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Let us not forget, technology leading DVRs in the HR24, better picture quality, MLB and NFL and the awesome MRV!

Dish may indeed be working on a similar solution. The real question is: A) Will Dish continue to charge up to $17 a month per unit for leased hardware? B) Will Dish change their 3 unit lease maximum? C) Will they charge more than the $3 per month that DTV charges for MRV?

While I disagree that it will take a decade, I do think my 12-24 month window is very optimistic, at least for the public at large. I am an early adopter to most things technology and do believe that when my 24 months is up with D* that I will go internet only. That said, a better estimate in...

That is actually a really good point. Showtime was a second rate HBO "wannabe" for a long time and simply could not compete in terms of tier one movie rights. So they got smart and created some exceptional original series (even though HBO started that trend) which in the opinion of many are...

The internet is not about to be government controlled anytime soon. Too many capitalist interests on something that is inherently hard to "own". Yes I am aware of ARPAnet and how the internet came to be, but the proverbial "cat is out of the bag" and the government has little to no chance to...

Hey Bob... truly not trying to flame here but if you want "Charlie" to take you seriously you should fix that typo is your signature. Costumer is someone who wears a costume. I think you want to say Customer. Good luck in your efforts.

Might be taboo to say and we are NOT there yet, but is anyone else thinking that in the next 12-24 months it might be a better value and maybe even a better experience to dump any sat or cable provider and instead rely solely on the combination of existing and future free/low cost media...

The primary issue with E* cost right now is the "DVR lease/service fees" that are simply outrageous. Programming wise Dish competes and in some cases beats D* but I got a list of all these DVR fees when I called to try and salvage a solution with E* before finally cancelling. They are: 211's...

Having just left E* myself I really have nothing bad to say about them or their programming. I was initially frustrated at all the higher lease fees (up to $17 per unit per month) but now realize that they simply have no desire to play in that end of the pool. It is a business strategy that...

In my initial post I explained that when we signed up for Dish 9 months ago it was a package deal for DSL/TV and that we had not yet finished our basement or built a theatre room. In fact, I clearly stated in my initial post that 2 HD signals and 2 SD signals from the Duo were adequate at the...

Very flawed logic... So you own a hummer (I have a suburban does that count?) you are driving by lets say Shell (D*) and Texaco (E* - see I refrained from using BP here :D) who were right across the street from one another. You see you need gas and notice that one station is charging $2.69 for...

Perhaps caring might have been a poor choice of words, but most people would understand that I really do not want a hug from them ;). Most people would also be able to deliniate the difference in the type of caring that a company might give a leaving customer to retain them (that is after all...

Agreed and I have said as much. I was so frustrated at the wall I hit with Dish in trying to get someone who cared that it seems a small price to pay. Obviously its a lot of money but if all I get told by Dish is "Bye" instead of some solution, then I have no choice because my requirements...

I actually have until July 9 to cancel/change but I have yet to see how or what configuration Dish could provide to be comparable. To be comparable to the Directv offer I would need to get the following: 5 HD signals (Duo wont work and I do not want to split signals) At LEAST 1 HD DVR (but...

That is true, but at the suggestion of another member and after reviewing my desired setup, I went ahead and paid another $99 to upgrade one of those 4 HD receivers to a second HD DVR. This would give me 2 DVRs and 3 receivers. It broke down like this: HD DVR # 1 - Free HD Receiver # 2 -...

It is funny because this thread has me wanting to call Dish and just ask them to tell me the best deal that they can provide to accommodate my 5 HD room need, 2 DVRs, et al with the understanding that I would be willing to drop some coin upfront if they can get me a comparable deal. My real...

Juan, I do not do flame wars and I see you are hyper sensetive and loyal to Dish; thats perfectly fine. I am paying $195 early termination and $15 per unit to ship them back. Here is the data from the Dish email I got yesterday because I do not like some implying I am being less than truthful...

I got out by being charged $195 early termination fee! :rant: Was a big pill to swallow when coupled with the $400 I paid Directv for 3 additional HD boxes (1 more DVR and 2 more receivers, 5 in total). Like I said, I called Dish two days ago with zero intention to leave. I liked the...

Why would you call me a troll? I liked Dish network and up to that call, the CSR's were really nice and few really understood my situation and simply said that the current Dish policy just does not work in my favor. I just thought it was unusual that a CSR would say those things. I simply...

I am always curious why people are so blindly and feverishly loyal to one or another company. Whether it is Sat providers, coke/pepsi, ms/apple etc. Perhaps I am so unbiased because I feel both companies are greedy and dishonest no matter which service I have. I just left Dish but feel their...

Interesting Comments from Dish CSR So I just switched from Dish to Directv yesterday and when calling Dish to change my disconnect date to better align with the Directv install I had a CSR ask me why I was leaving Dish (the first time in over 9 calls that I have been asked that). I was...

No. I had two receivers in total... one 722 and one 222. Thats it (plus 4 remotes) :D

Not saying they were, I was just stating what my expectations of that kind of charge were based on the fact they are already charging me $17 a month for one of my two DVRs. I was expressing that even if that were the case when I called in to get two more boxes I would have paid $34 more...

I get that completely. I do not want to come across as elitist because I definitely remember my college days of Ramen thrice daily, 6 days a week and a 13" color TV! But a company that wants to dominate the market as both Dish and Directv want to, had better find a palatable solution for...