I switched from DirecTV to Verizon FIOS, after 8 plus years of DirecTV and Sunday Ticket.
Much better bang for the buck. Local network feeds in HD, NFLN in HD, ESPN-HD........need I go on?
The leap in quality from DirecTV to FIOS is much like that of going from cable to DirecTV. No weather related reception problems, incredible signals, no calling to gripe at the cable company and customer service that is strange, in that they actually answer their phones quickly and fix problems. Some guys running pipe in my yard cut through the FIOS cable. Verizon was out that afternoon and provided a patch cable to get us service until they could get out to permanently repair it.
Getting back to the discussion, Time Warner should look at who makes the purchasing decision for cable in the home. Just as they provide certain programming for kids and other demographic groups, they might want to make certain to do so for men. My basic had better have NFLN-HD, ESPN-HD and Sci-Fi. Otherwise I take my money somewhere else. I originally took my money to DirecTV to get Sci-Fi and Sunday Ticket.
Much better bang for the buck. Local network feeds in HD, NFLN in HD, ESPN-HD........need I go on?
The leap in quality from DirecTV to FIOS is much like that of going from cable to DirecTV. No weather related reception problems, incredible signals, no calling to gripe at the cable company and customer service that is strange, in that they actually answer their phones quickly and fix problems. Some guys running pipe in my yard cut through the FIOS cable. Verizon was out that afternoon and provided a patch cable to get us service until they could get out to permanently repair it.
Getting back to the discussion, Time Warner should look at who makes the purchasing decision for cable in the home. Just as they provide certain programming for kids and other demographic groups, they might want to make certain to do so for men. My basic had better have NFLN-HD, ESPN-HD and Sci-Fi. Otherwise I take my money somewhere else. I originally took my money to DirecTV to get Sci-Fi and Sunday Ticket.
It looks better than it does on the laptop, because both the receiver and the tv clear up the signal, trying to "upscale" it. Obviously the quality is lacking, but it's not all that much worse than a standard def signal...as long as you sit at the back of the room. It also helps to run the brodcast through Windows Media Player in full screen, as opposed to the sopcast software.Either way...beggars can't be choosers. Other than going to a bar, or moving, it's my only option.
I was just answering the question; didn't mean to suggest 14 mil is the cap on their audience. Sorry if it came across that way....
Nothing stated here refutes my assertion that DirecTV's deal with the NFL would prevent the NFL-N from broadcasting a Sunday game.I recall that being the exact reason why DirecTV would not be able to carry that phins game that was moved to Saturday - DirecTV has the right to all feeds for the Sunday morning and afternoon games and no right to any other feeds. While some feeds will obviously end up on their local network channels and not on Sunday Ticket channels, that doesn't change their right to broadcast the feeds.NBC owns the Sunday night game feed.ESPN owns the Monday night game feed.NFL-N has removed a game per week from distribution to those broadcasters and has kept it for a Thurs. night broadcast. Someone said "this wouldn't be an issue if it was one more Sunday afternoon game rather than a prime time game" Well, yeah - it would. NFL has a K with DirecTV allowing them the right to all feeds during the day on Sunday.
