Directv customers check this out.

[Gregg Lengling]

Hughes Seeks DirecTV Beta Testers
Hughes Seeks DirecTV Beta Testers
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
April 23rd, 2003, 5:49 AM

Hughes Network Systems is looking for current DirecTV subscribers to beta test its latest satellite television products. Applicants must be a current customer in good standing and have Internet access. Testers will be asked to perform tests as needed and fill out bug reports.

DirecTV has garnered a fair amount of media attention this year, as speculation swirled over who would purchase the company. Earlier this month, General Motors sold Hughes and DirecTV to News Corp. in a $6.6 billion deal.

AOL, however, recently broke off its long-standing agreement with Hughes to market satellite broadband server to AOL subscribers.

Interested DirecTV users can apply to become a beta tester by filling out a brief survey covering satellite setup and viewing habits. More information is available on Hughes' DirecTV Receiver Beta Test site.

Here is the link for the application:



http://direcwaysurvey.hns.com/1pr/npsrt/directv/dtv_qualify.htm
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[Gregg Lengling]

It's fixed now, don't know why it didn't work before ...the link looked the same...but re-copied it.  Try it now Tom.

[Matt Heebner]

I checked it out. I wonder if there could be possible HD Tivo equipment to beta. I would definitely be game for that!!:)

Matt

[ugyvel]

One of their questions is what type of Directv box do you have, and list gold, silver, platinum, TIVO, etc.  I can answer for the tivo box, but I didn't know there were classifications such as this for the other boxes.  It's black and can get 5.1 audio and its about 4-5 years old.  ?

[Tom Snyder]

It's black and can get 5.1 audio and its about 4-5 years old. ?

I had that same question... Mine is like that, too...

[sp44again]

Link doesn't work. Is it over?

[Gregg Lengling]

Yep the page has been removed from their site...so I would guess they got more responses than they needed.  Hope you all got to fill it out.