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09-29-09, 06:45 AM
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Free NFL RedZone this weekend
Found a 1 minute commercial on my DVR this morning for free RedZone on October 4. I thought they should have offered it free the first weekend just to get people interested. I'll check it out but don't expect to pay $6/month for it. I want to watch my home team games and the way the Bears are playing so far you don't want to miss a second. Their bursts of brilliance are brief.
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09-29-09, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BillJ
Found a 1 minute commercial on my DVR this morning for free RedZone on October 4. I thought they should have offered it free the first weekend just to get people interested. I'll check it out but don't expect to pay $6/month for it. I want to watch my home team games and the way the Bears are playing so far you don't want to miss a second. Their bursts of brilliance are brief.
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Just remember its not $6 for just the NFL Redzone, you also get all the extra college football games on Saturday. To bad the Bears play the Lions early, as the Redzone is diffently, busier in the morning, you should be able to watch plenty of the Redzone while watching that snoozezone game. Use your PiP, in the morning, and swap over during the commercial breaks and timeouts. Amazing how long those things really are. |
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09-29-09, 02:27 PM
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They should give us bronze subscribers NFL network back for FREE !!
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09-29-09, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tymekeeper
They should give us bronze subscribers NFL network back for FREE !!
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The NFL Network should have done what their contract said and they would still be getting paid for the bronze subs.
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09-30-09, 02:10 PM
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DISH Network(R) Offers Free Preview of NFL RedZone
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- DISH Network, L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), and NFL Network today announced a free preview of NFL RedZone for all DISH Network customers on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
"Over the past few weeks, our customers have told us their Sunday afternoons have changed forever," said Ira Bahr, Chief Marketing Officer for DISH Network. "Now, we are pleased to offer NFL Network's NFL RedZone for free to all our subscribers so they can catch every touchdown from every game."
NFL RedZone, produced by NFL Network, whips around every NFL game on Sunday afternoons delivering touchdowns and the most exciting moments live, in high definition. The channel keeps fans up to date in real-time, switching from game to game with live look-ins, highlights and a chance to see every important play. Host Scott Hanson brings viewers real-time scoring and fantasy updates from a new state-of-the-art NFL RedZone studio at the NFL Network headquarters in Los Angeles.
DISH Network's free preview of NFL RedZone will begin on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET and go until 4:15 p.m. ET on Channel 155 in both high definition and standard definition. NFL RedZone is part of DISH Network's Multi-Sports Package, which is available to most customers at $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year.
For more information on NFL RedZone, visit www.nfl.com/redzonetv. For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com.
About DISH Network, L.L.C.
DISH Network, L.L.C., the nation's HD leader, provides approximately 13.610 million satellite TV customers as of June 30, 2009 with the highest quality programming and technology at the best value, including the lowest all-digital price nationwide. Customers have access to hundreds of video and audio channels, the most HD channels, the most international channels, state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and award-winning HD and DVR technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the ViP((R) )722 HD DVR, a CNET and PC Magazine "Editors' Choice." Visit www.dishnetwork.com.
SOURCE DISH Network, L.L.C.
http://www.dishnetwork.com
Copyright (C) 2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
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09-30-09, 05:17 PM
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Can I get a portion of the 5.99 I'm paying for the multi-sports pack back for this weekend? I mean, since I'm only paying for it for the Red Zone channel...
Don't answer that, I'm being facetious... but really they should
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09-30-09, 08:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CoolGui
Can I get a portion of the 5.99 I'm paying for the multi-sports pack back for this weekend? I mean, since I'm only paying for it for the Red Zone channel...
Don't answer that, I'm being facetious... but really they should
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I know you aren't serious 
Folks on the DirecTV side, however, have been a little angrier at a couple of weeks worth of free Sunday Ticket. If I'm paying $5.99 for the multisport or even $10 for HBO, I don't mind a freebie now and then that I technically already paid for... but if I were ponying $300 for the Sunday Ticket and then they gave previews of that I'd ask your question and actually be serious.
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09-30-09, 09:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CoolGui
Can I get a portion of the 5.99 I'm paying for the multi-sports pack back for this weekend? I mean, since I'm only paying for it for the Red Zone channel...
Don't answer that, I'm being facetious... but really they should
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NO NO NO,
Your are buying Multi-Sports for the College Football season and are happy that they are adding at no extra cost, the NFL Redzone, and you are not sure, that you would buy the NFL Redzone seperatly.
