Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Digital Satellite
From: Belinda Leeney (leenbel@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 12:20:22 CDT
But who is going to be able to vote on this? All the owners or just the
board members? It is important for us all to know who actually has the
final say-so in this decision.
>From: John Luedtke <jp1250@yahoo.com>
>To: Belinda Leeney <leenbel@hotmail.com>, discuss@vanguardlofts.com
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Digital Satellite
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:12:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> I would be happy to. I also want to clear up a big issue. We are not
>trying to hurry a vote on the issue. We have researched it for several
>months and the topic is on the agenda for tonights board meeting. The
>Dishnetwork will have a representative at the meeting. We have questions
>that need to be answered before a vote can be taken. If we do not receive
>good answers - or if the representative "has to get back to us", we will
>not vote on the issue and it will wait until we get the answers. I know
>that many people are anxious to get rid of Prime Cable, but we do not
>intend to make a hasty decision.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Luedtke
>
>
> Belinda Leeney <leenbel@hotmail.com> wrote:
>John,
>
>Can you also please send the list of FAQs to the discussion group email
>list? Some of us travel and do not have the opportunity to see the post-its
>around the mailboxes.
>
>Thanks,
>Belinda Leeney
>
>
> >From: John Luedtke
> >To: discuss@vanguardlofts.com
> >Subject: Fwd: Re: Digital Satellite
> >Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> > Everyone,
> >
> >Just to keep everyone informed, below is the original response to Amit's
> >earlier e-mail. I will be putting together a list of Frequently Asked
> >Questions and answers which I will leave by the mailboxes. Hopfully this
> >will clear up some of the concerns and misinformation floating around.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >John Luedtke
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > John Luedtke wrote:
> >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:07:51 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: John Luedtke
> >Subject: Re: Digital Satellite
> >To: Amit Choksi ,
> >"'board@vanguardlofts.com'"
> >
> >
> >
> >To answer some of your questions:
> >
> >
> >The provider being considered is Dish Networks. They are the only one in
> >our area. The information I have seen shows that the channels you
> >mentioned are available. We will have to check to see whether additional
> >equipment is required.
> >
> >
> >Regarding the 10 year contract - originally they wanted 20 years and we
> >said no. Prime Cable is the only choice in the area until about 2003 when
> >TCI digital cable enters our area. It's the only way to get all the
> >equipment free. Your points are well founded about service, technology
>and
> >repair guarantees and the like. We will get more info on that.
> >
> >
> >Pricing for channel packages is the same as for individual homeowners
> >
> >
> >John Luedtke
> >
> >
> >
> > Amit Choksi wrote:
> >
> >
> >This is in response to the notice about a satellite system.
> >
> >I would like to get satellite TV, and have been wanting to do so since I
> >first moved in. Looking through the list of Pro's and Con's about the
>deal.
> >
> >1) Who is the provider that we are considering
> >
> >2) If this provider is someone other than Dish Networks, do they offer
> >Asian/Indian programming such as TVAsia and ZeeTV?
> >
> >3) Will a separate dish and decoder box be needed for Indian programming?
> >
> >4) If we choose to go with this provider and they do not provide indian
> >programming, will individuals be allowed to find an alternate provider
>for
> >just this programming?
> >
> >5) I would be very hesitant to lock into a contract for a technology
>based
> >service for more than 1 year. While I understand that there are
>deployment
> >costs that need to be offset, 10 years is a very long time. Nowad! ays,
> >technology related to any type of data transmission is changing on an
> >almost
> >daily basis. If we sign up for this service, what guarantees will we have
> >that our provider will stay current with new technologies? What
>guarantees
> >will we have that new technologies adopted by our provider will be made
> >available to us at the same time they are available to their single
> >unit/home residential customers?
> >
> >6) Will our monthly costs be at or below what home customers pay?
> >
> >7) Does their contract specify a service level agreement of any kind?
>Since
> >we will be locked in with them for 10 years, we need to make sure they
>have
> >incentives to make prompt repairs. For example, businesses sign up to 3
> >year
> >contracts with phone companies for high speed fiber internet access. Even
> >though they are bound by a 3 year contract, a problem not resolved in 30
> >days would allow a business to terminate their contract.
> >
> >These are just a few questions tha! t came to mind. Maybe if you could
> >summarize the questions/concerns/pluses that individuals have sent in an
> >email to everyone that might spur some more thinking and conversation.
>This
> >is a very big decision, so lets make sure we do it right and think
> >everything through.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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