Should you upgrade your DIRECTV equipment?

Is your DVR still silver in color? Do you still have an old standard-def receiver in your guest room? You might have been thinking about upgrading lately, but you weren’t sure if this was the time. Let The Solid Signal Blog lay it all out for you so you can make an informed decision.

DVRs that get better and better​


DIRECTV’s newest DVR, the Genie 2, is hands down its best yet. Not only does it have four times the recording capacity of your older DVR, but it also uses less power, requires fewer “black boxes” around it, and keeps the wiring simple with the ability to have up to 5 wireless clients. That means less coax and more ability to move boxes from room to room if you have guests. You can actually have DIRECTV service in up to 7 rooms using just this one box and tiny silent client boxes. Best of all they all act like DVRs.

The days of hearing the hard drive chirping in the bedroom are gone. With Genie mini clients, the box is small and silent. It can be mounted easily on the back of the TV so you don’t even see it, and every DIRECTV box comes with an RF remote that lets you aim through walls and doors. Forget about the old days of pointing the remote “just so.”

Don’t believe the naysayers​


Sure, the news is all about how pay-TV is shrinking, how satellite is taking in on the chin, and all of that. Look, I won’t tell you otherwise. Satellite TV services showed the biggest losses of any pay-TV provider in the last year. But then, they had so many more customers to lose. DIRECTV was the only service to consistently grow for the past several years, and yes it looks like the overall trend in cord-cutting is catching up with them. Or is it?

AT&T’s pay TV division has both DIRECTV and U-Verse TV, and it’s quite possible that shrinking subscriber numbers have more to do with U-Verse than satellite. Even if DIRECTV’s numbers are shrinking, they remain the largest pay-TV provider in the world.

Best channel selection​


There’s no other provider that comes close to DIRECTV when it comes to channel selection. Sure it’s true — many people watch the top 25 channels almost 100% of the time. That’s why services like DIRECTV NOW are so successful. They offer the very popular stuff and that’s enough for a lot of people. But is it enough for you?

Do you want the sports programs you can’t get anywhere else? DIRECTV’s exclusive packages like NFL Sunday Ticket give you the games you can’t catch online. These packages may seem pricey but they’re a lot less than going to the games. Superfans demand this kind of content, and only DIRECTV provides it.

Do you want international programming? Whether you come from Asia, South America, or somewhere else, you’ll find international programs on DIRECTV from your home country, in your home language. You just won’t find it online, at any price.

Is 4K more your speed? DIRECTV has more live 4K programs than anyone, plus a selection of 4K pay-per-view and other programs you just can’t get from cable. Plus, DIRECTV 4K is always delivered at the best quality. Streaming 4K can drop to HD quality at any moment.

Let’s talk about the contract​


It is absolutely true that getting an equipment upgrade will put you into a new two-year contract. It seems no one likes contracts anymore. Hey, I hear you. It should be all about choice and making the best deal at the moment. Cable companies like to tell you that they’re no-contract, but the truth is you usually do need to commit to some sort of deal to get the best pricing or the new hardware. DIRECTV isn’t alone here, no matter how much other companies want you to think they are.

Love the bundle? Stay with DIRECTV!​


It’s very enticing to look at a “triple play” bundle that combines landline phone, TV, and internet into a really attractive price. I know that. But did you know that you can bundle with DIRECTV? If you already have AT&T wireless service, home phone or home internet, there are fantastic deals. In fact AT&T customers get discounts on DIRECTV service and can stream DIRECTV video free of charge without impacting their data plans.

If you do have a different internet or wireless provider, you’re not out of luck. There are plenty of bundle deals available for other providers too. There’s only one way to know if you’re eligible…

Call Solid Signal today​


One call to 888-233-7563 will get you to an expert who can talk about all your options for upgrading. You may be eligible for discounted or free equipment, and you may even get free installation. No one but Solid Signal can get you the exact equipment you want, and our computers are completely linked with DIRECTV’s so we can offer the same upgrade offers they do. It’s a win-win-win!


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Sure, the news is all about how pay-TV is shrinking, how satellite is taking in on the chin, and all of that. Look, I won’t tell you otherwise. Satellite TV services showed the biggest losses of any pay-TV provider in the last year. But then, they had so many more customers to lose. DIRECTV was the only service to consistently grow for the past several years,
DirecTV started losing subscribers in 2017, see below in the link.
and yes it looks like the overall trend in cord-cutting is catching up with them. Or is it?

AT&T’s pay TV division has both DIRECTV and U-Verse TV, and it’s quite possible that shrinking subscriber numbers have more to do with U-Verse than satellite.
When AT&T took over DirecTV in 2017, it had about 21 Million, Uverse over 4 Million, so 25 Million.


Now down to 11.8 Million in total, that includes Satellite, Uverse and the Internet versions, so even if Uverse lost all of their subs, 4 Million, that still leaves 9 million they have lost, which would obviously come from the Satellite side.

Of course some of their current 11.8 Million subs would include the Stream/Internet version, which means even more losses for Satellite and Uverse.
Even if DIRECTV’s numbers are shrinking, they remain the largest pay-TV provider in the world.
Nope, Comcast has always been higher, over 23 million in 2015, DirecTV’s highest was 22 Million.


Today
Comcast and Charter are over 14 Million
DirecTV is at 11.8 Million for all 4 Video Services

And in my Opinion, I believe Comcast and Charter are awful Video services, DirecTV is better, but that is what the data and math shows.

 
I know what you're going to say, but you're wasting your talent just responding willy nilly to articles you disagree with. You should be writing your own.
 
AT&T’s pay TV division has both DIRECTV and U-Verse TV, and it’s quite possible that shrinking subscriber numbers have more to do with U-Verse than satellite.
AT&T no longer has a pay TV division. All of that is now represented by DIRECTV, a joint venture between TPG and AT&T formed on August 1st, 2021. DIRECTV via Internet, DIRECTV via satellite, DIRECTV STREAM, Uverse and DIRECTV Puerto Rico are all rolled into DIRECTV.
Even if DIRECTV’s numbers are shrinking, they remain the largest pay-TV provider in the world.
DIRECTV Latin America is not really connected with DIRECTV. They share a name only (they no longer share a logo). DIRECTV LA is owned by Vrio. They have about 9.6 million customers. DIRECTV Caribbean is part of Vrio.

For the meaningful numbers: Xfinity (14.5 million Q3 2023) and Spectrum (13.75 million Q3 2023) are larger than DIRECTV (est. 11.85 million Q3 2023).
 
Do you want the sports programs you can’t get anywhere else? DIRECTV’s exclusive packages like NFL Sunday Ticket give you the games you can’t catch online. These packages may seem pricey but they’re a lot less than going to the games. Superfans demand this kind of content, and only DIRECTV provides it.

This is not the case this year. I hope it is not advertised as such as a selling point now.
 
I know what you're going to say, but you're wasting your talent just responding willy nilly to articles you disagree with. You should be writing your own.
Not just disagreeing, but actually posting facts with links as evidence.

As far as providing an article , I am under contract till May of next year.
 
This is not the case this year. I hope it is not advertised as such as a selling point now.
I skipped right over that, wished I noticed it first, but as soon as I read the falsehoods about the subscriber numbers, that was my main focus.
 

Would an antenna work if you pointed it straight up?