Just ordered Direct TV. Hope I don't regret it

[phorsenuf]

Well, not getting it after all. I don't have a good line of sight. I'm NOT happy. Called our cable company and they still don't offer NFL network so I can't even watch the games after the fact.

 

[TLHB70]

I am sorry that you were not able to get it! I understand your frustration about the cable company not having NFL Network; I have called our cable company (Time Warner) over and over again asking for the NFL channel. They have told me that they are currently trying to work out a deal to get it They still do not offer it, though. So we did just get Direct TV over Labor Day weekend for that exact reason. We got Direct TV on half of the TVs in our house and we kept Time Warner on the others just in case the satellite goes out due to storms or something. I am also a die hard football fan. I wanted to make sure that I would have the best chance to see the games! We are very happy about getting it!

 

[browneyes106]

Well, not getting it after all. I don't have a good line of sight. I'm NOT happy. Called our cable company and they still don't offer NFL network so I can't even watch the games after the fact.

I'm sorry about that. What exactly was the line of sight issues?

 

[phorsenuf]

I'm sorry about that. What exactly was the line of sight issues?

A tree. If it wasn't there I would have a perfect signal. I don't think they will let me cut it down though.

If I could find someone I know that has NFL Sunday Ticket to go, I could tap into that.

 

[bicker]

I understand your frustration about the cable company not having NFL Network; I have called our cable company (Time Warner) over and over again asking for the NFL channel. They have told me that they are currently trying to work out a deal to get it They still do not offer it, though.

I think DirectTV is going to fight tooth-and-nail to keep their exclusivity. They're paying NFL at a lot of money, and they're not going to just roll-over and let the NFL offer something that they're paying so much for to other distributors.

 

[TLHB70]

I think DirectTV is going to fight tooth-and-nail to keep their exclusivity. They're paying NFL at a lot of money, and they're not going to just roll-over and let the NFL offer something that they're paying so much for to other distributors.

Do DirectTV and Dish work together; are they one company? I only ask because I know that Dish also has the NFL Network along with the Red Zone. I realize the Red Zone is not as good as Sunday Ticket with Direct TV, but Dish still has NFL which means it is not exclusive to DirectTV.....unless they are the same company or work together.
We checked on Dish and DirectTV. We decided to go with DirectTV just because their NFL package was better, in our opinions anyway.
I agree that it looks almost impossible for cable to get NFL. That is why we got DirectTV on half of our TVs. It was worth the extra cost for us to have it!

 

[phorsenuf]

I think DirectTV is going to fight tooth-and-nail to keep their exclusivity. They're paying NFL at a lot of money, and they're not going to just roll-over and let the NFL offer something that they're paying so much for to other distributors.

I had the NFL network on Comcast up north.

 

[jme829]

We have had it for several years and have been very happy with it.
We seldon lose the satellite...usually happens during a REALLY bad storm, and then ti comes back fairly quickly.

Ours seems to go out every time it rains or gets cloudy because of rain/storms in surrounding areas. And at times has gone out for several hours. Last night in fact we were watching (well trying to) watch the twins game and out of the 3 or so hour game, we got to see maybe 20 uninteruppted minutes of it. The rest of the time it kept going in and out because of some intermittent rain showers (nothing heavy.)

It would go out for 10-15 min , flick on for a sec or two, then flicker back out for 10-15 min...it got very aggravating.

And this happens EVERy time it rains. To the point that not even a year into our contract, we are already deciding to go back to cable at the end of our 2 years. And that is comcast lol.....they're expensive, but we never had any issues at all. We only switched to try to save some money.

 

[Por1968]

I think DirectTV is going to fight tooth-and-nail to keep their exclusivity. They're paying NFL at a lot of money, and they're not going to just roll-over and let the NFL offer something that they're paying so much for to other distributors.

Directv has exclusivity on the the NFL Sunday ticket, not on the NFL Network.

 

[Por1968]

Well, not getting it after all. I don't have a good line of sight. I'm NOT happy. Called our cable company and they still don't offer NFL network so I can't even watch the games after the fact.

Since you are unable to get Directv, you should qualify for this if you want to get the NFL Sunday ticket on your computer.

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/nflstonline/overview

 

[bicker]

Do DirectTV and Dish work together; are they one company? I only ask because I know that Dish also has the NFL Network along with the Red Zone. I realize the Red Zone is not as good as Sunday Ticket with Direct TV, but Dish still has NFL which means it is not exclusive to DirectTV.....unless they are the same company or work together.

DirecTV and Dish Network are not one company. There have been rumors that perhaps DirecTV would acquire Dish Network, given how weak Dish Network's financial position is, but that's not likely to happen.

The exclusive deal is for Sunday Ticket... that's what the super-fans want. (BTW, I do believe that some cable companies are either carrying or will carry Red Zone.)

I had the NFL network on Comcast up north.

See above.

Directv has exclusivity on the the NFL Sunday ticket, not on the NFL Network.

Yup, I thought that's what we were talking about. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Tee it Up]

Ours seems to go out every time it rains or gets cloudy because of rain/storms in surrounding areas. And at times has gone out for several hours. Last night in fact we were watching (well trying to) watch the twins game and out of the 3 or so hour game, we got to see maybe 20 uninteruppted minutes of it. The rest of the time it kept going in and out because of some intermittent rain showers (nothing heavy.)

It would go out for 10-15 min , flick on for a sec or two, then flicker back out for 10-15 min...it got very aggravating.

And this happens EVERy time it rains. To the point that not even a year into our contract, we are already deciding to go back to cable at the end of our 2 years. And that is comcast lol.....they're expensive, but we never had any issues at all. We only switched to try to save some money.

I so know what you mean. My DTV goes out every time there is a rainstorm, even if it's not that bad. I am sooo sick of it. Can't wait for U Verse to come to my neighborhood

 

[bicker]

The switch from DirecTV to U-verse is pretty shocking for the folks I've chatted with about it, because U-verse is much more casual about compressing HD. While the service may not be as weather-impacted, on average subscribers don't get the picture quality with U-verse that they've become used to with DirecTV. YMMV.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

The switch from DirecTV to U-verse is pretty shocking for the folks I've chatted with about it, because U-verse is much more casual about compressing HD. While the service may not be as weather-impacted, on average subscribers don't get the picture quality with U-verse that they've become used to with DirecTV. YMMV.

It can be a mixed bag. From what I've seen, the local channels are more compressed on DTV than U-Verse but it is the reverse for the non-locals.

 

[Stitchfans]

Not crazy about it but since we are living out in the country now we have no other choice. The slightest bit of bad weather and forget watching tv. Wind, whatever messes it up.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Not crazy about it but since we are living out in the country now we have no other choice. The slightest bit of bad weather and forget watching tv. Wind, whatever messes it up.

That sounds like a bad installation. Wind shouldn't affect it at all if the antenna is mounted well and has a clear view. Hard rain or snow can be a problem.

 

[TheBigBadWolf]

We've had DirecTV for 11-12 years and our reception rarely ever goes out. And believe me, we get plenty of wind and storms here in Tornado Alley. I've read that you can wax your dish with RainX and it'll solve your problems with weather related outages. We've never had to do it, but I know I'd try it if I had problems with my TV going off due to weather.

 

[OK!]

I've had it for just over a month now and have had no complaints thus far. Even times when I'd have expected the signal to go out, like during super-heavy rainstorms (it'd always gone out at my parents' house during situations like that), it's always stayed on.