Was the lifetime sub price ever less than $199. That's what I paid at the NQC in 1996 before it went on the air in Dec with 6 channels.
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I guess I'm just having a senior moment and remembering unusual things. In 1996, when at the NQC, I paid the $199 for SA and was told it would be installed within a week after getting back home, I think it was the 2nd week in Sept. Got home on Sunday, saw a Dish Network commercial, called the 800 number to inquire, told them the whole story about SA and paying for it, really didn't order Dish at the time over the phone but Dish was out the next morning, Monday morning, to install, yes the day after getting home from the NQC and I let them go ahead and install it and I disconnected cable then. Kinda funny, now I think about it, you'd order it, they'd put you on a schedule, their schedule, 3-4 days away, and that would be acceptable.......NOW. Back in 1996, they came out hoping you wouldn't send them packing. Never looked back or been unhappy with my decision(except when SA canned GMTN) but SA pulling their prank might make me unhappy.