Live Retailer Chat Recap - Oct 13, 2005

[Scott Greczkowski]

Hello everyone and Welcome to SatelliteGuys.US and our LIVE Charlie Chat Recap!

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2) All information here will be NON DEALER SENSITIVE information, only information which will be posted.

3) This information is being entered in real time. Spelling / typing mistakes will occur. I am happy to report I am home today and am watching the chat and I am also recording it for information I may miss since I am doing this recap, the chat and watching TV at the same time.

ENjoy the chat!

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[Darkman]

ESPNU .. and ESPND now at DISH..

ESPND - in all DISH latino packages..
Replaced ESPN at Latino DOS package October 10.... for 10 bucks extra MAX upgrade available .. - then get ESPN in it (MAX has ESPN) ..

Gotto go to work .. will have to watch it at work from tape i guess..

have fun people .. work sucks!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

We start off the show with Jim and Amit talking ESPNU.

SoapNet is now available in top 120.

Talking about ESPN Deportes, which is replacing ESPN in the Dish Latino Dos package, if they get Dish Latino Max they get ESPN back.

Next they talk about the two new Indian Channels added this week (see graphics below for more info)

Now we go onto Korean Programming. KBS World, but dropped SBS. If you subscribed to the Korean Value pack you will get a onetime $10 credit.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Now talking about Internation Incentives for Retailers.

We go into DIsh PPV offerings with Jim still caling Dish PPV Dish On Demand.

The NHL is back on Dish Network. They show a NHL promo. The first 2 rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs will be available on Center Ice this year as well.

Now going into new promotions for new customers. Its Dish Madness 2 where new customers get $12 off for their first 3 months plus 25 movies channels. (Begins in November)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Still talking about the Dish Madeness promotion.

Now they are showing some new ads. New ads show WHY Regular TV sucks. (oh god)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

One of the ads tells you to switch to Dish Network so you can afford to pay for gas.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Talking about the PocketDish, it is only available from retailers now.

The 7 inch model should be available next week.

 

[Mr Tony]

One of the ads tells you to switch to Dish Network so you can afford to pay for gas.

wouldnt that be a reason to cancel Dish? To afford to pay for gas

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

No Leslie Harper Joins the chat to give some tech tips.

The 721 has Dish Pro Plus Twin support.

Leslie gives some Dish 1000 tips. There will be a 129 Peaking Angles chart available next week (We will post it here when we get it)

Nwq receivers come with a quick tips guide and the channel chart is now included with that guide. It will be first with the 811.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

A new guide telling you how to setup descrete codes on universal remotes, we will post this to SatelliteGuys later today.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

On the Sirius front Dish is talking with Sirius about doing some new things.

Now its question time which means the chat is over. (unless they get a good question which breaks some news)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Question comes in will dish be raing the rates in January or February? Jim says a price increas has not been decided yet.

 

[riffjim4069]

wouldnt that be a reason to cancel Dish? To afford to pay for gas

May have to dump the dish to pay the winter heating bill.

 

[mikew]

Question comes in will dish be raing the rates in January or February? Jim says a price increas has not been decided yet.

Forgot it was that time of year again

 

[Mr Tony]

May have to dump the dish to pay the winter heating bill.

yeah no duh!

gas goes down...nat gas goes up

I hear propane may not be as bad (wish I could use propane instead0

 

[dfergie]

yeah no duh!

gas goes down...nat gas goes up

I hear propane may not be as bad (wish I could use propane instead0

last 100 galllons I got a couple of weeks ago was almost $200 I paid about $150 last spring...

 

[Mr Tony]

we havent got it filled yet at the lake house...but that will be soon

8 posts to 10K

 

[riffjim4069]

Forgot it was that time of year again

Maybe they will take a look at FiOS and decided to drop the prices. Ok, I'm dreaming again...

 

[Mr Tony]

no we got CSTV, NFL & ESPNU

Charlie will raise them a couple bucks because "we brought you all this great programming!"


2 posts to 10K

 

[Darkman]

Looks like.. not only the Audio, but you got the Video now also, Scott