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1. offer D* or E* a security deposit, or pay a year in advance. 2. try the canadian satellite companies. everybody is so trustworthy up there they might not think to check credit scores. you can get service in the U.S> if you get a canadian address through a broker 3. make home videos of...

Hmm, thanks. That seems no better than what they already offered. I'll stick with comcast too until I hear what D* is going to do.

Are the dish deals they are offering today the same as what we've already heard? $250 for the HD-DVR and $100 for the 61.5 dish (although I think I'd get that free since I have a local channel there)? I suppose I'll wait and see if the D* rumors about a June announcement come true.

From looking at the Dish web site it seems like this is only a good deal for the first three months -- after that it looks like regular pricing. Top 180 with locals = $53 HD Pack = $10 Voom add on (assumed) = $5 That comes out to $68 = no special rate after the first 3 months.

I wonderhow recently you had to have Voom. I dropped last October but would love to get in a voom deal that gave me a free 942 HD DVR.

What is a superdish (I've never had dish before)?

Has anyone confirmed that the DVR is totally free? Is it the 942? Is this just for current Voom subscribers (I've been gone a while).

Free DVR upgrade? Does that mean you don't have to pay the $250? Or you do?

although i guess since it's a rebate you will have to provide something. but voom should be able to e-mail (or fax) you something.

If not you could try calling a Voom CSR and see if they will e-mail you something that verifies your account. Or try calling D* directly and explain -- they probably won't care.

I was looking forward to the on-demand feature but when i finally got it on my system about a month ago i was very disappointed. There is no HD at all and the menu system is clunky and very slow. I've watched a couple of things on it but can't see myself using it much. I'd rather they add more...

You should sign up for the deal anyway. I highly doubt the installer will ask for your receiver -- and if he does just tell him it is a lease and show your bill. When I switched back in October the CSR said they wanted the receiver but the installer didn't say anything at all and didn't verify...

When I switched last October they didn't ask for any proof at all. I'm sure a Voom bill or credit card statement would be fine -- but it's quite likely that they won't even mention it when they come for the install.

They should play SHAFT on all their movie channels. Get shafted by Voom.

Do you think they'll release the DVR on April 29! Sean, you guys ran a great forum here. I dumped Voom back in spetember or october of last year (due to lack of DVR) but have been lurking ever since just to keep up with it all. Thanks!

You might have to wait a day or two. I've only just started the rumor so I'm expecting the ball to start rolling anytime now. It may take a couple of days to get into print though.

So wait. What channel is Jane Fonda going to be on? And can you believe all those reports that Ted Turner is buying Voom.

But the original rumor never said anything about "and could shut the Voom service down as early as late this week" -- and it seems like satbiznews isn't in the habit of making stuff up.

Oh god, please don't let this thread be closed. Maybe davis will come on and give us all details of the meeting. Maybe another freelancer was listening through the vents in the voom office. Don't give up now. This thread was (AND STILL IS) the greatest thread of all. THE REPORTS OF THIS THREAD...

Pop Star and Alleged Child Molester To Purchase Satellite Service from Cablevision Neverland, Ca.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2005--Michael Jackson (NASDAQ: CANDYPOCKETS) announced today that he has agreed to purchase the Voom satellite service from Rainbow DBS Co., a subsidiary of...

Agreed.

Ah, yes. I would consider those majors. Thanks. I take my post back, although, I don't think the WSJ ever said it. Edit -- also, these all say "will" or "have decided to" which is a bit different than saying "has shutdown".

Just for the record I don't think the WSJ, the new york times, or any other reputable publication ever said that voom was "shutdown". There were some rogue reports after the suspension of the spinoff from not so major publications like this one...

It was bigger than marketing. They had a real problem with operations at one point. In fact, I recall them saying that they had to kill their marketing for a while because they couldn't keep up with the new installs. Also a 20-30% churn rate cannot be blamed on marketing.

hahahaha and i posted that before i saw this from the WSJ reporter... http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=43477