Subject: Re: HDTV
From: Dom Shurba (shurbadom@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 07 2006 - 22:19:47 CST
Does everybody have a really old reciever from USA Dish?
>From: Jim Thomas <jthomas@sun.soci.niu.edu>
>Reply-To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
>Subject: Re: HDTV
>Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:20:43 -0600 (CST)
>
>
> > I have a question about our cable system. For about the last 6 months
>USA
> > Dish have been promising me some wiz bang cable/internet package. I
>spoke
> > with them today on another issue and they said they were waiting on
>Board
> > approval for something.
>
>The Board can speak to this more directly, but there are, in effect,
>two "Dish" companies we deal with. One, DISH/USA is the cable provider
>for tv. The other, Big Skyz does the Dish installation and provides the
>Internet service. Big Skyz is local.
>
>A year or two ago, there were complaints against Big Skyz for poor service
>and unresponsiveness. As I recall, 1P/Vanguard was going to litigate to
>try to break the long-term exclusivity contract with Big Skyz/Dish.
>
>In fairness to Big Skyz, we've had the Internet connection since they
>offered it about 5 years ago, and love it. We've had no problems for
>over a year, and when we did have a problem, they were on-the-spot with
>service. Others' mileage may vary, but we've had no complaints.
>
>Did you talk to the national company or the local company? Did they
>give any details on what the issues are?
>
>Jim / #501
>
>
>
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