DirecTV rules. Everyone should be like me and get it now.
From the Consumer Reports (my bold):
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Note that by early next year, both Dish Network and DirecTV will switch to a new signal-compression format, MPEG-4, so that they can transmit more high-definition channels. Current HD set-top boxes and dishes might have to be replaced. DirecTV told us it will upgrade current HD customers at no cost if they commit to one year of service. Dish Network has not stated its plans. Non-HD subscribers of either shouldn't be immediately affected, but eventually more channels might use MPEG-4, requiring new equipment. So hold off buying any HD hardware for at least a few months.
It would still make sense for me to wait at least until the local HD channels are available in my area.
Also, it's kind of annoying that they want you to keep it hooked into a land-based phone line. I know that it's not absolutely necessary to do so unless you're ordering PPV, but not allowing for other methods of update (like wireless internet, for example) is a bit archaic.
Nerds.
These are the little things I put up with for Sunday ticket...
Precisely. That being said, with DirecTV I get twice as many channels for half the price of cable.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on February 07, 2006, 09:07:28 AM
Precisely. That being said, with DirecTV I get twice as many channels for half the price of cable.
"Twice" as many channels for "half" the price? You must have had really crappy cable service.
FYI, you just agreed with a guy that has Dhani Jones is his avatar and hbionic & Sarge in his sig pic.
Am I the only one here that still doesn't have a HD television? :paranoid
i own one but i dont have one
i dont understand why direct tv cant just open up all their local network channels...i remember the good ole days when i had the illegal card and was able to get the philly network channels on my dish
FF in late spring you will have access to local hd for raleigh,nc. As was mentioned earlier you need a special 5lnb dish to recieve those local broadcasts. If your close enough you can just use an old school antenna on your roof to get locals for free in HD if they're offerd. One thing to think about its rumored that in march Direct Tv will no longer be selling units but rather renting them like cable boxes. Less money upfront but more in the long run.
But it's really not less money up front. When I bought mine, the dish and receiver were rebated for the total cost. I only paid to have the dish installed, and the service.
Having to rent the box would suck.
Yeah, I wouldn't mind owning or renting. I just want the best TV for my money.
Once DirecTV launches the local channels in my area, I'll figure things out, but I refuse to shell out for an antenna and have to worry about another piece of equipment, just to get the same local HD channels I already get so easily with cable. It just doesn't make sense to go to all that hassle in February. If things go to plan, I can switch during the summer, and be ready to go with NFL Sunday Ticket by September.
And to answer your question, FF, we've got Comcast in N. Illinois. Even without HD, to get 1/2 to 2/3 the channels on cable as I get on DTV, without the music channels to boot, is almost $90. DTV is $45.
Well, that's come kind of ownage.
DirecTV monthly costs for me would be $45.99 for programming + $10.99 for the HD tier/channels + $5-$7/month for DVR service. Plus, my cable modem would go up from $39.99 to $44.99. This is without any of the local channels in HD, of course, none of the premiums and assumes zero cost up front for equipment, which we both know is unlikely if I'm going to get equipment that supports MPEG-4 compression. So, total monthly cost before taxes would be $107-$110 or so, depending on what kind of DVR service I get.
Cable currently costs me almost exactly $20 more per month than I would expect to pay for DirecTV, but that's with HBO and Showtime, all the OnDemand channels, and local channels in HD. I'm currently getting $15/month off on HBO and Showtime because when I tried to cancel them (to save $18/month), they offered it to me. So, I'm paying $3/month for HBO and Showtime for another 6 months. When they go away, I'll be paying $17/month more than I would for a comparable DirecTV package.
Depending on the price of equipment and installation...
Well, you get my drift. Not even close to double.
Yeah, we get our high speed internet through the phone company, not cable. So that doesn't figure in. Plus, cable doesn't offer NFLN, SciFi, Comedy, Disney, Cartoon, and several other channels that get a lot of play in my house. fargers.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on February 07, 2006, 10:31:29 AM
Yeah, we get our high speed internet through the phone company, not cable. So that doesn't figure in. Plus, cable doesn't offer NFLN, SciFi, Comedy, Disney, Cartoon, and several other channels that get a lot of play in my house. fargers.
Noggin. :boom
NFLN is the only one you listed that I don't get.
BTW, I just called to inquire about my local channels in HD, and got a "sometime in 2007" response.
EDIT: A nice little bonus was that they just added Universal HD (http://www.universalhd.com/) to our lineup. It's already one of our favorite networks.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 07, 2006, 10:33:32 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on February 07, 2006, 10:31:29 AM
Yeah, we get our high speed internet through the phone company, not cable. So that doesn't figure in. Plus, cable doesn't offer NFLN, SciFi, Comedy, Disney, Cartoon, and several other channels that get a lot of play in my house. fargers.
Noggin. :boom
No kidding. We watch a lot of Noggin both on the TV and internet.
Of course,
The Grumpy Song does make me laugh.
"If you wanna be a grump, that's OK, but could you be a grumpy a little further away...."
what % of the following stations programming is broadcast in hdtv:
-primetime network tv
-network tv sporting events
-sporting events of any kind whether it be espn raycom jeff pilot the nhl package local comcast sportsnet stations ect ect ect...
-cable television channels (mtv...tnt...spike...sci fi...espn ect....
cable is the only way i can get csn-philly so i'll keep it.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2006, 10:49:57 AM
what % of the following stations programming is broadcast in hdtv:
-primetime network tv
-network tv sporting events
-sporting events of any kind whether it be espn raycom jeff pilot the nhl package local comcast sportsnet stations ect ect ect...
-cable television channels (mtv...tnt...spike...sci fi...espn ect....
Here are all the HD channels I currently get:
201 UNC (PBS) HD
211 WTVD (ABC) HD
217 WNCN (NBC) HD
250 WRAZ (FOX) HD
255 WRAL (CBS) HD
280 Discovery HD Theater
281 TNT HD
285 HBO HD
286 Showtime High Definition
411 HBO HD
451 Showtime HD
290 ESPN HD
291 INHD
292 INHD2
293 HD Net
294 HDNet Movies
295 Universal HD
299 HD Movies On Demand
oh so on comcast cable there are stations that broadcast fulltime in hdtv...and once i get hdtv i will no longer watch my regular nbc station which is channel four on the box now...i will then turn to channel 217 or whatever it may be on my cable box to watch nbcHD
arent their stations tho that will televise certain shows in hdtv...like tnt might show their nba games in hdtv but not their saturday night movie
for whatever reason, everything TNT shows is in HD, but yeah, there will be stuff on ESPN, and the networks that isn't HD, you can still watch that channel, but the picture doesn't fill the whole screen because it's not in HD format...
