DirecTV Question

PhillyPhreak54 · September 13, 2005, 01:46:17 PM

Ok, I'm 99% sure I want to get the DirecTV for the NFL Sunday Ticket...

Do any of you guys in the Philly are have this?

My main concern is whether I can get Comcast SportsNet still. Can I? If not, can I still use my old cable package to keep it and then like switch off my DirecTV and then watch the CSN?

I've got to have CSN.

I can get all the local channels like CBS-3, FOX, ABC, NBC and stuff. But I need CSN.

PoopyfaceMcGee · September 13, 2005, 01:53:45 PM

I am considering switching the whole gamut... I currently pay $190/month for phone service (unlimited local/long distance), digital cable (2 boxes, DVR, HBO, Showtime, HD suite), and high-speed internet.

I think it would be a few bucks cheaper with phone/DirecTV/DSL bundled... but the thing that's stopping me is having to buy a HD convertor. My TV is HD-capable, but it's not built in.

So, I'll probably stick with the cable and go to bars to watch the Eagles. Yawn.

PhillyPhreak54 · September 13, 2005, 01:58:34 PM

I just want the Sunday Ticket. But if I have to get one of their packages to do it (don't know if I can have NFL ticket by itself) I will. It is $41.99 for like 135 channels. Then it is $59 a month for the Sunday Ticket. I'll pay $100 a month to watch every NFL game.

Wingspan · September 13, 2005, 01:58:43 PM

CSN is not on satelite. although that could change in the future (within a year). as they close the loophole keeping CSN on cable only.

but you can switch between cable and satelite. it's pretty simple if you have to a/v inputs into your television.

i do it now. i have directv going into the A/V input, and basic cable on coax. so i basically just change the channel on the TV to get the cable stations. (i didnt get sunday ticket this year)

PhillyPhreak54 · September 13, 2005, 02:02:01 PM

Ok...sounds good.

I don't have the AV things on my TV, but I do have a multiplexer thing where I have my PS2, DVD player and other things plugged into. Then I just put my TV on channel 3 and push whichever button on the multiplexer thing and that option is on the TV.

So I could plug in DTV to the mulitplexer and when I wat to watch it I can just turn it on. And then if I want to watch local TV I just go back to the regular TV.

Nice.

Wingspan · September 13, 2005, 02:33:24 PM

yep, exactly.

oh...and i think you can get sunday ticket and nothing else. you just have to ask.

but it may cost you more. because they may not wave the installation of the dish and cost of equipment. they usually do give free installation and free equipment as long as you keep the basic package for 1 year.

PhillyPhreak54 · September 13, 2005, 02:34:39 PM

Cool.

I'm going to Best Buy now. I tried over the phone but they kept transferring me around and around. Plus I like to see and talk to the people in person.

WEST is GOD · September 13, 2005, 02:38:17 PM

The thing I never got about Sunday Ticket is, unless you are an out of towner that wants to watch the Eagles, what exactly do you get from this that is worth the money? The Eagles are going to be on at 1:00 or 4:15 like 13 out of the 16 games this season, and when the Eagles are on you keep that game on and don't go flipping around, right? Then when the Eagles are over what are you gonna do? Flip around between 6 different games? Maybe it's just me, but I can't be constantly flipping all the time. You'll never know what the hell is going on. I just like to stick with one game. Even if there is one other game you want to watch that isn't shown locally, like the Pats vs Panthers next week, is it worth it to pay the money for it to watch one extra game per week that isn't shown locally? To me it isn't, but if it is for you, then go for it.

Syracuse · September 13, 2005, 02:43:20 PM

You can get DirecTV and the ticket only, Phreak.
There programming is the same as cable, but way less expensive.
DirecTV and the Ticket is the greatest thing ever.

MURP · September 13, 2005, 02:45:13 PM

I agree Avenger.

Syracuse · September 13, 2005, 02:48:58 PM

Quote from: Avenger on September 13, 2005, 02:38:17 PM
The thing I never got about Sunday Ticket is, unless you are an out of towner that wants to watch the Eagles, what exactly do you get from this that is worth the money? The Eagles are going to be on at 1:00 or 4:15 like 13 out of the 16 games this season, and when the Eagles are on you keep that game on and don't go flipping around, right? Then when the Eagles are over what are you gonna do? Flip around between 6 different games? Maybe it's just me, but I can't be constantly flipping all the time. You'll never know what the hell is going on. I just like to stick with one game. Even if there is one other game you want to watch that isn't shown locally, like the Pats vs Panthers next week, is it worth it to pay the money for it to watch one extra game per week that isn't shown locally? To me it isn't, but if it is for you, then go for it.

Blasphemy!
I'm locked into the Eagles games, but to have the option of all of the other games opposite the Birds? It's so sweet!!

MURP · September 13, 2005, 02:50:09 PM

how many games are opposite the birds?

WEST is GOD · September 13, 2005, 02:54:42 PM

If you had the option to divide your screen into 4s to watch 4 games at once that might be ok or even if you have picture in picture. Honestly though, how the hell can you flip between 6 different games when the Eagles aren't playing? I have enough trouble flipping between 2, let lone 5 or 6.

Zanshin · September 13, 2005, 02:56:37 PM

The only thing I get on the dish is Sunday Ticket and NFL Network (which comes with it). And I have it primarily to watch the Eagles since I don't get them in the NY Area...but I like the option to watch every other game, too.

Susquehanna Birder · September 13, 2005, 04:05:38 PM

Quote from: Wingspan on September 13, 2005, 01:58:43 PM
CSN is not on satelite. although that could change in the future (within a year). as they close the loophole keeping CSN on cable only.

I don't see Comcast letting CSN go without some kind of huge financial incentive. It's one of the competitive advantages they have over DirecTV, especially in the Philly market.