via-iptv/

(Engadget is one of my favorite websites! (Besides SatelliteGuys of course)

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**Southern** · 12-20-2006 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by scots

This isn't exactly true. Your location can be determined from your IP address. Check this out:

http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation

Those IP Lookup utilities rely on each individual ISP entering the correct geographical information in each of their routers, seperately, and cannot be trusted to verify the actual location of the router; not to mention that it's not possible to verify the street address of an IP. Therefore, you could not verify that someone is "Sharing" their Dish account with their neighbors, people in the same apartment complex, etc..