So how do you get you TV signal???
My contract is almost up with Dish Network, and I'm thinking about switching to DirecTV!
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So how do you get you TV signal???
My contract is almost up with Dish Network, and I'm thinking about switching to DirecTV!
I use both DirecTV and rabbit ears (local HD programming on the aerial...)
I have Dish Network. Sarah has the Dish network with the DVR (Kinda like Tivo). I would like to have that one.
I have Dish Network with a dual receiver DVR player. It allows me to record 2 different things at once, or record one channel while watching another. Very Cool. It also will be capable of providing a Picture in Picture signal at some point in the future.
Also a note, My in-laws Had Dish Network in CA and switched to DirectTV when they moved to TX. The switched back to Dish Network after 4 months.
HHHMMMM why was that????Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
DirecTV but those jack::Bum:: es keep raising the rates a dollar here, a dollar there...
We are looking seriously at moving to Verizon's cable offering over FIOS.
RJ
Bad installers, worse phone support, 4 Installer visits in 4 months, signal loss issues, and a menu that they couldn't get used to. They vowed not to renew the contract about halfway through the experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
The final straw was when an installer was out for a repair, and disconnected everything including the VCR and DVD player before telling them he didn't have the right part and leaving. He said it would be a few days... After he was gone, they realized that he had left things in a state where they couldn't even watch a video or DVD. I drove out there and hooked things back up for them while my mother in-law (who thinks darn is a bad word) screamed obscenities at them over the phone until they agreed to let her out of the contract.
I know that much of the problems would not have been problems with an electronically inclined customer, but it is disappointing that older people like our parents have to deal with that type of thing.
That's funny that you should say that... I've been with DirecTV from their beginning and they have raised their rates, but, at least not for me, in the last several years. In fact, they give out nice customer loyalty packages. I can't tell you the last time I paid for Starz or HBO or any of those types of deals...Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
That sounds more like the installers were idiots (those guys are usually contracted out/ independent dealers anyhow...) and not representative of DirecTV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
You are probably right, but it still reflects poorly upon their ability to manage quality control among their contract workers. The first 3 visits were from the same guy. Before the third visit, she begged them to send a different guy. The operator said she didn't have control of that. Before the forth visit she demanded they send someone different and they did. He was worse. You would think that you would send your best guy (contractor or not) in to mop up the mess with problem accounts. That his how we did it when I did IT support. They seem to have a different model.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I am a cheap ass! I am probably the only one who does not have a fancy Dish or cable TV. Our house had a antenna on the roof and it gets all the local stations crystal clear. Had it not been for that we probably would have gone with Dish Network again.
http://www.tvsquad.com/images/2005/08/directv-tivo.jpg
Directv integrated with Tivo™....
I get cable from the university and use a TV tuner card on my computer to act like a Tivo... but cheaper and ALOT more capacity.
What's wrong with your Dish Network? My parents used to have Direct TV, but they were dicks about an upgrade so we didn't renew and went with Dish Network and love it. I personally like the menu/guide and the DVR with the Dish Network, but I haven't experienced Direct TV's recorder/Tivo thing since they were dicks about the upgrade. That's why we have Dish Network now!
Had it for 6 years was just lurking to see if the grass is greener with someone else, but looking like I may hold my ground for one more year.Quote:
Originally Posted by icepenguin66
One thing I do like is they give you a decent break if you pay a year in advance so no bill!
I have Cable and I can recoed 2 things while watching a 3rd and no there not in different rooms ::Bum:: ::Clown:: ::Clown:: ::Clown::
OH wow! Well, that sounds pretty cool then!Quote:
Originally Posted by riverracer
You can do that on DirecTV Tivo as well. As long as the show you are watching is something you have previously recorded. (i.e. recording 2 different shows while watching something already recorded)Quote:
Originally Posted by riverracer
Yes Dave but I am watching live TV and recording 2....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
You watch to much TV. You should get out more often. ::Bleh::Quote:
Originally Posted by riverracer
Listen to you ....I get out more than you do.....::Clown::Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
I don't watch that much TV. I just replied to the thread...::Bum::
You obviously have WAY to much free time... quit watching so much TV and go outside and play! ::OldMan::Quote:
Originally Posted by riverracer
Over the years, I've had Direct, Dish, various cables, and other associated sources.
Where I live now, dish or direct wasn't a good option, (southern access was limited), so I have Charter, with HD & DVR. DVR can record two different programs, provides PIP, and will record 80 hours total. It will also copy from DVR to tape or DVD, (on my equipment).
