Today SatelliteGuys and 15 lucky members we able to sit down with Dish Network executives at Team Summit in Denver Colorado.
This was a private meeting with Dish Executives, however Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen turned the tables on us and asked us more questions of us then we did of him and his staff. Charlie actually sat with the SatelliteGuys members while his team of new and old execs jumped in with both feet.
Because it was a private "off the record" meeting I can not go into details of what was discussed, I will however say this... (And I hope people can read between the lines)
TURBO HD CUSTOMERS... DISH HEARS YOU AND IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION TO THE NEW HD ISSUE. PLEASE BE PATIENT THEY ARE WORKING ON A FEW THINGS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
Joining us today from Dish / Echostar was:
Charlie Ergen - CEO
Ira Bahr - Chief Marketing Officer
Mark Jackson - President, Echostar Technologies
Dave Shull - Sr. VP Programming
Bernie Han, Chief Operating Officer
Tom Cullen, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
After the meeting with the Dish / Echostar staff I was able to take the SatelliteGuys members to the Tech Expo Floor where I got to give them a full demonstration of the Dish Slingloaded ViP 922 HD DVR! All of the members got to play with the new remote from the 922 and seemed to really like the guide and new menus.
With that the official meet and greet was over and I took those in attendance to Bubba Gumps Shrimp Company for some drinks and food. We also gave away some really cool prizes, one SatelliteGuys member went home with a Dish Network TV2 IR Converter Kit, another member went home with the Dish Network Uplink Center book that was signed by the man him self Charlie Ergen!
It was great getting to sit down with all of the members, we had a fun time at Bubba Gumps.
I would like to thanks a few folks at Dish Network for making this possible, first Charlie Ergen for taking time out of his busy schedule to spen and hour and a half with us. (And that thanks goes to all Dish staff who attended!), I would also like to thank Parker from Dish for making this all happen, you don't know how much work this guy did behind the scenes to put this all together. I would also like to thanks Francie and Robin from Dish for their help today and for making this event a success. Finally I would like to thank your members who came out from across the country for this very special SatelliteGuys event! (Oh and a thank you and I miss you to my wife, its been a long 5 days wthout her.)
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