http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/ Engadget HD Comments for DISH Network finishes off VOOM, removes last 5 channels http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 10:34AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/ I am NOT happy about this. The Voom channels were among
my most watched. EQTR, HDNEWS, RAVE , quality programming.

I will begin looing for an alternative as of today!
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FX
SPEED
MTV
VH-1
COMEDY CENTRAL
FOX BUSINESS
SPIKE
NICKELODEON]]>May 14th 2008 11:38AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 12:02PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
Bye Dish, you can continue to suck without me.


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Admittedly, making HD content isn't cheap, and that's why it's taking time for channels to come up with enough to fill their airtime. But we've passed the point where quantity of cheap programming (VOOM) is enough to hold of quality of programming from other channels. The real HDTV transition has begun, and it's time to make room for this new programming.]]>May 14th 2008 10:36PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 1:47PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 2:00PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
People calling Voom crap and celebrating stretch-o-vision plus upconverts need to stop looking at their 32" LCD's and stop watching the cropped movies that Cinemax, HBO and TNT pass off as HD. People complain about Voom repeats. Cinemax has shown Transformers how many times this week? ]]>May 14th 2008 2:14PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 2:29PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
I'm still sticking with Dish, as I have the DishHD package at $29/month, and there just isn't anything else comparable available through any other provider. And I have to think that they wouldn't have nixed the Voom channels unless they have other channels lined up to replace them with, and soon.]]>May 14th 2008 2:36PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 10:33PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 3:04PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 3:16PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
I am not a lawyer...

but....

If they add 22 channels and remove 15- isn't that a material change of the service covered in the contract? In many places it seems to get people out of early termination liabilities...

Examples have included mobile phone plans who change rates, etc...

The value of the service has changed. Many channels focusing primarily on uncut, commercial-free movies have been removed.

I am worried about the day that they add 12 new high-def shopping channels and remove HBO-HD.]]>May 14th 2008 5:07PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 3:50PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 4:42PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
You work for Dish Network right? Charlie, is that you? YOU SUCK CHARLIE, STOP POSTING LIES ON THE INTERNET. Your fake 22 New HD Channels press release was enough lying for one week. ]]>May 14th 2008 6:13PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
I'm having withdrawal from the Kung-Fu and Monsters HDs already. So sad. Guess, I'll be spending more time with Niko Bellic for a while.

So sad.]]>May 14th 2008 4:59PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 5:28PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
Are you putting us on? Or is this for real?

I hope this is for real. Two days, eh?]]>May 14th 2008 5:36PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
http://www.petitiononline.com/monsthd/petition.html
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http://www.petitiononline.com/monsthd/petition-sign.html]]>May 14th 2008 7:40PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
BTW Toolate I really hope you weren't joking. ]]>May 14th 2008 7:08PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
What I object to totally is taking away the Voom channels. This was 24 hour a day commercial free pure high def content. I loved Monsters HD and Film Fest and Voom Movies, and I also watched the Voom News channel all the time, everything was high def, even feeds from around the world. Watched it much more than any other news network. I think they made a MJOR blunder today and I am willing to bet they are up to their necks in complaints and I would not be surprised to see Voom return very soon if not in the next few days. I don't think they realized the value of these exclusive networks (meaning exclusive to Dish and not Directv). While there was alot of repeat, I found many programs each month that were new. I watched Voom alot.]]>May 14th 2008 8:16PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 8:50PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 9:08PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 16th 2008 8:54AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 9:40PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
We spend $150+/month on Dish programming - thats over $1800/year. Two years of service totalled $3600 and growing. Maybe we'll just flip over to Cox Cable since it's the same "me-too" programming as Dish, and pocket the savings.