FF... you have comcast down there?
i don't get HDNet, HDNet Movies, or Universal HD
TNT HD is actually very solid. It broadcasts pretty much everything in some form of HD.
The major network HD channels will broadcast everything, just not everything in HD. Stations like FOX HD and ESPN HD will but bars on the sides of the screen when a program is not in HD, but ABC, NBC, and CBS usually just leave the black bars on the sides.
Discovery, HBO, Showtime, INHD 1/2, HDNet /movies, and Universal HD are all full-time HD. In fact, Discovery HD puts out one of the best possible HD signals. I've watched programs on there that would be relatively uninteresting in standard def but were "off da hook" (so to speak) in HD... like Sunrise Earth.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 07, 2006, 11:53:02 AM
FF... you have comcast down there?
Time Warner.
yeah, i've watched shows that i would not otherwise watch on Discovery HD just because the picture is so sweet
I agree. Discovery HD is unreal.
what the hell?....are you tellin me everytime i watch a non hd program on my new tv is gonna be a farged up or incomplete picture
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2006, 12:02:20 PM
what the hell?....are you tellin me everytime i watch a non hd program on my new tv is gonna be a farged up or incomplete picture
Your new TV is at a 16:9 widescreen ratio, which is the same as HD broadcasts.
Regular TV is 4:3, so you have the option of watching with bars on the sides or using settings on your TV or cable box to zoom and/or stretch the picture so that it fills up your screen.
The good news is that watching with bars on the sides does not harm an LCD projection TV long-term. With a CRT TV or a plasma TV, doing so regularly would cause burn-in problems.
Just relax... 16:9 is the future of TV. 4:3 is the past.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 07, 2006, 09:09:36 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on February 07, 2006, 09:07:28 AM
Precisely. That being said, with DirecTV I get twice as many channels for half the price of cable.
"Twice" as many channels for "half" the price? You must have had really crappy cable service.
FYI, you just agreed with a guy that has Dhani Jones is his avatar and hbionic & Sarge in his sig pic.
I'll concede the Dhani pick as lame, but I have avatars and sigs off so I don't see em. The KC Tailgate pick stays though...
I just found out definitively that local channels in HD will be available in my area by the end of May 2006.
I will probably make the switch after that.
Right now, equipment is "free" ($300, but with a $300 rebate). Starting March 1, DirecTV will be almost exclusively on a leasing system. It would probably be smart of me to get the service before that.
So, any of you DirecTV fans have a particular online retailer that worked well for you and provides nationwide free installation (or at least installation in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area)?
My suggestion is to go with DTV directly because if you get a retailer/local technician to do the install DTV will not honor any problems you have with the install. It is quicker if you go with a local place but for full coverage i would go with the main office there.
I called DTV directly. They sent a local contractor out to set up my stuff.
I'm not part of the HDTV nation yet though. I just bought a new computer so my next purchase will be a new TV.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2006, 09:31:21 AM
I'm not part of the HDTV nation yet though.
Once you join us, you'll hate yourself for waiting.
The trigger has been pulled. No going back now.
Might go with early signup for Sunday Ticket (http://www.directvsports.com/Subscriptions/NFLSundayTicket/) too: $209. How much is it normally?
is Comcast ever going to be able to get their foot in the door with a Sunday Ticket type of thing?
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 09, 2006, 02:40:28 PM
is Comcast ever going to be able to get their foot in the door with a Sunday Ticket type of thing?
nope, nfl has an exclusive agreement with directv to host it for quite some time.
what a bunch of queers.
if comcast had it, it'd cost 5 times as much.
How much would Sunday Ticket cost if I waited until closer to the season?
$250?
FF, XM radio broadcasts their channels on Direct TV, so now you can listen to O&A at no extra charge
^^^^^
all of them...for free?
meaning you can get the baseball audio package on it
i'm not sure about baseball, there are restriction rules on that stuff. i don't think you can listen to baseball with the online feed because it's not original XM programming, that may be true for Direct TV as well.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 09, 2006, 03:11:24 PM
^^^^^
all of them...for free?
meaning you can get the baseball audio package on it
No, I don't think you can get any "premium" XM channels. They just put on the base channels to replace the "music choice" group they had before.
I also heard Oprah just signed a big deal with XM... so that's good... or something. Hahaha.
I'm surprised DTV doesn't pimp the fact that it comes with the XM music even more, but it is nice. It will be nice to listen to O&A once in a while in the morning.
The reason for needing a new dish for when DTV starts broadcasting HD locals is, they'll be doing it off of a new satellite that previous dishes can't receive. The new dish is a 5 LNB model, as opposed to the 3 LNB dishes that are currently the norm for receiving the current HD package and standard local channels.
Here are some good forums for satellite/home theater information.
http://www.avsforum.com/
http://www.satelliteguys.us/index.php?
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/index.php
http://www.dbstalk.com/
http://www.hometheaterspot.com/
The first forum has an HDTV forum with information specific for each market. If you're not aware of it, it's a great site with lots of information and high traffic. If you've got a question, 99% chance it's answered in good time.
comcast just added a new HD channel called UHD. at first, i thought it was another cable network channel, ala TNT, but it's not. the show that was on when i just checked it out? Knight Rider baby. good times.
edit: it's universal HD... http://www.universalhd.com
looks like some good stuff there
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 09, 2006, 04:02:32 PM
comcast just added a new HD channel called UHD. at first, i thought it was another cable network channel, ala TNT, but it's not. the show that was on when i just checked it out? Knight Rider baby. good times.
edit: it's universal HD... http://www.universalhd.com
looks like some good stuff there
Interesting... (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17798.msg377181#msg377181)
Time Warner just added that same channel Feb 1.
