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  1. Mark Sorensen

    E* insider sells some stock

    It would appear that this reasonably important fellow is betting on downward movement.... or is just trying to diversify his assets a bit.... If I did my math correctly, it would appear that he sold 150000 shares, for a total of $4,914,386...
  2. Mark Sorensen

    Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs

    I'd bet: Either Quietly & behind the scenes, or out-front and in-your-face, the Folks in Hollywood will quash this before it hits the market. They aint too crazy about DVR's anyway.... but they are rabidly opposed to seeing digital transfer of content from the DVR box.
  3. Mark Sorensen

    SatelliteGuys Rumor Central

    Scot.... I've been dealing with Echostar for over 13 years. Probably most of your observations have good foundation, but you might be taking the conclusions too far. Yea, the current inventory is tight, but we stay far enough ahead in our orders to where we have not seen too many...
  4. Mark Sorensen

    Report: Senators Eye Distant Nets

    BINGO!!! Just my guess.... But I strongly believe that the broadcasters will be working high-speed overtime to eliminate the delivery of ALL out of market broadcast stations. While you can pay for, subscribe to, and obtain delivery of an out-of-town newspaper to your home, as well as...
  5. Mark Sorensen

    Motorola 6208 cable DVR has rocky start

    Yea..... Dont let that Motorola name impress you too much.... I believe that it is a product of the ole GI Broadband division of General Instruments that Motorola purchased a few years ago......Sorry, I just was never really impressed by their products relative to others in the marketplace...
  6. Mark Sorensen

    Starband or Direcway it's my only choice

    I've had both in my home, and have sold and installed both systems. My advice is: DirecWay Just be certain to get the new model DW6000.... that virtually eliminates all of the DirecWay software issues of yesterday… because now, the modem is a self-contained "modem" that you merely connect...
  7. Mark Sorensen

    COX plays Hardball with ESPN / FoxSports

    That's pretty much what I said. C'mon... economics 101 virtually guarantees that the kinds of big increases that these channels have been giving the carriers (Cable & Satellite), that the price increase ultimately goes to the subscriber. Unfortunately, in the current situation, it is...
  8. Mark Sorensen

    COX plays Hardball with ESPN / FoxSports

    Agreed.... That is the LAST thing that they want. I suspect that their contracts demand carriage in basic tiers. And probably make a separate a la carte offering impossible or un-feasible. If they actually had to justify their value. And actually SELL their subscription price to...
  9. Mark Sorensen

    OUTSIDE THE BOX: Satellite Responds on Northpoint

    That would seem logical....... But, to deliver the kinds of services that I think that northpoint wants to deliver would take a HUGE chunk of frequency spectrum. There just isnt that kind of spectrum real-estate available for this use. Particularly at frequencies with well known and acceptable...
  10. Mark Sorensen

    OUTSIDE THE BOX: Northpoint Speaks

    Perhaps. But their licences are for DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite). Not a terrestrial service. That frequency band was set aside as 'DBS ONLY' with 9 degree wide satellite spacing to avoid interference issues, and facilitate small dish sizes (larger dish size does produce a better signal to...
  11. Mark Sorensen

    OUTSIDE THE BOX: Northpoint Speaks

    A neutral 3rd party DID do an analysis back in 2000-2001. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/mitrereport/mitrereport_4_01.pdf Which the SBCA (Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association) says “confirms harmful interference to DBS operations from Northpoint Technology” Unfortunately...
  12. Mark Sorensen

    OUTSIDE THE BOX: Northpoint Speaks

    It was interesting reading. I’d like to hear more of the debate (without hyperbole)… I sincerely hope that they follow this item up with a writing from a person truly knowledgeable of the situation on the DBS side of the isle. Perhaps a rebuttal of points where appropriate, and hopefully...
  13. Mark Sorensen

    Senate Bulletin Takes Aim at Northpoint

    Maybe. But, pack a lunch. And tens of millions of dollars for the legal bills. And meanwhile (for years) we would have damage done to DBS subscribers. First, I believe that it will cause some level of interference to millions of DBS subscribers. The bad news is that you might be missing a...
  14. Mark Sorensen

    ESPN & FOX Sports Net getting too expensive for COX cabl

    I think that I can say that I never watch ESPN. Yet, they have a huge impact upon the monthly cost of a basic residential subscription. But as I understand it, they, and most of the other channels that you find in "basic" packages DEMAND that they be carried in "basic" tiers, or make it...
  15. Mark Sorensen

    Phone Line Policy

    I believe that the following is currently true: Neither DISH nor DirecTV enforces the phone line requirement on multiple receiver accounts at this time. Though no guarantee what they will do in the future. Plus, sometimes you will get different answers from different phone reps. Yes...
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