Dish false advertising

[smokey982]

Dish Network is a big sponsor of the Tennessee Vols and I noticed tonight their running commercials claiming every game and every touchdown in HD. Well what about this weekend? The vols are playing on ESPNU. So no touchdowns in HD this weekend. That's FALSE ADVERTISING. Normally I have several friends over for the Vols games, but this weekend we'll be going to another friends house that has Direct just so we can watch in Hd. Don't get me wrong. I really like my Dish service for the most part. But it ticks me off that they can claim whatever they want just to increase sales whether it's true or not.

www.dishvols.com

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

No they are advertising the NFL Redzone which says that.

 

[Mr Tony]

actually Scott the link he posted DOES say Every TD in HD and its for the Vols...not NFL red zone

 

[smokey982]

And this will be the third Vols game this year that's not in HD.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Ahhh I haven't seen that ad I have however seen the RedZone one lots of times.

 

[Laddyboy]

That really is misleading and false. I can't imagine why they would do it.

 

[RaymondG@Dish Network]

I just wanted to post an update, I have forwarded your feedback along with a link to the advertisement so it can be addressed.

 

[356B]

That really is misleading and false. I can't imagine why they would do it.

It was done with Baseball all season, advertised games in HD yet joined games in HD in the 5,6,7, inning...sometimes never...they said it's about band something, space, whatever, never the less it seems to go on.

 

[SolApathy]

This isn't the first time they have lied about "every game in HD". But as House says...Everybody lies!

 

[Juan]

actually Scott the link he posted DOES say Every TD in HD and its for the Vols...not NFL red zone

they COULD be talking about Charlie's House

 

[Tampa8]

They forgot about the little problem with ESPNU........ Shouldn't be saying all in HD, I have to agree.

 

[Juan]

They forgot about the little problem with ESPNU........ Shouldn't be saying all in HD, I have to agree.

actually they are "available" dish just chooses not to offer it in HD

 

[JimWH]

Its an old established marketing technique. Its called lying.

 

[DodgerKing]

actually they are "available" dish just chooses not to offer it in HD

Dish doesn't carry ESPN U in HD so they can't offer it

 

[wetz73]

It says every TD in HD, but it doesn't explicitly say you'll be able to see it in it! Technically, every game you attend in person is in HD, and you know some slick lawyer would use a similar argument!

 

[Juan]

Dish doesn't carry ESPN U in HD so they can't offer it

dish said it was 'availible" but not where

 

[firesole33]

In Dish's defense, they had no idea when making that ad, that the Vols would suck so bad that ESPN would put them on ESPNU...

 

[Mr Tony]

but the 1st game (against Montana) wasn't even available in HD at all (the backhaul feed was SD....) so you couldnt see "Every TD in HD"

 

[Mr Tony]

they COULD be talking about Charlie's House

where he has Directv so he can see all the TD's in HD

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Dish still carries ESPN HD, so maybe they meant you could see the Vols game highlights on SportsCenter...