Blow the whistle on cable companies

[40yearfan]

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[Lloydian]

I love my DirecTV. Now if only they would start doing Total Access in HD...

 

[Mulli]

I hate my cable company, but I get NFL Network. I could do without the films reliving the 49er dynasty.

 

[Russ Smith]

Speaking of which Comcast just informed me that NFL Net is now available in my little pocket of Cupertino, of course it's an extra cost to add a sports tier
package, but when I first switched over to digital cable I couldn't get it at all.

Now if I can just get them to add FSN Pacific to that same sports tier instead of a separate one(so I can get UCLA hoops games) I will be happy.

Continues to amaze me that the NFL does this stuff in this way. I've never got the letting Directv have exclusive rights to Sunday ticket when they'd have so many more subscribers if they had it on Cable too. I gotta believe the NFL could make MORE money but not doing it exclusively.

 

[RonF]

Directv has many of their popular channels go HD, starting today, and it includes the NFL Channel. There are more channels scheduled to switch over to HD in October.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Speaking of which Comcast just informed me that NFL Net is now available in my little pocket of Cupertino, of course it's an extra cost to add a sports tier
package, but when I first switched over to digital cable I couldn't get it at all.

Now if I can just get them to add FSN Pacific to that same sports tier instead of a separate one(so I can get UCLA hoops games) I will be happy.

Continues to amaze me that the NFL does this stuff in this way. I've never got the letting Directv have exclusive rights to Sunday ticket when they'd have so many more subscribers if they had it on Cable too. I gotta believe the NFL could make MORE money but not doing it exclusively.

Probably not. The subsidy that directv is and has been paying probably eclipses the revenue from total subscibers combined. What is more baffling is why people still choose cable tv over Directv.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Probably not. The subsidy that directv is and has been paying probably eclipses the revenue from total subscibers combined. What is more baffling is why people still choose cable tv over Directv.

Because when you live in an apartment, you don't want to sign an contract, or have to pay for an insurance policy for your freaking satellite dish.

 

[Russ Smith]

Because when you live in an apartment, you don't want to sign an contract, or have to pay for an insurance policy for your freaking satellite dish.

Correct, mine requires a large deposit, even if the install is completely without making any penetrations (using a dish stand and running the wire through an open door.) I'm sure it's probably illegal but since we knew we wouldn't stay for too long I never even considered challenging it.

I'd love to have Directv but I'm not going to make a decision on where to live based on whether or not I can get directv, at least not as long as my girlfriend has a say in it.



I just find it hard to believe that Directv is paying so much that the NFL can't get more by simply selling them both access. I see why Directv wants exclusivity it's a huge selling point for them, but I don't see why the NFL does.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Correct, mine requires a large deposit, even if the install is completely without making any penetrations (using a dish stand and running the wire through an open door.) I'm sure it's probably illegal but since we knew we wouldn't stay for too long I never even considered challenging it.

I'd love to have Directv but I'm not going to make a decision on where to live based on whether or not I can get directv, at least not as long as my girlfriend has a say in it.



I just find it hard to believe that Directv is paying so much that the NFL can't get more by simply selling them both access. I see why Directv wants exclusivity it's a huge selling point for them, but I don't see why the NFL does.

Funny thing is that back when I used to live in apartments, I actually did base where I lived on Directv. In my opinion, it is that much better.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

That ad is a bit misleading. What's to say that those 222 million people aren't satisfied with the amount of football they watched?

If the NFL really cared about its fans, it would make the Sunday Ticket package available to cable and DBS and not just take the extra billions DirecTV was willing to pay for exclusivity.

(Not that I really care...I see all the Cardinal games.)

 

[abomb]

Probably not. The subsidy that directv is and has been paying probably eclipses the revenue from total subscibers combined. What is more baffling is why people still choose cable tv over Directv.