It has been great. No signal loss in a good rain, reasonably good service, and the rate for cable with everything, plus broadband, plus full digital on 4 TV's , plus analog on 3 more, is way less than what I last paid for Dish and separate DSL. BTW, if you want analog hookups, they are free, (no box needed).
When I first moved here, I had cable plus VOOM, (all HD small dish). Although VOOM broadcast in HD, much of the programming wasn't in HD. The rest wasn't really worth watching.
Charter currently provides 13 HD channels. Networks, ESPN, Discovery, and 4 movie channels. We find that covers most of what we watch.
Best bet, talk with your neighbors...
Dish Network with DVR. I like their menus and directories better than Direct TV.
About a year ago I switched from Dish to direct TV. The reason was, when I moved, Dish sent out some nasty guy who didn't speak English to reinstall me at my new house. I have done my share of data and voice cabling and I am picky about having things nice and neat. I called Direct TV and got their new customer deal with free install and equipment. They sent a uniformed installer in a company truck who did a good job.
Service wise, it is pretty much the same thing to me.
I have a Yagi antennae on a 30 foot tall mast. I get good reception.
My parrents have had a HDTV NTSC tunner for the past two years and love it. It gives you more channels to watch and local weather. much more is it is TCB approoved. FREE!!!
If they wanted to watch some of the cable channels, they could signup for USDtv for $19.95 per month.
I'm about done with DishNetwork. My bill keeps climbing and new customers bills keep dropping (maybe I'm on to something there!). I was just on the phone with them for about an hour ( ::Rant:: ) trying to negotiate with them. What a clown act they are. I'm about ready to send all their sh*t back to them, but am not sure what I'd replace it with. I know AT&T is working on U-Verse in my area, but it's not ready yet. Is Charter Cable as bad as I've always heard?
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FiOS FTW, BTW.
+1 for FIOS
Yep, charter is pretty bad. Our bill with internet was pretty rediculous. I spent a similar amount of time on the phone trying to negotiate a better price about a month ago and finally decided to go back to basic b/c I wasn't getting anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
My wife called last night and talked to somebody different and got our full service cable bill dropped by $50! Without having to fight for it. Go figure, I guess it just matters which operator you talk to and if they are having a good day. ::Rant::
Charter is crap. They increase rates more than Dish does. I just recently killed the dish to get Verizon FIOS. When I cancelled Dish they offered me 30 days free to stay. I said thanks, but no thanks. Fios was already installed. Dish sends you a box or two and you have to return their stuff, even though i had been with them for 5 years. You have to remove the "eye" part of your dish but you get to keep the plastic dish part. Whoopee!
From what I here, most of the cell and cable companies have separate departments dedicated to bringing back customers that have left. These departments always open with an offer a good deal lower then the best deal the regular customer service reps are authorized to give you. The only way you can get the deal is to leave. I actually went through this with Direct TV several years ago. I demanded the same deal new customers got, telling them to give me the deal or cancel my account.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
They said no deal so I canceled the account. One month later, they called and offered me the deal I had asked for. I said it would also take $50 in PPV credits and they said DONE. I still didn't go back.
The jury is still out on the AT&T U-Verse for us, we have been having some simple problems lately like no picture... :rolleyes:
+2 for FIOS. We've had that ever since we moved ot Murphy last summer and love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
I was gonna vote, but someone "apparently" has already voted for me....... Thank you(hope you voted DISH, 'cause that's what I have)!
You probably Voted last year...Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
No FIOS in my hood yet, or I'd be checking it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
::Whisp::pssttt...this thread is from Jan. 2006Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
You are correct sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboDuane
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Go read over on avsforums they have input on all of the dish people. I liked when I had charter. The bill was pretty high, but it worked. I would keep the SBC DSL I have now though. You will loose some of your HD options going from a dish, but I hear that most cable companies have better picture quality on HD since the dish guys compress the picture so much to get more channels on the same bandwidth.
+ eleventy billion for FIOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
$120 a month for phone, internet, cable tv, and flat-rate long distance = lots of savings over DirecTV, long distance, phone, and DSL... not to mention movies on demand with pause/rewind/ff capabilities and MUCH faster internet.
We were nicked & dimed... actually dollared every 6 months like clockwork by Direct... It was a total joke and the customer service folks were like dealing with a bunch of a$$clowns. Hell, it was $54 a month for Direct without even having HBO/Cinemax/Starz/etc.
We had enough. Verizon called us one day out of the blue about FIOS TV beta testing and we signed up. Love the service. It works well during thunderstorms and their customer service has been great.
RJ