Here are some points to think/comment about:
1. Software update 7.0B was supposed to be for the purpose of enabling PPV, etc. It was begun on 10/6, but was stopped because of customer complaints. There has been no activity in the installation thread since 10/16. What happened here?
2. PVR/DVR release information has been posted numerous times, with speculated times on when it would be available. Although nobody has a specific date, the predictions I remember were 'summer 2004' and "October 2004" as well as "November 2004". A lot of customers seem to want this, and it is a hot topic. It becomes hotter the closer we get to an actual release, so people want to know when it will be ready.
3. New satellite, WM9, elliptical dish plans have been talked about before, but there is no updated information. Again, the elliptical dish was supposed to be a free upgrade to all customers, with a speculated date in October. The new satellite was supposed to be online in early October. What's going on with these?
4. Rumors regarding Voom and Echostar. Something is up, and SOMEBODY knows what is going on. We get hints, and the "I know, but I can't tell" type of posts. The rumors are interesting, but I think people want to know facts about what is going on. The Voom/Echostar stuff seems to be only on the Voom forum, and I couldn't find any similar posts on the Dish forum.
5. Who has inside information, who is "in the know", and how do the rest of us know who/what to believe? The moderators have to play by a certain set of rules, and I find their posts to be "good as gold" in most cases. To me, they are the most credible source of information on the forum, and if you hang out on the forum long enough, you feel like you actually know them. So if a mod makes the thread a sticky, there is a good reason. In this particular case, Sean Mota has explained that 1080i has credible information, and the thread is stickied because it will be popular and will generate discussion. So let's discuss with mutual respect and without resorting to tell people to shut up or to go suck something.