EJ72: I made absolutely sure that I am getting the 5LNB dish and the H20 HD receiver. Good stuff.
quantam leap is on that bitch...mf'in HOLLA!
and on the movie tip you got xanadu this month
i don't get the link back to this thread FF
i crap this thread
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 09, 2006, 04:13:46 PM
i don't get the link back to this thread FF
On page 1 I mentioned that I'd just had Universal HD added to my lineup and linked to their website. I linked to that exact post.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 09, 2006, 04:26:11 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 09, 2006, 04:13:46 PM
i don't get the link back to this thread FF
On page 1 I mentioned that I'd just had Universal HD added to my lineup and linked to their website. I linked to that exact post.
no one cared then, or now. woot.
gay or mom or gay mom joke in 3....2....1....
you left one out.....
ahem...
die.
Throwing moms who ask about Darwin Walker's status into the sun is for the gays. - That was from The Last Action Hero
Look what I've done to you all. Suckers.
Ha!
Buuuurn.
Yay!
Thanks for the UHD heads-up. I had no idea they added it...and I'm watching "Rollercoaster" right now. :)
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on February 09, 2006, 05:06:04 PM
Thanks for the UHD heads-up. I had no idea they added it...and I'm watching "Rollercoaster" right now. :)
Rollercoaster... of love... Rollercoaster... Ooh ooh ooh!
just to set the record straight...
Sun>>>DirectTV
The olympics are on UHD this upcoming weekend. TNT HD was just added Wednesday. :yay Slowly but surely more HD is coming out
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 09, 2006, 02:53:14 PM
How much would Sunday Ticket cost if I waited until closer to the season?
Not sure. My deal was I got the Premier Choice package and the Sunday Ticket for $70 a month for 4 months. After the season was over my bill would've been $105 for the premier package but I switched it to the middle tier package Total Choice or some shtein and the HBO added on so I can watch Sopranos.
So I guess I got the premier thing for free and paid $280 for the NFLST.
So you saved $71 by signing up early.
I saved a lot more than that, because I would have had to lease equipment if I signed up after March 1.
the nfl package is the biggest rip job since laser discs
Yes, but I don't mind getting ripped off for that.
i shouldnt say its a rip job...but its overrated...one time slot on sunday is completely taken up by whatever your favorite team is...that leaves the other time slot which consists of several games that you dont care about and the one game you do is usually on regular tv anyway...and by chance there are a couple games on you wanna see you still can only watch one game at a time
so in essence youre paying 300 bucks to watch an extra game a week
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 10, 2006, 08:46:09 AM
i shouldnt say its a rip job...but its overrated...one time slot on sunday is completely taken up by whatever your favorite team is...that leaves the other time slot which consists of several games that you dont care about and the one game you do is usually on regular tv anyway...and by chance there are a couple games on you wanna see you still can only watch one game at a time
so in essence youre paying 300 bucks to watch an extra game a week
Not true anymore, especially with the "Superfan" package. You can watch the "Red Zone" channel, which switches in between active games in progress when something exciting's going on. Also, they have all the available games in HD, and they have two replay channels, where you can watch every play from a game in less than 30 minutes. Very cool stuff.
Thats why I love when the Eagles play at 4pm, 8pm or on MNF. Because then the 1pm timeslot is all about me flipping to find the best game or keeping track of my Operation Slapshot bets.
Plus, I hate when there are only 2 games on here because of TV restrictions. And I hate it when the other game or the late game is a zesty matchup. So the ability to choose is worth my $$$.
i guess
i just could care less about any game but the eagles..in fact i cant even bring myself to watch a non eagle game....ill check online for fanatsy stats but thats about it
this year i didnt watch a non eagle game until the playoffs
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 10, 2006, 08:54:55 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 10, 2006, 08:46:09 AM
i shouldnt say its a rip job...but its overrated...one time slot on sunday is completely taken up by whatever your favorite team is...that leaves the other time slot which consists of several games that you dont care about and the one game you do is usually on regular tv anyway...and by chance there are a couple games on you wanna see you still can only watch one game at a time
so in essence youre paying 300 bucks to watch an extra game a week
Not true anymore, especially with the "Superfan" package. You can watch the "Red Zone" channel, which switches in between active games in progress when something exciting's going on. Also, they have all the available games in HD, and they have two replay channels, where you can watch every play from a game in less than 30 minutes. Very cool stuff.
that RedZone channel it's video or just radio feeds? because the NFL Network has a show called RedZone on during the games, and they do the same thing, they switch to the radio feeds of games where something exciting is happening.
Video, dude. Video.
Living out of the area, it's worth it to me just to get all the Eagles' games.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 10, 2006, 08:46:09 AM
i shouldnt say its a rip job...but its overrated...one time slot on sunday is completely taken up by whatever your favorite team is...that leaves the other time slot which consists of several games that you dont care about and the one game you do is usually on regular tv anyway...and by chance there are a couple games on you wanna see you still can only watch one game at a time
so in essence youre paying 300 bucks to watch an extra game a week
thats where tivo comes in and in effect blows the shtein out of your standard dvr. with the directv tivo(not the normal model you can use anywhere), you can record 2 shows, while watching a 3rd.
defintiely not watching a recorded non eagle football game
I'm pretty much the same way. If the Eagles aren't playing, I don't care. I never watch highlights or anything else, so the NFL package is worthless to me. I see all the Eagles games, and I don't care if Denver is playing Houston or the Bengals are playing the Browns.
If I lived in the Philly area, I wouldn't get the NFL package. I'm not a toolshed like Phreak.
I would probably still have it. Not for me, but for my wife so that she could watch her Patsies.
Tell her you can't afford it.
tell her you cant afford it because your gillett razor cartridges cost too much. and they cost too much because they have to pay the patsies to keep the stadium name.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 10, 2006, 01:16:31 PM
I would probably still have it. Not for me, but for my wife so that she could watch her Patsies.
I just lost a little respect for you. One of your kids might be the anti-christ.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 10, 2006, 01:25:12 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on February 10, 2006, 01:16:31 PM
I would probably still have it. Not for me, but for my wife so that she could watch her Patsies.
I just lost a little respect for you. One of your kids might be the anti-christ.
That makes it easy to figure out which one. Since I only have one.
Anyone with a wooden stake or something to kill the antichrist with?
