Dude what is D* giving you to smoke? I want some!
1 Sub contractors or not that is who D* has doing the installs, D* then HAS to answear for their actions! So if they suck it is a negative for D*, simple marketing rules: the frontlines employees provide the name and face of your company: I have never seen a CSR have you?
2 I hear this all the time about the OTA, how its not D* problem bla bla bla. I ended up fixing this my self, again even though they hooked it up at install they did it wrong (see #1). But my question is this about OTA, If the programming is available, should'nt D* try and provide it? Most cable companyies provide local HD broadcasts, Voom was pretty good about it Dish sucks at it as well. So from just a competitve standpoint I think it would make sense to deal with OTA. I bet you say mpeg4 here!
3 PQ We can exchange verbage for hours here on this one, but I think its basicaly a mater of optical fortitude on ones part.
4 Price, Well considering I am getting bent over for ticket, HD package I have to disagree with you. Basic programming is about the same everywhere, but I am not basic! I want extra and I want it all! And I dont mind paying for it but I hate not getting what I am paying for! Getting an extra charge for HD NFL is a joke, and the HD package fee is cookoo brother! So dont feed me some company line about how in line my $100 + bill is, I am not going to buy it.
No I do not want to go to cable, I have a long and troubled history with Comcast (they are an evil empire)! Monoplistic bastads they are!
So you may ask why stay with D* if I have all of the above problems? Well I LOVE football, Hope for better things! and really have no where else to go! I belive that Dish will go away one day! Voom is DEAD! Cable you know my feelings on that.
So Just because D* is serving Kool Aid Does'nt mean I have to drink it! Do you know whats in it?
FYI dont take any of this personel cheif, I just have a differnt outlook then you thats all!