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10-01-09, 10:26 PM
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no reason for anyone having to sub to the sports package to get Redzone when you don't need to do so to get NFL Network. what a ripoff. how many times can you watch "best damn sports" on the RSNs that you get by subbing to the sports package.
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10-01-09, 11:13 PM
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Well the RSN's have been avg about 8 extra college Football games a weekend, not to mention MLS Soccer, and some good UEFA Soccer games.
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10-02-09, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by nickg2
no reason for anyone having to sub to the sports package to get Redzone when you don't need to do so to get NFL Network. what a ripoff. how many times can you watch "best damn sports" on the RSNs that you get by subbing to the sports package.
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The reason is because that where Dish and the NFL decided to agree to put the channel. Reading all the posts about this channel on this and other discussion forums, your "ripoff" doesn't hold true. I have yet to see a post anywhere that says they don't think this channel is worth it. Nice try tho! |
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10-04-09, 12:49 PM
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I like Redzone (don't get me wrong) -- but I'm kind of getting "dizzy"! LOL
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10-04-09, 01:03 PM
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The morning games, lots of ADD going on.
Looks like the Free weekend wasn't a Dish promo, but a NFL Redzone Promo.
Last edited by GrumpyBear; 10-04-09 at 03:28 PM..
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10-04-09, 04:09 PM
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Only for half the day??? Weak. And it's not clear what channel the HD version is on?? Had to call CS to find out (in the 9000 range). Seems the SD is lasting longer than the half day. Just don't know if it's worth the exta $.
Thanks for the preview tho NFL, er D or whomever gave it.
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10-04-09, 04:41 PM
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What a waste of bandwidth! Maybe the fantasy football guys and the big sports bettors like it but it's a total waste if you are a fan of a particular team.
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10-04-09, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jlluck
Only for half the day??? Weak. And it's not clear what channel the HD version is on?? Had to call CS to find out (in the 9000 range). Seems the SD is lasting longer than the half day. Just don't know if it's worth the exta $.
Thanks for the preview tho NFL, er D or whomever gave it.
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HD channel is on Channel 155, unless you don't use the map downs. I am not viewing the preview,
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10-04-09, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BillJ
What a waste of bandwidth! Maybe the fantasy football guys and the big sports bettors like it but it's a total waste if you are a fan of a particular team.
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Well if your aren't in your teams market, its more afforable to see them score, be scored on, fumbles, and interceptions, all the key plays, live or close to it. Only other choice when you are out of market,is to spend $400 to see you team in HD. If you live in a market were your team plays on Sunday nites or Monday nites, you get to follow all the games, while waiting for your team to play. |
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10-04-09, 07:06 PM
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I see only 155 SD no 155 HD! I have all other SD and HD Channels next to each other, but this one?
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10-04-09, 09:49 PM
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I watched the early games in HD @ 9483 -- I cannot tell you anything since then!
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10-05-09, 12:01 PM
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The whole marketing campaign for this is to see all the highlights in HD, yet the preview was SD.... makes no sense. Turned it on... "What the hell is this SD?" Turned it off.
Really bad marketing, that turns more people off that may have had interest before the preview.
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10-05-09, 01:43 PM
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My channel was in SD all day
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10-05-09, 02:39 PM
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The preview was available in HD on channel 9483, it just wasn't mapped down to 155. Too bad the preview wasn't for the entire day. It would have been nice of Dish to share that tidbit of information with us. I watched the Seahawks lose in the early game and was going to watch RedZone during the late games, but no...
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10-05-09, 04:58 PM
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I started to watch the Free Red Zone - Not in HD
If it ain't in HD I ain't watching it. The picture quality was pathetic. No Red Zone for me.
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10-05-09, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by KEEFP
If it ain't in HD I ain't watching it. The picture quality was pathetic. No Red Zone for me.
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If you'd read, you'd see it is available in HD Channel 9483, which when you subscribe also maps down to 155.
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10-05-09, 05:24 PM
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I read. Bit late now, I needed to know that Sunday. Dish put out a video announcing it on 155.
Thanks for your really helpful comment and attitude [edit: insult removed]
Last edited by Stewart Vernon; 10-05-09 at 10:41 PM..
Reason: Insult removed.
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