Dish or DirecTV?
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Any opinions either way?
We are moving and thinking about dropping digital cable because of the price.
We are moving and thinking about dropping digital cable because of the price.
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cable sucks!
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
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internet or TV? I've heard good things about the fios internet
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The internet rocks the house.
My vote is for Direct TV. NFL Sunday Ticket. No other reason needed.
but I thought it was HD and turns out it wasn't...totally couldn't tell the difference when they turned on the HD. and yeah I have an HD whatever TV...
whoa whoa slow down with all that technical talk
Directv all the way ! :cool:
"Its a secret to everybody."
do you or are you planning to have hd? my buddy has the directv hd dvr and it sucks....directv dumped tivo when they bought directv but just announced that they signed a new agreememnt with tivo for them to supply hd tivos sometime next year
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Interesting i'll ahve to ask about that. They gave us a free HD DVR to replace our tivo (which we still have it just isn't activated)...so if they bring it back that's cool..tho i love the new HD DVR's and we have a killer 42" plasma and it looks fantastic...so I'm not sure what your talkin' about here....maybe your buddy doesn't have something setup right? A simple setup change can make a huge difference. Just a thought cuz ours looks awesome - and trust me, being that the fiance is a huge home theater guy, he would be bothered by bad hd quality and could easily recognize it.
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it's the interface and box itself...it's crap compared to tivo....everything has been professionally installed so it isn't that
Neither is an option if you want to watch sports in Philly....
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definitely has to be a matter of taste, because we love the new HD DVR interface. I actually didn't like the tivo one - we were more than happy to switch. To each is own i guess!
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Thats what blows
Fuckin Comcast
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No complaints here...
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DirecTV hands down.
And they will give you free stuff every so often if you ask. Just last week I scored the entire Sunday Ticket package AND Superfan for free.
We've got two receivers, and have had the service well over a year...we called a few months ago to add a second receiver...and well being that my man knows how to deal w/ them well (he deals w/ em daily pretty much)...he was able to get us a bunch of free stuff too...but not the sunday ticket...we just can't convince em to hand it over to us :P any tips appreciated on that front! I MISS my REDZONE! Redzone channel is the best!
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Well here's the thing... my bill is already around $75/month when I'm not paying for the MLB or NHL package and I've never gotten the NFL package because it's just so damn expensive.
Anyways, they're running a promo deal for new customers where you pay $74.99/month for 4 months that includes the Sunday Ticket along with their premier package which is usually like $105/month or something like that. All I have to do is call them after the 4 months and switch back to my original package and that's that! I'm getting all the movie channels for 4 months and every NFL game for basically the same rate!
Rather than sound greedy, I waited a week before asking about SuperFan and when I played dumb about figuring I should be getting them in HD anyway since I have the HD equipment, I didn't even have to ask before the lady told me that I had been with them a long time and was a great customer so she would add it to my account at no extra charge!
It's worth a shot and you have nothing to lose!
EDIT: Let me clarify by stating that I have been with them for almost 8 years and had to ask to get the promo being offered to new customers because I didn't feel that was right. I did have to speak with their retention department and they have to speak to their supervisor to get it approved.
And here is a thread dedicated to tips on getting it: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=161443&t=887297&highlight=directv
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My only complaint is the price.
To watch my only team, the Trailblazers on TV you have to have cable. Paul Allen started up a new Sports channel on Comcast and the games are on that channel so everyone could watch them. But now Comcast and DirectTV/Dish are working on a deal so everyone will get the games.
I've thought about switching over, but won't until the games are available.