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Last reply Jan 26, 2009 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

What happened to being the HD leader?

Sorry but Ive held my tongue long enough. I was reading the channels totals at AVS and Verizon is wiping the floor with D*. Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV - Updated 12/21/08! - AVS Forum

Where are all of the premium HD channels???

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Hemi 6.1

Jan 23, 2009

DodgerKing said:
, why not put temporary PPVs up at no extra costs.

Why not put up HD premiums. They are available!

Ronnie-

Jan 24, 2009

Hemi 6.1 said:
Why not put up HD premiums. They are available!

I agree to an extent, but that could also be said of several other channels. Perhaps D* is going after a different market when and if it adds actual channels to those slots? From the looks of what they offer, and what you and others have said when compnaring premium offerings between companies, premiums are not that high on their priority list for whatever reason.

Hemi 6.1

Jan 24, 2009

msmith198025 said:
premiums are not that high on their priority list for whatever reason.

Yea , D* makes that known Loud and Clear.

david1314

Jan 24, 2009

Hemi 6.1 said:
Yea , D* makes that known Loud and Clear.

Kudos to D for that also.

Last thing I want added, are more bandwidth wasting premiums that repeat the same movies incessantly, that have already been shown in a theater, made available on PPV, been released on DVD and run ad nauseam on Premium Channels(fill in the blank) 1-7.

And yes I subscribe to the premium pack and don't use the PPV channels at all.

1-800-netflix

Hemi 6.1

Jan 24, 2009

david1314 said:
And yes I subscribe to the premium pack and don't use the PPV channels at all.

Whats the Benift of having the premier pack with D* if you don't Like Premiums?. You don't get Free DVR or HD with it! Why wouldn't you just get HD/DVR pack Or Chioce Extra and the $12 Sports pack if you Like RSNs. You could pay $70-$85 instead of $105-$121 for Premiums you don't like because of repeats.

david1314

Jan 24, 2009

Hemi 6.1 said:
Whats the Benift of having the premier pack with D* if you don't Like Premiums?. You don't get Free DVR or HD with it! Why wouldn't you just get HD/DVR pack Or Chioce Extra and the $12 Sports pack if you Like RSNs. You could pay $70-$85 instead of $105-$121 for Premiums you don't like because of repeats.

I've had premium since it's inception.

Didn't say anything about not watching the premiums, I watch them fairly regularly and Wife watches them more than I do.

There are some good blocks of original programming on several of the premium services. Sadly nothing as good as the Larry Sanders Show(I digress) but still some nice choices.

If there is a movie that the wife or myself wants to watch we just usually DVR it, watch it and then delete.

I just don' t see the need for HBO Ocho nor Cinemax Four that repeat endlessly.

If you do that's fine, not trying to change any minds just saying I'm glad D has not added any premiums in HD. Too many other things I would like to see long before they go that route.

My order of preferences would be along this line of procession:

1.Everybody's locals in HD.

2.Networks like Travel, AMC, ESPNU and other Nets not currently available in HD.

3.SD only networks not currently available.

Way down that list sitting in last by a large margin

More premiums in HD.

JMO. Not trying to flame.

Hemi 6.1

Jan 24, 2009

david1314 said:
I've had premium since it's inception.

Didn't say anything about not watching the premiums, I watch them fairly regularly and Wife watches them more than I do.

There are some good blocks of original programming on several of the premium services. Sadly nothing as good as the Larry Sanders Show(I digress) but still some nice choices.

If there is a movie that the wife or myself wants to watch we just usually DVR it, watch it and then delete.

I just don' t see the need for HBO Ocho nor Cinemax Four that repeat endlessly.

If you do that's fine, not trying to change any minds just saying I'm glad D has not added any premiums in HD. Too many other things I would like to see long before they go that route.

My order of preferences would be along this line of procession:

1.Everybody's locals in HD.

2.Networks like Travel, AMC, ESPNU and other Nets not currently available in HD.