Sharpen up a broom handle or something. Ask your wife where it is.
Is she at least letting you raise your child as an Eagles fan?
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 10, 2006, 05:41:23 PM
Is she at least letting you raise your child as an Eagles fan?
Like she has a choice. He already knows how to spell E-A-G-L-E-S at age two. :D
It's all set up. I haven't had time to verify this yet, but it would appear I get the CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX HD feeds from both NY and LA, so while I don't yet have my local versions in HD, I can get all the major programming.
May post pics later, but they mounted it a gatepost of my fence, because the 5LNB dish is just too big and causes too many problems with a roof mount. Good thing I have a fence, I guess.
The signal is ridiculously clear. Will be interesting to see what it's like on a rainy night.
My dish is pretty good during most rain, but the HD channels are tempermental
a view into FF's backyard...
(http://www.reallite.com/images/GreenBankDish.jpg)
Quote from: General_Failure on February 16, 2006, 02:24:25 PM
My dish is pretty good during most rain, but the HD channels are tempermental
Yeah, I heard. We'll see. They kind of sucked on digi-cable from time to time too anyway.
It looks like they blew up a dish-shaped balloon, covered it in string, sprayed hairspray all over it, let it dry, then popped the balloon.
What, like you fargers never had art class in high school. Except MDS, who should have it next year.
The DVR is buggy as hell, and the wife hates the dish. Can football season please get here?
Listened to the end of O&A today... now catching some Ron & Fez.
Pics of the install:
From the back patio-
(http://www.hewroteshewrote.com/images/satellite/IMG_0283.jpg)
From the backyard looking up the side of the house-
(http://www.hewroteshewrote.com/images/satellite/IMG_0284.jpg)
Lots of wires-
(http://www.hewroteshewrote.com/images/satellite/IMG_0285.jpg)
Stop it, nerds.
Did you finally win that pesky poker tournament last night?
No. I got drunk before and got rocked. But then I played in the cash game and made about $60 on top of the money I spent on the tourney so all in all it was a successful night.
Well done. My satellite could beat you at poker.
Your wife could probably beat me at poker. But I can almost certainly drink more than her and I can definitely drunkenly brag about myself until she's convinced I rule, so I win.
She's in sales. She'd smell what you're shoveling a mile away.
ever come home a little tipsy and accidently walk into the wrong house?
Not since college.
Actually the only time I did it in college was after a 'Caps' tournament at some chick's place. I was so blackoutdrunk that I wandered into my neighbors' apartment and took a seat on their shteinter. I then passed out with my pants around my ankles and fell off the shteinter. I was rudley awoken by the gentle slamming of the bathroom door against my head as my neighbor tried depserately to get in to figure out who the hell was in her bathroom. Good times.
FYI: The R15 DVR is a steaming pile of buggy crap.
DO NOT GET A NEW DVR FROM DIRECTV ANYTIME SOON.
Better off with a standard receiver and an old TiVo.
Forgot to tell you that FF. Every electonics board on the net trashed DTV's attempt at a homegrown tivo. Keep your eye out for and HD Tivo's. Only problem is eventually they will be outdated and DTV's signal will no longer support them.
I don't need HD with my DVR. We only have DVR upstairs on a small, non-HD TV.
look on ebay for the regular tivo then...They were going pretty cheap.
Quote from: mhunt on February 17, 2006, 12:36:00 PM
ever come home a little tipsy and accidently walk into the wrong house?
Instead of walking to my buddies car Thursday night, I walked up to a different car by mistake and accidentally scared the bejesus out of the couple making out. Ooops.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 18, 2006, 03:30:33 PM
look on ebay for the regular tivo then...They were going pretty cheap.
D* probably isn't going to handshake with TiVo as well once they have more of their own DVR's available.
Reminder: DirecTV is going HD on over 100 channels by the end of the year.
Also, this is a nice feature for those of us with Sunday Ticket:
www.directv.com/supercast (http://www.directv.com/supercast)
FF, looks like either today or Sunday they will have up anywhere from 20-40 hd channels. They were supposed to go up Wednesday but that fell thru
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 21, 2007, 07:00:31 AM
FF, looks like either today or Sunday they will have up anywhere from 20-40 hd channels. They were supposed to go up Wednesday but that fell thru
I'm just glad they're going to "overlay" onto existing channels instead of having all the alternate channels. Much easier for me.
Being able to watch Sunday Ticket on the internet is pretty damn cool, although I hope I never have to do it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 21, 2007, 05:43:10 AM
Reminder: DirecTV is going HD on over 100 channels by the end of the year.
Also, this is a nice feature for those of us with Sunday Ticket:
www.directv.com/supercast (http://www.directv.com/supercast)
Hopefully, I'll be on HD by the end of the year as well.
Test Channel now up for HD (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=99972)
FF if your working remote from home, check out channel 498. Its a test to see if the B Band Converter on your HD can read the new satellite signal. Mine worked fine this morning.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 21, 2007, 09:54:56 AM
Test Channel now up for HD (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=99972)
FF if your working remote from home, check out channel 498. Its a test to see if the B Band Converter on your HD can read the new satellite signal. Mine worked fine this morning.
BTDT... but since I just moved less than a month ago, and got a new dish and a fresh install, I wasn't too concerned.
the rumor now is it should be up at the latest of Sept. 30th, but they are hoping to suprise people with an earlier date.
My buddy was telling me over the weekend that he and his brother are going to get a DirecTV franchise for installation, sales and service.
He said that DirecTV pays $495 for each installation of their systems for residential customers. He said that you can hire as many installation techs as you want and considering all the new business they'll be getting due to the integration of more HD channels, I'd say he'll be swimming in cash sooner rather than later.
Good for him.
New HD Channels are up
QuoteNew HD Channel Lineup - 9/26/2007
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Talk about the new DIRECTV Channels: New DIRECTV HD Channels Discussion
Below is the list of new HD channels that are now available on DIRECTV.
Available channels based upon programming packages.
