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Unfortunately, I'm a Time Warner customer, and they seem to hold a grudge. Despite many, many people calling them up, writing them letters, and sending emails...they refuse to even give us NFL Network. I think they recently got sued (and lost) because they took over some Comcast customers that had it, and tried to take it away. They were ordered to give it back to them. But Comcast isn't an option where I live.
This is not correct.After the 2005 season, DirecTV kept exclusive rights to the National Football League's "NFL Sunday Ticket" out-of-market package through 2010 via a five-year, $3.5 billion deal.Cable companies had a chance to bid on it, but it was too rich for their blood.I'm sure ST is a money loser for DirecTV, but it sure does hook them up with new subscribers. That's the only reason I ever subscribed, and now I love it. There are few things in life sweeter than telling your local cable monopoly to get lost.
The storage on it is greater so while you can't utilize the HD picture you can store a lot more content on it than you can from the regular DTV-Tivo.
), the NFL ST w/superfan upgrade, & all the premium channels for $69.99 per month for 4 months. So, I'm basically paying $8 more per month for 4 months to get all of the above. After the 4 months are up, I'll be paying an extra $9.99 for HD programming (which is a little skimpy right now), but I'll have the HD DVR.
No issues with the picture, though, from a HD to receiver to non-HD TV?AhrnCityPahnder said:
are you in Canada??if so how did you get DTV?Raptors said:Bell's Sunday Ticket is actually a bit better than DTV's (I have both). Not only is it cheaper, but you get fewer blackouts.i wish DTV was available in Canadainstead i get to watch the bills 16 times a year.. or resort to a bell dish which sucks
I'm looking at the same deal. Everything looks great, but they want to charge $19.95 for shipping/handling, but will "waive" the installation/activation cost. I'm thinking I'm going to call around for a local rep to see if I can skip this fee. Any advice?I currently have Total Choice Plus with the Sportspak (20+ of Fox's regional sports channels, plus Speed, Golf, etc..) - $61.00 per month for programming. Called CR at DTV & told them Dish was beating on me to get their Gold HD package introductory offer.They are sending me a free HD DVR (I already have an HD TV, but have never had HD programming
I have been watching all the preseason games and it works very well. I have a 700 kbps upload speed though. The better your upload speed, the better it will work. In fact, I normally watch using my Treo's EVDO connection, either on the Treo itself or with the Treo connected to my laptop. The quality is excellent.
First off, Sunday Ticket is very good. As for the phone line; you could get this WIRELESS G receiver that uses your wireless network....Tivo Wireless Not sure if this is the best place to buy it but it looks pretty cool. I also saw it on Sunday in the Best Buy insert....Oh, and don't hesitate to sign up. DirecTv+Sunday Ticket RULESNo, you don't have to have a land line. They want you to, but just tell them you don't have one, that you use a cell phone. The only disadvantage is IF you get a TIVO, you have to have a land line to at least do the innitial hookup and installation. But if you had to, but a 100 ft cord, and borrow your neighbors phone line for 5 minutes.
Does your wife or girlfriend have any sisters?
