Dish/Capital Broadcasting Dispute (Resolved)

sam_gordon said:

Got a paper clip? I've used that to successfully pull in a nearby station.

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sam_gordon said:

ummm yea, you'd still be watching their programs & commercials (unless you DVR), that's really sticking it to them!

In fact, if you think about it... you're still paying Dish for that programming. Dish still has to give the money to the affiliate. So they're not out anything. If you are actually in a dispute (channel blacked out), unless you've called to complain and gotten a discount, you're STILL paying for the programming, it's just Dish keep all the money. If you've called to get a discount, NOW Dish is out some money (because any discount is going to be more than what the station is charging Dish).

Last but not least, many people won't even consider OTA or won't put in the time, money, or effort to get it (which doesn't make sense to me),

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zim2dive said:

if I were paying Dish some small bit to DVR my locals, that is still much cheaper than most alternatives. As is stands now, I am paying and not able to see/DVR that material. So Dish could tell the broadcasters.. hey, we're in no hurry to pay your increase... our customers are covered (they have supplied the H/W).

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sam_gordon said:

Answer me this then... why don't you have an antenna hooked up already?
A) It's relatively cheap (for most people)
B) It won't be affected by rain (you can still watch locals if the satellite signal is out)
C) You're getting as uncompressed a signal as you can
D) You can pick up additional channels that Dish doesn't carry (and DVR those as well)

Does anyone believe for one second that if ALL locals were given to Dish for free our bills would go down? I sure don't.

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jerrycarson said:

I called Dish yesterday and was told that they have an agreement and should begin broadcasting Capital channels within the week. Not sure if this is just something they say to string me along for another week, but it worked. I'm giving them until the 12th, then I'm dropping Dish like a hot potato. Trying to save me money isn't worth it if they can't give me the channels I want.

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zim2dive said:

I called yesterday and had to have gotten the least knowledgeable person they employ.. didn't even know that Hopper supported an OTA module and kept trying to say he would report the missing channels to engineering (who of course have nothing to do with contract disputes....)... I haven't had time to call back and try to reach someone who would be more helpful.

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