List of new HD channels (each line is a discussion thread link)
A&E (Channel 265)
Animal Planet (Channel 282)
Big Ten Network (Channel 220)
CNN (Channel 202)
The Discovery Channel (Channel 278)
The History Channel (Channel 269)
The Movie Channel East (Channel 544)
NFL Network (Channel 212)
Showtime West (Channel 540)
Showtime too (Channel 538)
The Smithsonian Channel (Channel 267)
The Science Channel (Channel 284)
Starz Comedy (Channel 519)
Starz East (Channel 522)
Starz West (Channel 540)
Starz Edge (Channel 520)
Starz Kids and Family (Channel 518)
TBS (Channel 247)
TLC (Channel 280)
Versus / The Golf Channel (Channel 604)
The Weather Channel (Channel 362)
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List of new HD channels (each line is a discussion thread link)
Big Ten Network (Channel 220)
NFL Network (Channel 212)
Baaallllllssszzzz. I love my dish.
I just got my HD box hooked up this morning. I ended up just going with Comcast because I'm only paying $30 a month for the next 6 months and I get all the HD channels plus all the movie channels. Doesn't have as many as Direct TV yet, but it has about 15, with a bunch more being added next week, like A&EHD and Food Network HD.
In 6 months I'll probably go with the dish if they keep adding channels like they say they are.
I watched my first HD Sportscenter in my house this morning and I don't know how I've gone this long without it. And just in time for the Phils tonight.
my comcast just added TBS-HD to my lineup today, just in time for the baseball playoffs. sweet.
QuoteWashington, D.C. (October 3, 2007) -- DIRECTV today added six new High-Definition channels, bringing its total to 37 national HD channels.
The new channels added today are:
USA Network HD (channel 242)
Sci-Fi Channel HD (channel 244)
Bravo HD (channel 273)
HBO West HD (channel 504)
Cinemax HD (channel 512)
Cinemax West HD (channel 514)
Nice.
USA is the only one of those I ever watch, but it's still nice.
Isn't there still one more big wave of new HD channels coming?
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 04, 2007, 10:36:14 AM
Nice.
USA is the only one of those I ever watch, but it's still nice.
Isn't there still one more big wave of new HD channels coming?
Supposedly they'll be getting up the rest to reach 70 total added by the end of October.
I had to have a tech come out to the house yesterday and fix my HD problem, I was only getting half of the new channels, and my locals were flaky. Wasn't the convertor. He did some mumbo on the dish, and I was watching the Phils in HD. Perrrrfect. No pixilation or anything.
Quote from: PPinDC on October 04, 2007, 10:45:25 AM
I was watching the Phils in HD. Perrrrfect. No pixilation or anything.
I actually feel sorry for you.
So while I was in Philly over the weekend there was a storm in KC and my dish got knocked over. So I stand it back up and get no signal. I call directv technical support (which is a farging nightmare to actually get a live person on the phone) and the biatch who answers my call tells me I can fix it myself by looking up the info on d-tv's website. So I look up the info and find out that the tools I need are a wrench and a compass. I have a wrentch but don't have a compass. Turns out that in order to properly align the dish you need to shoot an azimuth of xxxo. Ok, now because of my time in the military I know what an azimuth is and how to properly shoot one. But unless you've got a job that requires you to be handy with a compass or unless you're a hunter or some sort of outdoor nature hiking nut, who the hell even knows what an azimuth is?
Seriously, do any of you non-military type folk out there even know what it is?
I call them back and set up a service call but that bastiches won't be here until next week. I'm really glad I'll be at the game this weekend because I damn sure wouldn't be able to watch it from home.
You don't need a compass. Get up around 6:30 AM, and stand with your back to the sunrise. Put your right arm out at a 90 degree angle from your body. It's pointing north. Then, after lowering your right arm back to your side, raise your left arm to a 90 degree angle from your body. That one is pointing south. You'll be looking west. Then, shoot your absinthe.
The DirectTV DVR scheduler on the DirectTV website is awesome. I know Tivo had this technology, but its nice to see i can schedule stuff from work to record
Hell freezes over, new DirecTV HD TiVo on the way (http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/hell-freezes-over-new-directv-hd-tivo-on-the-way/)
I like my DTV DVR's just fine. I might like TiVo more long-term, but it's not worth the hassle of learning a new interface.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 03, 2008, 02:15:36 PM
I like my DTV DVR's just fine. I might like TiVo more long-term, but it's not worth the hassle of learning a new interface.
Same here.
i have both, well at least a SD Tivo, and the HR 20, i'll take a tivo any day of the week because of the dual live buffers, so its constantly recording two channels, i hate that the HR 20 doesnt do it.
I have two channels I can record on at the same time. Though if you are there's no live left and you have to watch what your recording. Is that the difference?
Tivo's automatically record both channels. On the DTV model you have to record both channels, then you can flip back and reverse and forward thru, on a tivo, its a dual live buffer so it automatically allows you to switch between two channels and reverse whenever you feel like.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/article.jsp?assetId=P6590007
DTV is losing XM/Sirus in February of this year. Also saw that DTV launched a new satellite on 12/28 and they're gonna be offering 80 more hd channels by April
damn, sucks about losing the xm/sirus stations.
so anyone else have time warner cable?
it kills me to say this but i miss comcast. twc sucks. the interface is horrendous, the controller has a number of essential buttons hidden. the on demand setup looks like it was made in 1998. it just blows. the dvr sucks too. and the best deal i could find is 50 bucks for a year with free dvr for 3 months. comcast at the least offers 30 with free hbo for a year for first time customers. god i hate ted turner.
and also farg directv. youd think if they can figure out how to send a satellite up into space they could figure out a way to have that signal go through trees or branches. good god.
the whole broadcasting thru solid objects technology is a few years off.
VS is back for DTV users, also they're in negotiations to get CSN Philly done from what i've read, its gonna hopefully be soon.
just in time for baseball season. :yay
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on March 15, 2010, 11:53:35 PM
VS is back for DTV users, also they're in negotiations to get CSN Philly done from what i've read, its gonna hopefully be soon.
once this happens does that mean it will be available on FIOS as well...if FIOS wants to add it of course
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 16, 2010, 12:46:43 AM
just in time for baseball season. :yay
you will still have to buy the baseball package
from what i remember (saw an interview with mr. roberts) the whole hold up on other carries being able to provide CSN was a bill that dated back to the prism days where the sattelite companies couldn't transmit prism's programing because it was sent via landline. the bill ran out and he said comcast is going to have to make it available to all carriers. of course they could tie it up for years by stalling negociations forever.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 16, 2010, 08:10:38 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 16, 2010, 12:46:43 AM
just in time for baseball season. :yay
you will still have to buy the baseball package
don't the phils still play a lot of games on csn? or are you saying that they'll be blacked out for out of market subscribers?
They play some games on CSN, but a lot of them on Channel 17 (myphil17.com)
even if it's only some games.....let's say 1/4 of the season, which is 40 games. that's 40 more games than what i had available to me before. so it's still a huge win for me.
of course, with my luck they'll all be day games during the work week.
you dont get games on any channel unless you buy the package...you will get csn but when a games on it it will be blacked out if you didnt pay for the baseball package
ghey
still, it will provide a nice alternative to sportscenter to catch the daily scores/highlights with more emphasis on the philly teams along with some of the other shows that revolve directly around the philly sports world.
what about the sixers? do they still play on csn at all? if so, is it going to be impacted the same way as baseball?
every sports package is the same in that way...and yes the sixers are on csn but even when there game is not you still wont get it without having the package...short of it being a national game on espn/tbs
but yes you will get all other csn goodies like sports night...pre and post game shows ect...
haven't actually seen csn in probably 2 or 3 years so i looked at their lineup and noticed that cataldi no longer has his show. lolololol. when did they finally wise up and pull the plug on that travesty?
Havas, i'm not sure if Fios will get it, but its an option to them, and i imagine you guys have CSN Chicago and others, you should have CSN Philly as an option once they start negotiations
Sarge, you could technically just call and change your service address to your parents place in philly, and you would get CSN Philly with all the sports, the drawback being you wouldnt get your local cali news. Positives are you'd get every phillystation Fox/NBC/CBS/MYPHL17 and you'd be able to watch all the birds games
That's an interesting idea. Not all that concerned about losing local news coverage be ause the LA news channels are just a shade above tabloid tv programs like TMZ. So I barely watch them anyway. However, I would think that the major drawback to picking up all the Philly affiliates is that I'm 3 hrs behind so all of the primetime shows that I like would be starting at 5pm.
dvr
Yeah, that would obviously work. Thinking about it a little more though, if I called and gave them a new address, wouldn't they want to set up a new installation? Not to mention that I know they code the receiver cards with the service zip code, so if I had a 19XXX zip, how would it even work living in Cali?
Do you know anyone that's actually done this?
well, you could get it setup in Cali, then say you moved to philly a month later. My address is setup in Havasland so i can watch the flyers and not get blacked out. There used to be a ton of people that woudl just change their address every sunday to philly stations so they could watch the birds. The only thing is dish position, and i'd ask an installer if its possible, as i dont know what satellites you'll have to hit off in cali compared to philly.
i realize none of you ever lived in philly for more than 30 seconds but csn sucks. dnl sucks. the post game shows suck. the eagles post game is alright but 99% of the time win or lose eagles games arent worth rehashing.
they are good for showing games which this csn cant do so that defeats the entire purpose.
Most people would rather watch people talking about strictly Philly sports then watch ESPN pick and choose the same stars to talk about every day/night.
yea, you really need to hear phil martelli break down the sixers and al morganti whine something incoherently about hockey. plus lets not forget how sharp ricky bottalico is.
just like espn was a terrible network before they got actual games csn is a terrible network when they are not showing games or the best damn countdowns. which are awesome because lists are king and sports lists with old highlights are the greatest thing ever.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 16, 2010, 12:44:07 PM
haven't actually seen csn in probably 2 or 3 years so i looked at their lineup and noticed that cataldi no longer has his show. lolololol. when did they finally wise up and pull the plug on that travesty?
Like 5 years ago.
Quote from: KDS on March 17, 2010, 02:35:34 AM
i realize none of you ever lived in philly for more than 30 seconds but csn sucks. dnl sucks. the post game shows suck. the eagles post game is alright but 99% of the time win or lose eagles games arent worth rehashing.
they are good for showing games which this csn cant do so that defeats the entire purpose.
youre crazy...i absolutely love dnl and sports night
and yeah i hate all pre and post game shows about my favorite teams....def would rather watch some corny tv show
btw as unpopular as it is to say and as mad as they sometimes make me i love espn too
I can't stand ESPN and almost never watch it. I'd much rather see something about Philly sports.
you gotta be more worldy and follow all teams and players
QuoteComcast Won't Challenge FCC's Closing of Terrestrial Exemption
Roberts reserves right to "defend" company if complaints should be filed
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/16/2010 9:32:01 PM
Comcast has pledged not to challenge the FCC's tightening/closing of the terrestrial exemption last fall, either at the FCC or in the courts.
That was the word from Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts in written answers to various Senate Judiciary Committee members, according to a copy of the those answers.
That followed a hearing last week in the committee on the proposed Comcast/NBCU joint venture.
In a response to Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) when asked whether he would promise not to appeal it in either venue, Roberts answered "yes" to both. He also said he would not urge "any trade group to which you belong" to challenge it, though he said Comcast would not try to prevent it from doing so.
Roberts said he wanted to put those answers into context. While he said Comcast had decided not to appeal the order, he "reserved the right to defend ourselves if any complaints should be filed."
He also defended the exemption, saying that "Congress believed, and it turns out to have been correct, that not applying program access rules to terrestrially delivered programming would promote the development of local and regional programming."
He also pointed out that there is only one Comcast-affiliated network across its 39-state footprint that the company has not made available to all competitors--Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, and that it is ready to do so as soon as DirecTV relinquished its exclusive access to NFL Sunday Ticket.
I cant believe Roberts is still sticking to the NFL ticket thing? He lost out on bidding for the ST since he didnt put up as much cash as DTV. I'm shocked that he keeps using this, but i guess thats all he has
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/450368-Comcast_Won_t_Challenge_FCC_s_Closing_of_Terrestrial_Exemption.php (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/450368-Comcast_Won_t_Challenge_FCC_s_Closing_of_Terrestrial_Exemption.php)
WTF :boom why Philly you fargin asshat
its very simple, Philly is the home of comcast and has been sheltered by paid off politicians for years. It took new FCC chairman to get to this point, and now that the loophole is close, Philly will no longer be comcast country, as Verizon and Satellite get a huge chunk of subscribers once they can get CSN Philly
im telling you comcast really isnt that bad.
