Is E* Prepareing Way to Move AT100 to 110?

[Chris Freeland]

With E* reduceing the one year programing comitment from AT150 to AT100 for current subs starting 3/6/03, who upgrade to a Dish 500, Dish PVR or Dish Movers, does this indicate that E* is prepareing the way to move some or all AT100 channels to 110 and or add additional channels currently on 110 to AT100? I suspect that E* is about ready to do this, why else would they make it easyier to upgrade? At the very least E* could have part of the extra AT100 channels on 110 and leave part on 119, like they do with the premiums now, and this would allow E* to add some 110 channels to AT100 currently requireing AT150, this would also make AT100 more competitive with TC at D*.

[Mike123abc]

Probably some new channels pushing to be in AT100 and Dish does not want to put more on 119. 119 is too crowded and moving some to 110 would help PQ.

[jeffwtux]

I just think they are trying to be competitive with D* in at least the Dish Mover area where D* only requires 1 year of TC, while E* requires AT150 which is now $11 more.

[Marcus S]

*D TC+ = locals is $39.99 a mo for 135 channels. Arguments on other forums indicate that E* replaces value channels for Home Shopping and Public Access Channels. Dish 100 + locals = $39.94. If you qualify for distant nets, then E* saves you a $1 or $2 with locals within 70 miles + distant nets via bundled discount or multiple distant nets, no locals.

[MarkL]

Originally posted by jeffwtux
I just think they are trying to be competitive with D*

Dish doesn't need to do anything to "be competitive" with Directv, E* is already taking in twice as many subs each quarter. Sounds like Direct is the one that needs to do something to try and compete with E*!

[DarrellP]

I wish Dish would quit screwing around with moving channels and fiddling with the compression. The Portland locals go from fabulous to absolutely horrible from one day to the next.

I missed Alias in HD Sunday night and the PVR'd version was barely watchable, it was way overcompressed.

[jeffwtux]

My post was specific to DishMover which is what was changed, and DishMover isn't about acquiring new customers. The fact that Dish acquired 400,000 new customers has nothing to do with this policy change which isn't intended to compete for new customers merely preventing existing customers from leaving. The other posts were the speculative ones. The fact is that D* only required TC which is $31.99 while E* was requiring AT150, $42.99.