DISH TV changes satellite signals

teeznu wrote:
Guess I should just "buck up" and get on with it. But, how would you feel if the industry made changes on a yearly basis at $600.00 to $1000.00 for service causing the system you just purchased one year ago to be worthless?

Ever bought something at full retail that went on sale the following week? These changes don't happen very often fortunately, but the enhanced technology change Dish is making has cost them millions for equipment and truck rolls to replace obsolete leased receivers and repoint dishes in areas where the SD locals are being dropped, plus the satellite uplink transmission changes needed of course. Obviously they feel it's worth the cost to retain existing and attract new subscribers. The relatively small number of mobile automated dish users like RV'ers and truckers affected likely isn't even a blip on their radar. I don't know just where DTV sits technology wise at this point, but I would think in not too much different of a situation as new technology is developed. Oh, and the computer you're reading this on was technologically obsolete before it left the factory... :E :)