I spoke to someone at AT&T who told me there will be no Directv as we know it in about 5 years. This is the time the last satellite launched will start failing. They are working with cell phone chips from AT&T to modify current Directv equipment to work with 5g.
Would a combined DTV and Dish Network be a successful company? If so, would they maybe launch new satellites to replace the T16? Along with having a new universal DVR and guide? Or would streaming really have taken off by then? The only thing I don't like about Dish Network is they have longer channel blackouts than DTV.Besides, when they merge with Dish, they can combine fleets to lengthen the total lifespan. (ducks rotten tomatoes)
Do you really believe the random CSRs, salespeople or installers know anything??
The core fleet will be good until at least 2030 or so. There are a few older satellites that will be retired or phased out in the next year or two, but none of them are used by anyone with an HD receiver.
The Sats have consistently outlived there lifespan by quite a long time As others have stated there is a good 10 years before things get diceyT(DirecTV)-10, launched in 2007, has a design life of 15 years. Two more years. T11, T12 were launched pretty much annually after that. The last three were 2014-2019.
Granted , satellites can be in service longer than there design life, or shorter. Anyhow, over the next 5 years, all but three satellites are beyond their design life.
That said, given current subscriber trends, they may run out of customers before the satellites stop working.
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Not in the Consumer side of things ...Internet and directv go hand in hand
The Sats have consistently outlived there lifespan by quite a long time As others have stated there is a good 10 years before things get dicey
Dish is not launching ( or building) new satellites either, both companies know their time is coming to a end.Besides, when they merge with Dish, they can combine fleets to lengthen the total lifespan. (ducks rotten tomatoes)
Would a combined DTV and Dish Network be a successful company? If so, would they maybe launch new satellites to replace the T16? Along with having a new universal DVR and guide? Or would streaming really have taken off by then? The only thing I don't like about Dish Network is they have longer channel blackouts than DTV.
Dish is not launching ( or building) new satellites either, both companies know their time is coming to a end.
Once Starlink gets going, Dish and DirecTV will start to lose the captive rural subscribers they have, that will hasten their end.
Not so fast ...Dish is not launching ( or building) new satellites either, both companies know their time is coming to a end.
Once Starlink gets going, Dish and DirecTV will start to lose the captive rural subscribers they have, that will hasten their end.
T(DirecTV)-10, launched in 2007, has a design life of 15 years. Two more years. T11, T12 were launched pretty much annually after that. The last three were 2014-2019.
Granted , satellites can be in service longer than there design life, or shorter. Anyhow, over the next 5 years, all but three satellites are beyond their design life.
Who the hell knows... It is an Asset Management company.. and no one is buying Directv outright if it even happens.. Most likely ATT Customer service will still run the show or Apollo will hire the cheapest call center in some foreign country to handle it.. It ATT Actually sells Directv to someone like that then start counting the days till the end and find a new serviceIf a company like Apollo Global Management buys DTV would they run it better and have better customer service?
If a company like Apollo Global Management buys DTV would they run it better and have better customer service?
Not in the Consumer side of things ...
The Fiber for D* has already been in place for many years .
I placed the fiber for D* (I was with ATT/Ameritech at the time) for the local channels in town back in the 90's.
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