billdozer15 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I have been hiding out for awhile, but now I hear there is some sort of dispute between BTN and Dish Network. I dont see anything on the board concerning this but maybe I'm not digging hard enough. Any insight would be helpful. Quote Link to comment
huskerenner Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I called DISH this morning.The rep I spoke with was unaware that BTN was being pulled tommorow.How could they Not know?Time to look for a new cable provider. Quote Link to comment
HuskerMack Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Come on over to Direct TV I can get your 10 off your bill for the first 10 months. And you get me 10 dollars off also. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Come on over to Direct TV I can get your 10 off your bill for the first 10 months. And you get me 10 dollars off also. Unfortunatley $10/mo isnt enough to get me to come back to Directv. The clunkiness and unuserfriendlyness of their system isnt worth it to me. Quote Link to comment
HuskerMack Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Hmm I dont mind there system at all. I can program in so only my Favorite channels show up and none of the one I dont have show up so I guess I dont see it but to each is there own. Quote Link to comment
C N Red Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I thought they got a deal done? Huskershark posted this as an update. HuskerShark Dish and BTN have reached a short term agreement and will continue to work on a long term one. Good news to start my gameday! GBR! Sep 01 2012 08:18 AM And here's a link to the story. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-dish-bigtenblackoutl2e8jv8mm-20120901,0,6866362.story Quote Link to comment
'SkerNation Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Come on over to Direct TV I can get your 10 off your bill for the first 10 months. And you get me 10 dollars off also. Unfortunatley $10/mo isnt enough to get me to come back to Directv. The clunkiness and unuserfriendlyness of their system isnt worth it to me. Agreed. Not to mention scrolling through the guide takes FOREVER Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I thought they got a deal done? Huskershark posted this as an update. HuskerShark Dish and BTN have reached a short term agreement and will continue to work on a long term one. Good news to start my gameday! GBR! Sep 01 2012 08:18 AM And here's a link to the story. http://www.chicagotr...0,6866362.story The short term agreement was only for a week while they negotiated a long term contract. Supposedly the negotiations stalled, but I sure they have picked it back up in the final day. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 This will get resolved sooner rather than later. The amount of customers that would be lost in the Midwest if too much for dish to lose in this dispute. As far a the disclaimer on the B1G nice bargaining ploy. Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I agree with PC. No way they would let that many customers go. Quote Link to comment
RexIsMyDogg Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hasn't gone dark yet. The crawler along the bottom still says Dish will drop BTN on Sept. 8, but Im still getting the replay of the Boise-MSU game. Maybe they finalized something or the night shift forgot to pull the plug... Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hasn't gone dark yet. The crawler along the bottom still says Dish will drop BTN on Sept. 8, but Im still getting the replay of the Boise-MSU game. Maybe they finalized something or the night shift forgot to pull the plug... The banner will disappear if they agree. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet"N"Cream Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hasn't gone dark yet. The crawler along the bottom still says Dish will drop BTN on Sept. 8, but Im still getting the replay of the Boise-MSU game. Maybe they finalized something or the night shift forgot to pull the plug... I still have it also as of 12:15 a.m. Wonder if Dishes's day starts though with the live stuff in the morning? Quote Link to comment
gin_32 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I just recently changed to Direct TV and it's been a nice change! I only have the Choice package so I won't be able to see the UCLA game at home but there is a bar nearby so no skin off my teeth. Hopefully this is the only game on Fox Quote Link to comment
Husker John Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I have DISH and they seem to have ongoing problems with stalled negotiations, not only now with BTN, but with other program networks. It seems like every few months, DISH cancels programming for awhile due to failed negotiations. After my current contract expires with DISH, there's a great chance I'll switch to DirecTV. Quote Link to comment
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