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Hi Guys,
Long time lurker, first time poster. Thanks for all the useful info in this forum!
I am interested in your opinion on switching to U-Verse from Dish. Basically my main motivation is $. I currently have At&T DSL and would like the U-Verse speed. I can get a much better deal if I take their TV service as well. I currently pay 145$ per month for Dish and I can get AT&T TV plus Net for 145 / month total which saves me about 40$ per month over my Dish plus AT&T internet cost.
I have been happy with Dish (had them for 4 years) and have had no service problems but its just so pricey.
My number one concern about switching to U-Verse is picture quality. The PQ on Dish is acceptable and really enjoy the ability to record OTA which has an excellent PQ. I can see a difference in quality between OTA and Dish and from what I hear U-Verse quality is not as good as Dish and I will loose OTA recording. I also don't really want to go through the process of setting up an entire new tv service.
Any one have an opinion on the U-Verse service? Also do you think Dish would be willing to offer me a better deal on my service? My U-Verse install isn't for another week so I have time to think about it.
Thanks!
Long time lurker, first time poster. Thanks for all the useful info in this forum!
I am interested in your opinion on switching to U-Verse from Dish. Basically my main motivation is $. I currently have At&T DSL and would like the U-Verse speed. I can get a much better deal if I take their TV service as well. I currently pay 145$ per month for Dish and I can get AT&T TV plus Net for 145 / month total which saves me about 40$ per month over my Dish plus AT&T internet cost.
I have been happy with Dish (had them for 4 years) and have had no service problems but its just so pricey.
My number one concern about switching to U-Verse is picture quality. The PQ on Dish is acceptable and really enjoy the ability to record OTA which has an excellent PQ. I can see a difference in quality between OTA and Dish and from what I hear U-Verse quality is not as good as Dish and I will loose OTA recording. I also don't really want to go through the process of setting up an entire new tv service.
Any one have an opinion on the U-Verse service? Also do you think Dish would be willing to offer me a better deal on my service? My U-Verse install isn't for another week so I have time to think about it.
Thanks!
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Probably too late to help original poster.
I just went thru this whole process. Uverse is definitely a better value (more channels, lower price) even at their regular pricing. With promo pricing and $250 cash back it's a GREAT deal.
IF....IF....the tech side is up to par. Mine was not.
My house is 6000 ft from the VRAD distribution point. According to several ATT tech folks (and I met about 6 of them the 2 weeks I had the service) anything past 4500 ft and the video data stream getsl flakey. Start getting a lot of little hiccups/picture stutter and freezes.
They did install their system and leave my dish setup intact...so with a little hdmi switching I could A/B compare the two video signals. At my location the uverse signal just wasn't as good as the Dish signal...but in a thunderstorm it didn't disappear either!
I kept uverse for 2 weeks and then cancelled. I have no complaints with ATT service - they tried their darndest . ATT offers 30 day money back guarantee, so it cost me nothing to check it out. The DSL part of the package is WAY better than my old ATT ADSL. Rock steady consistent speed. My olds POTS ADSL was up and down speed wise all over the place. So I kept the uverse optical fiber dsl and they even gave me a special deal on a speed upgrade (12mpbs) for my trouble.
Bottom line. DO NOT cancel dish before you've seen what Uverse looks like at your house. Could turn out to be an expensive mistake. But if you're inside that 4500 ft range of the VRAD, you'll likely find Uverse superior in terms of both picture and value. I wish it had worked out for me.
Good luck!
I just went thru this whole process. Uverse is definitely a better value (more channels, lower price) even at their regular pricing. With promo pricing and $250 cash back it's a GREAT deal.
IF....IF....the tech side is up to par. Mine was not.
My house is 6000 ft from the VRAD distribution point. According to several ATT tech folks (and I met about 6 of them the 2 weeks I had the service) anything past 4500 ft and the video data stream getsl flakey. Start getting a lot of little hiccups/picture stutter and freezes.
They did install their system and leave my dish setup intact...so with a little hdmi switching I could A/B compare the two video signals. At my location the uverse signal just wasn't as good as the Dish signal...but in a thunderstorm it didn't disappear either!
I kept uverse for 2 weeks and then cancelled. I have no complaints with ATT service - they tried their darndest . ATT offers 30 day money back guarantee, so it cost me nothing to check it out. The DSL part of the package is WAY better than my old ATT ADSL. Rock steady consistent speed. My olds POTS ADSL was up and down speed wise all over the place. So I kept the uverse optical fiber dsl and they even gave me a special deal on a speed upgrade (12mpbs) for my trouble.
Bottom line. DO NOT cancel dish before you've seen what Uverse looks like at your house. Could turn out to be an expensive mistake. But if you're inside that 4500 ft range of the VRAD, you'll likely find Uverse superior in terms of both picture and value. I wish it had worked out for me.
Good luck!
It's very rare that anyone ever says the PQ is better on U-Verse. In fact this may be the 1st I've read.Probably too late to help original poster.
I just went thru this whole process. Uverse is definitely a better value (more channels, lower price) even at their regular pricing. With promo pricing and $250 cash back it's a GREAT deal.
IF....IF....the tech side is up to par. Mine was not.
My house is 6000 ft from the VRAD distribution point. According to several ATT tech folks (and I met about 6 of them the 2 weeks I had the service) anything past 4500 ft and the video data stream getsl flakey. Start getting a lot of little hiccups/picture stutter and freezes.
They did install their system and leave my dish setup intact...so with a little hdmi switching I could A/B compare the two video signals. At my location the uverse signal just wasn't as good as the Dish signal...but in a thunderstorm it didn't disappear either!
I kept uverse for 2 weeks and then cancelled. I have no complaints with ATT service - they tried their darndest . ATT offers 30 day money back guarantee, so it cost me nothing to check it out. The DSL part of the package is WAY better than my old ATT ADSL. Rock steady consistent speed. My olds POTS ADSL was up and down speed wise all over the place. So I kept the uverse optical fiber dsl and they even gave me a special deal on a speed upgrade (12mpbs) for my trouble.
Bottom line. DO NOT cancel dish before you've seen what Uverse looks like at your house. Could turn out to be an expensive mistake. But if you're inside that 4500 ft range of the VRAD, you'll likely find Uverse superior in terms of both picture and value. I wish it had worked out for me.
Good luck!
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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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Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
www.tvtechnology.com
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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WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
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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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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