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To: Carter Patterson who wrote (652)	3/4/1998 10:26:00 AM
From: Willy Mena	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1394

Yuk... hate to hear of these types of problems. I guess you can't do much until Monday! Willy

To: Carter Patterson who wrote (652)	3/4/1998 11:44:00 AM
From: Satellite Mike	Respond to of 1394

It's really amazing how trouble-free 18" systems are overall. I've had DIRECT for four years and DISH for over a year and have never had even one problem. I understand that this is the norm. Incredibly trouble-free operations. If you've ever owned large (C-Band) dishes, you'd know that they require regular, periodic tuning. I really marvel at the 18" systems for this reason. It sounds like the individual dealer/installer is the problem in your case. Call Echostar and report "Echonet". Your anger is understood. MV BABER

To: Carter Patterson who wrote (652)	3/4/1998 12:11:00 PM
From: Fairways9	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1394

<<I love my Dish System>> On a relevance scale, this comment gets a 10. <<I HATE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PASSIONATELY.>> On the same scale, this comment gets a 2. All things considered, would you go back to cable? Do you not think that DirectTV and Primestar isn't having similar problems with contracted installers? As a shareholder, hearing about the problems is of value but I HATE YOUR WHINING PASSIONATELY. You sound like an old lady that doesn't have anything better to do than complain about something. By the way, I am a DirectTV subscriber and have found their customer service to be lacking as well. At the right time, I'm switching to Dish Network! On BALANCE, I'll trade a few installation problems for a great product at a great price. Marc