Maybe it would be better to complain to the FCC. Dish is purposely ignoring their own local channel guide data so there is no reason they couldn't honor ratings and still hide guide data if they want.
Open Letter To Senator Boxer Regarding Dish Network & V-Chip Technology
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The OP is a dip....
This is wasting a perfectly good Senator's time that could be used in passing my net neutrality bill instead... You know, an actual issue of concern.
This is wasting a perfectly good Senator's time that could be used in passing my net neutrality bill instead... You know, an actual issue of concern.
Now, the OP does have a point, every TV and STB is suppposed to under federal law utilize Vchip. Whether we use it or not, thats what it is supposed to do. My question to you all and the OP is this. Can't you set your STB (ie 722) to filter out the content based on the ratings? If the box can do it itself, why do you even worry if the TV can?
If not, I wouldn't complain about it to much. I can't believe Dish would care to much about OTA; they could simply turn everyones OTA function off if pressured by the FCC and make anyone that wants to use it pay a "one time fee" to enable the feature.
If not, I wouldn't complain about it to much. I can't believe Dish would care to much about OTA; they could simply turn everyones OTA function off if pressured by the FCC and make anyone that wants to use it pay a "one time fee" to enable the feature.
If you want to get her attention, I suggest a minimum $250,000 donation to her reelection campaign. (Just consider that as the cost of doing business with politicians.)
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Amen - same exact point I made to the OP in this same thread in the General Sat forum here on Sat guys.
OP:
Weren't getting the response you wanted there - so had to post the exact same BS a second time? Raise your own kids & leave the government out of MY life. I Don't need or want the state to raise my kids.....
Ya know what. It is people like you who spend the taxpayer's money on garbage like this.
The minute a Senator or House member reads this, it costs us money.
Look, we have $4 gasoline and sagging economy. And In case you weren't paying attention, a contentious presidential race and you want these people to worry about whether or not there is a "TV-Y" insiginia in the corner of the screen for 30 seconds?.....Just watch the damned show will you please...."Subverting"...Ok Senator Mc Carthy, take a pill..
Interesting catch, But nothing will come of it, The OTA in dish recivers can be disabled and if pushed dish will only disable the input. And that will only effect the small amount of people that use the OTA.
So instead of spending your time fighting somthing that you your self should be doing spend it enjoying the kids best done away from the TV (they grow up real fast).
So instead of spending your time fighting somthing that you your self should be doing spend it enjoying the kids best done away from the TV (they grow up real fast).
I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from.....LOL!!
I know what you mean..
This is the typical "I want govt to do everything for me" person....
If he doesn't like the choice then he can make the choice to turn off the TV and read a book to his precious little cupcakes.
If all of our OTA tuners get shut off, we know what doosh to thank for this. by the way, i use an OTA for my locals, and i got programming guide info on all my yellow channels.
anyone looked at the 722k from the team summit posts by scott? notice how the ota tuner is now an extension module that will most likely have to be purchased instead of coming with the receiver?(i am merely assuming this based on posts from all team summit postings). i wonder if letters like the OP's letter has any relation.
anyone looked at the 722k from the team summit posts by scott? notice how the ota tuner is now an extension module that will most likely have to be purchased instead of coming with the receiver?(i am merely assuming this based on posts from all team summit postings). i wonder if letters like the OP's letter has any relation.
oh I get it..Because you are easily led and influenced ,you believe the rest of us cannot think for ourselves.
Look, genius, here's a piece of advice..Don't go there.
Just let it go.
You have an opinion regarding the OP fine. Don't make this about not allowing the rest of us having an opinion.
The OP has a point. This was something that really bothered me when I found out that I could not get the OTA guide data from Dish without paying them an extra $5.99. This was the only reason I had to pay for it.
The OP has a right to communicate with people that represent us in office. I do not know why everyone jump on the negative bandwagon. Will his complaint be heard? Maybe not but it is not at all stupid or waste of time. If I could cut the $5.99 from my bill, it will be great. To those that want the OP to buy another STB, well it is a matter of convenience if you have a DVR that you are able to record the OTA signal as well. I do not think there is anything negative about his concern.
The OP has a right to communicate with people that represent us in office. I do not know why everyone jump on the negative bandwagon. Will his complaint be heard? Maybe not but it is not at all stupid or waste of time. If I could cut the $5.99 from my bill, it will be great. To those that want the OP to buy another STB, well it is a matter of convenience if you have a DVR that you are able to record the OTA signal as well. I do not think there is anything negative about his concern.
I think this is a money issue. Since all new tv's must be equipped with digital tuners, the Dish people may be asking themselves why spend the money to install one in THEIR equipment?
Just a thought.
looks like the $5.99 is not his concern. It is that he wants to be able to leave his kid(s) in front of the tv with the idea in mind that if they are watching a kids chanel ,he should not have to monitor what is on the tube..I say it is highly inappropriate for a child under 11 or 12 years old to have THEIR OWN tv...Parents should insist their young children watch tv in the family room.
I wonder how we all survived without this particular technonolgy.
To those who say he needs to do a better job of monitoring the kids, you either, don't have kids, don't care or never knew what they were doing. Get real. To the OP, for every hole you plug, there will be a new one. To those who think that DISH will just eliminate the OTA, you are correct, 722k, the beginning of the end. And to DIRECTV, I don't think the offer it on the new ones now (correct me if I'am wrong).
WRONG! Most of us do have kids. This writer included. We just monitored what our kid was watching and anything deemed inappropriate was off limits. He did not have his own tv until he was 13. And then I had the ratings and channel locks set to an appropriate level.
Don't make assumptions that will allow foolishness to come to the surface.
YOU get real.
+1 Dishcomm. We did not get cable in the house until i was about 12. and even then, there were 3 tvs in the house. one in the livingroom, one in my parents room, and one in the garage. When i turned 16, my fokls got a new tv for the bedroom and let me have their old one for my room. my dad was not going to pay the cable company to come out and run a line to my room either. but even at that young age, my mind was curious enough to figure out all i had to do was by a small 50foot spool of cable, a splitter and a couple f-connecters and splice into the cable line. My dad gave me that tv after the IR sensor in it went out and you couldnt use a remote control for it. I solved that problem with an old broomstick. set the tv where it was close enough to the bed that i could jab the buttons with a broomstick. surprisngly the tube went out before the panel controls on the tv did.
