Fezmid Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 They also normally give me something on the anniversary of me signing up for DTV 6 or 7 years ago. This year they gave me the package for the NCAA basketball tourney, which seeing how I don't watch basketball, it didn't matter, but last year they gave me the Showtime package free for a year and that was great. I got $50 ($10 off for 5 months) last year, but this year all I got was a free PPV movie.. I think I'm getting screwed! That's it, I'm leaving DirecTV! Seriously though, I never knew that the gifts were so random. I've been a customer for 11 years. Money saving solution - Cancel your home phone service and buy a MAGIC JACK! I was a skeptic but used it without issues for 2 months now.... We did that last year - working out well. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?showtopic=94606
boyst Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I do not know if it was mentioned, but I have Sirius. The stiletto I can put in any vehicle or stereo, as well as carry it portably. I get every game broadcast as if it were local! I know every Bills commercial and cannot wait to get arrested so I can call Celino and Barnes!
Fezmid Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I know every Bills commercial and cannot wait to get arrested so I can call Celino and Barnes! I was tempted to try taking audio from Sirius and merge it with the the video of the game when I was doing DVDs. I thought it'd be fun to have two language tracks on the disk. Never got around to it though.
SDS Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Oh come on. It's not a price cut. I haven't paid for Superfan since they started trying to force it on everyone to get games in HD. The fact they even did that was a complete joke in the first place. I mean, why does no other sports package have an additional package to get games in HD? Because it's a ripoff to overcharge people and take advantage of the NFL's popularity. It's as simple as that. Nobody cares about Superfan. So, for me, Superfan has been thrown in every year. Same for most people I know with one phone call. Then, in addition, last year most of got huge discounts by calling and getting an additional $120 off of the $270. The fact that you have to call every year to bargain is enough to now make people hate DTV. This is a perfect example why everyone should ignore everything Fezmid types about this subject or any other opinion he has on electronics. I'm pretty sure he has NEVER, EVER paid a dime for "Superfan". Every year he posts the same thing about calling customer retention. He always gets it for free. The guy keeps his house at 62 degrees in the Wisconsin winter and he wants to tells us "it's a price CUT". That is freakin' hysterical. If it wasn't his pet company he would be livid. I also bet he conveniently forgot to mention that anyone who DOESN'T have an HDTV is also paying more no matter how you spin the numbers. It is amazing the hoops he'll jump through to prop DTV up, but he can't seem to muster up the most obvious of compliments when it comes to other companies. It also interesting that he keeps forgetting about FIOS having whole house DVR. So, just make note that when you ask for advice - what you get is spin and half-truths.
Just Jack Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Know what Time Warner has that DirecTV doesn't? A "Start Over" feature. Miss the beginning of a show, or tune in during the middle? Simply "Start Over". No need to have the show already recording.
Fezmid Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 This is a perfect example why everyone should ignore everything Fezmid types about this subject or any other opinion he has on electronics. I'm pretty sure he has NEVER, EVER paid a dime for "Superfan". Every year he posts the same thing about calling customer retention. He always gets it for free. The guy keeps his house at 62 degrees in the Wisconsin winter and he wants to tells us "it's a price CUT". That is freakin' hysterical. If it wasn't his pet company he would be livid. I also bet he conveniently forgot to mention that anyone who DOESN'T have an HDTV is also paying more no matter how you spin the numbers. It is amazing the hoops he'll jump through to prop DTV up, but he can't seem to muster up the most obvious of compliments when it comes to other companies. It also interesting that he keeps forgetting about FIOS having whole house DVR. So, just make note that when you ask for advice - what you get is spin and half-truths. Say what you will, but it's a price cut for the many people who didn't know that they could call and get it for free - including many people on this board (read the thread). Like I said: "Again, lots of people were paying full price last year (believe it or not, not everyone reads the internet!). So they actually ARE cutting the price for a LOT of people this year." And what does the temperature of my house have to do with anything....? I've said on multiple occasions that I'd love if FIOS where in my area - but it's not available in most places in the country. If it were available to me, I'd look at both options. I also "muster up" plenty of compliments for other companies - just not your favorite company, Apple. For example, Amazon rocks: http://fezmid.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/thi...azon-com-rocks/ So why don't you just run along and stay out of the DirecTV threads since you don't actually subscribe and know nothing about the topic. Just like you said to me about the Apple thread. (I can't for the life of me figure out why you get so pissed off about this stuff ) PS: My wife has an iPod Touch now too - so am I allowed to comment on Apple products since I support one at home now???
