Thanks for the posts. Interesting, if Iceberg is correct how Motorola is making work for themselves by charging US, but not the individual boxes that are in-use augmenting local cable systems' subscribers (if any still are) which is how I understood our system began...(as small dish-add ons to smaller cable companies to avoid
massive upgrades to local infrastructure.) Those boxes need periodic hits, too.....as do ours for programming. Why charge our suppliers?
As a subscriber who wants my choice, I don't mind us getting a "reasonable" fee charged rather than see the system go down, but "reasonable" is very subjective, and the subscibers as a whole won't agree on that issue, I'm sure.
I did my part. I just renewed via websams for another month, (well, two considering how the system does that.)....but, I'm still happy to take MY chances, and less happy to install for others unless I fully explain what we learn from being members here. Fact is, the system works for those who don't want contracts and want a good "core" group of channels without frills. Or, those whose lives don't revolve as much around TV as others.
I was surprised when a buddy of mine came over and was shocked at seeing the Military Channel. He can't get it without an upper tier and contract. We can. That's the perfect example of why our system SHOULD work, given enough honest sellers and installers. Choice sells.