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  1. Jonhern

    Does DirecTV have an "answer" to the Hopper?

    yeah, i wanted to get the hopper but after getting into details about how it worked it would have been a downgrade from our vip system, too many compromises. if price was not an issue i would prefer the direct system, but when i priced it out with hr34, and another dvr and 3 stb it would have...
  2. Jonhern

    Does DirecTV have an "answer" to the Hopper?

    I kind of do an in between, i set timers for sports games and then let it record an hour or two, so i have a buffer to fast forward through commercials and halftime and still see the end of the game live.
  3. Jonhern

    Free HD for Life New Customer Promo starting 6/5

    I was thinking the same thing, at least dish gives an option to not sign up for auto pay or even the 24months, you break even after 10months. D* only has the one option. if you don't sign up for auto pay, yeah there is no upfront cost, but you would still pay $10 a month. You have that as the...
  4. Jonhern

    Direct TV Hounding At Best Buy

    I wouldn't be surprised if they were suing but can't figure out what standing they will have against monoprice. Monster likes to sue people left and right, they have been suing a company here in RI for several years now, they are one of the few that have decided to fight them. They are saying...
  5. Jonhern

    Anyway around the 2 year commitment for new customers?

    You don't get the promotional deal without commitment, thats how it is with dish anyway, you can pass on the commitment but have to pay full price for programing and $99 for activation, they will probably lease the equipment to you with the $100 upfront for each box, but I am not sure about all...
  6. Jonhern

    Newest D* commercial

    Yeah, but if you have more than one device you have to go to a higher package to be able to have multiple streams, its equal to the number of dvds you can have out. I like the movie channels because you can catch something that you would have otherwise never considered ordering through...
  7. Jonhern

    Newbie

    Get a harmony remote, it will do what you are looking for, you can setup different functions or tasks, like watch tv, watch dvd, listen to music, and you hit the button for that task and the remote will turn everything on that needs to be on, tune everything to the right input, and when you are...
  8. Jonhern

    Direct TV spamming cell phones

    lol ranmic. Yeah, i heard this happens a lot with Verizon, is this a new number? you most likely got someones old number and they were probably not paying their bills. This happened to my sister and mother when they got new numbers with verizon, not from direct tv but from other bill collectors.
  9. Jonhern

    How to stop unsolicited phone calls from Directv?

    First answer next time they call and ask to be taken off their calling list. If they call you again file a complaint with your state AG. Also the FCC or which ever agency runs the do not call list.
  10. Jonhern

    Any experience with the IceZapper® dish heater?

    I just installed it this week, we have a good amount of snow today and it has been working great, just looked at the dish, completely clear with the exception of some snow on the bottom and lnb pole. I bought the non-thermostat one connected to a plug with a switch inside so I can turn it on...