FX HD - Help

[Freakdeman]

Currently I think I have like the basic 250 SD channels. I really want to go to turbo gold hd. This will get me all hd and get rid of the crap channels (qvc, home shopping network).

My only problem is that my "wife" really likes FX. I enjoy it as well, but now enough to stop me from wanting to go all HD. However, I am sure all the guys understand that I may get denied certain "pleasures" if I just make the change without her consent.

I am happy that we finally got all the Viacoms, but when will I get the FX HD so I can go all HD.

 

[gopherscot]

Currently I think I have like the basic 250 SD channels. I really want to go to turbo gold hd. This will get me all hd and get rid of the crap channels (qvc, home shopping network).

My only problem is that my "wife" really likes FX. I enjoy it as well, but now enough to stop me from wanting to go all HD. However, I am sure all the guys understand that I may get denied certain "pleasures" if I just make the change without her consent.

I am happy that we finally got all the Viacoms, but when will I get the FX HD so I can go all HD.

They were talking summer on FX and Speed. But you still get the shopping channels with Turbo packages. You must have serious problems if your wife holds "pleasures" over not having FX.

 

[Laddyboy]

Currently I think I have like the basic 250 SD channels. I really want to go to turbo gold hd. This will get me all hd and get rid of the crap channels (qvc, home shopping network).

My only problem is that my "wife" really likes FX. I enjoy it as well, but now enough to stop me from wanting to go all HD. However, I am sure all the guys understand that I may get denied certain "pleasures" if I just make the change without her consent.

I am happy that we finally got all the Viacoms, but when will I get the FX HD so I can go all HD.

They said the current contract doesn't expire until this summer and they would be negotiating for then. There is no guarantee that FX will be added to the all-HD Turbo packages. Thius far more new HD has not been added to the all-HD packs than has been added. Comedy Central, CMT, and Spike HD have been added to the Turbo packages, while Fox News, Fox Business, Nick, MTV, and VH1 have been excluded and can only be obtained by subscribing to a Classic package with the HD add-on. All the "crap" channels will still be in whatever package you choose as they are public interest channels. Just use the Lock feature on you receiver to lock them out if you don't want them.

 

[CowboyDren]

Remember that Dish still hasn't given us Turbo subscribers access to Fox News and FBN. Don't be suprised if we get sucker-punched again when FX and Speed HD come online.

 

[Laddyboy]

Remember that Dish still hasn't given us Turbo subscribers access to Fox News and FBN. Don't be suprised if we get sucker-punched again when FX and Speed HD come online.

I fully expect to not get either with the Turbo package. That seems abundantly clear to me after the February Fox and April Viacom escapades.

 

[aperry]

Why deny "pleasures"? That punishes her too...

 

[tinydoughboy]

They said the current contract doesn't expire until this summer and they would be negotiating for then. There is no guarantee that FX will be added to the all-HD Turbo packages. Thius far more new HD has not been added to the all-HD packs than has been added. Comedy Central, CMT, and Spike HD have been added to the Turbo packages, while Fox News, Fox Business, Nick, MTV, and VH1 have been excluded and can only be obtained by subscribing to a Classic package with the HD add-on. All the "crap" channels will still be in whatever package you choose as they are public interest channels. Just use the Lock feature on you receiver to lock them out if you don't want them.

And we are talking Dish here. . so we might get lucky enough just to keep the FX and Speed in SD...they could drop it altogether

 

[Skyhi]

And we are talking Dish here. . so we might get lucky enough just to keep the FX and Speed in SD...they could drop it altogether

Have they ever dropped a non-local channel for more than a few days?

 

[jdmacor]

Have they ever dropped a non-local channel for more than a few days?

Voom channels, smithsonian, off the top of my head...

 

[CowboyDren]

Well, they killed Voom. But they didn't just kill it; they stabbed it, dropped it in the gutter, and walked away. Six months later, it died, alone in a cardboard box down by the railroad tracks.

Smith killed itself by announcing 100 hours of new content for the next YEAR.

 

[Skyhi]

Voom channels, smithsonian, off the top of my head...

Ok...I'll rephrase: Have they ever dropped any non-"start-up" channels for more than a few days? (*opens can of worms*)

 

[branchbouncer]

Currently I think I have like the basic 250 SD channels. I really want to go to turbo gold hd. This will get me all hd and get rid of the crap channels (qvc, home shopping network).

My only problem is that my "wife" really likes FX. I enjoy it as well, but now enough to stop me from wanting to go all HD. However, I am sure all the guys understand that I may get denied certain "pleasures" if I just make the change without her consent.

I am happy that we finally got all the Viacoms, but when will I get the FX HD so I can go all HD.

I wouldn't switch unless you have too, I signed up(3 months ago) for Turbo Gold, Platinum, HBO, Starzs, it's the biggest mistake that I have made in quite some time