BTW, you must do alot of work for your tax guy to make a living solely off of you. That guy would be in business whether you cut another jumper in your life.
As for the buy backs, many are given 100.00 credit, true. However, MANY keep the dish and get cable. Many are seeing throught the smoke and mirrors of the sat agreements and contracts, If your service is so good, why di they even have contracts.
I don't have time for the reast now, but rest as
sured...I'll get to it tonight.> You said NEVER. That’s a gutsy call. I’m aware of the inherent lag in satellite Internet, and I occasionally game, that’s why I don’t use it. I am also aware of the inherent distance problems with cable modems, you have to be a hell of a lot closer to the head end then 22,400 miles to get one. Like I said, satellite internet services are in their earliest stages, I wouldn’t venture to say they will NEVER overcome their technological challenges. I am not misinformed. I understand the challenge. I just believe in the ingenuity of man. We are a very industrious and creative race, we do lots of things that were once thought to be impossible.
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> It sounds like you work in a pretty good system, count yourself lucky, that’s a rare thing. I’m wondering what that monthly bill is that includes all of those services and maintenance your so proud of? It’s funny that you don’t see the irony in having to buy back all of those dishes. You have to PAY THE CUSTOMERS to get them to switch. Lets see, 7000 dish buy backs times a typical buy back credit of $150, oh my god! That’s $1,050,000 spent bribing customers to come back. If your system is typical you probably also gave them a reduced monthly rate and a month or two free? What will they do when your gravy train runs dry? Pay $55 a month for 1 box and no premiums like in my area or pay the same for 3 boxes and a premium package with satellite?
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> Your contention that satellite providers don’t contribute to local economies is absurd. Who benefits from the sales of these systems? Who benefits from the installation of these systems? Who benefits from the rare but occasionally necessary service of these systems? Who rents these companies property? Who supplies their utilities? Who benefits from the advertising on local channels (soon to be nationwide)? What about the local installation materials supply companies? The van and truck dealerships? The hardware stores that I personally spend thousands at every year? The sign companies? The uniform companies? The insurance companies? The office supply companies? The phone companies? Where am I getting all of this tax money that I pay every year? Is my lawyer in Egypt? My accountant in Mexico (we’ll he might be by now, he is a bit shady)? Those local training schools I attend, are the aliens? You blew that one.
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> Who do you think contributes services to the schools that cable doesn’t serve? Did you forget about all of the American schools that aren’t anywhere near a cable system??? Don’t blame yourself, lots of cable companies do the same thing.
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