We will probably have to sign up with Dish separately. Based on the article, they are not transferring us over after the transition period.
The End of VOOM?
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Cliff said:
Bull sh*t!!!!
I'll tell you what time it is! It is time to start a petition and tell Charlie Ergan that he keeps Voom alive as a add on with Dish or we all go somewhere else other than Dish when he takes over Rainbow one.
SD duplicates not withstanding of course.
i know i am a staff member,and not supposed to rant but i am pissed --all the lies constantly by VOOM,maybe it was because the future looked so good if,but they never really did a 1/2 ass job of selling this..it was always this and that deadlines promised and missed.now it's going to be a hassle for me to get HD and alot more $$...sorry to rant but
Do you really blame him?BFG said:
I think you hit the nail on the head. What do you think they were doing at CES? March for a PVR.rang1995 said:
Please! And you're right, they didn't do a very good job of selling it. They were to busy working the numbers (how many exclusive HD channels again) than actually providing something worth watching.
Charlie's a smart guy and makes a profit for a reason...
Go ahead with the install so you can witness firsthand what we're all so peeved off about losing.Taank said:
there are no winners here only losers HDTV has just got a big kick in the ass,shows the others good HD and lots of HD is not important to the average customer--they can put up color bars
Guys,
I do not think there is much left here.
Don't try to rationalize it. It is a done deal. There is no more Rainbow 1 and as a consequence the service is not going to be budgeted/supported.
It takes money to produce HD material and pay for it. With all the publicity of selling Rainbow 1 and no new subscribers in the near future and knowing that there is board of investors who want guaranteed money, there is no money to invest in VOOM.
It would be nonsensical to do this after going through all this publicity. Wall Street and the investors will hang them in court. Wake up and smell the coffee and start preparing for another provider. Don't wait until the last minute because you won't see any more investment on Voom 21 channels. You will probably see repeated content until the death of the signal happens. Would you pay your monthly premium to something that does not give you anymore new content?
I wouldn't be surprised if VOOM makes no public announcement and just continue as nothing happened. But it has happened. The end has come. There's no more VOOM even though there is a signal still. That is the reality.
I do not think there is much left here.
Don't try to rationalize it. It is a done deal. There is no more Rainbow 1 and as a consequence the service is not going to be budgeted/supported.
It takes money to produce HD material and pay for it. With all the publicity of selling Rainbow 1 and no new subscribers in the near future and knowing that there is board of investors who want guaranteed money, there is no money to invest in VOOM.
It would be nonsensical to do this after going through all this publicity. Wall Street and the investors will hang them in court. Wake up and smell the coffee and start preparing for another provider. Don't wait until the last minute because you won't see any more investment on Voom 21 channels. You will probably see repeated content until the death of the signal happens. Would you pay your monthly premium to something that does not give you anymore new content?
I wouldn't be surprised if VOOM makes no public announcement and just continue as nothing happened. But it has happened. The end has come. There's no more VOOM even though there is a signal still. That is the reality.
You know I used to be a Telosity DSL customer;
As a customer we were given a modem to use. As long as I was a customer I was able to use it. But if I ever cancelled it I would have to return it or pay $400 penalty.
Well eventually DirecTV eventually bought Telocity DSL. This was many years ago. DirecTV kept the business only a short time until they realized they had no business running a National DSL company. They also realized they were losing tons of money
DirecTV eventually shut down DirecTV Broadband and said they had no use for the modems. They told the subscribers like me we could have them or dispose of them.
I bring this up because I imagine Voom doing something similar. They will not go to the expense of deinstalling people. They will not go to the expense of shipping them back to be thrown away.
I bet all those rented boxes will just remain in the hands of todays subscribers.
As a customer we were given a modem to use. As long as I was a customer I was able to use it. But if I ever cancelled it I would have to return it or pay $400 penalty.
Well eventually DirecTV eventually bought Telocity DSL. This was many years ago. DirecTV kept the business only a short time until they realized they had no business running a National DSL company. They also realized they were losing tons of money
DirecTV eventually shut down DirecTV Broadband and said they had no use for the modems. They told the subscribers like me we could have them or dispose of them.
I bring this up because I imagine Voom doing something similar. They will not go to the expense of deinstalling people. They will not go to the expense of shipping them back to be thrown away.
I bet all those rented boxes will just remain in the hands of todays subscribers.
BFG said:
That is the sad part about this whole thing... Let's see how long it is going to take Dish or DirecTv to offer 37 national HD channels; Time will tell.
Sean Mota said:
Jesus Sean! Get the gun loaded and take a bullet why don't you! I am kind of surprised you have such finality in your posts. You have defended Voom like someone defends the reputation of their little sister.
Maybe we can hope for a few channels to survive the move to Dish. This would make a difference for me not to ask you pass the gun when your finished. That is, if your able.
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