Hire that CSR!!!!

[Dah-Henny]

He seems to be the only inside source that's credible.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/155639-absolutehd-bomb-not-true-uninformed-csr.html

Originally Posted by smackman 11-20-2008
I talked to a individual in Denver yesterday who works for Dish Network Corporation in Denver.
He is in the Executive Communications Dept.
He told me that dish absolute customers would not see anymore new HD channels.
He said that the dish absolute customer could remain at this current status but the hope is "when" new HD channels are added, they will come to turbo HD in Feb. 2009...Very nice informed worker with some stroke and 100% American!...

 

[Zero327]

If you consider CSR's credible sources, you already have a problem.

 

[ehren]

Dish CSR from India told me CSN-Philadelphia is on 408 as well.

 

[jayn_j]

CSRs are always smart when they agree with your opinion. They are only dumb when they disagree

 

[8bitbytes]

Based on the list of new HD channels for this year being discussed in another thread, I am staying with HD Only.

 

[riffjim4069]

Based on the list of new HD channels for this year being discussed in another thread, I am staying with HD Only.

8-bit, do you have FiOS in your area?

 

[Jim5506]

Sounds like he was repeating what we already knew.

 

[8bitbytes]

8-bit, do you have FiOS in your area?

It's all around me and they are getting closer but not my street - yet.

 

[Claude Greiner]

I would have to agree here. I doubt that they will add any channels to DISH HD Absolute, considering its not being offered anymore and they want all the customers to switch to Turbo HD.

Its like the old $10 MPEG2 HD package they had a few years back with about 7 channels. Dish came out with the new $20 HD package that included VOOM and left the customers who had the $10 package alone.

Any new channels where in the $20 package, and if a customer wanted those new channels they had to switch.

As long as the providers are not taking any channels away from the package you subscribe to, the customer really does not have a leg to stand on when new channels are available and they are not automatically added to the older packages. Either upgrade of keep the package you currently got!

 

[MoPoster2]

Sticking with absolute

Based on the list of new HD channels for this year being discussed in another thread, I am staying with HD Only.

I agree with you 8bit.
It's going to take a lot more than that assortment of HD channels Charlie may be adding to get me to give up my absolute pack. It's a great variety of channels for the price that has more than I can possibly watch anyway.

 

[Jim5506]

AMEN!

 

[HDRoberts]

Based on the list of new HD channels for this year being discussed in another thread, I am staying with HD Only.

Not me. If Comedy Central and Spike are added, I will go to TurboHD Silver. I would also get my RSNs. I wouldn't miss the Gold-level stuff. Heck, although I'd miss HD Net Movies and MGM, I would opt to save the $10/month. FX would be icing. E! would be another good motivator (are you listening, Charlie?)

 

[TheTony]

Its like the old $10 MPEG2 HD package they had a few years back with about 7 channels. Dish came out with the new $20 HD package that included VOOM and left the customers who had the $10 package alone.

Any new channels where in the $20 package, and if a customer wanted those new channels they had to switch.

If I recall, though, there was also an extra component to those requirements, since they were trying to leverage people into moving to the new MPEG-4 equipment at the time. Even though the "MPEG-4" programming wasn't exactly such, to begin with

So, it's a slightly different scenario. That said, it doesn't mean they won't still try to push people into new (more expensive) packages or that past experience would ultimately indicate any different. There is, however, arguably less extra reason (ie hardware) to create such a restriction on folks with the existing package.

 

[theoak]

Not me. If Comedy Central and Spike are added, I will go to TurboHD Silver. I would also get my RSNs. I wouldn't miss the Gold-level stuff. Heck, although I'd miss HD Net Movies and MGM, I would opt to save the $10/month. FX would be icing. E! would be another good motivator (are you listening, Charlie?)

I just switched to TurboHD Gold ... I really like EncoreHD ... I am also told that VS will be nice come NHL playoff time (I really on watch the playoffs/cup games anyway).