Besides Tek2000 and Skyvision going under I see Orby is going out of business. ATT DirecTV, and Dish Network are next.

Orby TV was banking on the el-cheapos to support them. Those folk are very unpredictable and hop to wherever they can save a buck. Even at $40 bucks a month they charged for the basic package that is too much. Unfortunately to run a successful business it takes money The only way they survived so long (about 2 years) was they were draining some retired cable moguls bank account that had it in for Charlie Ergen at Dish, guess it dried up. I see Eutelsat shutting down their transponders by the end of the month.

Concerning Orby this is what we know at this point.

As of February 17 2021 reports started coming in about Orby TV going out of business noting their website disappeared except for a static message.

Rainier Satellite contacted Orbys customer help line to find it has a recorded message that Orby is no longer activating customer accounts. Orbys Facebook page appears to have been removed. At Orbys YouTube page all content has been removed.

Sources have been unable to reach Michael Thornton, Orbys CEO, and a former Starz and DIRECTV executive. When they called a Beverly Hills, California phone number listed for Orby at various business web sites, the person answering said it was a private residence which had nothing to do with Orby.

Eric Becker, a former Starz executive who now runs a private public relations firm called Becker PR, has done public relations work for Orby in the past. But when asked today if he knew the satellite TV services status, he said he did not work with Orby any longer and was unaware of its current status. Other reports said that customers cannot log into their accounts any longer.

While there's no official word from Orby TV as of yet this does not look good for its customers.

If Orby TV is in fact shutting down Rainier Satellite would like to reach out to Orby TVs orphans to get on board with us for their TV entertainment at a low cost. Rainier Satellite did the same reaching out to the 4DTV orphans when programming center shutdown in 2016. If your just looking for alternative to high cost cable and small dish check us out. Were financially sound and growing. We offer both consumer and business TV platforms.

You can contact Rainier Satellite at 509-486-4137 and visit our website at http://www.rainiersatellite.com/

Even if by some miracle Orby gets a loan to extend them a bit they won't survive long. Their model is all wrong. It costs money to run a satellite business especially the uplink and satellite time costs. $40 a month, pay as you go with maybe 75 subscribers contently changing ain't gonna pay those bills. The way Dish and Direct survive is from 2 year contracts and an average of $120 a month guaranteed from its subscribers. If Orby raised their prices to survive  they would loose their cheaper than dirt audience in an instant.

Something Rainer has going for it that no other satellite or cable provider has is they don't have to maintain the monthly costs of reuplinking signals or run a local network to deliver the programming. This was why c band was a proven success back in the day and the model still works. This allows Rainier to have the working capital to grow and expand, a luxury the others don't have. Economics 101 has buried Orby, plain and simple.
 

Orby's website came back up for a couple days. Its down again. Reports say nobody got responses to e-mails sent. Phone been down for close to 2 weeks. I'd say Orby's going away any day. What going to be interesting is if Orby will ever give an official press release or just disappear in a puff of smoke? Even Motorola and Programming Center announced shutdown plans to let subscribers know.

I bet you hit the nail on the head John. Satellite Guys is already looking at ways to hack the defunct Orby box. Or did they know how to hack them already. 

ORBY TV IS DEAD! Its official. From their website. BTW my Rainier sub is going strong.  Watched Trump's CPAC address yesterday on Newsmax,


Dear Orby TV Customer,

We are sorry to announce that Orby TV has closed its doors, and the Orby TV service has ended. It was an honor to serve you.

Sincerely,


Your friends at Orby TV

Yep all gone. Looks like Tek2000's TVROSAT wish that Flopbee (ORBY TV) was going to kill Rainier backfired. Hey Tek if your reading this better find a new line of work. Oh ya that's right your china virus boys cut you out already. LOL.

 
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