They hit me with the shipping cost too (& waived the installer fee), but at that point I wasn't going to quibble anymore. I think I could have pushed to get that waived, but I was worn out after 45 minutes on the line. If anyone ever gets Andretta with Customer Retention, be ready to talk (or listen to her talk) - she was a sweetheart, but Lordy....I'm looking at the same deal. Everything looks great, but they want to charge $19.95 for shipping/handling, but will "waive" the installation/activation cost. I'm thinking I'm going to call around for a local rep to see if I can skip this fee. Any advice?I currently have Total Choice Plus with the Sportspak (20+ of Fox's regional sports channels, plus Speed, Golf, etc..) - $61.00 per month for programming. Called CR at DTV & told them Dish was beating on me to get their Gold HD package introductory offer.They are sending me a free HD DVR (I already have an HD TV, but have never had HD programming
I just called CR and was turned down. I explained that I already pay extra for HD and shouldn't have to pay additional. The rep apologized for the inconvenience but stated it is an extra charge for the Superfan. I told him that I would not be geting the ticket if that is the case and he said "sorry to hear that." I'm a new customer (6 months) and recently had a few credits (totaling $300) for service I had to pay out of pocket for a botched DirecTV install. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I'm thinking of calling back and threatening to downgrade my package because of my dissatisfaction.Ok, just got off the phone with DirecTv cust retention (800-824-9081)I was able to get the Superfan package for free, plus $20 off my DirecTv bill for the next 6 months.I was also offered the interactive DVR box for $99 with free shipping (the R-15), but Ive read too many bad reviews on the R-15 and the interface is totally different than the Tivo bix I already have....so I passed on that.So, I wont have the full functionality of the Game-Mix, but since I got the Superfan pack for free Im not gonna complain about it. I still have the Red Zone Channel, Short Cuts, and the Game Mix channel (without interactive function).Total savings: $219 ($99 for superfan plus $120 off my DirecTv bill, which is basically $120 off my ST package)
Call again tomorrow. YOull get a different rep and hopefully they will hook you up.If youre a new Sunday Ticket customer (this being your first year), they might not though. Im not sure on that oneI just called CR and was turned down. I explained that I already pay extra for HD and shouldn't have to pay additional. The rep apologized for the inconvenience but stated it is an extra charge for the Superfan. I told him that I would not be geting the ticket if that is the case and he said "sorry to hear that." I'm a new customer (6 months) and recently had a few credits (totaling $300) for service I had to pay out of pocket for a botched DirecTV install. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I'm thinking of calling back and threatening to downgrade my package because of my dissatisfaction.Ok, just got off the phone with DirecTv cust retention (800-824-9081)I was able to get the Superfan package for free, plus $20 off my DirecTv bill for the next 6 months.I was also offered the interactive DVR box for $99 with free shipping (the R-15), but Ive read too many bad reviews on the R-15 and the interface is totally different than the Tivo bix I already have....so I passed on that.So, I wont have the full functionality of the Game-Mix, but since I got the Superfan pack for free Im not gonna complain about it. I still have the Red Zone Channel, Short Cuts, and the Game Mix channel (without interactive function).Total savings: $219 ($99 for superfan plus $120 off my DirecTv bill, which is basically $120 off my ST package)
Either way, call back again....all they can do is say NOI'm calling back today and will again explain why I don't think it is right to get an additional charge for HD football games when I already pay a monthly HD fee. If I don't get at least a 50% discount on Super Fan I'm going to cancel HBO, Starz and Showtime and say I'm leaving DirecTV when my contract is up. I pay over $30 per month for these premium channels 12 months a year, you'd think a $100 credit for Super Fan would be worth it to keep me purchasing them.Call again tomorrow. YOull get a different rep and hopefully they will hook you up.If youre a new Sunday Ticket customer (this being your first year), they might not though. Im not sure on that oneI just called CR and was turned down. I explained that I already pay extra for HD and shouldn't have to pay additional. The rep apologized for the inconvenience but stated it is an extra charge for the Superfan. I told him that I would not be geting the ticket if that is the case and he said "sorry to hear that." I'm a new customer (6 months) and recently had a few credits (totaling $300) for service I had to pay out of pocket for a botched DirecTV install. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I'm thinking of calling back and threatening to downgrade my package because of my dissatisfaction.Ok, just got off the phone with DirecTv cust retention (800-824-9081)I was able to get the Superfan package for free, plus $20 off my DirecTv bill for the next 6 months.I was also offered the interactive DVR box for $99 with free shipping (the R-15), but Ive read too many bad reviews on the R-15 and the interface is totally different than the Tivo bix I already have....so I passed on that.So, I wont have the full functionality of the Game-Mix, but since I got the Superfan pack for free Im not gonna complain about it. I still have the Red Zone Channel, Short Cuts, and the Game Mix channel (without interactive function).Total savings: $219 ($99 for superfan plus $120 off my DirecTv bill, which is basically $120 off my ST package)
if they can't install it come Monday. Anyone else had any concerns about whether they would be able to get a signal or not?
