Directv to shift away from Satellite?

[navychop]

Optimist.

And BPL and AirGig will be with us Real Soon Now!

 

[Pere845]

One of the reasons they bought DTV was for their subscriber base so they could do better channel contract negotiations and they said that also helped them launch DTV NOW. They said they could have never have launched a streaming service with just UVerseTV. I think they will keep DTV but try to get the DTV customers to switch to internet streaming but they would only do that when they get their streaming service just like DTV. Then they can tell customers you can get their premium TV service with all the features DTV has but you wont need a dish on the roof to do it or bulky equipment since the DVR will be in the cloud.

the day that happens will be the day I switch to Dish or as a last resort, Cable

 

[Jimbo]

5g has a ways to go.
it would have to be unlimted data
it would have to go places without power poles (some places use underground)
it need to figure out to to penetrate foilage
then it need to be rolled out
maybe 20 years?

In 20 years, it will be useless for me ...

 

[Juan]

ditching sat would eliminate much of the subscriber base.
remember sat is the only option for 15-20% of the country
i would gues 30-50% of sat customers have no other option

Traditional cable and satellite are fading away..in another 10 years it will be easy to dump satellite

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[Jimbo]

Traditional cable and satellite are fading away..in another 10 years it will be easy to dump satellite

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Not if you don't have HIGH SPEED Internet easily available.

 

[mdram]

Traditional cable and satellite are fading away..in another 10 years it will be easy to dump satellite

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tell that to the millions of americans without high speed access.

 

[Juan]

Not if you don't have HIGH SPEED Internet easily available.

Millennials don't want cable..they want cheap..they don't watch tv like us old foggies do

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[mdram]

Millennials don't want cable..they want cheap..they don't watch tv like us old foggies do

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no they stream, but without internet that is no possible

 

[Pere845]

Millennials don't want cable..they want cheap..they don't watch tv like us old foggies do

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I have the misfortune of being a millennial but I absolutely hate streaming and much prefer Traditional TV Service.

 

[Juan]

no they stream, but without internet that is no possible

They won't do cables

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[Juan]

I have the misfortune of being a millennial but I absolutely hate streaming and much prefer Traditional TV Service.

I don't blame you

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[mdram]

They won't do cables

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they do cables now, at least to the house. then maybe wifi

or do you know something i dont?

 

[CSM]

They won't do cables

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That's a funny way of looking at it just like how Millennials look at the old tech that their parents used. They would eventually say why did their parents need a cable wire or dish to watch TV. One thing I don't get is why Millennials like watching TV on a small screen especially movies?

 

[navychop]

Not if you don't have HIGH SPEED UNLIMITED Internet easily available.

FIFY.

 

[CSM]

Here is the internet requirement for DTV NOW.

Internet speed recommendations for optimal streaming

 

[Jimbo]

They won't do cables

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Cables are Irrelevant ... Internet has to get to the homes one way or the other.

 

[Jimbo]

Here is the internet requirement for DTV NOW.

Internet speed recommendations for optimal streaming

Yes, and you can run Netflix on 1.5 mbbs ... but that doesn't mean its going to run efficiently.

 

[Juan]

they do cables now, at least to the house. then maybe wifi

or do you know something i dont?

Cable subscriptions are dropping for a variety of reasons..eventually it won't be cost effective to launch new satellites..just like every other hot new technology..it peaks and slowly fades awsy

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[Juan]

Cables are Irrelevant ... Internet has to get to the homes one way or the other.

It's called 5g..

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[mdram]

It's called 5g..

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currently in the vaporware phase