On Monday Night, Dish Network customers nationwide tuned in for the Dish Network “Charlie Chat” with Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen. Many customers were tuning in hoping to hear some good news about the future of Dish Network, instead they tuned in to see Charlie Ergen looking like he wo…
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Just curious - what do you (all) think you're missing? Dish has been adding 3 or 4 HD channels per quarter, they have the best DVR, lots of channels, lots of music, external storage, an advancing software platform...
I've had Dish since May and they've added at least a dozen national HD channels on top of the 35 or so they had when I joined. Comcast in my area, by contrast, has only added TBS-HD to their limited lineup, they offer a horrible DVR, the service is more expensive and has fewer channels, and there are no features like external storage or remote scheduling on the drawing board. And nobody there announces anything about future plans.
And sorry Scott, but you of all people should know that to compare Dish to DirecTV right now is very unfair. Direct just launched a new satellite dedicated to HD, so what did you expect things would be like for the next few months?
Finally, you should really find an editor for your column. There are so many spelling and grammar mistakes that it really detracts from your credibility. You make great points and you create great discussions, but you need a copy editor in a big way!
OK, I'm done. Thanks for the interesting posts, even if I don't agree at all this time...
Jeff