Fezmid Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Know what Time Warner has that DirecTV doesn't? A "Start Over" feature. Miss the beginning of a show, or tune in during the middle? Simply "Start Over". No need to have the show already recording. Interesting concept, but it says it only works on "Start Over" enabled channels and specific shows. Have you found that it covers most of the generally popular stuff? Or haven't you had a need to use it? (I wouldn't personally, since I DVR everything, but lots of people don't do that). Based on Wikipedia, it's apparently very popular: "Within six months Start Over has become one of the most popular advanced services launched by Time Warner Cable. Seventy percent of those able to use Start Over are doing so about seven times each month and more than two-thirds use Start Over three times per week. At this time, Start Over still does not give customers the capability to fast forward which preserves the commercials." It sounds like it only covers shows that are VOD -- so I would assume that covers all of the popular network shows at the very least.
Chilly Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Know what Time Warner has that DirecTV doesn't? A "Start Over" feature. Miss the beginning of a show, or tune in during the middle? Simply "Start Over". No need to have the show already recording. The one time I used that (way back when I had the devil's cable company), it crashed my box. Oh yeah, that doesn't let you skip commercials too, even if you were DVRing the show.
MikeSpeed Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I just wanted to comment on my experience with DTV. A few months ago I called them up to cancel my service. I've had DTV for 12 years. I've had the NFL ticket for the entire time. I had already started subcribing to a new package (u-verse I'll get to that in a minute). When I called to cancel the girl on the phone offered me everything she could think of to get me to not to cancel. Usually I'm very passive when talking to these people, but this time I got real upset. I asked her where has DTV been the last 12 years? Why haven't you offered me these deals before and I might not be cancelling now. She kept dealing and finally I told her to shut the @#$% up and cancel me already. Now u-verse. I had it for a month then canceled it. Absolutly hated it. When I signed up for it they quoted me a price that was going to be cheaper than DTV. My first bill (and my last bill) was $100 more than what they quoted saying that they had service charges. Service charges? 2 guys were suppose to show up to do the installation. One guy called 2 hours late and said he was sitting at Zaxby's eating lunch. So I had to crawled under my house to run all the cables while the other guy hooked them up. The picture quality was OK, but the signal kept freezing up. I called the service guy who installed the system but he would never responded to the messages I left on his voice mail. Bottom line: Crapy service, less than stellar signal, and too pricy for what you get. If you don't have it, don't get it. If you do have it, my prayers are with you. P.S. Thanks for letting me vent!
Fezmid Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I asked her where has DTV been the last 12 years? Why haven't you offered me these deals before and I might not be cancelling now. To be fair, aren't most (all?) companies like that? I heard the same story when a coworker switched from Comcast to DirecTV -- Comcast made all sorts of offers to keep him, and he was pissed and said the same things to them that you said to DTV. I think the thing to take out of the story is that if you're not happy with what you're paying, ask your provider (whomever it may be) for a discount/concession. It's cheaper for them to give you a discount than it is to lose the customer, whether it be cable, sat, cell phone, etc. Sorry to hear that U-Verse sucked.
NyQuil Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Not I. Have my seasons, moving back to Rochester in August and the Roc gets all Giant games. I am set every Sunday.
