DISH Calls on FCC to Intervene as Media General Prolongs Blackout
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Iceberg said:but raising it 5 bucks in 2011 and 5 bucks in 2013 (while others raised it 2 or 3 bucks a year) must make that "price lock" look good
Ditto 3 times.
dvrexpander said:
You would actually be surprised how many people do care.
I did an old folks home that was getting Traverse City Michigan locals on cable, and when we installed Directv the locals came from Flint/Saginaw Mi.
For a month after the install, all I did was take calls from all these old people that they miss seeing this certain weather girl, and that the weather was not right because Flint/Saginaw was too far south.
I'm like saying to myself, WTF your not even allowed to go outside so what difference does it make ?
I ended up having to charge them to install an off-air and add another modulator to the system.
But you think a customer would be happy with locals from a major city, but the local weather will get ya every time you try to switch locals.
but raising it 5 bucks in 2011 and 5 bucks in 2013 (while others raised it 2 or 3 bucks a year) must make that "price lock" look good
Well that was the whole idea really, anyone that didn't realize they would do that after the so called "Price Lock" was just stupid. You knew it was coming no matter how awesome that period may have been for getting no increases. Now there was a crap ton of stupid people that were sold on it and switched to dish because of that advertising so it worked just like they planned.
since both providers basically raise rates (pretty much) yearly that comment is bogus.
I guess being a Dish employee (as it says in your signature) probably has something to do with it.
This is not just an E* whine. E* and D* both have urged the FCC for years to get involved, but sadly, the gov has their palms greased pretty good from the other side of the coin.
I think money is not changing hands (it better not be!) while commissioners are in office. But by golly is that place a revolving door into and out of the industry.
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But they stuck us with a huge increase in receivers fees during that time. But of course they can still crow about "no price increase." Typical Charlie BS.
since both providers basically raise rates (pretty much) yearly that comment is bogus.
I guess being a Dish employee (as it says in your signature) probably has something to do with it.
Negative, I work for a service provider for dish. I don't get the discounts.
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Personally I like to keep up with both, since I have no loyalty to either and will swap back and forth as it meets my needs.
I do hope that nobody thinks I am trolling just because I, as a directv sub, commented in this thread. Certainly isn't my intention.
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Oh look. Its Pete and his brother Re-Pete.
Seriously, we should be siding with the satellite and cable companies together as a group against the broadcasters. They're the ones behind this nonsense
Oh look. Its Pete and his brother Re-Pete.
Seriously, we should be siding with the satellite and cable companies together as a group against the broadcasters. They're the ones behind this nonsense
Or if Dish would have turned around the signals for "free" to start with instead of charging anyone...
I don't have loyalty to any particular company either but overall I'm pretty happy with Dish. When had U-verse TV I rarely came here except maybe a few times talking about how I missed Dish. I hung out on U-verse forums talking about the things that needed improvement with their service. When I came back to Dish I stopped posting in the U-verse forums about their TV service (I do still have U-verse Internet so I still talk over there about that.) I certainly didn't hang around there all the time trolling and talking about how Dish is so much better. I don't consider you a troll as so far I haven't seen you trolling about how DirecTV is so much better. I personally like Dish better than DirecTV but I don't go to DirecTV forums and troll about it. I'm just not so insecure about my own personal choices that I feel the need to stir people up in other forums about their own decisions and opinions.
Or if Dish would have turned around the signals for "free" to start with instead of charging anyone...
You mean like DirecTV and all the cable companies do?
Yeah! They can use kids helium balloons to keep those billion dollar satellites up there! See, it wouldn't cost them anything, and they could all work for free!
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