The End of VOOM?
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I just called a CSR to give them a new phone number. Then I told the girl about the E* deal. She had no clue. Give it a try its amusing.
It really was a no brainer (no snide comments Bruce). I mean E* needs to expand on HD content to keep up with D*. V* is in trouble. Therefore E* buys the V* sat already in the sky in the right position and functioning. DuhChetK said:I hate to say I told you so...So I'll let vurbano do it. LOL
I think he's the one that will tell you to enjoy VOOM while it lastedChetK said:I hate to say I told you so...So I'll let vurbano do it. LOL
1st, I'm a D* customer. VOOM brought competition to the market. Thats good.
Is this signed, sealed, & done? Don't forget Microsoft or WalMart or....a long way to go yet. Hang in there VOOMers........
Barney
Is this signed, sealed, & done? Don't forget Microsoft or WalMart or....a long way to go yet. Hang in there VOOMers........
Barney
Scott Greczkowski said:For what it is worth, one of my reasons for saying VOOM was not going anywhere is because VOOM is almost finished building a new state of the art uplink center.
From what I know they are still working around the clock getting the uplink center ready for March 1st. And I also know there have been numerous contract signed for programming on Rainbow 2.
I STILL don't think VOOM is dead yet. Getting through the FCC is going to be really tough for Echostar, the big question is what happens to VOOM if the FCC does not approve the deal.
Man what a day it has been.
Where is the uplink center located? I wonder did E* swing a deal for Rainbow 2 as well?
nuclearmeltdown2046 said:Possibility ???? One Corp. = 2 Companies ????? Keeping Voom and expanding it's HD area ??? Dish going on /w its normal operations ?????
Just a Thought
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That doesn't sound like a possibility. What the Echostar release states is that they are buying Rainbow1 from Rainbow DBS, and that it will be used to enhance Dish Network's existing service. They didn't buy Voom and there is no indication that Dish has any interest in continuing it. This seems to mean that Voom is being sold off piecemeal. Best case would be that E* can somehow use Rainbow1 to more rapidly expand the Dish HD lineup.
- jame
I admit I'm more than a little pissed. As a box owner, I'm wondering if I have any legal recourse against CVC. I am deeply disapointed, especially in light of the famous memo. I guess now we know why the memo was pulled.
well it was fun while it lasted.. in the end though, it seems HD was not able to convince customers over the lack of Locals, RSNs, PPV, DVR, etc.. good thing i kept my D* equipment I suppose.
Scott Greczkowski said:For what it is worth, one of my reasons for saying VOOM was not going anywhere is because VOOM is almost finished building a new state of the art uplink center.
From what I know they are still working around the clock getting the uplink center ready for March 1st. And I also know there have been numerous contract signed for programming on Rainbow 2.
I STILL don't think VOOM is dead yet. Getting through the FCC is going to be really tough for Echostar, the big question is what happens to VOOM if the FCC does not approve the deal.
Man what a day it has been.
Why would getting through the FCC be really tough? Echostar is buying a satellite and the rights to the frequencies. This type of transaction is one that the FCC appears to approve all the time when a company is in trouble or bankrupt. It's when a company and customer base is being bought that usually slows things down, and there's no indication that this is the case.
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vurbano said:
Now, now, now, I was going to be good, don't start.
And I only have one piece of advice, if they have your Credit Card number, get out now, if you ever tried to get back money from a company that went down, it is a pain in the ***.
