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rhawk8

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Is this deal going to get done between Dish and BTN? live in NW Iowa, won't make this game...thinking I need to get Direct here by Friday!!
 
I contacted a couple of the bars in the area who have been calling Dish nonstop since this started and DishNetwork has been telling them they will have it fixed by Saturday. They also said if it's not fixed then they will at least allow them to broadcast on Saturday on a short term agreement as they did last week.
 
This is so frustrating. I contact Dish and talk to someone named Joven (which tells me they are most likely not even in the country) and they provide me with canned answers which are already typed up regarding the impasse. I try to email BTN to express concerns and when you select a reason, "Dish Network" pops up as the top choice. Then when you try to enter a required field for Topic, there are no choices. Obviously, BTN does not want to hear from fans regarding this and they are clearly trying to get Dish customers to complain to Dish. I hate to say it, but I think BTN carries more of the blame here...but not by much. It's shameful on both their parts.
 
You never know, they came up with a short term agreement last weekend. Same thing could happen again, or at least I hope so for the sake of the people with Dish Network.
 
I posted on Dish's facebook page. They replied saying they are working on it and will try to the best of their ability to get a deal done. I'm guessing they'll at least get something short-term done otherwise there are going to be a lot of ****** off Iowa people. Quick someone tell A.J. Klein, maybe he can fix it.
 
wasn't the short term for last week? they HAVE to be losing customers to Direct by the thousands, especially when they r offering free NFL package! would switch to direct but doubt I will get hooked up by Saturday at this point! #******
 
I'll give them a little time with these temporary agreements, but if the BTN is gone, I'm done with Dish. Hopefully they get it worked out, cuz I don't want to switch.
 
Reminds me of the great Mediacom/BTN spat. Very frustrating feeling. Thank gawd I gave up Mediacom and have never looked back.
 
If anyone is switching to Direct PM me and I will give you my account #...if you sign up with it we each get $100. Free money for everyone
 
I thought they had a temporary agreement..

If not, why do you still have dish instead of direct tv? Are you one of those poeple who like pain and pay women to step on your junk and such?

If you don't have a fetish like that I can't imagine why you would pay dish for an inferior product. :)
 
Just received this email from BTN:

Attention DISH Network Customers,

The Big Ten Network still does not have a long-term agreement with DISH.

Last Friday, we thought an agreement with DISH was close so we entered into a short-term arrangement to allow BTN fans to see their teams for the kickoff of college football. Unfortunately, negotiations have stalled and we do not anticipate another short-term arrangement will be reached. This all means starting Saturday, September 8, DISH plans to drop BTN and DISH customers may miss over 35 BTN football games, including the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series.

Act Now. BTN has long-term agreements with many other TV providers that carry the network. To find another BTN provider, visit IWantBTN.com or CALL 1-855-WANT-B10 for more information.

Thank you for your support.
 
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Sounds like Dish customers are screwed, Please if you are gonna switch to Direct TV let me know so I can give you my account money and we can both save 10 bucks a month.

I can't believe how many people actually don't take advantage of this and flush money down the toilet. :)
 
How does anyone still have Dish? This means you arent watching Breaking Bad....which is unforgivable
 
Again, if anyone needs a place to watch the game in the Waukee area let me know and I'll run it by the wife. It may be strange at first but once we have a few drinks it will feel just fine ;)
 
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