Did ATT Just Throw Dish A (small)Lifeline?

[tanman]

AT&T CFO says new DirecTV service will be self-installed box instead of truck roll | FierceVideo
If this is indeed true could Dish survive just on subs that have no highspeed internet access?

 

[comfortably_numb]

I've been saying that all along. Dish will become a niche product for rural customers.

 

[Juan]

Sounds like a roku or fire stick...customer could use his own box

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[dare2be]

Even 25mb internet, while considered high speed, I would not trust for reliable delivery of multiple streams of HD video, along with other regular use. It'll be more than just niche.

 

[charlesrshell]

Will you be able to store the streaming in a DVR with no limits on how long you can keep it?

 

[lparsons21]

Even 25mb internet, while considered high speed, I would not trust for reliable delivery of multiple streams of HD video, along with other regular use. It'll be more than just niche.

Not to mention data caps


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[ncted]

Even 25mb internet, while considered high speed, I would not trust for reliable delivery of multiple streams of HD video, along with other regular use. It'll be more than just niche.

Uverse provides 6 streams of HD video over an 18Mbps connection, best case scenario.

 

[dare2be]

When I had 25mb internet with Comcast, during heavy use periods I would frequently get speed test results in the 10-15mb range.

 

[ncted]

When I had 25mb internet with Comcast, during heavy use periods I would frequently get speed test results in the 10-15mb range.

Yikes! That is bad.

 

[tanman]

My take away from the article is that Direct tv is getting out of the satellite tv business leaving that field only open to Dish.
I also see data caps coming from the cable companies-unless you of course subscribe to their tv packages.For example Spectrum heavily promotes their unlimited internet but they had to do that to get the merger approved.That promise runs out in a few years.

 

[comfortably_numb]

My take away from the article is that Direct tv is getting out of the satellite tv business leaving that field only open to Dish

Sounds good to me

 

[rvvaquero]

I wonder how many ISP's are going to stand by and allow Direct TV to do this. Many ISP's are in the TV business themselves and with net neutrality out the door...................well. Sounds like that in the future the only people with Direct TV will be those with ATT internet.

 

[navychop]

Not much new there.

And there may be some backtracking down the road, if they can’t get current sat custies to switch over.

I suspect a large percentage of DTV custies simply can’t, or won’t, hook up a box to broadband. ATT may have to offer an extra cost tech installation.

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[JSheridan]

Sounds good to me

Except it's never good when there's no competition.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I just did a move for a DirecTV customer last Saturday; she's single early 20's. Certainly not the sort of customer you'd imagine using satellite TV, but in my small town that's all that is available.

PS- in case you're wondering, I don't work for ATT all of a sudden. I'm familiar with the D2Lite setup in my 4-plex. We got lucky. The last tenant had a Genie in the living room with one additional outlet in the bedroom, so all we had to do was plug-and-play. I had some coax runs and HDMI cables I donated, and she brought the receivers and power inserter.

FWIW, Directv wanted to charge her $200 for the move, which I told her was downright extortion. In exchange for my work, my landlord knocked some $$$ off my rent.

Needless to say, this experience reinforced my loyalty to Dish. There's no reason to charge somebody $200 to move.

 

[Jon J]

Even 25mb internet, while considered high speed, I would not trust for reliable delivery of multiple streams of HD video, along with other regular use. It'll be more than just niche.

The best I can get from ATT is 18mb. I don't have multiple devices on at once so I can barely limp along.

 

[jerryez]

Why is this ATT new thing any different than Dish's Sling?

 

[eddie willers]

Why is this ATT new thing any different than Dish's Sling?

You got me. It seemed like nothing more than a placeholder article.

 

[tanman]

Why is this ATT new thing any different than Dish's Sling?

In my mind not much different.But let's say you get your tv from Directv via satellite.You have no access to high speed internet.ATT is saying goodbye to those customers.

 

[dare2be]

Why is this ATT new thing any different than Dish's Sling?

'full-service premium package that we would normally deliver off satellite"
Sling/DTV Now use an app on multiple user-owned platforms with a smaller channel lineup (and a pathetic cloud DVR). This is a dedicated box that may or may not have more features, DVR capability, and better trick-play.