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Following up on my earlier post: DirecTV has crazy retention deals right now Quick recap, current bill: XTRA package, 2 receivers, no pay channels. $78.84 (after $50 discount) A few weeks ago they added another $60/mo discount (no contract) that will show up on my next bill. So, my contract...

I'm certainly not waiting for anyone here's approval. I'm just adding to the content on this board about the deep discounts DTV is giving people that are trying to leave. My 100% intent was to drop DTV when I originally called about a week ago. The ONLY thing keeping me until the 23rd of this...

Same here. I'm a long time sub (10-15 years...) with the Xtra package, DVR, HD, 2 receivers and nothing else. I was seriously calling to cancel DTV last weekend because I'm done with $80/mo bills when you can easily get half that with streaming services. Plus, I'm getting pixelation at times...

I've been having a problem with my HR20-700 for a few weeks now. Shows seem to record ok but playback has had problems. Sometimes, playing a recording will instantly display the "Delete Recording" prompt, as if it's finished playing the entire show. Other times.. I'll be watching playback...

Free Starz for 12 months I haven't been paying much attention to this stuff but noticed I had Starz last night. Thought it was a Thanksgiving free preview. I went to my DTV account and this was on the front page: Happy anniversary and thank you for being a loyal DIRECTV customer! Please...

Not sure about Time Warner but VOIP in general is hit or miss when it comes to data connections like DirecTivo. I tried SunRocket and even with different tweaks (like lowering connections speed and such) my DTivo couldn't connect. Then I saw several posts about ATT CallVantage (voip) working...

Oh, right, it's discounted. Actually, I never would've normally ordered Starz (had TC+ for a while then dropped back to TC) so really it's kinda like buying something on-sale that you didn't want and saying you saved money (because it was on sale). Anyway, whatever it means, I'll take it...

Just took advantage of this great deal and got a couple extras! + $317.69 (HD DVR + tax) + $16.18 (s/h) ------------------- $333.87 (Initial cost) - $100.00 (MIR) - $30.00 ($5 off base package for 6 mos) - $30.00 ($5 off hd package for 6 mos) - $126.00 (hbo/sho...

Neutron must have special issues with rain fade. I've had Dish Network and now have DirecTV. Rain fade has only ever occurred for me with hardcore thunderstorms (dark, black skies and heavy downpour, etc..) It happend the same with both services (Dish and DTV). Slight, moderate, and even...

True, it's similar but for some reason "a website putting spyware on my computer" has a VERY negative aspect about it. It wreaks of them collecting info about me, so they can sell it to companies that will annoy me with phone calls and spam that I don't want. Whereas, "Tivo collecting usage...

Ok. That's fine with me. Anonymous usage stats can actually be pretty interesting.

Yea. Why is Tivo keeping track of what I'm doing with my DVR?

Hmm.. I think D* has video of Charlie pulling pranks on his customers. This new D* exclusive "reality" channel will show behind-the-scenes footage from Charlie Chats and some of his most popular scams: SuperDish, 921, 721 bug fixing, etc. :D

I think you have the wrong number of 0s ... I think it was 150,000 HD channels! No wait, 15,000,000! Yea, that's the ticket! ;) Actually, the real number was about 1500 HD channels. But who's counting. At any rate, it's a LOT of room for HDTV!! It's really exciting seeing where D* is...

Is this the announcement you're talking about?? http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=22203 If so, perhaps you didn't see the last paragraph that states: As part of this new hardware strategy, the company will continue its aggressive marketing of the DirecTV DVR with TiVo...

Uh, no. Who said Tivo was going anywhere? D* will start pushing DVRs, speculation is that it will be Murdoch's own brand which, I believe, has fewer features than Tivo. This lessor DVR will not replace the Tivos but will be used as a low-cost way to attract non-DVR subs (new and existing, I'd...

Make sure you turned off the recording of "Tivo Suggestions". By default, this is "on" and would cause things to "randomly" be recorded. ->DirecTV Central -->Messages & Setup --->My Preferences ---->Tivo Suggestions -----> No, don't record...

Exactly! I don't mind rumors as long as they're not propagated by the CEO of the company!!

We all know that both D* and E* have bandwidth issues right now and finding "compelling" HD is simply the PR they're using right now. Once they're technically able to add HD, I'm sure they both will. HD is just one part of a complex juggling act both sat companies are dealing. Even if StarzHD...

This is great news if this is true. 2004 should be quite a year for D* with ..... HDTivo.. several more HD channels.. (and me as a new sub!) ;)

I ordered from ExpertSatellite last Sunday night. Received my order today (Wed). Got everything as ordered (1 dtivo hdvr2, 1 std rec, 3 lnb dish) $89 ... - $20 shipping rebate will be $69. Plus a mail-in rebate for a Free dvd player (not that i needed or wanted this) .. it's probably crap...

Doh! You're right. It's just HBO. I must've had HBO/CINE combo on my mind.

I ordered a D* system last weekend. When I ordered (via phone) there wasn't any mention of the 3 free months of HBO/CINE and I forgot to ask about it. However, the website shows 3 free months, and pretty much everywhere you look right now says 3 free months for new subs. I assume this simply...

Great question! I'm wondering the same thing. I finally decided to make the switch to D* and would love to do it now but want to get a HD DirecTivo at the best price I can shortly after it's released.

Click "add to cart" and it shows the price: $236.99