Well does this open up opportunities for more hd channels or for better SD resolution since they won't be squeezing as many channels onto the transponders?
THis is so funny to me. I had to get DIRECTV just for the "101" channel for my wife's soap "Passions" which hasn't started yet till 9/17/07. The cheapest way to get it was to become an international customer and take the Italian channel for 9.99 and then I could get the basic english pack for 9.99 or about $21.50 a month . Guess what makes up the basic english pack? Nothing but religious and SHOPPING channels and the one channel I need : 101. Even the family pack doesn't have the 101 channel. So I guess if you really want the shopping channels you could do what I did. It isn't really any more silly than what we are doing to get one show : Passions.