Recent content by JeffAtlanta

  1. J

    offer from dish...this is better!!!!

    Talked to an online CSR that said that it could be done over the phone. The problem is this stipulation: "*Additional $49.99 credit applies to online orders only." Wonder if they are reasonable about it.
  2. J

    Just got email from Dish (Voom offer)

    Here is the text of the offer... Urgent Notice DON'T LOSE YOUR HD PROGRAMMING. VOOM has partnered with DISH Network to continue delivering your HD programming through an incredible offer for VOOM customers. Don't be fooled by other competitive offers...right now DISH Network is the...
  3. J

    Anyone know what the real Dish/Voom deal is?

    I don't quite understand this part. Are locals required by dish? I'm asking because I was under the impression that we could use the OTA antanea supplied by Voom for local HD so there would be no need for receiving locals via Dish.
  4. J

    Anyone know what the real Dish/Voom deal is?

    The problem isn't that I would want to hide all of the SD movie channels, I just don't want to pay for them. Subscribing to SD HBO and SD Showtime to receive the HD versions wouldn't be bad, but having to subscribe to a whole suite of movie channels that I will never watch and increases the...
  5. J

    Anyone know what the real Dish/Voom deal is?

    Does your HD programming include HBO and Showtime. From the Dish Network website, it seems like a person has to subscribe to the whole HBO package (8 SD movie channels) to get HBO-HD and the entire Showtime package (about 10 SD movie channels) to get Showtime-HD. The website isn't clear if...
  6. J

    Anyone know what the real Dish/Voom deal is?

    Their website lists the full price of America's 180 at $47.99 . Has Dish increased the price or did you specify a $5 add on?
  7. J

    Flash!!!! There will be no official statement on Monday

    That's like saying IBM was just a typewriter company and shouldn't have gotten into the computer business.
  8. J

    Flash!!!! There will be no official statement on Monday

    I really don't think that is possible in most instances with public companies. If the employees were notified of a merger or a shut down of a subsiduary before the public (stockholders) then there is the risk of insider trading. As the previous poster said, small scale layoffs are another...
  9. J

    Dolans Strengthen Cablevision Board

    While Bruce can be overly negative at times, his posts in this thread concerning the board are accurate. There will certainly be lawsuits, but being America, that is not a surprise. The stockholder lawsuits will go something like this: The Dolan's used Cablevision to launch Voom which...
  10. J

    The (www.voom.com) page is back! (And back to shutdown mode)

    Michael Jackson would dispute that. So would OJ Simpson.
  11. J

    The (www.voom.com) page is back! (And back to shutdown mode)

    I've been thinking that too, but the advertisements on this site and others now link to VoomLLC - I don't think that can be easily accomplished by someone just playing around.