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Message: [QUOTE="STDog, post: 2703016, member: 76624"] dsclark, What will you do when the streaming options go away, or the cost goes way up? And how do you stream when your ISP is down? Hell I get a lot of stuff online too, mainly because I don't have a dual tuner to record 2 channels at the same time. (I could set up timers on another receiver and swap drives, but that's more annoying than BitTorrent) I've wanted à la carte options since '98 when I moved to Dish from a BUD (C-band did offer à la carte). It's just never goii g to happen. Once a few cable companies agreed to a forced carriage and tired contracts all have to. That dates back to the early days of cable and long before Dish and Direct came on the scene. If one refused the contract, then they just don't get the related channels, then they cannot compete with those that do agree. Look how many people went to Direct just for NFL Sunday Ticket. Imagine if Dish lost Disney/ABC/etc, or Viacom owned channels. Just not a risk any provider will take. It'll take federal intervention to force reasponable carriage terms for à la carte to ever have a chance. Even then it probably won't make it as 1) it wouldn't be cost effective for customers, and 2) it's too much work for most people to bother with. [/QUOTE]