I guess, while respecting everyone's right to their opinions, I'd throw this out there...and I'm not a dealer, investor, or involved at all, except for being a customer of theirs "on and off." ( I turn Orby on when I want it, off when not going to use it much.)
Orby is tryng very hard to gain customers who DON'T want shopping channels, sports channels, and paying for locals. They're an upstart company that has a decent product in both the hardware and offerings overall. If they offered NO news, they'd probably not attract as many subscribers and could endanger their growth. The same news services people are so passionately divided-over are the ones that carry news of tropical storms in Florida, and other timely things that are not issues to be argued. My point is, why not support a decent small company that is trying hard to offer a less-cost service with decent programming options? Just don't watch that channel. So it costs you an average of a dollar or so per month because it's part of the lineup. A whole DOLLAR. Wow. We all waste that in less than a full cup of coffee or a McDonald's drink on a daily basis. So, make a new favorites list, leave the news channel off it, and eat the dollar it costs you! You'd be doing the bigger picture a favor if you care about not having EVERY entertainment option only offered by the big guys! We need more small companies and more competition in media and media delivery. One or two channels does not a lineup make or break. Ala Carte choices for subscribers has never worked in satellite long term, so we will always have "packages." I tell people who take issue with some of the things I may say on the radio..."you have a switch and a tuner, and I respect your right to use it." I'm happy to say it doesn't happen often...but I'll bet they come back most times to our station, and I know they don't shut off and throw out their radios and devices because we're on their dial and an occasional remark may be disagreed-with. It's the old "don't throw out the baby with the bathwater" routine.
A thought.
