They Stole Spongebob!

This is special... I'm sure I don't get a rate decrease because of this crap!

DISH Network sincerely regrets that all MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and VH1 programming is currently unavailable. Viacom owned CBS stations are also unavailable at this time.

These channels and CBS stations, owned by Viacom, have proposed excessive rate increases which we feel are unreasonable. Viacom is demanding rate increases nearly 4 times the rate of inflation for various cable channels, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in fees that would increase the cost of our services to you.

Viacom Stand on the Situation

My kid loves Nickelodeon! Plus loosing MTV how in the heck am I going to keep my Crib up to snuff!

No Comedy Central!!! How will I get my Fake News and South Park?!?!

Ohh yeah I have ******* UTA cable w/ free Speed.

Chris

ACK! Heads are gonna roll <language edit>


Seriously.. We signed a contract for those channels if we pay $xx per month, do we still have to pay?

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Originally Posted by rx7gslse

ACK! Heads are gonna roll <language edit>!


Seriously.. We signed a contract for those channels if we pay $xx per month, do we still have to pay?

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I kept my note short :

Sir:

What kind of a reduction in rates should we see now that you are no longer providing us with the channels we signed up for??? Even if this is a temporary situation we should be eligible for a reduction in rates.

I anxiously await your reply.

Respectfully,
Mick Harrison

oh, it's in there...

they're giving you a $1 a month credit. :)

No, they won't let you out of your contract....

err yeah.. linkage.

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/p...es/index.shtml

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Originally Posted by rx7gslse

oh, it's in there...

they're giving you a $1 a month credit. :)

No, they won't let you out of your contract....

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Oh well that makes it all better! :D

What a crock of shit! I attemped to call and cancel today never actually got to a human! :twisted:

and all of this is over 6 CENTS a month... I'm sure they're just going to bury the fee somewhere... Besides.. they give you a Dollar back, and Save $5-6. The $4 more amonth in profit for the cable company :)

http://money.excite.com/ht/nw/bus/20...n09260365.html
"Viacom earns between $5 and $6 per EchoStar subscriber for its cable networks"

cable bills are starting to look an awful lot like home phone bills.

I now pay MORE in taxes on my phone line than I do for teh line itself..

Ahhh... I love my old-fashioned cable system. It seems like I can find Spongebob on at least one channel (and sometimes more than one) at any hour of the day or night. :D

Iain

They did keep me at the same rate from 96 until 2003 as promised. I switched to direct TV when we moved in NOvember just because they had a better deal that week and I couldn't get a Dish installer out. Anybody need a DISH 501 PVR reciever? 30 gig I think.

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Originally Posted by altiain

Ahhh... I love my old-fashioned cable system. Iain

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I'm with you. I still have (ack!) analog cable! Black-box friendly, thank you very much! 8)

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Originally Posted by Mathews2004

. Anybody need a DISH 501 PVR reciever? 30 gig I think.

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nope, already got one..

hey.. We have two TVs.. wonder it'll work on both? How much you want for it?

yup, i Hear it's 200$ to get out of the contract. eh

at least my CBS isnt on my Dish network plan. can't miss CSI!

Viacom representative Spongebob says, "show me the money!"http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supe.../back_talk.gif

they're back!

lol 2 days later and a deal is made :lol: