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All of the advertisements lead customers to believe that satellite is cheaper than cable. And if you're ONLY looking at the monthly fee for service, that may be correct... but as a total cost for one year, it's not even close.
Comparison using 2 tv's (1 HD/DVR and 1 standard):
Time Warner: $65 base + $8 dvr + $7 HD = $80/month.
Directv: $50 base + $5 extra standard receiver + $6 dvr + $10 HD = $71
That would be a fair competitive comparison if not for the recent stupidity where Directv makes their customers pay a huge equipment fee for the privledge to then pay a monthly leasing fee on it. Once you add in $300 for the receiver (or $100 less if you're crazy enough to lock in for 24 months), how exactly does anyone subscribe? Is it the advertisements that claim you get better picture quality and great customer service?
Cable companies have no contract and I certainly prefer 12 month rather than 24 month so the $300 receiver (I still don't understand why I pay this if I don't own it) would essentially add $25/month. If I wanted two HD/DVR receivers, it would add $50 month!
Thus:
Time Warner: $80/month - no contract
Direct Tv: $96/month - 12 month contract
For two HD/DVRs:
Time Warner: $88
Direct tv: $121
Oh, plus Time Warner would raise my high speed internet by $5/month if I no longer have cable tv with them.
Am I missing something?
I really would like to get Directv again, but $300 fee for equipment that I wouldn't own is a clear deal-breaker.
Comparison using 2 tv's (1 HD/DVR and 1 standard):
Time Warner: $65 base + $8 dvr + $7 HD = $80/month.
Directv: $50 base + $5 extra standard receiver + $6 dvr + $10 HD = $71
That would be a fair competitive comparison if not for the recent stupidity where Directv makes their customers pay a huge equipment fee for the privledge to then pay a monthly leasing fee on it. Once you add in $300 for the receiver (or $100 less if you're crazy enough to lock in for 24 months), how exactly does anyone subscribe? Is it the advertisements that claim you get better picture quality and great customer service?
Cable companies have no contract and I certainly prefer 12 month rather than 24 month so the $300 receiver (I still don't understand why I pay this if I don't own it) would essentially add $25/month. If I wanted two HD/DVR receivers, it would add $50 month!
Thus:
Time Warner: $80/month - no contract
Direct Tv: $96/month - 12 month contract
For two HD/DVRs:
Time Warner: $88
Direct tv: $121
Oh, plus Time Warner would raise my high speed internet by $5/month if I no longer have cable tv with them.
Am I missing something?
I really would like to get Directv again, but $300 fee for equipment that I wouldn't own is a clear deal-breaker.
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Now I'm confused. I OWN one of my R15's (bought it at Walmart) and I do NOT get charged for it. I pay a lease fee for my other R15 and a DVR fee of course. But I do not pay a lease fee for my owned R15.
Now I'm confused. I OWN one of my R15's (bought it at Walmart) and I do NOT get charged for it. I pay a lease fee for my other R15 and a DVR fee of course. But I do not pay a lease fee for my owned R15.
Now I'm confused. I OWN one of my R15's (bought it at Walmart) and I do NOT get charged for it. I pay a lease fee for my other R15 and a DVR fee of course. But I do not pay a lease fee for my owned R15.
After reading this, I called D*, and looked at my last statement which has my first receiver for free (but DVR Fee) and the other 3 showed leased equipment @ 2 charges of $4.99/mo.
Now I own one of those 3 boxes, so I called but they said it is not a "Lease" but a mirroring fee, and I would be paying it regardless. Although the statement does label the charge as "Lease"
Is that true? Or should I call someone else and try to get that 3rd lease/mirror fee erased?
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I tried to go online and change the primary status of my leased receiver to my owned receiver and couldn't find a way to do it. Do you mean I have to call D* to do that?
If so, I may just wait for another reason to call them. I don't like calling a CS rep unless absolutely necessary!! They usually make my brain hurt.!sadroll
If so, I may just wait for another reason to call them. I don't like calling a CS rep unless absolutely necessary!! They usually make my brain hurt.!sadroll
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Yes, that is what we have been saying.
Every receiver after the first is charged a $4.99 mirror fee.