Show me the cost benefit of switching from Cox (expanded digital with DVR, HD and the sports tier) to a comparable one-room package with DirecTV. It doesnt add up.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Direct TV is only in business because they have NFL Sunday Ticket. The rest of their features dont even come close to what cable offers. i will say that i am pissed that NFL Net. was free last year and now I have to pay for it.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Show me the cost benefit of switching from Cox (expanded digital with DVR, HD and the sports tier) to a comparable one-room package with DirecTV. It doesnt add up.

I have all that and it adds up to about $70 a month which was less, so it does add up. Either way, the quality is better. Channel 0-100 on Cox looks like TV from the 1970s, but to each his own.

 

[abomb]

I have all that and it adds up to about $70 a month which was less, so it does add up. Either way, the quality is better. Channel 0-100 on Cox looks like TV from the 1970s, but to each his own.

But you forgot the cost of the HD/DVR receiver, which last I looked was $300.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Direct TV is only in business because they have NFL Sunday Ticket. The rest of their features dont even come close to what cable offers. i will say that i am pissed that NFL Net. was free last year and now I have to pay for it.

Hahaha. Yeah, ok, and the Ravens are going to force the Redskins to relocate

 

[azsouthendzone]

But you forgot the cost of the HD/DVR receiver, which last I looked was $300.

I have two which were $0 each. Of course they will ask for the $300, but if you tell them "DisH Network and cable will give it to me for free" they will be at your house that weekend with your whole set up, for free. They buckle like Mark Bulger under pressure.

 

[bratwurst]

If I were single, I'd blow the whistle on the whole thing and get rid of my TV and move to Vegas. If I wanted to watch sports on Sunday, there's plenty of sports books to choose from.

 

[abomb]

I have two which were $0 each. Of course they will ask for the $300, but if you tell them "DisH Network and cable will give it to me for free" they will be at your house that weekend with your whole set up, for free. They buckle like Mark Bulger under pressure.

Now you tell me!

I will have to give it a shot.

 

[D-Dogg]

Yeah but then my Internets and Phone would go through the roof because I no longer would get the bundle discount.


Plus, I looked at Direct TVs actual HD offering and it was paltry...they don't seem to offer as much as they claim.

 

[abomb]

Plus, I looked at Direct TVs actual HD offering and it was paltry...they don't seem to offer as much as they claim.

They are saying 100 HD channels by the end of the year.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4360042&CMP=ILC-Q407-RHR-100HD

 

[dreamcastrocks]

They are saying 100 HD channels by the end of the year.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4360042&CMP=ILC-Q407-RHR-100HD

gimmick. 100 channels includes local channels from major markets.

Thats like including ABC in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, and counting that as 3 new channels.

 

[D-Dogg]

gimmick. 100 channels includes local channels from major markets.

Thats like including ABC in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, and counting that as 3 new channels.

Exactly. They do that in other ways too.

I looked hard into getting Direct TV to save money (god knows I need to) but in the end I felt Cox gave me what I needed and that Direct TV's bark was a lot bigger than its bite.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Yeah but then my Internets and Phone would go through the roof because I no longer would get the bundle discount.


Plus, I looked at Direct TVs actual HD offering and it was paltry...they don't seem to offer as much as they claim.

Directv will have 25 new HD channels by the end of this month and 100 new channels by the end of the year including NFL Network and almost everything else you can think of, even NHL Network (Canadian Channel). No one will be able to match that for some time. If you actually break down the bundle, it is still less just to cancel cable and keep internet and phone by itself. By the way, you can get internet through Cox for $25 per.

 

[D-Dogg]

They are saying 100 HD channels by the end of the year.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4360042&CMP=ILC-Q407-RHR-100HD

Here's what you get for the $70 a month HD Plus DVR package:

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/moreInfoOffer.jsp?productId=prod880026


Note the HD channels. And also, pretty skimpy IMO on the other channels from what Cox offers.

 

[azsouthendzone]

gimmick. 100 channels includes local channels from major markets.

Thats like including ABC in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, and counting that as 3 new channels.

Take away the locals (which I think you are wrong anayway) and it is still far and away more than anyone else.

The new channels came up today. Be jealous Cox subscribers. You won't have these for a long, long, time.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4360044