Quote
He also pointed out that there is only one Comcast-affiliated network across its 39-state footprint that the company has not made available to all competitors--Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, and that it is ready to do so as soon as DirecTV relinquished its exclusive access to NFL Sunday Ticket.
this is either hideously written or im really dumb...is this saying that DTV no longer has exclusivity regarding the sunday ticket and because of that comcast will soon make csn philly available to everyone...or is this saying roberts will continue to shelter csn philly until DTV relinquishes its sunday ticket exclusive rights
The latter, at least that's how I read it.
i think so to but i dont get why relinquished is written in the past tense
Typo.
So we still won't get CSN Philly?
eventually you will but it will be dragged out long enough that youll stop caring and forget about it
The odd thing is the Loophole will be closed on April 2nd according to this article (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/06/att-asks-feds-to-force-cox-to-play-ball/)
So at that point, they'll be forced to share, but have to work out pricing with each other carrier.
Pulled a SD
horrible link but im guessing that comcast can offer the channel at an exhorbitant rate that would prevent any of its competitors from actually purchasing it
comcast cable is fine but i frigging hate the internet and phone service. constant fail and we keep getting the well we're combining areas along with the infinity upgrade so there will be some glitches for a bit. it's been a month you farging jackarses.
anyone use that magicjack for their phone service ? good ?
They can and cant, they know that farging around with a deal like this is going to possibly hurt them aquiring NBC Universal, so they have to play ball. I would imagine they would get DTV to buy in at a slightly higher rate than fios. For DTV and Dish, it'll be on the sports package, and shouldnt make any impact to the current pricing other than if your not in the Philly DMA you will need to pay 10 bucks for the sports pack
i cant wait because it is really going to get a true competition going to get & keep customers.
Quote from: smeags on March 17, 2010, 04:30:16 PM
anyone use that magicjack for their phone service ? good ?
Just got it a out a week ago. Dont use it a lot because I don't talk on the phone very much but needed a land line since cell reception is spotty in the house. No problems so far. However, if you hook it up to a computer w/multiple user accounts then you need to keep you can only receive calls if you are logged into the account that has the software installed on it.
My gf installed it on her side so if I'm logged in and the phone rings, there's no one on the other end when I answer. But I can make outgoing calls just fine. Weird. I'd say that as long as you're happy with your Internet service then you'll be fine with the magic Jack. $20 a year for unlimited calls is pretty damn nice.
yeah i may check it out. we use our cells so much it seems pointless to pay $30 something a month for comcast eventhough thats better than a phonce company. gonna wait till comcast works out the "glitches" in our area though.
Quote from: smeags on March 17, 2010, 04:30:16 PM
comcast cable is fine but i frigging hate the internet and phone service.
The only problem I have with their internet service is having to restart my router after downloading torrents all night.
we had constant issues when we first switched back to comcast but they fixed it after i called my friend who is way up the corp ladder there. since then its been great until recently. nothing major but just frigging annoying. again they said it has to do with them merging lower bucks with some of the other neighboring areas to our north and the upgrades and should be fixed this week.
I'm the opposite, I have issues with cable TV. It always skips and is digitized. Also, I get constant errors with on demand. Like I'll try to play a movie and it will skip constantly and get blocky, and I'll have to exit on demand and try again. Also random channels for me say "this channel should be available shortly" and they never are.
I've had a tech come out and check my lines and signal strength and they all check out.
did they check the box itself ?
i guarantee there's a water seepage issue with king cole's lines. i had the exact same problem because the co-ax is routed under my house and somehow the splitter had come loose from the beam and fallen next to the entrance to the crawl space. water leaked into the box and bam all the issues he's talking about began.
it might not be an issue at his house but somewhere along the line from the pole to the box there's water intrusion.
FYI - the guy i know that works for comcast said most of the techs are dopes and just do the minimal checks and leave, he had to make a call for me to get our stuff straight after 7 visits. it was actually funny seeing him look at my house and neighborhood from his home PC and find the issue and then call and rip the manager in my area.
he also has access tothe comcast music library. 8)
It's possible it could be seepage. They checked the actual box before. I actually had it swap out a few times and the same results. I've just dealt with it. Whatever I can't watch on TV I just watch on the computer. I have a big/good enough monitor and specs to make watching movies and shows enjoyable.
I remember when I called in one time, one of the tech support guys who actually sounded like he knew what he was talking about told me that their services often are hit and miss in certain areas. Some areas never have problems and some seem to have problems more than others. Not sure if he is right or not.
i've been with directv for about 10 years now and i can't really say i've ever had any major complaints with them.....until now. and they're pissing me the farg off.
in a nutshell, they overcharged $90 me for my sunday ticket last year. i called them in january after looking at my statements and pointed it out to them and was assured that my account would be credited on feb bill. it wasn't. so i called in feb and was assured that my account would be credited for march. just got march's statement this week and still no credit. so i called today and got the same story again except that i had the priviledge of speaking to a farging nitwit who had no idea what he was doing. so i'm pretty sure that when april comes around, there won't be any credit on my account.
i'll probably call back tonight after work when i have time to spend 20 minutes on the phone and ask to go straight to a supervisor and see if i can get caked off with a few free months of hbo so i can watch the pacific.
call back, if i get anyone not in the US, i just hang up. Keep calling till they do an instant credit, they'll do it, and you will get an email confirmation that its been completed. I called to bitch about the Versus dispute, and that i pay for Center Ice and they wont be carrying a ton of games because of the whole VS fight with comcast. They gave an instant credit to my account for my Inconvenience. Just charm em up, and ask to get a confirmation of the credit. I'd imagine you need to be setup for online stuff thru their website, so they can email you.
i had DTV for a few years. issue is i live behind a golf course and i have a big tree line behind me. i did get service but god forbid if it even got cloudy and i would have signal issues. that plus no CNS led me to go back to comcast.
yeah, definitely the downfall of satellites is having the clear path for a signal. I never lose my signal unless 2 things happen, 1. A huge storm with Heavy rain coming from the SW(usually i shut down my TV anyway because of lightning) 2. Snow getting stuck on the dish, and that's only the heavy wet show that does it.
the biggest reason i went back ws because i couldnt deal with not being able to watch the phillies.