3.SD only networks not currently available.

Way down that list sitting in last by a large margin

More premiums in HD.

JMO. Not trying to flame.

I Know your not flaming.

So Why doesn't D* have Travel HD?
But If I was a Premium subscriber, I would want as much of them in HD as possible since I'm paying good money for it. I'd rather enjoy 2 or 3 more HD Premiums then 30 PPV's

Rey

Jan 24, 2009

Hemi 6.1 said:
I Know your not flaming.
So Why doesn't D* have Travel HD?
But If I was a Premium subscriber, I would want as much of them in HD as possible since I'm paying good money for it. I'd rather enjoy 2 or 3 more HD Premiums then 30 PPV's

i rather have the option to premiums than having a bunch of PPV's I'll probably never purchase from. Travel HD is one I've been wanting bad since I signed up with D and I still have no idea why this freaking channel isn't in our HD lineup!

Rey

Jan 24, 2009

I have no premiums right now but might consider adding only the starz pack again.I use Netflix to satisfy my movie cravings

Ronnie-

Jan 24, 2009

rey_1178 said:
I have no premiums right now but might consider adding only the starz pack again.I use Netflix to satisfy my movie cravings

RIght now, on D* (and others when I look at what they offer), starz is the only one that really holds any value for me. It offers me more, and gives me plenty of HD. There are only so many movies I watch off of sat anyway.

Tom Bombadil

Jan 24, 2009

Okay, so I signed onto my account and wrote D* a letter from it. Figured this would make more sense that sending an email from a gmail account. I told them that D* is always proclaiming itself the HD Leader, it even said that on the page I was accessing. I made my point that I am paying them a significant premium for premium movie channels, then another premium for HD access, then another premium for the HD Extra Pack, but despite all of that, I was receiving fewer premium HD movie channels than do subscribers to Verizon FIOS, AT&T U-Verse, and even Dish Network.

That for HD movies overall, D* was no better than 4th, and was well behind the industry leader. Furthermore, I was making sure that potential D* subscribers who read national on-line forums, were aware of this. So if they placed a high value on HD movies, they would know that D*'s offerings were weaker than other providers.

I don't know what the standard canned response is from D*. E* always sent the same letter. But I received a response that my message was being forwarded to management and that I would receive a second response from them. Also that for my trouble, I was going to receive 3 free months of the HD Extra Pack @ $4.99/mon.

I wrote back and thanked them for any consideration on this issue. I also told them that I wasn't looking for a price reduction or free services, all I wanted was access to channels that I'm already paying for. That while I appreciated the offer of the HD Extra Pack (to which I already subscribe), it was unnecessary.

I wanted to make a point that giving me $15 of free programming really meant nothing to me. I want more HBO and Cinemax HD channels.

paulman182

Jan 26, 2009

I think its possible that DirecTV is holding off on adding channels because they want to add the HD versions of other channels that aren't available yet.

Considering the relationship that DirecTv has with NBC/Universal, I feel pretty sure they will want to add Chiller HD when it becomes available. There are probably others that I haven't heard about that they are waiting on as well, not wanting to max out their system until they have added HD channels from some of their "most favored" providers, you might say.

This is just a theory, but one that seems plausible and I have not seen mentioned before.

DodgerKing

Jan 26, 2009

paulman182 said:
I think its possible that DirecTV is holding off on adding channels because they want to add the HD versions of other channels that aren't available yet.

I was thinking the same. Most of the latest HD adds are of channels that just went HD (ESPN News, MLB, Comedy Channel, Crime and Investigation, ex). The only new add that had been HD for a little while was FNC. I am thinking they may have deals already in place to carry certain channels once they come on line.

Albie2

Jan 26, 2009

rey_1178 said:
i rather have the option to premiums than having a bunch of PPV's I'll probably never purchase from. Travel HD is one I've been wanting bad since I signed up with D and I still have no idea why this freaking channel isn't in our HD lineup!

