It wasn't the deadline that kicked me off the fence. It was the beginning. I was going to wait until next year to see if the company would stay in business but with no risk, rather pay for what you watch, I jumped on it and am enjoying the new variety of HDTV choices. Worth the subscription price.
Last evening I watched the Bravo HD channel followed by a Starz HD movie followed by the PlayboyHD channel. Couldn't have done that with my Dish/DirecTV/Cable service.
I miss not having my 921 DVR features for VOOM but some day soon...