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Time to Ditch DirecTV

Time to Ditch DirecTV

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by: donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 9:05am  
FCC set to approve AT&T-DirecTV deal
 
I hate all things AT&T and once this merger deal goes through, we will be switching back to DishNetwork. Except for a couple of channel options, Dish and Direct are basically the same. We've had both, over the years, and were very happy with them.
 
www.usatoday.com/sto ry/money/2015/07/21/ fcc-set-approve-t-di rectv-deal/3048
 
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Annie Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 9:10am  
I love my mom's ATT Uverse. Will it come to our area with the merger? 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 9:47am  
I don't know anything about Uverse. I've been either a Direct or Dish customer for the last 20 years. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 10:12am  
I hate all things AT
 
@donnatella:  I'm with you....   I understand DISH maybe cheaper than Direct TV?
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radiogirl30 Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 10:32am  
I, for one, am excited!  Once the merger goes through I get free Directv and discounted internet and cell!  It will be a huge raise for me!  Emoticon 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 10:51am  
I, for one, am excited!  Once the merger goes through I get free Directv and discounted internet and cell!  It will be a huge raise for me!  Emoticon
 
@radiogirl30: Sounds like a great deal. Details, we went details! I gotta say, I could learn to tolerate AT&T for free DirecTV.
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 11:15am  
@radiogirl30: Sounds like a great deal. Details, we went details! I gotta say, I could learn to tolerate AT
 
@donnatella: I work for Root Sports.  We were Comcast Sportsnet but when it went bankrupt DTV and ATT bought us.  As of now we are our own entity 60% owned by DTV and 40% by AT&T.  Since the merger was pending we have not yet had the benefits of either company but once the merger closes we will become full Directv employees with the benefits of both!
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 11:20am  

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>> @radiogirl30: Sounds like a great deal. Details, we went details! I gotta say, I could learn to tolerate AT
 
@donnatella: I work for Root Sports.  We were Comcast Sportsnet but when it went bankrupt DTV and ATT bought us.  As of now we are our own entity 60% owned by DTV and 40% by AT&T.  Since the merger was pending we have not yet had the benefits of either company but once the merger closes we will become full Directv employees with the benefits of both!
 
@radiogirl30: Nice!!!
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 12:41pm  
Hubby noticed a few days ago that the station that plays the Astros games has actually been working...did I miss something? 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 12:52pm  
@donnatella: you might want to wait till the contract issues with KPRC gets settled before switching to dish. Otherwise you won't be able to watch any NBC shows. 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 1:08pm  
@donnatella: you might want to wait till the contract issues with KPRC gets settled before switching to dish. Otherwise you won't be able to watch any NBC shows.
 
@Maisey1: My money is on the NBC/Dish deal. It will take a while for the ATT/Direct merger to complete. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 1:33pm  

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>> @donnatella: you might want to wait till the contract issues with KPRC gets settled before switching to dish. Otherwise you won't be able to watch any NBC shows.
 
@Maisey1: My money is on the NBC/Dish deal. It will take a while for the ATT/Direct merger to complete.
 
@donnatella: We got approval so we will close in a few days....they are ready to go they just needed the approval!
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 1:35pm  
Hubby noticed a few days ago that the station that plays the Astros games has actually been working...did I miss something?
 
@yankeejessica: Root sports was Comcast Sportsnet before and we were only carried on Comcast.  When we became Root Sports we began airing on everyone but Dish and Suddenlink.  If you have Directv or Comcast you can watch the Astros as well as the Rockets on Root Sports.
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 1:49pm  

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>> @donnatella: you might want to wait till the contract issues with KPRC gets settled before switching to dish. Otherwise you won't be able to watch any NBC shows.
 
@Maisey1: My money is on the NBC/Dish deal. It will take a while for the ATT/Direct merger to complete.
 
@donnatella: We got approval so we will close in a few days....they are ready to go they just needed the approval!
 
@radiogirl30:  No, I meant that NBC and Dish would solve their dispute before the ATT merger completes.  The networks do this rather frequently when one or the other wants to jack up the fees.  They usually solve the dispute right before the deadline or a day or two after. I seriously doubt the dispute will go on longer than a 24-48 hours.
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 1:55pm  
@radiogirl30:  No, I meant that NBC and Dish would solve their dispute before the ATT merger completes.  The networks do this rather frequently when one or the other wants to jack up the fees.  They usually solve the dispute right before the deadline or a day or two after. I seriously doubt the dispute will go on longer than a 24-48 hours.
 
@donnatella: Gotcha!  Emoticon
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~ 8 years ago   Jul 22, '15 7:18pm  
We have DISH at work, and I've watched DISH at other peoples homes before.I prefer DirecTV because the A/V quality is better. DISH uses overly aggressive codec(s) and its plainly evident to see. Compression artifacts looks like crap. 4951
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