I wonder if the fact that D* does not yet carry Travel in HD has anything to do with COX wanting them to also carry Cox Sports Television like E* does? This could easily be a non factor but the two main providers that do carry Travel in HD here in South Louisiana (Cox , Dish) both carry CST.

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dishstaller

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Last reply 1 minute ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Claude's site is still up and running. New link required

I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

DishRetailer

America's Oldest Satellite Forum!

satelliteretailer.com

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

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dishstaller

Today at 5:34 PM

If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.

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Scott Greczkowski

3 minutes ago

dishstaller said:
I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

DishRetailer

America's Oldest Satellite Forum!

satelliteretailer.com

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!

Scott Greczkowski

1 minute ago

Went and looked, not too bad...

Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.

osu1991

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Last reply 14 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

USA Healthcare Costs are Ridiculous

Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs

My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.

Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.

After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.

I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.

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b4pjoe

Today at 3:49 PM

osu1991 said:
Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs

Are you employed with no work insurance or that is what you are paying for your workplace insurance? Or is that through Healthcare.gov? Retired? Eligible for medicare?

vazhog

Today at 4:05 PM

that cut is only for illegals to get off the rolls and I was being sarcastic before -

osu1991

Today at 4:28 PM

b4pjoe said:
Are you employed with no work insurance or that is what you are paying for your workplace insurance? Or is that through Healthcare.gov? Retired? Eligible for medicare?

Started my own business in 2006, been self employed for 20 years this year.

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meStevo

Today at 4:52 PM

vazhog said:
that cut is only for illegals to get off the rolls and I was being sarcastic before -

Even sarcastically it's wrong. Undocumented immigrants already weren't eligible for federal Medicaid, so there's no one to "get off the rolls." The immigrant-related pieces are a small part of the ~$1 trillion. They cut the federal match for emergency care from 90% to the state's regular rate and end eligibility for some lawful immigrants like refugees. Most of the "savings" come from work requirements, more frequent eligibility checks, and provider tax limits, which hit citizens.

Either way, the cost doesn't disappear. It shifts to states, hospitals, and everyone else's premiums and will only serve to make issues like those raised in this thread worse.

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dishstaller

Today at 5:05 PM

meStevo said:
Undocumented immigrants already weren't eligible for federal Medicaid, so there's no one to "get off the rolls."

That's only part correct. Actually I had to look it up to make sure. There is NO Federal money going to Medicaid for illegals but there ARE some states that use State money to pay for Medicaid for illegals. Here's the list

- California: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
- Colorado: Covers specific adult demographics (with upcoming budget caps in 2027). [1]
- Illinois: Covers specific adult age brackets. [1]
- New York: Covers specific adult demographics. [1]
- Oregon: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
- Washington: Covers specific adult demographics. [1, 2]
- Washington, D.C.: Provides adult coverage through the D.C. Health Care Alliance. [1, 2]

meStevo

Today at 5:55 PM

dishstaller said:
That's only part correct. Actually I had to look it up to make sure. There is NO Federal money going to Medicaid for illegals but there ARE some states that use State money to pay for Medicaid for illegals. Here's the list

California: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]

Colorado: Covers specific adult demographics (with upcoming budget caps in 2027). [1]

Illinois: Covers specific adult age brackets. [1]

New York: Covers specific adult demographics. [1]

Oregon: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]

Washington: Covers specific adult demographics. [1, 2]

Washington, D.C.: Provides adult coverage through the D.C. Health Care Alliance. [1, 2]

Fair point, but it's consistent with what I said: no federal Medicaid money goes to undocumented immigrants. Those programs are state-funded, so the federal ~$1T cut can't touch them. Whatever states decide to do with their own programs is a separate budget decision.

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vazhog

14 minutes ago

The feds give money to the states for them to use - Cutting the fed funding only means the taxpayer savings will passed onto the states that need to make up the Fed dollars cut -See the list above for those states affected

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