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mmd1227
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May 07, 2009 - 09:12 AM |
 
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Has anyone gotten their HBO and cinemax back on their Dream lineup yet? We are also missing Hallmark station!! |
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missbeverly
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Joined: Feb 02, 2009
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Location: Shanghai
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May 07, 2009 - 10:28 AM |
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Holy crap I thought I was the only one.... was thinking I was hallucinating when I noticed a few of my channels missing.
Anyone know what happened? |
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chusaed
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Joined: May 07, 2009
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May 07, 2009 - 11:04 AM |
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If you do not have Australia Network then you most likely have a pirate box.
Even if you do not have a pirated box ESPN STAR HBO CINEMAX are gone for good. Not sure about Ben Sports. |
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januza
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Joined: Jan 24, 2007
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May 07, 2009 - 11:17 AM |
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Bluebag
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May 07, 2009 - 11:53 AM |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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Location: Taiwan & China
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May 07, 2009 - 12:32 PM |
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| still missing |
Removed from Dream TV's system is the 890 package which had Animax, Hallmark, HBO Cinemax, ESPN STAR
No idea if they plan to bring that back. |
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emerson
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May 07, 2009 - 12:53 PM |
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s'all right. Still beats paying RMB 3000 for a legit Dream box plus annual renewal. Will miss Cinemax--was getting into the "True Blood" series, but have since found all episodes online. HBO pretty much sucked--all Steven Segal all the time. I am much happier with the movies on the newly added French channel. |
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januza
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May 07, 2009 - 01:10 PM |
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Problem is that there is no more Formula One..  |
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SatelliteTV
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May 07, 2009 - 01:30 PM |
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| Problem is that there is no more Formula One.. |
Not on Dream but we have already spoken about the fact that F1 is available om many providers. |
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januza
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May 07, 2009 - 01:47 PM |
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| januza wrote: |
| Problem is that there is no more Formula One.. |
Not on Dream but we have already spoken about the fact that F1 is available om many providers. |
I know.. Just need to convince my betterhalf that we need the internet TV  |
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canuckyyz
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Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 246
Location: Canadian living in Shanghai Lujiazui
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May 07, 2009 - 01:57 PM |
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All you need is a friend or relative back home with an internet connection - give hime a Slingbox. |
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duguup
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Joined: Mar 19, 2006
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May 07, 2009 - 02:07 PM |
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I talked to the Dream customer service people in the Philippines and they have no idea if or when those channels will be back on. Apparently Dream is "in negotiation" to bring them back but have not reached an agreement. Are there any other providers in Shanghai for these channels? |
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SatelliteTV
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May 07, 2009 - 02:50 PM |
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| I talked to the Dream customer service people in the Philippines and they have no idea if or when those channels will be back on. Apparently Dream is "in negotiation" to bring them back but have not reached an agreement. Are there any other providers in Shanghai for these channels? |
I can provide all of these on one package.
NEWS
Australia Network, Aljazeera, Ariang TV, SKY NEWS UK, BBC World, Bloomberg Asia, Bloomberg Europe , CNBC, CNN, CCTV9, Dawn News, EXPRESS NEWS, NHK World, TV5 Asia, TV5 Afrique
MUSIC
Chick Channel, Channel V, Channel O, Fashion TV, MTV CHINA, MTV EUROPE, True Music
SERIES
AXN, AXN BEYOND, Channel E, E News / Learn, Inside E, XZYT, Mnet Series, Mnet East, Star World, True Series, BBC Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, Hallmark Asia, Hallmark International, FETV
MOVIES
Action X, Cinemax, HBO, HBO Family, HBO Hits, HBO Signature, MNET STARS, Mnet Movies 1, Mnet movies 2, MGM Movies, Mnet Stars, Star Movies, Turner Classic Movies Asia, True Movie Hits, True Film Asia
KIDS
Animax, Cartoon Network Asia, Cartoon Network UK, Disney Asia, Disney Playhouse, Disney South Africa, Spark, GO, Kaidy Nickelodean
RELIGIOUS CGN TV, EWTN, RHEMA, GOD ASIA, SUPREME MASTER
EDUCATIONAL
Africa Mag, Gem TV, NET25, Knowledge Channel, Animal Planet, EXPLORE 1, EXPLORE 2, EXPLORE 3, Discovery International, Discovery Asia, Discovery Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Travel, Discovery Turbo, The Travel Channel, National Geographic International, National Geograpic Asia, National Geopgrapic Adventure, Zone Reality, History Asia, History International
SPORTS
All Sports Network coming 01 June 2009 ( NHL NFL College Football College Basketball ) Supersports 1 - 7, ESPN International, Tsports (thai) DD Sports, True Sports 1 - 5, Truesports Extra 1-2. ESPN STAR THAILAND |
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bigroh73
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Joined: July 13, 2003
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May 07, 2009 - 07:32 PM |
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Thats great news!!
