Retailer Chat Recap: June 9, 2009

[Scott Greczkowski]

Welcome to another SatelliteGuys LIVE Retailer Chat Recap!

This chat is done in near realtime, I am watching via a Slingbox unit and can rewind and pause video to capture still shots.

As always we only report items of interest to you the consumer. We do not report dealer sensitive items such as costs or other sensitive items.

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The chat will begin shortly, and this thread will be open for discussion after the first update is posted!

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[Scott Greczkowski]

Jim is shown on Camera and he tells us Steve is not with him today and he is feeling very lonely. Jim then teases that he found a new co host with a head who you haven't seen in awhile. With that Jim welcomes back Amir Ahmed who left Dish a few years ago.

They go over todays agenda...

They start talking about the Tivo Lawsuit. Dish has received a stay from the courts and believe they will get a permanent stay. Dish engineers spent a year working around their patent. Retailers can continue to sell DVRs and consumers will continue to enjoy their Dish DVR's.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Amir starts talking about HD locals. Slides are shown of locals that have launched and that are coming.

Jim and Amir joke about Texas towns and fact and figures about those towns.

Talking about the Digital Television Switchover... nothing interesting here..

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Jim says the laws change on Saturday...

Jim talks about All American Direct and the distant networks. He tells retailers to watch a replay of last nights Charlie Chat for all the details.

Now they go into talking about promotions...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Still going over on how to sell the new promotions which were announced at Team Summit. Nothing new here at all.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Phil Klein joins the show and goes over whats new in marketing.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Showing ads about why Dish is better then DirecTV.

This is scaring me... stop focusing on DirecTV folks go back to picking on cable. Your taking your eye off the ball.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

This months Dish Network Product of the month for retailers is a plastic Dish Network Pizza Cutter....(I kid you not)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now showing an ad for Dish U, Dish Network University which is an online training service.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now talking about making sure retailers use approved parts...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now Amir tosses it over to Leslie Harper who is eating a slice of Pizza cut with the Dish Network Pizza Cutter.

Leslie jumps in and starts talking about the 922 she goes over the features.

Then talks about the TV2 IR Converter she shows us a few wiring diagrams.


She shows us new 5.4 and 6.4 remotes which are now shipping.

And with that Leslie tosses things back to Jim. Jim asks a Sling question to Lelie which Leslie easily answers without breaking a sweat.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Jim talks about the retailer 922 beta test program.

The TV2 IR Remote Converter will sell for a MSRP of $35.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now going to question time... which mean essentually this wraps up todays Dish Network Retailer Chat.

Thanks for joining us here today at SatelliteGuys.US!

 

[abricko]

Where's the Charlie Chat recap?

 

[jwolf]

Right here, http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/177730-charlie-chat-caps-bytes.html

 

[kstuart]

Jim says the laws change on Saturday...

Jim talks about All American Direct and the distant networks. He tells retailers to watch a replay of last nights Charlie Chat for all the details.

Is it possible that some of the guys who argue about tiny details in the DVR patent law could look at the Distant Networks law and predict the changes Saturday ??

 

[n0qcu]

The TV2 IR Remote Converter will sell for a MSRP of $35.

WHY did make the IR converter feed back thru the coax instead of just having an antenna in it and send the signal "over the air" just like an actual remote????

 

[rglore]

WHY did make the IR converter feed back thru the coax instead of just having an antenna in it and send the signal "over the air" just like an actual remote????

Just screw an antenna to it and I bet it will do that. The backfeed method works better in most cases.

 

[neljtorres]

Scott did they say anything about the new HD for us in Puerto Rico?

 

[kstuart]

Scott did they say anything about the new HD for us in Puerto Rico?

See the Charlie Chat Caps & Bytes thread, there was plenty about Puerto Rico in that Chat.