I have been on G1 and been hit quite a few times since I got AI. Also did a few soft resets due to a power failure to get my guide working properly again and I still have AI. If AI disappeared the DMX channels are on 2 generics. Now that I have no subscriptions I will probably not do much till the end of the year and see what happens then.
As far as Dish Network goes Skyvision and SRL are not in be with Charlie. NPS got into bed because Charlie used them to carry his distant networks. Quite a few crooked deals were made to circumvent the FCC. Charlie pays big greenmail to get his way and greedy Mike Mountford went for it and adopted Charlies attitude and business tactics.
Lets look at the bright side, Charlie has got quite a few problems right now with Disney/ESPN and now Fox. Pretty soon all you'll see on dish network is dead channels with slates saying Charlie is working for you to get these back (ROTFLMAO). The dumb sucker Dishnet subscriber is paying to watch those slates. At least with Skyvision/SRL they will provide you programming on W5 next year. With Charlie you will be paying for dead air. Charlies hardball tactics with the programmers will be the death of Dishnet, you watch and see. What comes around goes around. For all the damage he has done to C band he deserves to loose Dishnet and go back to his life of gambling where it all started. Maybe if he don't pay his debts there a few of the boys can really rough him up
