BTN not available on Dish Network
September 8th, 2012 at 11:22 AM ^
spending too much time in the cave lately?
September 8th, 2012 at 11:25 AM ^
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September 8th, 2012 at 11:27 AM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 11:28 AM ^
And BTN is now on so maybe another temp deal?
September 8th, 2012 at 12:33 PM ^
Big Ten Network and DISH have come together to reach an agreement in principle for DISH to continue carrying BTN. We expect to finalize a long-term agreement soon and we thank fans for their patience.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:31 AM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 12:52 PM ^
Dude that's so totally asinine.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:34 AM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 11:42 AM ^
expected to wake up w/it removed from my Dish Network channels.. but it's still here. But I was kinda hoping it was gone so I would have more incentive to switch providers. I was pissed when they took AMC.. this would be the final straw. But it's not over, they could still pull it I believe. Which would be a huge mistake.
Anyways, luckily Michigan is on ABC today in case it does just disappear at some point.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
I know when the BTN launched it was in my Dish package at my cottage and they pulled it from my package after ayear of so. I wonder if they just moved it to a different tier or sports only package. If they did you can call, get it added for a day and then cancel. You get hit for some fees ($5?) but don't have to upgrade full time unless you want.
I would gvie them a call and see what is up.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:45 AM ^
September 8th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
I don't think the issue is the BTN being moved to a higher tier/package... I'm pretty sure it's the entire BTN/Dish not coming to an agreement on anything. It's worth a try tho, by calling. It's still on my Dish, curious what will/has happened.. haven't really searched any e-news about today.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
Hours after Pac-12 Network deal, Big Ten Network announces that they've agreed with Dish Network in principle for long-term deal.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:59 AM ^
Appreciate the re-tweet. Good to hear... but I still may dish the ditch sometime this fall.
September 8th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
no disrespect but if your a sports fan i have no idea why you would have dish network and not direct tv. i've had both and dish network doesnt even compare.
September 9th, 2012 at 12:40 AM ^
newborn kid plus tight budget equals going with the cheapest provider out there, so I'm stuck with Dish Network for the time being but not by choice. Only problem is where I live doesn't have a lot of cable options and the only one that is here, Mediacom, sucks majorly.
September 8th, 2012 at 12:28 PM ^
Anyone that gets satellite is a sucker. It's inevitable that it's gonna get choppy and have outages.
(Watch now everyone that has satellite is gonna neg me for speaking the truth.)
September 8th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
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September 8th, 2012 at 12:50 PM ^
...I've had only a few brief outages in heavy rain over 10 years as a satellite TV customer. I've been very satisfied, except for inevitable price jumps and a bad DVR episode a few years ago. And you can't beat NFL Sunday Ticket it you're an out-of-town fan that only sees a few games of your favorite team during the year.
I had grown tired of cable TV's horrendous customer service. I also recall a certain UM-MSU game that I was watching on cable in the late 90's that cut off in the 4th quarter during a very tight game...not cool. So I kinda laugh at the notion that cable TV has 100% uptime.
September 8th, 2012 at 12:54 PM ^
Ocassionaly, but really not too often.. the satellite gets interference. But it never lasts long. Anyways, only reason I switched to dish network is because they gave me a sweet package at a good price.. and it was back when dish was the first to grab BTN. As for the sports package, I have no complaints... I get BTN/NFL Network/MLB Network/FSN/ESPN's/RedZone/etc. There's never a shortage of sports.. and if there is something I somehow miss, I can stream a lot from my ESPN app on Xbox360.. or the internet.
Not saying Dish is the best by any means, but i've really got no complaints and like the price.
September 8th, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
There have been a few times with issues, but the equipment is better than cable. I paid for my own hard drive and for a one time fee of $40 I have DVR! Tied to the wonderful guide on the Dish box. Color me happy (Maize and blue!)
September 8th, 2012 at 1:49 PM ^
Was a Dish guy....and moved on to UVerse. It was a quality decision.
September 8th, 2012 at 2:24 PM ^
If you have a unique name, you can access the big ten network through the university. Follow the instructions bellow:
1) Download the UMich VPN client: http://www.itcom.itd.
September 8th, 2012 at 3:41 PM ^
Using a Mc with 10.6's built in Cisco VPN client (as per the umich site's instructions). Connected and tried to open the link from our post but the page failed to load. Could it just be gameday traffic or is there more I can do?
September 8th, 2012 at 6:04 PM ^
I was able to load it with out a problem so it isn't the game day traffic. This gives access to the big ten network and many other channels. Did you establish a a connection through the built in client? Go to network preferance and double check to see if the Umich connection has the green light.