eball Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 I'm getting stonewalled this year. Three calls and so far all I'm being offered is free Starz, HBO, Cinemax and other garbage I could care less about. I have another full year on my contract so that may be why. Maybe...I think it's also just a matter or who you get and when. I didn't get as great of a deal as I have in the past but in the end I reduced my ST cost to about $40 so that was worth it to me. I don't even know my contract status.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 I'm getting stonewalled this year. Three calls and so far all I'm being offered is free Starz, HBO, Cinemax and other garbage I could care less about. I have another full year on my contract so that may be why. That is it. When your contract is up, they have much more incentive to make better offers to keep you as a customer.
jamiezzz Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Not sure if anyone has the Apple Tv 4th Generation? The app was released, and will be available for the season. I am stream only!
BillnutinHouston Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Warning to all: be careful not to get suckered into fancy new equipment that comes with extended contract terms. No contract = leverage.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Warning to all: be careful not to get suckered into fancy new equipment that comes with extended contract terms. No contract = leverage. They offered that to me for a two year contract. I declined.
rsxfirefighter Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 They offered that to me for a two year contract. I declined. When I did mine, they informed that they could do the 50 a month for 2 years if you got new equipment...but i didnt need anything new and didnt want to commit to 2 years more (rather leave it at 1 and do the NFLST dance again next year)
Willyville Guy Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Yes, in the way that you would be frustrated paying full sticker price for a new car. You know it is overpriced, and you know that discounts are part of the game. Fair point that I've had good luck with discounts over the years, but there are also a lot of (what I consider) junk fees that DTV throws on every monthly bill. It wasn't fun to pay those, even for just a year. Heh. I totally related to Nucci's response until I read this reply. Valid. Not sure if anyone has the Apple Tv 4th Generation? The app was released, and will be available for the season. I am stream only! Do I not need DTV/ST to see live games if I have the new Apple TV?
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Question to those who have the ST Streaming service...turns out im eligible! How's the quality of the streams?
CommonCents Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Question to those who have the ST Streaming service...turns out im eligible! How's the quality of the streams? I stream through my ps4, it's usually decent but on a 10 second delay or so. I found it best to reset my modem before the games start, for some reason that seems to improve the quality and minimize buffering.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I stream through my ps4, it's usually decent but on a 10 second delay or so. I found it best to reset my modem before the games start, for some reason that seems to improve the quality and minimize buffering. picture quality better than what i could expect from other streams?
CommonCents Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) picture quality better than what i could expect from other streams? Streams in HD, there is times when the quality bounces around a bit but for the most part it's pretty good. The streaming service has come a long way since they first introduced it. Well worth the buy IMO. I'm not a tech guy so someone may be better able to speak to the quality and ways to maximize it. I bought a 4K tv but haven't used the streaming service on it yet, from what I had read last streaming hasn't been able to produce 4K yet just enhanced HD. Edited September 1, 2016 by Commonsense
eball Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Do I not need DTV/ST to see live games if I have the new Apple TV? On the Apple TV app you need to sign in with a valid DirecTV account.
Billschinatown Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) You can get it online as well if you're a renter and supposedly can't get direct TV in your house because of land lord. Even if you don't rent it might work! The house we just moved into does. Also...If you put an apartment complex I don't think that the billing address has to be the same as the address you are checking if it's eligible. Best to just check to see. It's OK streaming. Seems better this year. Better than chappy illegal streams or not watching the game. It's tough being out of town. There's a student discount too. I'm not a student but.....The student discount verification process is pretty simple. So hypothetically if you googled your name, found a student that shares it at an eligible school and entered their birthday you could get all games not locally broadcast and red zone for 200$. Or you could just use a nephews or sons or something if their school is valid. https://nflst.directv.com/student It doesn't have to be the student one. It works for general population too. https://nflst.directv.com Edited September 1, 2016 by Billschinatown
Captain Caveman Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Question to those who have the ST Streaming service...turns out im eligible! How's the quality of the streams? I've done it in years past and it was just dependent on my local internet connection, as long as that was good, quality was great (watching on a 50 inch screen.)
Snopple Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I’ve been a DTV customer for 19 years. Back in June, after we moved, I called them to come out to the new house to hook up my DTV receivers. The rep I spoke to said they would give NFL Sunday Ticket Max free of charge as a house warming gift. Last week my bill came. They are giving me Sunday Ticket Max at no charge. But they billed me for the regular Sunday Ticket that I’ve had since I’ve been with them. (This year six payments of $44.99). I feel I was deceived. When they said I’d get the Sunday Ticket Max for free, I thought they meant the whole package free of charge. Not that I would still be paying for the basic package. With Max added at no additional cost. Any thoughts?
26CornerBlitz Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I’ve been a DTV customer for 19 years. Back in June, after we moved, I called them to come out to the new house to hook up my DTV receivers. The rep I spoke to said they would give NFL Sunday Ticket Max free of charge as a house warming gift. Last week my bill came. They are giving me Sunday Ticket Max at no charge. But they billed me for the regular Sunday Ticket that I’ve had since I’ve been with them. (This year six payments of $44.99). I feel I was deceived. When they said I’d get the Sunday Ticket Max for free, I thought they meant the whole package free of charge. Not that I would still be paying for the basic package. With Max added at no additional cost. Any thoughts? Call them up and make them honor the commitment. They should have offered you the Movers package.
8-8 Forever? Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Wow. I've never heard of DTV calling anyone's bluff before. Usually they will go to great lengths to keep customers happy. I have found that being polite (not that you were not) to the CS representative. I usually go with the "DISH is offering a great deal" approach, but that may not be the way to go this year. My 2 year contract will expire at the end of July, so I was thinking that I would get a boatload of credits plus an equipment upgrade. This post makes me nervous though... long time customer.. when you go back for a freebie the third or fourth time they do pretty much blow you up.
rsxfirefighter Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 well make sure you check your bills. I had the first guy call my bluff and cancelled the Sunday Ticket. Then by the time I was transferred to the right person, he added it back on with my credits. So when my bill came this month, I showed the Sunday ticket billed (1 of 6). However, last month it was also billed (1 of 6) and was never credited back. So by the end, I would have paid 7 installments. After dealing with someone who had no clue, he reluctantly forwarded me to his supervisor who say the problem and issued me the 45$ credit. Says that if you get it added back on within a day or two, the credit doesnt get processed for the cancel. So just double check your bills to make sure your not paying an extra installment or two. -G-
HurlyBurly51 Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 On the Apple TV app you need to sign in with a valid DirecTV account. You mean the ID you use to sign up for the streaming only service? Because that's all you need. And the streaming quality is excellent and I expect it to get better - can't believe the speeds my latest gen Apple TV is getting.
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I haven't had the streaming service In a few years now, but at that time many of the bells and whistles were not available via streaming, like you couldn't do the 4 window view in full screen mode, so you'd be looking at a postage stamp sized view of game. Seems there were some other things too missing from what I recall. In some case buttons were there, but greyed out, like they had plans for the feature, but not yet working.
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