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Is it just me, or does Dish seem less...inclined...to push providers to sign these days? This thing with MeTV was what pushed us over the edge, even though the PQ from Dish on MeTV was, well, terrible. It just seems that the loss of channels has become an accepted reality among Dish customers...

The title pretty much says it all. In my ideal world :), I'd like to be able to turn off the TV with the Dish remote, but NOT have the Hopper 3 go into standby. In fact, I'd like for it to remain ON 24/7 if possible. I've burrowed through the settings but don't see anything like this. Does...

Given its track record, I'd be stunned if any sports bars had Dish instead of DirecTV.

Here's an experience for you. When the mess was going on this weekend, I called DirecTV to get a quote on service. The individual who answered the phone couldn't tell me if DirecTV carried NFL RedZone, he kept talking about Sunday Ticket. He didn't know the difference. THAT is what you get...

...and this is exactly what kills Dish's tactic of saying "go ahead, remove your channels." Ten years ago, that was HBO only, CNN only, etc. Today, due to consolidation, it's a HUGE chunk of the entire programming spectrum. That simply cannot happen.

Good article from nexttv.com on this "mother of all pay tv blackouts". https://www.nexttv.com/news/the-mother-of-all-pay-tv-blackouts-espn-takedown-on-dish-and-sling-tv-stirs-football-fan-revolt

Oh, that's part of it as well. But both have, in the past, shown that they are more than willing to cut off channels and sacrifice eyeballs. I am hopeful that THIS time they quickly figured out that there are some channels you simply cannot drop, especially with no notice as Dish did this time...

I don't think you're going to see LHN in full time HD on Dish at all. It's about to be folded into SEC Network when Texas enters the conference. No, this isn't official, but can you see the other SEC schools allowing LHN to continue as a separate revenue stream for Texas?

If they were that close, then someone at Disney made a HUGE error. But perhaps they weren't...and are NOT...that close. The consequences for BOTH of them are just too dire to let a blackout go forward. If so, that will be an excellent lesson for both to learn.

And no, Scott, please do NOT close this topic. This is a blackout unlike any other and needs to be discussed.

And with any luck, the individuals on both sides who allowed this to happen will be fired. Or, if they are too high up to be fired, severely reprimanded. Dish touched the third rail of satellite television. It found out that it simply cannot do without sports programming from ESPN during...

Indeed, this was an error on everybody's part. With any luck, they're meeting this afternoon.

As if the rep had ANY idea what was going on with the negotiations. I won't wait that long, I'll be gone by Friday. It does amaze me that the $5 "bonus" is all they'll pay. I still say that's an insult.

Five bucks won't buy a bad lunch. Offering that will only pi** people off.

That's a good point. Probably not, since I wouldn't have DVR service and that's why I came to Dish. But do we know that all 20 channels are in that bundle?

That would be like a steak place offering a free ice cream cone because they ran out of T-Bones.

It's not a matter of getting out. If you move from Dish to Spectrum, Spectrum will pay it off. This promo applies to conventional cable TV only, not the Spectrum streaming service. One thing I think we all need to keep in mind. There are a lot of us here who say "oh, I don't need ESPN", or...

Certainly, you may pick what's left of my brain after all this nonsense today. I went to Dish instead of Spectrum because Spectrum has the worst DVR I've ever seen, and Dish has the best. I thought about DirecTV, but it was $45 a month more for the same programming. The Hopper 3 remains the...

This one is simple. I returned to Dish three months ago after being away for six years. If they don't get this thing done by mid-week, I will shut off the account, return to Spectrum, and let them pay the $400+ early termination fee. For some stupid reason, I thought that Dish had gotten past...

YES! I checked that on the Joey but not on the Hopper. MANY thanks for the reminder!

I thought I'd dredge up this old topic for the benefit of anyone thinking about coming back to Dish. I've now been on board about a month and thought I'd post a few impressions here. The Hopper 3 is clearly the star of the show. I'm not even going to try to go into all its functions, but...

If there is an app that covers all programming available on streaming, I would really LOVE to know what that app is! :)

Thanks, that's where I'm going. I appreciate it!

It's been a while since this came up, so I thought I'd raise it again. I just went through a nice install for Dish. Local company, a man and his son. The man was supposed to do the install but got tied up and his son came out. Relatively straightforward install, remove old DirecTV dish, drop...

I had the original Hopper with my last go-round with Dish about seven years ago. I really liked that box and have high hopes for this one. I'll be glad to post my thoughts regarding comparing it to Tivo as soon as I get a few recordings on it. Tivo is still in the cablecard business, even as...