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To: Frank Byers who wrote (539)	1/4/1998 2:24:00 AM
From: John J. Thrall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1394

I believe someone mentioned earlier that Echostar was having trouble keeping up with demand for systems once they came out with top 40 and top 50 packages (and installation credit). If I had to choose a problem this one isn't all that bad, but it will hurt revenue and subscription numbers this quarter. Did your friend mention why he preffered DISH? John

To: Frank Byers who wrote (539)	1/4/1998 10:06:00 PM
From: Jeffrey B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1394

Frank, the product shortage is a widespread problem..Currently we have a waiing list for the deluxe models, and were lucky to scrape up basic models for Christmas. Also, we have be reluctant, but had to revert to selling the JVC product as well to keep up with demand.Hopefully, Echo is answering to the demand. It's a heck of a thing not to keep up with demand, isn't it? :-) - Jeff

To: Frank Byers who wrote (539)	1/5/1998 10:10:00 PM
From: Don Bigelow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1394

I just started looking over this thread and saw your post. I recently purchased a DISH system via Internet from Great Lakes Video in Michigan. Was installed a few days ago and I am pretty impressed with the performance over cable....and at a considerably lower cost per month. What was interesting was the price breaks from mail order. What costs 350-450$ in Rochester NY could be had for 215$ on mailorder...also a deal on install. At those prices the thought of switching from cable was easy. The local shop here couldn't believe how low they were selling for, and couldn't match the price. But Great Lakes was having trouble keeping the upper end sytems in stock...sold out of 5000's as soon as they came in , and stopped taking any orders just before Christmas as they were unsure of the replenishment timeline. The Echonet installation network also worked well. They called to set up an install time even before the system arrived. I'd have installed it myself if not for some site concerns(trees to the south). DISH certainly has a well built, easy to install and nicely configured hardware package...and programming that is of equal quality. They've just got to get that messageout to the masses, build enough product and educate people that unhooking from cable doesn't hurt..infact it feels pretty nice! (Time Warner has the monopoly in our area) Certainly a stock I'll watch closely