DirecTV Question

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I miss PRIZM.

[Syracuse]

how many games are opposite the birds? 

I meant when they play at 4, the 1:00 games are great to check out, and vice versa. Or when they play on Monday night or Sunday night.
I love it.

[MDS]

5/17 weeks Eagles play at 1. So for a good portion of the weeks, you get free range at 1 to watch a majority of the games. Worth it for the NFL addict (I'm pretty sure Phreak is one).

[Wingspan]

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.

it's not that much of a financial thing in regards to rights to have the station. it's a loophole in a federal communications law aimed at keeping monopoly's at bay. comcast is using it to hold local sports fans hostage. (although in allentown, you can chose between 2 cable companies, Comcast and RCN, both carry CSN)

the law says any channel broadcast or over air through federal comm satelites must be available to any service provider. (dish network, directv, comcast, rcn, ect...)...comcast is using a loophole in that they are not broacasting any of their comcast sportsnet stations over satelite airwaves. therefore they dont have to let satellite providers access it, it is the only station in america that is broadcasted using landlines only.

funny, the one company that is going to probably challenge this and get the feds to close this loophole is verizon, who is now in a marketing deal with directv.

comcast knows that people want their sports, and are handcuffing people with rising cable costs, knowing that they wont leave because of the local sports in some cities (chicago, philly, baltimore, and any other cities with comcast sportsnets) is inaccessible.

comcast is well aware that for what they are selling you for $70-80 (digital cable) is only $41 on directv and dishnetwork, all the same stations, except 1, CSN. that is why directv pays so much for it's exclusive contract with the NFL. it needs the leverage.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, did you get your system, Phreak?

[PhillyPhreak54]

I just signed up. I asked about just getting the NFL Ticket and they said that they no longer do that. They did it last year but not this year. So I took their offer of the Total Choice Premier packge (215 channels) + NFL Sunday Ticket.

I only pay for the Sunday Ticket for the first 4 months. When the NFL season is over, I only pay for the package. The premier package is $93 a month. But after the NFL season is over I do not have to keep that package. I can go back to the basic package, which I'll do and that is $41 a month.

What I don't understand is this:

Under that premier package they carry Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and Comcast SportsNet West. No CSN Philly. What the farg is up with that?

But I'm going to do what Wingspan said - I'm hooking it into my multiswitcher thing. So I can switch over to regular cable when I want to, play PS2, watch DVD or watch DirecTV.

And yes, I am an NFL nut. So I will watch every single game on TV. I'll flip between them. And when we're stuck with a zesty local game (like that PIT-TEn snoozer) I don't have to watch that one and that one only.

Plus I'll get to watch all CSN's, YES network, New England Sports Network and all of the FoxSports stations.

They're coming Saturday to hook it up. So on Sunday I will be ready to roll and watch every NFL game. I'm in heaven.

[WEST is GOD]

When they come to hook it up, do what they do in the commercials and high five the tech rep. Then dance around all over the place.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

What I don't understand is this:

Under that premier package they carry Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and Comcast SportsNet West. No CSN Philly. What the farg is up with that?

It's simple.  Comcast knows that offering you out-of-town versions of CSN on satellite will not really hurt business, but letting you see the local CSN on there would cause a lot of people to switch from their cable service.

[Wingspan]

wait until you see the "Red Zone"

it's basically like NFL crack...you watch it, and when any team anywhere is close to scoring, it takes you right there.

brilliant!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Oooh....that sounds delicious. I can't wait until Sunday.

Good point, FF. The dude I spoke to said that they are in the process of getting CSN Philly. I hope he was right. Because once they do--goodbye Comcast.

[WEST is GOD]

The red zone is on NFL Network. You don't need Direct TV for that.

[MDS]

DTV is never getting CSN Philly. Comcast is stubborn, thinks of CSN Philly as their baby and will never let it go global.

[MDS]

The red zone is on NFL Network. You don't need Direct TV for that.

It doesnt show live game, just score updates. 

[Wingspan]

The red zone is on NFL Network. You don't need Direct TV for that.

the "Red Zone" is on it's own channel on directv, in addition to the nfl network.

but i didnt realize they ran that on cable as well.

[Wingspan]

DTV is never getting CSN Philly. Comcast is stubborn, thinks of CSN Philly as their baby and will never let it go global.

see my post on the previous page.

they'll get it, just a question of when. then comcast will have no choice but to lower it's insane pricing policies.