Dish to expand HD

[darrencp22]

Why don't all you E* customers that are complaining and threatening to leave go and ahead and switch.

Maybe if enough of you switch those of us the intend to stay with E* will start seeing some results.

I will probably make the switch back to D in the fall. I don't want to lose my Center Ice money and then pay D for the same package. I wont bother in the summer as there is little new programming. Hopefully by the fall the termination fee wont be that bad.

 

[obermi]

Looks like Tulsa. Oklahoma is overlooked again with local HD!

 

[digiblur]

Looks like Tulsa. Oklahoma is overlooked again with local HD!

How do you know? They only listed 11 out of their plan of 65. Tulsa is inside Spotbeam #15.

 

[mojoe4]

USA and ScFi HD will be on Dish in a month or so.

 

[darrencp22]

USA and ScFi HD will be on Dish in a month or so.

Your source? You say that with confidence. I agree it is LIKELY.

 

[mojoe4]

I really can't say my source. But I did ask a bunch of questions and it looks like it is going to happen.

 

[mraudit]

You all complain about your big city locals not being broadcasted in HD. BOO-HOO. You all can put up a small antenna and get them. You should try living in the middle of no where Iowa, where there are no locals, and you cannot get them through Allamerican Direct. No sympathy for you. I also wish for more HD channels, but we cannot get everything at once!!!

 

[db2]

I really can't say my source. But I did ask a bunch of questions and it looks like it is going to happen.

What else did you ask? Any other HD channels coming??

 

[mojoe4]

What else did you ask? Any other HD channels coming??

I really only asked about those two. I have been waiting for those. As far as I have heard they will launch those two channels with out having to send up another bird. I am sure more is to come once they get those other birds up.

That's all I really know at this time. Just thought it was good news and I would share it with everyone.

 

[digiblur]

I really only asked about those two. I have been waiting for those. As far as I have heard they will launch those two channels with out having to send up another bird. I am sure more is to come once they get those other birds up.

That's all I really know at this time. Just thought it was good news and I would share it with everyone.

Umm... the USAHD and SCIFI HD news is old and we already know about them launching without a new bird. They have their slots sitting on 110W waiting to be lit.

 

[Islandguy43]

I will probably make the switch back to D in the fall. I don't want to lose my Center Ice money and then pay D for the same package. I wont bother in the summer as there is little new programming. Hopefully by the fall the termination fee wont be that bad.

Not a Yankees Fans? D* does have YES HD, last time I checked.

 

[mojoe4]

Umm... the USAHD and SCIFI HD news is old and we already know about them launching without a new bird. They have their slots sitting on 110W waiting to be lit.

It was new to me, just posting for anyone else that didn't know.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

USA and ScFi HD will be on Dish in a month or so.

I believe that, it's almost an anagram for 'soon'.

 

[tomyo10]

any chance of them rolling out some locals before launching any more birds?

 

[darrencp22]

Not a Yankees Fans? D* does have YES HD, last time I checked.

Good point

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Just to clarify, it says this:

"....increase its national HD channel count from 76 to 100 in 2008."

So long as they launch them by December 2008, they didn't lie.

By the way, is it necessary to quote the entire first post twice for your short responses ?

they lied about having 76 "National" HD channels.List them if they have 76.At best I count 45. RSN's in HD can't be national since not all the same rsn's are on the 61.5 and 129

 

[darrencp22]

You all complain about your big city locals not being broadcasted in HD. BOO-HOO. You all can put up a small antenna and get them. You should try living in the middle of no where Iowa, where there are no locals, and you cannot get them through Allamerican Direct. No sympathy for you. I also wish for more HD channels, but we cannot get everything at once!!!

I dont live in a big city. I live in Newfane NY about 40 miles from Buffalo. I can get some but not all of the network via OTA.

 

[jpdubose]

Huntsville?!?!? Come on...Does south Alabama even exist on maps anymore. DISH already carries the Birmingham locals in HD. Why not throw us a bone and add Montgomery instead. DISH could own the Montgomery DMA if it added HD locals. Direct doesn't even carry Montgomery stations at all, SD or HD.

 

[skottey]

DISH Network(r) (NasdaqISH) today announced plans to increase its national HD channel count from 76 to 100 in 2008.

I didn't get far into the story before I found the first lie. 76 nationals? Where? There are not 76 nationals any way you try to spin it. How pathetic. They need to get to 76 before they can get to 100.

What are they counting as HD channels? regionals? um.. not nationals. NHL or NBA channels that broadcast a game a day on some of the channels on a season pass basis? um.. should not be included.

Nationals are channels like A&E, MHD, Discovery HD, etc... even Voom channels are HD nationals. How do these idiots do their math? I hate Dish more and more everyday.

 

[kennya]

Well, chaulk me up for the Tulsa locals. But I agree with Digi, we havent see all of the new cities yet.

Oh, mraudit, I am in the middle of now where also, and cannot pick up my locals with an OTA. You should do a little research before you make a blanket statement like you did.