Quote from: smeags on March 18, 2010, 12:17:45 PM
the biggest reason i went back ws because i couldnt deal with not being able to watch the phillies.
(http://www.sleazeroxx.com/concert/0830tes1.jpg)
you really seem hurt by me going to tesla during the world series, you need to sit on a couch and discuss it ? need a tissue maybe ?
i mean i know i have rock bottom when a lemming on a mb named ice grillin you is ripping me over it.
lol, you actually went to a Tesla concert during the world series? what a farging clown.
cliff lee wasnt pitching. it wasnt a big game.
world series games happen every year
i gave up tickets to Flyers game (legitimate philly sporting event, not some gay concert) to stay home and watch an Eagles divisional game (not even championship) i knew they weren't going to win.
wow, amazing so many guys are butt hurt over this.
yeah his reason for going was that cliff lee wasnt pitching...honest to god im not making this up
why do you think i'm at all hurt by your awful decision. i just didn't realize what a fraud of a fan you were.
you probably haven't gone to eagles games because you wanted to see a really great show on tv.
yeah that makes me a fraud of a fan. :-D
yes, it does. i know you'll try to play it off like it doesn't, but honestly, i can't think of any real fan that would do that.
The fact that you went to a Tesla concert is the problem....not only that you went to it during the World Series. LOL
i dont know about fraud but youre the mark mcgwire of philly fans and tesla is the steroids that will forever hang over you
Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 18, 2010, 01:52:07 PM
The fact that you went to a Tesla concert is the problem....not only that you went to it during the World Series. LOL
lol..exactly
we are burying the lead here by bringing up the world series game that was missed
the missed game is what kills me. i mean sure, Tesla is absolute garbage and who would want to see them, but to miss a world series game for it? i wouldn't even miss a regular season game for a concert, much less one of the last 7 games of the year to decide a championship.
i feel like i might know some people that would miss a world series game for one reason or another
i know i will never met another person that has been to a tesla concert in the 21st century
keep it coming, i am really, really trying to care what you all think. :-D
you care so little, you keep making a point to tell us how much you don't care.
Quote from: smeags on March 18, 2010, 01:37:22 PM
you really seem hurt by me going to tesla during the world series, you need to sit on a couch and discuss it ? need a tissue maybe ?
i mean i know i have rock bottom when a lemming on a mb named ice grillin you is ripping me over it.
Wait...WHAT?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
So for any Direct TV folks, The Wire is going to be On Demand via The101 starting in July, they'll play the episodes every thursday it sounds like, and it'll be available on demand each friday for a while. FF this means you
I finally caught on to the Dexter phenomenon, and now you're trying to push The Wire on me also? Clearly, my time is too valuable to watch all this TV.
the wire isnt tv
it's hbo
It's LIFE, son.
No, Life was on TBS or Comedy Central today.
Quote from: General_Failure on April 18, 2010, 07:22:41 PM
No, Life was on TBS or Comedy Central today.
My wife's been clogging up my DVR wiht that Oprah crap. It's about ready to be accidentally erased.
My dvr doesn't support on demand, what do I need to do and can I do it without spending 50-100 bucks?
ha
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 18, 2010, 07:38:49 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on April 18, 2010, 07:22:41 PM
No, Life was on TBS or Comedy Central today.
My wife's been clogging up my DVR wiht that Oprah crap.
Is this like the other one, where the American version had a different, zesty, narrator and the European version had a good narrator?
yea
both times discovery went with some light toned corny ass voice (sigourney weaver for planet earth, oprah for this) as opposed to something that makes sense like the euros did.
usa usa usa
I was talking about the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence movie. What the hell are you guys talking about?
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/?sicontent=0&sicreative=4918308673&siclientid=3987&sitrackingid=132706079&campaign=life3?campaign=GGL|life+discovery+channel|LIFE+-+Discovery|GGL+LIFE+-+Branded+Show+-+General+-+VPB (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/?sicontent=0&sicreative=4918308673&siclientid=3987&sitrackingid=132706079&campaign=life3?campaign=GGL%7Clife+discovery+channel%7CLIFE+-+Discovery%7CGGL+LIFE+-+Branded+Show+-+General+-+VPB)
If you google life discovery channel, the description says this series is epic.
I finally got my service hooked up today and its fantastic. Its too goddamn bad that it took three missed appointments because of them being out of the new receivers. And they lied to me about a credit too
1st appt June 22 - Took the afternoon off. They were supposed to be here from 12-4. By 5 I hadn't heard anything. When I called customer service they said it was because they ran out of equipment in Houston. The local 3rd party installation company lied and said they had called me. They rescheduled me for July 3rd. I called in the next day and spoke to a supervisor who said he would comp my first month. Cool.
2nd appt - July 3rd comes and again there is no farging equipment in Houston. I called in again and was pissed. They gave me a $10 monthly credit for 12 months. Rescheduled for July 10th.
3rd appt - Yesterday they called at noon and said that they were waiting on the truck of receivers to come in and the tech would be here at 4. 5pm rolls around and I get a phone call that says they are running late, that they will be here between 6 and 8. A short while later they called again and said they would not come because the tech wasn't even in town. WTF? Pissed again, I call in and the chick gives me a $50 credit. She confirms the other two credits too.
They said they would be out on July 19th. I pitched a fit because I am not taking more time off to sit here nor am I going to be here the next three weekends. A supervisor from the installation company said he would "do me a favor" and squeeze me in today. Well its hooked up and its awesome.
I logged onto my account online and see that $96 is due to be taken from me tomorrow. I called in and spent 40 minutes on the phone trying to redeem this, now mythical, comped first month. They tell me its nowhere in the notes. The farging supervisor gives me another $50 credit and tells me thats all he can so.
This has been a goddamn mess.
Sounds 38348934803 worse then comcast customer service...and that's hard to do
nm.
http://www.solidsignal.com/p/?p=2888
Solid signal is the official retailer of DTV now. They're doing a cyber monday sale. Two HR23 HD DVR's for 159, they're normally 299 each. Or you can get 2 R22 HD DVR's for 99 bucks.