Verizon may bid for D*

[DishSubLA]

It would make more sense for Verizon to buy Dish because it would cost less money than the high value Direct TV. Any current limitations with Dish (not being a deep-pocketed company) would be easily dealt with Verizon's very deep pockets.

However, Charlie may not want to sell now because Dish has lost too much of its value as of late, and he may want to try and build it back up to point where he feels he can get more money for Dish.

 

[Digital Logic]

Well, i guess if Verizon does buyout DTV, then this would probably be a reality...

Is the NFL Sunday Ticket coming to Verizon FiOS?

 

[grydlok]

Well, i guess if Verizon does buyout DTV, then this would probably be a reality...

Is the NFL Sunday Ticket coming to Verizon FiOS?

that's old and it was a MC glitch that had the guide data screwed up.

 

[Rey]

that's old and it was a MC glitch that had the guide data screwed up.

that was only 2 weeks ago.

 

[stonecold]

The day VZN buys the company will be the day I quit my job.

Vzn makes the flaws in dtv customer care issues look 100x worst. Vzn makes a bunch of monkies in a room answering phones seem like an improvement.

I have to deal with alot of Vzn billing agents and they are the most clueless people in the world. It is not even there fault it that Vzn has gotten so big there there litterly 10 different billing speciality departments and no one knows where to goo to get this resloved. Which usually has them blaming directv for some kind of billing error when there is non .

 

[thetech2009]

The day VZN buys the company will be the day I quit my job.

Vzn makes the flaws in dtv customer care issues look 100x worst. Vzn makes a bunch of monkies in a room answering phones seem like an improvement.

I have to deal with alot of Vzn billing agents and they are the most clueless people in the world. It is not even there fault it that Vzn has gotten so big there there litterly 10 different billing speciality departments and no one knows where to goo to get this resloved. Which usually has them blaming directv for some kind of billing error when there is non .

Amen Brother! They have no clue How to build a correct workorder either, It seems like everytime I get a VZN account Install the workorder would be all screwed up:rant:

 

[grydlok]

that was only 2 weeks ago.

yeah it was updates since then.

***UPDATE** As expected, this was confirmed by the NFL as just a glitch in the guide data, but it was fun to dream even if it was only for a day***

 

[dstoffa]

There are only so many areas Verizon can build out Fios too and once thats done there would be no more Fios rollouts.

Combining the two companies together would greatly reduce costs in programming alone.

Wouldn't Verizon be able to peddle NFL Sunday Ticket on Fios if they buy DirecTV? That alone would put them in a position to kill old cable companies...

[edit]Never mind... I should have read all the way through.[/edit]

Cheers!
-Doug

 

[TomCat4680]

I hope Verizon buys DirecTV, then we would get some more premiums in HD.

 

[stonecold]

Sorry it not going to change the HD channel lineup just because Verizon buys dtv does not means they will maggically have more HD capacity.

 

[vurbano]

The day VZN buys the company will be the day I quit my job.

Vzn makes the flaws in dtv customer care issues look 100x worst. Vzn makes a bunch of monkies in a room answering phones seem like an improvement.

Verizon FIOS is 10 better than D*. Apparently those monkies are doing a better job than the weekend warrior installers at D*.

 

[stonecold]

Verizon FIOS is 10 better than D*. Apparently those monkeis are doing a better job than the weekend warrior installers at D*.

Not talking about installs, but the corporate structure. Cant compare the two. Verizon is a awful company to work for and this is comming from 20+ techs I know who were working for GTE before it merged with bell atlantic to form Verizon.

 

[vurbano]

Not talking about installs, but the corporate structure. Cant compare the two. Verizon is a awful company to work for and this is comming from 20+ techs I know who were working for GTE before it merged with bell atlantic to form Verizon.

I really could care less how they are to work for. Sorry the techs you know couldnt cut it. That would make sense though, their installs are so much more professional than D*'s

 

[Rey]

Not talking about installs, but the corporate structure. Cant compare the two. Verizon is a awful company to work for and this is comming from 20+ techs I know who were working for GTE before it merged with bell atlantic to form Verizon.

i hear ya stone but for the customer side of it i think it's good. my 6 year experience with verizon has been great.cust service has been excellent and their product is solid.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I did some digging today on this one and found some interesting stuff.

Does Verizon Want DirecTV? - The Satellite Dish | Blog on Multichannel News

I think the next few months are going to be very interesting...

 

[stonecold]

I really could care less how they are to work for. Sorry the techs you know couldnt cut it. That would make sense though, their installs are so much more professional than D*'s

Umm everyone I know still works for verizon and they were fibertechs long before fios . they laid fiber back in the 80s for GTE and still work for Verizon. They work because verizon still pays good but verizon is an awful company to work for.

 

[riffjim4069]

I really could care less how they are to work for. Sorry the techs you know couldnt cut it. That would make sense though, their installs are so much more professional than D*'s

Verizon customer service (FiOS) has been top-notch, the installers completely professional, and the service has been 20-months of 100% reliability and perfection. The only problems we had were with their billing/order system, but those were corrected in a few months and everything has been fine.

 

[stonecold]

i hear ya stone but for the customer side of it i think it's good. my 6 year experience with verizon has been great.cust service has been excellent and their product is solid.

I get more vzn calls then I do regular customers. I personally dont like verizon because they often cant do anything right. I hate the fact that I get transfer at least 5 times every time i have a billing question on my fios internet account. Also it is embarassing when Vzn trys blaming mysterious charges on directv when we did not charge people 10 for extra insurance plan beyond our 5.99 protection plan.

There are worst companies that could buy Directv, but I rather see charlie buy us out.

 

[stonecold]

Verizon customer service (FiOS) has been top-notch, the installers completely professional, and the service has been 20-months of 100% reliability and perfection. The only problems we had were with their billing/order system, but those were corrected in a few months and everything has been fine.

He was referring to the techs i know since they are not happy with the way verizon has started treating employees especially ones that been with the company 20+ years.


Bottom line Directv problems would not go away if Verizon bought them it will only make it worst

 

[thetech2009]

I rather see charlie buy us out.

That will never happen! I dont see how the FCC will let any 2 large corps like Directv and Verizon merging anyway.