Would Amazon ,Dish partneship make sense?

[MikeD-C05]

Interesting short article about DISH and Amazon.

htps://www.thestreet.com/story/14212735/1/amazon-dish-partnership-would-make-sense-wsj-says.html

 

[Scherrman]

I'd like to see it happen. SOOO much potential with those two together.

 

[primestar31]

I'd like to see it happen. SOOO much potential with those two together.

Can you just imagine Dish installers now being forced to hawk Amazon products in-house after installing a system? LOL

 

[Scherrman]

Can you just imagine Dish installers now being forced to hawk Amazon products in-house after installing a system? LOL

I suppose but I see far more benefits coming this merger than not.

 

[nelson61]

Good Idea. Maybe then they would add the Amazon Prime app for my new Hopper 3.

 

[Poke]

Man this would be Huge! I hope it happens I could see where if your a Amazon Prime member maybe it would give folks a discount on their Dish Bill plus this could help in maybe getting the Amazon Prime App on the Hopper 3's as well. It overall makes sense though with Amazon getting in everything this would help them get in on the TV side of things..

 

[kappy44]

The real potential is the cord cutting opportunity with the Fire Stick providing substantial IPTV programming and Dish filling in the gaps. I already use the two platforms and have reduced my Dish bill to one third of what it was a year ago. The trick is not just getting the Prime Video, but making the Hopper 3 smart with FireTv built in as we are now seeing in SmartTv's. That FireTv platform which is Android based is a notch above basic Android TV that is in Sony and others. It has more video and audio apps, allows side loading from an android phone, and already incorporates Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, Showtime and on and on, but also access to personal files folders and APK's that provide even more movies and TV programming.

 

[bspei]

Maybe with T-Mobile also.
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[Scott Greczkowski]

Man I swear I said something about this and both companies in the pub months ago.

Both would be good for DISH.

 

[JSheridan]

Maybe with T-Mobile also.
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T-Mobile's service area is extremely limited unless you're in an urban area.

 

[Nebugeater]

Who wouldn't want to order their Whole Foods Groceries while talking to Alexa and seeing your items on the Hooper in 4K and then have them delivered by a drone with a DISH logo on it.

 

[navychop]

T-Mobile's service area is extremely limited unless you're in an urban area.

Which is why it would be mutually advantageous.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

T-Mobile's service area is extremely limited unless you're in an urban area.

It use to be that way here but now they have more coverage than AT&T and Verizon in the state.

 

[JSheridan]

It use to be that way here but now they have more coverage than AT&T and Verizon in the state.

One of our tech's has T-Mobile and she has to go outside and stand in one specific spot on a small hill to get any signal at all. It would be nice if they'd expand out to the country a little more.

 

[JSheridan]

Which is why it would be mutually advantageous.

Do you mean they could expand coverage using DISH's bandwidth? I don't think I'm getting what you mean.

 

[Poke]

Yeah I could see T-Mobile but don't count Sprint out with some of their new leadership and new money behind them with Softbank anything could happen..

 

[navychop]

Do you mean they could expand coverage using DISH's bandwidth? I don't think I'm getting what you mean.

Bandwidth, money and synergy.

 

[ChadT41]

Yeah I could see T-Mobile but don't count Sprint out with some of their new leadership and new money behind them with Softbank anything could happen..

I counted SoftBank out over the last year. Too many things going on there. They might have bitten off more than they can chew.

 

[Ronnie-]

It use to be that way here but now they have more coverage than AT&T and Verizon in the state.

It's gotten better in some areas, but Sprint and T-Mobile have a LONG way to go Nationwide to match the other two on coverage.

Att seems to have made the biggest strides in the rural south to match Verizon. Coverage is basically equal now, one slightly better here, one slightly better there.

In my own small town, can't even sign up for Sprint or TMobile. It's main highways, interstates, and larger areas. Wander off a main highways a couple of miles, and you've got a paperweight.

Oh speaking of att increasing their coverage, they have also increased capacity.

Check out the lte speed test I did today.

 

[stardust3]

I ran this a few weeks back out in the country. They are the up and coming carrier imo.