Rainier is working on filling the gap for the old c band enthusiasts and new adopters. They have spent good money on the latest HDTV televisions and want to watch something better then a bitstarved small dish, cable or IP delivered system can provide. At one time the 4DTV was a good system but currently hanging on by a thread with a picture quality that is no better than Dish networks poor SD. The programming still on the 4DTV is at the mercy of Comcast. The system on 105 west, X4 delivered by Comcast has been going though upgrades and transition for quite a while. While no-one is sure about an exact shutdown date. This can happen as soon as 30 days once Comcast gives notice to SRL and migrates the rest of their legacy QPSK feeds to DVB-S2.
Rainier is the future for C band tv and provides true non bitstarved master tv HD feeds, These are the same type feeds that old time c band subscribers got in the C bands heyday. Rainier currently has 16 contracts with cable programming providers. Once CAS+ is in place will be offering a wide variety of popular cable networks, many that consumers have not been able to subscribe to for years.
Rainier has also been building a strong alliance with many quality C band product manufacturers to bring high quality equipment and accessories into the consumer market.
Hidden agendas and defamation tactics prevalent at small dish and other supported forums will not deter Rainier from bringing the best subscription HD television to the c band market. Rainier is dedicated to C band, we're not going away anytime soon. Even if those small dish small minds think so.