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johnml
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV General Forum
My Directv bill lost my new customer credits and now is $142 for a Genie and three mini's with HBO. Although I hate Comcast, I'm considering switching back since I already pay them for Internet.

In south Florida, Comcast is the only high speed internet option at least in my area (Ft Lauderdale) they have a Double play TV and Internet for 89. My bill would be 129+tax for the new X1 platform and three additional set top boxes. Even though I'm still three months short on my Directc commitment, it makes sense to go with Xfinity.

I lover Directv, but they just can't give me enough discounts to justify staying. Any thoughts? I remember Xfinity channel line up sucks with standard and HD and not too sure on the new X11.
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charper1
$10 here - $30 there; I am not about hoping from provided to provider. Hell, the hassle and non-stability of jumping back and forth is worth any piddly amount supposedly saved. I have used their cost estimate tools and spoken with others and at the end of the day its always less services for same or more money.
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At over $125/mth with HBO as the only premium & just 2 TVs I'm seriously thinking of dropping D* for ota & streaming options. I already have Netflix & Amazon Prime with a Mohu amplified antenna already installed but I'm a huge sports fan so it's been hard for me to cut the cord. But with the thought of saving almost $80 per mth by going to Sling TV with Hbogo, I could satisfy with what I can get from ESPN there & just find streaming options for the other sports I want or just do without. I'm hoping with all the competitive streaming options coming online now that D* would be forced to reduce rates by later this year, but I doubt that will happen in that time frame.
dishfan82
At over $125/mth with HBO as the only premium & just 2 TVs I'm seriously thinking of dropping D* for ota & streaming options. I already have Netflix & Amazon Prime with a Mohu amplified antenna already installed but I'm a huge sports fan so it's been hard for me to cut the cord. But with the thought of saving almost $80 per mth by going to Sling TV with Hbogo, I could satisfy with what I can get from ESPN there & just find streaming options for the other sports I want or just do without. I'm hoping with all the competitive streaming options coming online now that D* would be forced to reduce rates by later this year, but I doubt that will happen in that time frame.

$125 is outrageous. These companies make a hefty profit after they pay their employees and TV stations. Both the CEO's make millions a year. The worst part of it all is they think $125 is giving you a great deal.
rapidturtle
I have AT&T cell service, and had to call them for some troubleshooting, and a billing issue once. I must say, it was one of the easier companies that I have dealt with over the phone.
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charper1
I can see saving when one has a traumatic experience, but how does one have them every 6, 12, 24 mos and jump from service to service.
lparsons21
$10 here - $30 there; I am not about hoping from provided to provider. Hell, the hassle and non-stability of jumping back and forth is worth any piddly amount supposedly saved. I have used their cost estimate tools and spoken with others and at the end of the day its always less services for same or more money.

You mean the $120/yr to $360/yr in savings? Damned straight I'll take that money!

The hassle? You mean unplug, ship back, plug in new one, turn on and watch TV? Not much hassle at all. Let's see what that labor costs you. Say $30/month for a year when you switch which is generally going to be the case. That's $360. Swap out time is maybe an hour if a tech is a real nimrod at my house. If I was paying him $40/hour, I still have saved $320 for that swap. At my house D* or E* could just send me the Genie/hopper and I could hook them up in about 5 minutes. For those that have more than one unit there could be upfront costs involved depending on what configuration you want.

And whether or not is is more or less services isn't the question or answer at all. It is do I get the channels I will watch and save money by switching? For me D*, E* and cable have all the channels I actually watch, so the answer is yes.

Try these numbers :
1. 1st year deals save at least $360/year, more if premiums are involved because of the 3 months you get free for them. So assuming a $45+ cost for all premiums, that's $135+$360=$495 in the first year.

Now if you cancel and pay the ETF at the end of the 1st year of $240, then even if you switch every year you have a net savings of $255.

EDIT: Let me add to that a little. If you go to E* get a referral and get $50, if you go to D*, get a referral and get $100 @$10/month. And those referrals aren't hard to get at all!
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
Last reply · posted in TV Shows
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?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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dfergie
I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Howard Simmons
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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.
Jimbo
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.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
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
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
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.
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meStevo
I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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. :eek:
osu1991
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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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.


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