If the receiver is owned it will be listed as "additional receiver fee".
If it is leased is is listed as "lease fee".
That's all. Same cost. Just different names.
Yes, that is what we have been saying.
Every receiver after the first is charged a $4.99 mirror fee.
If the receiver is owned it will be listed as "additional receiver fee".
If it is leased is is listed as "lease fee".
That's all. Same cost. Just different names.
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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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LOL. It depends if the person saw it during the years when they were actually still available which is 1968 to 1983 meaning the person could be 43-58 years old or they can even be a few years old if they learned to read and write at a young age and actually saw a telephone with that label somewhere recently just like even here in San Francisco, payphone still exist physically in public places but whether they can be used or not is a different issue. It still looks like this even today:
I opened my Radio Shack in Sept 1984 and right about that time they did the whole deregulation thing with the phone companies. I bought TONS of those phones that had been refurbished with a new outer shell. You could throw one of those out of a 3 story high window and it would still work.
That was an interesting time in history. I would have older customers come in and ask about phones.....they were terrified that they were going to get into trouble hooking up a second phone without the phone company knowing about it. One of the funniest episodes of WKRP was the one where Johnny thought the cops were showing up because they had an unregistered phone. I guess younger folks can't conceive of a time when you were limited to the number of phones you could have in your house....and limited to the length of the cord
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My OTA is not working anymore. This started after the latest update. I have the OTA dongle with a OTA antenna that I've been using for years. My hopper does not recognize the dongle anymore and when I go to the OTA setting, it has a screen that says to plug a dongle into the USB. I tried unplugging and plugging back, in the same usb port and other ports. The Hopper does not recognize it. Anyone have same issue?
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Did you people having this issue contact Brittany yet? Shes trying to keep track of things and it would be good for you to contact her as maybe she can get this somewhere and get fixed.
Now while unofficial, I am hearing this issue wasn't caused by DISH's software team, but was caused by a chipset driver update that seemes to have hosed some older USB devices. If this is indeed the case I can see why DISH didn't know and why they are slow in fixing it as they need the chipset company to fix its drivers and release them to DISH so they can be pushed out to all.
DISH does not hate you guys nor do they want you to buy new USB dongles. I am rather sure they didn't even know this was an issue until they saw it posted.
Again contact Brittany if you are having this issue, so she has your info and hopefully she can do something for you to keep you happy.
Now while unofficial, I am hearing this issue wasn't caused by DISH's software team, but was caused by a chipset driver update that seemes to have hosed some older USB devices. If this is indeed the case I can see why DISH didn't know and why they are slow in fixing it as they need the chipset company to fix its drivers and release them to DISH so they can be pushed out to all.
DISH does not hate you guys nor do they want you to buy new USB dongles. I am rather sure they didn't even know this was an issue until they saw it posted.
Again contact Brittany if you are having this issue, so she has your info and hopefully she can do something for you to keep you happy.
Thanks, but until they do, can't Dish just revert to the old driver that worked? Then test the new driver when delivered,d before pushing it again.Did you people having this issue contact Brittany yet? Shes trying to keep track of things and it would be good for you to contact her as maybe she can get this somewhere and get fixed.
Now while unofficial, I am hearing this issue wasn't caused by DISH's software team, but was caused by a chipset driver update that seemes to have hosed some older USB devices. If this is indeed the case I can see why DISH didn't know and why they are slow in fixing it as they need the chipset company to fix its drivers and release them to DISH so they can be pushed out to all.
DISH does not hate you guys nor do they want you to buy new USB dongles. I am rather sure they didn't even know this was an issue until they saw it posted.
Again contact Brittany if you are having this issue, so she has your info and hopefully she can do something for you to keep you happy.
But then what does an old CIO know! I've only reamed quite a few buttholes from my people that didn't do that!
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dish can't revert back to older drivers or updates. although just one reason not to buy the ota dongle!!!Thanks, but until they do, can't Dish just revert to the old driver that worked? Then test the new driver when delivered,d before pushing it again.
But then what does an old CIO know! I've only reamed quite a few buttholes from my people that didn't do that!
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York
Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
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