This is NPS's attempt to make SD lite on the pie pan look reasonably good and hopefully kill off 4dtv.
They probably get paid lots of money to promote the pie pan.
The CEO said in the chat NPS is working on a shoestring budget that's why things are as is. Are we suppose to believe this... I don't know. Honestly if I had tons of cash I would partner and invest with NPS or SRL and go to war with pie/cable and get what is needed to make things happen to make c band a big contender.
After reviewing the cost of pie plates and cable this past week (I was curious) Even though we can't get all the channels (always) on C band, (with the right equipment you can get quite a bit). C band has allot going for it still and I like.
All the pie plate and cable providers wanted was to play bait and switch. Force you into contracts with 2 year commitments, activation fee's, receiver fee's, etc etc. And we can't forget the large early termination fees if you bail. They all wanted my social security number for a credit check which I would never give to anyone like that because of identity theft. If you refuse that they want $200 to $300 up front before even talking to you.
With C band all I do is pick up the phone and order what I want. No hassles no activation fees, deposits, contracts, credit check, bait and switch, etc etc.
So after talking with the devil this week (pie/cable) Im really happy to have what I got, and have more of a desire to help support c band and get as many interested in it and to jump from the evil side.
They say the grass is always greener on the other side but in this case the grass is just fine where I'm at.
Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses.