Voom is shutting down

Bernard Diaz · May 9th, 2005, 05:19 PM

I bought my wife a hd plasma TV for her birthday (yeah right, for her b-day), and the Circuit City guy told me that Direct TV bought Voom.
I think that Direct TV won't be kind enough to give it's loyal subscribers those HD Channels for free. What do you think?

Heath McKnight · May 9th, 2005, 05:29 PM

Did they actually BUY Voom! is the question...I haven't heard anything about that.

heath

Heath McKnight · May 9th, 2005, 05:31 PM

It's actually Dish Network, which is who I went with after waiting for Voom! to do an install last summer (2 weeks, then I'm told their satellite is to the Southeast, which was the front of my condo--a big no-no to put a dish onto). Man, Dish has such a great deal, I WISH I had Voom! just for that deal!

www.dishnetwork.com

heath

Boyd Ostroff · May 9th, 2005, 05:32 PM

I think the Circuit City guy may have been mixed up. It appears that DISH picked up VOOM's channels, not DirecTV. It isn't gonna be free...
See the following press release:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.../prweb236294_1

Also this cryptic message on Voom's website: http://www.voom.com

Heath McKnight · May 9th, 2005, 05:40 PM

Just called Dish Network, if you aren't a former Voom! customer, you need to pay $99 to get the special dish to actually watch the Voom! programming. And that's $99 upfront.

heath

Bernard Diaz · May 9th, 2005, 06:44 PM

What do you know, it is Dish Net. who bought Voom.
Not free anyway.
I wonder how much the want for the HD programing after those three months are up.
Might be worth the switch from Direct TV.

May 9th, 2005, 05:29 PM	#17
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Did they actually BUY Voom! is the question...I haven't heard anything about that. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

May 9th, 2005, 05:31 PM	#18
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	It's actually Dish Network, which is who I went with after waiting for Voom! to do an install last summer (2 weeks, then I'm told their satellite is to the Southeast, which was the front of my condo--a big no-no to put a dish onto). Man, Dish has such a great deal, I WISH I had Voom! just for that deal! www.dishnetwork.com heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

May 9th, 2005, 05:40 PM	#20
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Just called Dish Network, if you aren't a former Voom! customer, you need to pay $99 to get the special dish to actually watch the Voom! programming. And that's $99 upfront. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

May 9th, 2005, 05:19 PM	#16
Bernard Diaz Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 151	I bought my wife a hd plasma TV for her birthday (yeah right, for her b-day), and the Circuit City guy told me that Direct TV bought Voom. I think that Direct TV won't be kind enough to give it's loyal subscribers those HD Channels for free. What do you think?

May 9th, 2005, 05:32 PM	#19
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I think the Circuit City guy may have been mixed up. It appears that DISH picked up VOOM's channels, not DirecTV. It isn't gonna be free... See the following press release: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.../prweb236294_1 Also this cryptic message on Voom's website: http://www.voom.com

May 9th, 2005, 06:44 PM	#21
Bernard Diaz Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 151	What do you know, it is Dish Net. who bought Voom. Not free anyway. I wonder how much the want for the HD programing after those three months are up. Might be worth the switch from Direct TV.