madpoet said:
By the end of the week, I think most customers will be very pleased that VOOM devoted its resources to getting the new software update out this week, rather than launching EncoreHD out six days earlier. The software update eliminates some of the box's worst problems, adds a few nice features, and makes it a useable device for many folks that found it inadequate before.You see, you see, this is the speculation I was talking about.....let it begin.....until there is official word via a press release, people are going to go home and look for the new channel, not find it, and then be pissed and begin speculate.....not good at all....by the way, I wouldn't be getting EncoreHD anyhow, so it doesn't matter to me!
The press release was issued by the Encore Group LLC (not VOOM) to announce the fact that they were launching Encore HD on March 22, and to indicate an agreement had been reached with Voom to carry the channel. That has not changed. The "available at launch" date was good at the time the press release was issued, but schedules are always subject to change.
The only folks who were aware of the Encore announcement were those who follow forums like this, SatelliteGuys, and AVS. VOOM did not post a press release to their site, nor did they send any information to customers that the channel was being added to the lineup. If customers can learn about the Encore announcement here, they can certainly learn about the delay here as well. Most people were never aware of the announcement to begin with, so having it appear on the 29th will be a pleasant surprise.
No other satellite or cable provider issues a press release for delays, and I do not see why VOOM should be the first. It's bad for business. A one week delay is not the end of the world, folks.
madpoet said:
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