P.S. No notice from Dish -- surprise! I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out what happened and finally googled "Voom" only to end up here to learn the fate of Voom. ]]>May 14th 2008 10:05PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
HD bandwidth is a scarce resource, especially on DISH. It's good to see the early "bandwidth grab" gimpy HD channels fall by the wayside to make room for channels that content people want instead of just trying to transform simply being in HD into a value worth having a channel for.]]>May 14th 2008 10:30PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 11:16PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 14th 2008 11:33PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
You're an idiot. Nice try troll!]]>May 14th 2008 11:10PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
Dish Network: Please put those Voom HD programs back; or we will leave you very soon.]]>May 15th 2008 12:17AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/May 15th 2008 1:53AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/Be persistent with Dish and they will let you out of the contract. I recently upgraded to HD programming including an upfront $200.00 charge for a new receiver. I called last night to find out why the Voom channels had been removed and why I was not notified of this upcoming change when I upgraded two weeks ago (typical of Dish Network). After demanding to talk with a supervisor and then being transferred to an "account specialist", I was offered a full refund of my $200.00 and an additional $20.00 credit each month for the next six months to remain a Dish customer keeping my new receiver with no change to my "upgraded" programming. He also said he was authorized to cancel my service without penalty but that I would have to pursue the $200.00 receiver charge separately. The specialist also stated that some of the Voom channels may be added back by the end of the year. As a long term Dish customer who has seen many things handled poorly by Dish, I no longer trust anything they say! Whatever the reason, I'm very disappointed that Dish would drop true HD programming and I have very little interest in the new additions. One thing I have learned over the years, Dish customers need to be very persistent when they have a problem. Good luck.]]>May 18th 2008 11:11AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2008/05/14/dish-network-finishes-off-voom-removes-last-5-channels/
Dear Customer,
Thank you for your e-mail. Effective immediately the VOOM HD line-up can no longer be viewed by our customers. DISH Network continues to be the leader in providing the best movies, sports and entertainment in High Definition. In order to provide you with top quality entertainment, DISH Network continually evaluates and at times, makes changes to our channel line-up. We plan to use this opportunity to introduce exciting new HD channels offering a breadth and depth of programming that better complements our already robust HD offerings.
DISH Network understands it may feel like DISH is removing your favorite programming, but check out the comparable HD programming that is available!
VOOM Channel
Alternative Programming
Channel #
Monsters HD
Chiller (Only available in SD)
199
Rave HD
MHD
9469
Rush HD
Universal HD, HD Net
9427, 9422
Specific HD Movies
HD Net Movies, Universal HD, and Premiums in HD
9423, 9427


Also check out the following exciting new channels that will be available in the DISH HD Package!
· ABC Family HD (DISH Network Ch. 180)
· Biography HD (Ch. 119)
· Bravo HD (Ch. 129)
· Cartoon HD (Ch. 176)
· Cinemax 5 Star (Ch. 381)
· Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380)
· Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)*
· Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)*
· CNBC HD (Ch. 208)
· CNN HD (Ch. 200)
· Disney HD East (Ch. 172)
· ESPNews HD (Ch. 142)
· Hallmark Movie Channel HD (Ch. 187)
· MGM HD (Ch. 385)
· Sci Fi HD (Ch. 122)
· Smithsonian HD (Ch. 374)
· Tennis Channel HD (Ch. 400)
· Toon Disney HD (Ch. 174)
· Travel Channel HD (Ch. 215)
· USA HD (Ch. 105)
· Weather Channel HD (Ch. 214)
· World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396)

*Launch Wednesday, May 14

Watch for even more high definition channels over the upcoming weeks as DISH Network grows to over 100 national HD channels by end of year. For additional information please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.dishnetwork.com/HDupdate"www.DishNetwork.com/HDupdate. Thank you for being a DISH Network customer.

If you still wish to end your service, please know that for security reasons, we are unable to disconnect accounts via email. Please call 1-800-333-3474 to disconnect through a customer service representative, who will go over disconnection options and final disclosures with you.

Your business is greatly appreciated and we thank you for allowing us to be of assistance to you. If you have any further questions or concerns, please refer to www.dishnetwork.com or reply to this email.

Sincerely,

DISH Network E-Care
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Voom was the coolest and most interesting, high quality programming-it was what made me happy to have Dish...no more.

Is there a petition for voom channels other than the monster one I saw?? I watch RAVE, ULTRA, GALLERY AND TREASURE....

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