Re: DirecPC Protocols

["Scott Granados" <scott () wworks net>]

Ah didn't know that.  Seems like it has some possibilities but I agree I
think it would be hard to make money in the consumer space.  Direct-tv is
doing it according to some other posts I read here but again I think
direct-tv's installed base is 3 or 4 times that of dish.  To bad they didn't
merge.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Painter" <tvhawaii () shaka com>
To: <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: DirecPC Protocols


> Scott,
>
> Just an f.y.i., Charlie Ergan (DishNetwork) said he couldn't see how the
business
> plan could succeed and pulled out of StarBand.  They are currently in
Chap. 11.
> http://65.186.192.177/liarband/ch11.html
>
> --Michael
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Granados" <scott () wworks net>
> To: "Crist J. Clark" <crist.clark () attbi com>
> Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: DirecPC Protocols
>
>
> > Well there are some two way dish solutions for consumers now that don't
> > need a dial-uplink.  I think dishnetwork has such a thing as does direct
> > tv.  Doesn't help much but does help people in remote areas.