What is the price of this one package please?? |
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SatelliteTV
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May 07, 2009 - 08:39 PM |
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Thats great news!!
What is the price of this one package please?? |
Hardware which is Satellite receiver and HAVA Platinum US$300 and for 12 months upfront subscription US$1090. |
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missbeverly
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Joined: Feb 02, 2009
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May 07, 2009 - 09:27 PM |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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May 07, 2009 - 09:34 PM |
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| Wow that is insanely expensive. Bummer. |
Really? Maybe you should look at the providers websites and see how much the subscriptions costs before you make claims like this.
You obvioulsy have no idea of what content providers charge per year. |
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missbeverly
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May 07, 2009 - 09:39 PM |
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No, I obviously have no idea.
I still think it is expensive. I suppose the customer is always wrong in some countries/places though, hence attitudes like yours exist. |
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bigroh73
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May 07, 2009 - 09:46 PM |
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So, that is US$290 to buy the equipment, plus US$1020 for a 12mth subscription, which must be renewed every 12mths. Is that right??
thanks in advance |
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shine
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006
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May 07, 2009 - 09:48 PM |
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Wow that is insanely expensive. Bummer.
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Inspite of this, there are always chances that the Great Firewall of this country can block the signals and you loose everything, just like the case of youtube. They just need to plug the hole. |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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May 08, 2009 - 10:24 AM |
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No, I obviously have no idea.
I still think it is expensive. I suppose the customer is always wrong in some countries/places though, hence attitudes like yours exist. |
Miss Beverly actualy it's not about the customer being wrong. For you yes it may be too expensive but for most people it's not. It's about understanding the actal costs of subscriptions from other providers.
Most providers such as Truevisions and DSTV have packages that start from US$30 to over US$60pm. To get all the channels available one must subscribe to the top flght packages. In the USA or Australia or the UK top flight packages cost ver US$85 to US$150pm.
We provide top flight systems and have a 24 hours tech support service. No other company has this. It costs money to provide the services my customers expect to have. Thats why in other threads you will see some of my customers saying they are very pleased with both the content they have and the service support 24 hours a day that my company provides.
Last year one of my bar customers in Wulumuqi in Xing Jiang spilt a pitcher beer over their keyboard. They were already streaming but could not change channels. So when they needed a channel change they sent a text message to my tech support and we changed channels for them when needed. |
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SatelliteTV
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May 08, 2009 - 10:27 AM |
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| So, that is US$290 to buy the equipment, plus US$1020 for a 12mth subscription, which must be renewed every 12mths. Is that right?? thanks in advance |
Once the first 12 month contract is completed clients are not bound to a second 12 months, they can go to 3 month contracts. Short term contracts are more expensive.
Some customers may leave China for other countries where they may not need my services.
However the service is cheapest when paid upfront as most providers will give you an extra month subscription if you pay 11 months up front. I do the same for my broadband services. |
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SatelliteTV
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May 08, 2009 - 10:32 AM |
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| Inspite of this, there are always chances that the Great Firewall of this country can block the signals and you loose everything, just like the case of youtube. They just need to plug the hole. |
Shine you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. There are direct fiber lines from Taipei into Shanghai and many other areas of China. SO we are INSIDE what you call the Great Firewall of China.
I have thousands of IP addressess to choose from... My services do not come from publicly listed URL's like you tube.
Last year the Big Bamboo had a problem connecting so we simply shifted them to new IP's temporarily.
We did a trace to see where the problem was and made changes to the allocation tables and gor it sorted them moved them back to the same IP's they have been using. Not had a problem since.
Maybe you can go and speak to JC. He will tell you day or night my office provides 24 hour support and we have spare systems should a bar customer need to use another system. |
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SatelliteTV
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Joined: Nov 18, 2006
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May 08, 2009 - 04:55 PM |
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| SatelliteTV wrote: |
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| Problem is that there is no more Formula One.. |
Not on Dream but we have already spoken about the fact that F1 is available om many providers. |
I know.. Just need to convince my betterhalf that we need the internet TV |
You can watch it on CCTV5...... but right now I am watching Spanish F1 the practice sessions live... in the office.
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shine
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May 08, 2009 - 08:05 PM |
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Shine you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. There are direct fiber lines from Taipei into Shanghai and many other areas of China. SO we are INSIDE what you call the Great Firewall of China.
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If Taiwan is inside the GFW, then why non of the websites of Formosa can be accessed from here?? (www.taiwandc.org)
Do not underestimate technology and the ppl monitoring the GFW. |
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