MikeSpeed Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Sorry to hear that U-Verse sucked. So was I. Currently I have nothing but an antenna and a laptop hooked up to my TV. The quality is not as good but I still get to watch all the shows I would normally watch just a day later using Hulu and others. I'm banking on the internet and technology to get so good that paying for TV will no longer be an issue. I also plan on building a dedicated PVR for my TV.
NoName Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Think outside the box people. There are more ways to watch our Bills without paying DAVE (DirectTv).
dollars 2 donuts Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 For what it's worth, this info might help people. The auto-renewal price is $299 this year, and that includes HD. No more superfan this year. Last year it was like $270 plus another $99 for HD. Are you serious, HB51? Hell, then I'm not complaining. I'm in for a 9th straight year.
HurlyBurly51 Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Know what Time Warner has that DirecTV doesn't? A "Start Over" feature. Miss the beginning of a show, or tune in during the middle? Simply "Start Over". No need to have the show already recording. DirecTV DVR's have dual live buffers of 90 minutes each, which if used wisely can serve the start over function, and a whole lot more. And it works on ALL channels, and without locking the system up.
Just Jack Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Interesting concept, but it says it only works on "Start Over" enabled channels and specific shows. Have you found that it covers most of the generally popular stuff? Or haven't you had a need to use it? (I wouldn't personally, since I DVR everything, but lots of people don't do that). I'd say for me, it seems to cover pretty much every show I regularly watch. Just the other night a show I thought was starting at 10pm, actually started at 9pm. So when I switched over a 9:10, I just had to hit the Select button to start over, rather than miss the first 10 minutes (i didn't have it set to record the show) The one time I used that (way back when I had the devil's cable company), it crashed my box. Oh yeah, that doesn't let you skip commercials too, even if you were DVRing the show. It's always worked fine for me. Yes, you can't use the FF to skip the commercials. Recording the show, and using Start Over are two different processes. If you're already DVRing it, just got to your recorded list and you can watch it there from the beginning even while it's recording, and use the FF button. DirecTV DVR's have dual live buffers of 90 minutes each, which if used wisely can serve the start over function, and a whole lot more. And it works on ALL channels, and without locking the system up. But you need to be on the channel when the show starts. This option works even when you are tuning in up to about a minute before the show ends.
plenzmd1 Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Know what Time Warner has that DirecTV doesn't? A "Start Over" feature. Miss the beginning of a show, or tune in during the middle? Simply "Start Over". No need to have the show already recording. Well, maybe it was mentioned in here somewhere..but just saw on my TV that i can get 3D telecasts now on DTV..(course would need a 3d TV for that) but match that Time Warner Course I am in for the Ticket, have been every year since 94 or 95, or whenever the hell it was first offered.
Formerly BF_in_Indiana Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I have had it since 1995. I already paid for it again this year. I love FOOTBALL. Sure it sucks paying three hundred bucks to watch the Bills embarrass themselves every week but it's great for fantasy and it gives me an excuse to lounge around every Sunday. Although I'm not sure my wife is a big fan of Sundays in the fall. I tend to be in a bad mood most Sundays by 4 pm.
billsfreak Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Watching football, and especially the Bills on sunday afternoons has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have had the Superfan package for the past few seasons (the Sunday Ticket for almost a decade now), and it did kind of annoy me that directv.com wouldn't let me cancel that new Sunday Ticket To Go online, I had to spend about 45 minutes on hold on the phone to do it. It had me as an automatic renew for the To Go garbage because I had Superfan last year, not sure how it can be a renew when it is a new package. I finally got that cancelled, so with early renewal price, I am paying about $100 less than last season. I have thought on many occasions of cancelling it, because the Bills have sucked so bad lately, but not sure what I would do with my sundays.
BuffFromBuffalo Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I have a suggestion to those who are going to sign up. I am not a subscriber because my golf on Sunday would not make the puchase cost effective for me, being in the Mountain Time zone. Call DirecTV and tell them you had NFL Sunday Ticket last year, but with the price increase you are going to switch to cable. Watch what happens.
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