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Looks like DirecTV is dropping the $15/month advanced receiver fee for new accounts - finally retiring a fee that doesn't really make sense in a streaming world. Also gone is the two year contract for streaming via internet customers. The differentiation between "via internet" and "steam" seems to be minimized.
Satellite and Stream via Internet new customers pay $10 per device per month, with the regional sports fee as the only additional fee. Steaming with a leased Gemini Air gets a $10/month package discount for 24 months, with no contract required - a big change.
Also interesting, if you select the option for zero devices on stream by internet, DirecTV essentially moves you to the former streamtv.directv.com offer where the service is discounted for only 3 months instead of 24 months, with a 5 day free trial.
The changes also promote the Genre packs on the main directv.com page, giving new subscribers an easier path to the new offers versus having to find the streamtv.directv.com website.
This cleans up their new customer path quite a bit, simplifies things for streaming customers, and appears to be an all-around positive. The $3 increase in the device fee, one would have to have six devices before they end up paying more than the previous $15 advanced receive fee + $7 per device.
Satellite and Stream via Internet new customers pay $10 per device per month, with the regional sports fee as the only additional fee. Steaming with a leased Gemini Air gets a $10/month package discount for 24 months, with no contract required - a big change.
Also interesting, if you select the option for zero devices on stream by internet, DirecTV essentially moves you to the former streamtv.directv.com offer where the service is discounted for only 3 months instead of 24 months, with a 5 day free trial.
The changes also promote the Genre packs on the main directv.com page, giving new subscribers an easier path to the new offers versus having to find the streamtv.directv.com website.
This cleans up their new customer path quite a bit, simplifies things for streaming customers, and appears to be an all-around positive. The $3 increase in the device fee, one would have to have six devices before they end up paying more than the previous $15 advanced receive fee + $7 per device.
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What's wrong with the thread title? New satellite customers no longer have the $15 ARS fee and the receivers are now $10. New satellite customers still have the two year agreement.
Thats what I'm getting at ... They don't charge fees per TV for Streaming, they should drop them for Sat as well ...
That said, it's MUCH to LATE to try to do anything to help keep Subs Now ....
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Back in the day they used to charge TV Access fees per room that had a cable line in no matter if you had equipment or not - now THAT was some BS.
Not to defend them, but they do have to recoup the cost of designing, producing, shipping, and maintaining the physical equipment. If you want to use equipment, you really should have to either buy the box or pay to rent the box. Before you argue that they should just give boxes out, I trust that cost will just end up passed along into higher package fees in perpetuity.Thats what I'm getting at ... They don't charge fees per TV for Streaming, they should drop them for Sat as well ...
That said, it's MUCH to LATE to try to do anything to help keep Subs Now ....
Back in the day they used to charge TV Access fees per room that had a cable line in no matter if you had equipment or not - now THAT was some BS.
Yeah I didn't expect it to have RSN fees for that very reason. But don't give them any ideas.
We were paying the $15.00 advanced receiver fee not worth it to me!!! now it's 10.00 per box no free first box
... There pricing is insane so cut the advanced receiver fee and now charge for the first box upping the bill by 5.00 more... that makes alot of sense
. there just kicking themselves in the ass...
Dtv raised the RSN'S from $17.99 to $19.99 in my old locationYeah I didn't expect it to have RSN fees for that very reason. But don't give them any ideas.
.. wonder what they will charge for HBO 
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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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
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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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Tony as the director.
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I bought the fixed color version of these bulbs for my store several years ago...work great and no more replacing ballast. Finally had one go out and when I went back to Amazon I saw that now they come in selectable versions so no more guess work as to what color light would do best in a certain area. They are now double OR single ended...used to be strictly one way or the other. If any of you are looking at replacing the old style 4 or 8 ft bulbs, you might want to give these a try. The 8 footers are BRIGHT. I put 5 in my shooting/target shed and you can get a decent tan if you are in there long enough.
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