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Well, I'm not here trying to stir up the pot, nor cause any trouble. A few months ago, I came in here and said I was going to switch to DirecTV. My wife and I closed on our home in mid July but because I've been out of work since April, I wasn't sure if I could pull it off. Not to mention, still being reluctant to make the switch. We all have our moments of frustration with Cablevision and also moments of great enjoyment. For me, I wanted more. I was VERY unhappy with the quality of service for the HD channels we were receiving. Some channels were simply unwatchable at times, FOR ME. I have no idea what it takes to transmit a cable channel, let alone what the hell a QAM is
Anyway, I decided to pull the trigger and after 3 visits, I was hooked up. It took a while because I live in a townhouse community, and placement of the dish was tricky. So, after having service for just about 24 hours now, I can honestly say I am VERY happy I made the switch. The HD channels on DirecTV are simply brilliant, compared with Cablevision. I did notice a very small increase in HD picture quality when I first moved from my old apartment to here. Those apartments are nearly 20 years old, while the community is barely 2. So, I assume it was mainly the old wiring. So, I was contemplating keeping Cablevision. But, I liked the promotion DirecTV was running with the NFL Sunday Ticket, so I jumped at it.
The HD channels on DirecTV are clearer, sharper, crisper, with better color. They looked almost wet, at times...that's the only way I can explain that. The picture also looked "deeper" than Cablevision. By that I mean it actually LOOKED like High Definition. Every few days, I had to keep adjusting the color settings with Cablevision. The colors on here look, true. The big risk with my decision to switch, is the dispute with Versus. I could care less about the channel and ONLY watch it when the Rangers are on. I suppose for the few games this year that they are on there exclusively, I can watch at a friends house or something. I love having NFL Network, too. Got to watch a replay of the Giant win over Dallas The picture is fantastic on NFL Network, as is with the NHL Network too. MUCH better than Cablevision. The Dark Knight was on yesterday on HBO, and it looked fantastic. So did the other few movies I flicked through. And most importantly, MSG HD looked great. The quality of HGTV HD is leaps and bounds better than Cablevision.
I'm not going to write about every channel. But, I know some people wanted to know how the service was. I'm sorry if I bored many of you with this.
Honestly, I can tell you I am very happy with what I am seeing right now. I know every service has its' problems, and I know DirecTV isn't perfect. But, for what I wanted, I had to take a chance.
So, hopefully this was kind of helpful. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
Billy
Anyway, I decided to pull the trigger and after 3 visits, I was hooked up. It took a while because I live in a townhouse community, and placement of the dish was tricky. So, after having service for just about 24 hours now, I can honestly say I am VERY happy I made the switch. The HD channels on DirecTV are simply brilliant, compared with Cablevision. I did notice a very small increase in HD picture quality when I first moved from my old apartment to here. Those apartments are nearly 20 years old, while the community is barely 2. So, I assume it was mainly the old wiring. So, I was contemplating keeping Cablevision. But, I liked the promotion DirecTV was running with the NFL Sunday Ticket, so I jumped at it.
The HD channels on DirecTV are clearer, sharper, crisper, with better color. They looked almost wet, at times...that's the only way I can explain that. The picture also looked "deeper" than Cablevision. By that I mean it actually LOOKED like High Definition. Every few days, I had to keep adjusting the color settings with Cablevision. The colors on here look, true. The big risk with my decision to switch, is the dispute with Versus. I could care less about the channel and ONLY watch it when the Rangers are on. I suppose for the few games this year that they are on there exclusively, I can watch at a friends house or something. I love having NFL Network, too. Got to watch a replay of the Giant win over Dallas
The picture is fantastic on NFL Network, as is with the NHL Network too. MUCH better than Cablevision. The Dark Knight was on yesterday on HBO, and it looked fantastic. So did the other few movies I flicked through. And most importantly, MSG HD looked great. The quality of HGTV HD is leaps and bounds better than Cablevision. I'm not going to write about every channel. But, I know some people wanted to know how the service was. I'm sorry if I bored many of you with this.
Honestly, I can tell you I am very happy with what I am seeing right now. I know every service has its' problems, and I know DirecTV isn't perfect. But, for what I wanted, I had to take a chance.
So, hopefully this was kind of helpful. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
Billy
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Thank you Joseph! It has been tough, but life could be worse. I am very fortunate.
It'll be 1 week tomorrow, since I had DirecTV installed. I can honestly say, I'm glad I made the switch. I am more than pleased with the HD picture quality. By comparison, it blows Cablevision away. Of course this is MY opinion, and I understand people who may be reluctant to believe me. I NEVER had anything against Cablevision, and I'm giving my honest thoughts.
I moved approx. 5 miles from my old place. The way these neighboring towns are, I'm not certain about the feed.
Anyway, thanks again. I'll check back from time to time because, well....I have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment
Take care!
It'll be 1 week tomorrow, since I had DirecTV installed. I can honestly say, I'm glad I made the switch. I am more than pleased with the HD picture quality. By comparison, it blows Cablevision away. Of course this is MY opinion, and I understand people who may be reluctant to believe me. I NEVER had anything against Cablevision, and I'm giving my honest thoughts.
I moved approx. 5 miles from my old place. The way these neighboring towns are, I'm not certain about the feed.
Anyway, thanks again. I'll check back from time to time because, well....I have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment
Take care!
J
Hi Cobra,
Please do drop in from time to time.
We've all been down the same road one way or another so you are right - things can be much worse (as it has been for all of us). When you least expect it, something will come your way I'm sure!:up
As far as PQ, I guess those of us in the Bronx and Brooklyn are more fortunate than ohters.
Thank you Joseph! It has been tough, but life could be worse. I am very fortunate.
It'll be 1 week tomorrow, since I had DirecTV installed. I can honestly say, I'm glad I made the switch. I am more than pleased with the HD picture quality. By comparison, it blows Cablevision away. Of course this is MY opinion, and I understand people who may be reluctant to believe me. I NEVER had anything against Cablevision, and I'm giving my honest thoughts.
I moved approx. 5 miles from my old place. The way these neighboring towns are, I'm not certain about the feed.
Anyway, thanks again. I'll check back from time to time because, well....I have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment
Take care!
Hi Cobra,
Please do drop in from time to time.
We've all been down the same road one way or another so you are right - things can be much worse (as it has been for all of us). When you least expect it, something will come your way I'm sure!:up
As far as PQ, I guess those of us in the Bronx and Brooklyn are more fortunate than ohters.
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
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That's what I will be watching this weekend."Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.