NEW HD Channels are LIVE

[Tom Bombadil]

A fine from who the Internet police? I'm sure they have their ass covered in a legal document somewhere on their website that says there may be mistakes on their website. Sorta like how retailers can *fix* pricing mistakes online. Otherwise buy.com owes me a shitload of cheap monitors!

No, not from the Internet police, probably from the FTC.

It can be up and claimed to be a mistake for a few days, but if it would continue for a while, then it is a bait & switch if Dish turns it off for Bronze & Silver on 7/7.

False advertising is illegal and there are rules about exceptions due to mistakes. A mistake in print can be remedied a few days later, as they are hard to correct. But if Dish makes a big pitch and entices people to come to their web page for more information, then they'd better get their web page correct ASAP. Before people start signing up for 18 month commitments based on false information.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Man, I can't wait for ala cart programming. That'll totally get rid of this tier crap and we can pay for what we really want.

And why do you think you will get the option to buy programming a la carte?

 

[bubba04]

People are asking why would we expect to get an HD channel when we don't sub to the SD channel. Well... I don't sub to the NFL channel, but it looks like I'll get NFLHD anyway. We all want more HD but the packages are confusing so far. I like the old way much better because I rarely watch SD anymore. I just want HD. But I get the feeling that we'll be forced to take SD to get it.
Bubba04

 

[waltinvt]

Walt, I've seen you piss your pants and rant and rave in more
threads here than I care to remember. Criticism coming from you is a bad
case of pot, kettle, black.

If you are going to try to dig on someone, you should at least learn how
to spell rebuttal.

Edge

Ah.....but grassoppa, you fail to see that my pissing and ranting, even on a bad day, has more relevance than your childish name calling does - even if it ain't spelt rite.

Come on kid, it's late Friday afternoon. Let's decide to part buddies for the weekend.

 

[NightRyder]

Where the hecks Ice when you need him.

Probably hanging out in the pub. There's a poll on favorite condiments.


NightRyder

 

[waltinvt]

Probably hanging out in the pub. There's a poll on favorite condiments.


NightRyder

sh*t! That's right. I was talking about wings & beer there an hour ago. That's it - I'm outta here.

Give my best to Edge. He and I are buddies now

 

[Spatch]

Here is a question that may take all of the confusion out of this.
What HD channels do you get in the stand alone HD pack?
If NG HD is in the stand alone HD pack then it should be included in any metallic pack. If not then if is a perk you get for subscribing to the gold pack and higher.

 

[BFG]

Dunno if it's in the standalone pack, but it should be, as I stated earlier, the stand alone pack is inflated by $9.99 for a total of $29.99 so it is priced to included tiered HD channels

 

[Poke]

No not really its not a perk! Only thing you get with Gold or higher is more SD which is totally diffrent from HD..

 

[ChetK]

Are you getting TNT-HD? If so, that even further strengthens your point.
The HD fee, pays for both the bandwidth and the subscription cost of the
other channels, and everyone knows that ESPN has the highest subscription
cost of all.

Edge

Yes. I forgot to mention TNT-HD. I'll add it now.

 

[Spatch]

Alright then if you sub to local channels do you get HD LIL? If you don't sub to locals do you get your locals in HD?

 

[BFG]

Yes, No.

 

[Spatch]

So it makes sense that you would have to sub to the channel to recieve it. What is the confusion?

 

[langlin]

People are asking why would we expect to get an HD channel when we don't sub to the SD channel. Well... I don't sub to the NFL channel, but it looks like I'll get NFLHD anyway. We all want more HD but the packages are confusing so far. I like the old way much better because I rarely watch SD anymore. I just want HD. But I get the feeling that we'll be forced to take SD to get it.
Bubba04

I think the NFL is Silver and up.

 

[Poke]

Well Locals are in a diffrent boat sine really anyone cant get them without being with a carrier like Dish or whoever..

 

[BFG]

I think the NFL is Silver and up.

nope nfl hd is in bronze where as nfl sd is in 120 and silver, go figure...

 

[Spatch]

Well Locals are in a diffrent boat sine really anyone cant get them without being with a carrier like Dish or whoever..

Not really you need to sub to the SD version to get the HD. Same as NG HD

 

[Poke]

Not really you just need a OTA with a Store Bought HDReceiver with that you can pick up your state locals in HD and SD.. So if you wanted you would not half to get your locals at all from Dish or Direct.. Either way the point is the Fees! Your paying a HD Fee of $20 buck plus a SD Fee if they are not going to included HD Channels in your fee that you pay then they should not have a HD Fee. Should have one Fee for both HD and SD.. Its not Rocket Science or does not take a PHD its just plan common sense.. Either way they are going to do what they want to but maybe the viewers will have a say on this in the long run..

 

[scooby2]

Well Locals are in a diffrent boat sine really anyone cant get them without being with a carrier like Dish or whoever..

Some can and some can't. Thats why Dish is putting up HD-LiL. Some cannot get any of their local channels SD or HD. They would definitely install antennas for everyone and save the bandwidth if anyone/everyone could get locals. I'm at the extreme edge of the Detroit DMA. I have zero chance of getting Detroit locals HD or SD via antenna.


With rabbit ears on my tv I cant get a single sd channel.

 

[BFG]

Not really you need to sub to the SD version to get the HD. Same as NG HD

you're trying to back up dish on this new "philsohpy" as something that has always existed and is justifed. This is simply not true and is not the case!

People subbed to the old hd packs and got espnhd, and tnthd which had sd conterparts but did not order any sd programming.

The same continues to be true with the new hd only pack. so no you don't have to have the sd channel to get the HD channel.