Live Feb 17th Retailer Chat Report

[Scott Greczkowski]

Welcome once again to another SatelliteGuys Retailer Chat Recap here at SatelliteGuys.US

The chat is just starting and we will report any news of interest to you the consumer as its reported.

Todays chat is Amir and Jim.

Lots on the Agenda.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Billings
Casper
Twins Falls
Bismarck

Launching before the end of April.

Albiline / Sweetwater Texas will launch on Feb 24th from the 148 Satellite.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

New Sirius Promotion, Customer gets $30 mail in rebate if they buy a Dish Network Plug and Play Receiver.

Customer needs to send in the UPC, Recept and ESN number to get the rebate.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Dish will be introducing a new Sirius Radio the SR250. It will include a car and home kit. The 250 will not be available until the SR200 is sold out.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now talking about the 942... and WOW it even does HD! (They are explaining this thing like we are morons.)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The 942 will come with a free DishPro Plus Seperator included with it. (Thats something I did not know)

Still explaining the 942.

 

[David_Levin]

Free separator and only $200 for the DPP44?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Leslie Harper just said that on the 942 only TV One can watch LIVE OTA broadcasts, TV2 can NOT watch LIVE OTA TV!

Thats huge!! (Can someone confirm this?)

 

[David_Levin]

I believe that's been reported before. It can watch an OTA that's been recorded to the hard drive (so I guess you can run to the other TV start recording, then run back and start watching).

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Wow this box just keeps getting more and more useless everytime I hear about it. Dish should have just put 2 OTA tuners in it to begin with!

 

[markusian]

Leslie Harper just said that on the 942 only TV One can watch LIVE OTA broadcasts, TV2 can NOT watch LIVE OTA TV!

Thats huge!! (Can someone confirm this?)

It's looking more and more like 811 and 522 taped together with duct tape.

 

[Darkman]

By the time She finishes - the chat could be over
(j/k)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The 721 will still not work with a DishPro Plus Twin LNB with a DPP Seperator. They are still working on the software and hope to have an update on the progress of the 721 software next month.

 

[Darkman]

I think what i wrote just helped.. she stopped

 

[jbcheshire]

So, where is the BIG NEWS they were talking about???

 

[David_Levin]

Scott,
Thanks for posting here. I can't get to your chat room from my current location. "Error Logging onto Server".

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Jim comments that the 942s abaility to only watch live OTA only on Tuner 1 is "Key"

They are still talking about stuff Leslie mentioned to us earlier.

 

[nuts4scuba]

Wow this box just keeps getting more and more useless everytime I hear about it.

But you will have the opportunity to use it for just $250 down, $5 dollars a month lease, $4.99 a month vod fee, and $9.99 a month hd package.

 

[David_Levin]

seems like many people with 942 will end up keeping a local package to watch networks on TV2 (which isn't hi-def anyway).

 

[jbcheshire]

So, who is the pig now E*????