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So instead of just the diehards paying for espn gameplan, now everybody will have to pay for it.

It's bad news for everybody. Rates will now skyrocket

First of all, it's completely disigenous for BTN to use the word "FREE" here. Nothing about this is "FREE".

I agree, and as for the Michigan-App State game. There have been a few UofM games that haven't been televised. If there was no BTN, that might not have been televised. It was a Div 1-AA team for crying out loud. Fortunately, it didn't matter to me. :):)I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE GAME!!!!!!!:):)

Clearly, that's not the case. BTN wouldn't allow it. No other league would allow it either. If sports were all forced on PPV, players salaries would be chopped in half.

Exactly, that's why this isn't a good thing. This was the firewall. This was the line that had to be held. Now the precedent has been set. That's what this was about, precedent. You should've thought of these things when you were demanding BTN. You were also demanding a 25 cents for the...

Exactly, $50 for AT200 here we come

It's the difference between a $1-$2 rate hike and a $3-$4 rake hike, and plenty of people get their panties in a twist over that come Feb, not just me.

I'll bet you a couple of those drinks that the rate hike thread in February will be at least as long as this one. It always is, and it's always filled with the usual: "Charlie is a greedy pig!... This is the last straw!.....I'm leaving Dish and never coming back!......."

Here's the biggest lie ever "This added service will be available at NO ADDITIONAL COST to America’s Top 100 customers." Yeah, besides the inevitable $3-$4 rate hike in Feb, it won't be any additional cost.

All I want to hear from all these BTN supporters is "Thankyou sir may I pay some more" when we get a $3-$4 rate hike Feb 1.

The only ones that count are the midwest The othere ones were getting it for 10 cents. Who cares about that.

AT200 will be $50 by Jan 2009 that's a guarantee now

Nobody watches all the channels. The fact is that the sports channels are BY FAR the most expensive in the basic packages. I'll give you the evidence: CHARLIE COMPLAINS ABOUT IT ON ALMOST EVERY CHARLIE CHAT.

That doesn't make any sense at all. Please explain how the Disney owned ESPN is supporting the Viacom owned MTV. There isn't some pool of money that all channels equally share. When Dish pays for MTV, they write a check to Viacom. When they pay for ESPN, they write a check to Disney(yes, I...

ESPN costs about 7-8 times as much as MTV, NICK, Lifetime... BTN wants to be the 2nd most expensive channel behind only ESPN(more than Fox Sports Detroit here). There is no comparison between you having to pay for Lifetime and some old lady having to pay for BTN, NONE.

Great, I hope you enjoy BTN for the 6-12 months it lasts. There is no chance it survives when only DTV customers are paying for it.

Sorry, but you are completely missing the mark here. It's people living in B10land like me who DON'T want BTN because we have to pay for it. People in SECland will only be charged 10 cents. I shouldn't really care about and SEC channel because it won't be me who is charged for it. However, I...

They shouldn't add any where the sole motive for the channels creation is to make all cable/dbs customers make up for the revenue that the company failed to get from the advertising market. Example: Current NBA contract which in my opinion is CRIMINAL: NBC LOST MONEY on their...

Yeah, Tennessee Volunteer fan, not a fan of any Big Ten Teams. It really doesn't matter. Charlie would be an idiot to pay 1 cent for this station before Comcast does.

I just called Dish and asked for L443 do to non stop issues losing the signal ever since I got L441. The tech support lady listened to what I had to say and said L443 will be sent to your receiver within the hour. Sure hope this fixes the issue.

Exactly, and advertised products are ala carte. You don't have to purchase every single item that advertises during MNF just to buy a a sixpack of bud light. I'm generally a CHEAPO shopper who buys a lot of instore brands.

The advertising market WHICH IS THE GREATEST FREE MARKET(I WANT MORE COMMERCIALS. I love them. Commercials mean somebody else is paying for something, AND I'M NOT!) clearly didn't value the B10 as much as the B10 thought it should so it's trying to force people who don't demand the B10 at all...

I totally agree with you in hoping BTN a violent quick death. They are circumventing the free market and trying to force a demand that doesn't exist. Diehard BigTen fans aren't the mainstream in any state even Michigan. However, I wouldn't say Charlie will NEVER add BTN. What I would say is...

I have a 622 with L4.41 and kept losing 129 two nights ago. When I checked the signal meter it would have a 30 strength but running a check switch would not detect 129! Finally, after wasting a few hours of my time, 129 started working.