Direct TV vs Digital Cable

[Davoso]

Kdogg,

Made a call to Comcast yesterday indicating a possibility of moving to Direct TV becasue of cost and superior sports packages. They, as you suggested, were able to reduce my bill a decent amount for the next 6 months as a gesture of trying to keep me. They also indicated that COMCAST would be getting the NFL package in 2005. Do you or anyone else know about this? Will it be shared with Direct TV or do they take over the rights?

Thanks again for your information.

 

[ORIENTAL EXPRES]

since u can't tell between dolby digital and stereo,it just like VHS and DVD sound the same to u also or DRIVE IN and the new IMAX theaters sound the same to u.oh well .GL

 

[Kdogg21]

yea i think my hearing is going bad or something...


Direct TV's contract w/ them expires next year, and I guess we will be having the same package that Direct TV offers. Pricing, I have no idea, but I would imagine it would be the same or a little cheaper. Im sure though they will come out with a promotion for it when it debuts. Someone told me they would be leaving Direct Tv all together, but I find that hard to believe, they have been with them for so long.....If your interested in the baseball package, look for it to debut for a promo coming soon. I think $139 for the whole season, but don't quote me on that......

 

[beantownjim]

KDOGG DO THOSE ILLEGAL BOXES PICK UP THE BASEBALL PACKAGE AND THE NBA PACKAGE OR IS THIS ALL ON A SEPERATE DEAL.I HAD THE BASEBALL PACKAGE 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD COMCAST I HAVE SINCE SWITCHED TO RCN AND THEY DONT OFFER IT.IN A PERFECT WORLD I WILL GET THE DESCRAMBLER AND SWITCH BACK TO COMCAST IF I CAN GET THE BASEBALL AND HOOPS DEAL.LET MY KNOW KDOGG IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE GREAT CASCADE ROBBERY OF 2003 THE DAY LENNY AND CASCADE SPORTSBOOK STOLE 660 DOLLARS FROM ME THEN CALLED ME A SUCKER:thefinger THANK GOD THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS AND CAN NO LONGER STEAL FROM HARD WORKING CUSTOMERS

 

[dogface]

BTJ-

I have had a cheater box, but now all of the channels including the PPV have moved into the 200's or so and the cable box is of no use now. So it would be of now value.

As for a digital descrambler I have yet to see one that actually works...so I think we are screwed. I know I am a little upset about it...

ALso upset with Comcast because of the damage the installer did to My new house, estimates are now in and they range from $9000 - $14,000, Comcast will be paying very soon....

TSI

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

dogface--- what the hell did the installer do to your house?

FYI Comcast is the no brainer for me
I wouldnt get Comcast Sportsnet with DTV which gives me my phillies, sixers, and flyers in HD

 

[dogface]

The installer drilled through one of my draingge water pipes on the main level, that happens to be connected to my second floor tub/shower, put the cable through it and then placed the cable outlet over it.

When I couldn't understadn how water was getting into my basement after the first shower in the house, I called a plumber. He did his normal check and cut into some sheetrock to help identify where he thought the leak may be, a little while later we have 5 holes in my wall, and 3 holes cut trhought he back of my custom cabinets. He also placed his ladder in the fronmt of the house and damaged my gutters...

So I have sumitted bids to COmcast for:

18 feet of new gutter replaced and installed
All new custom cabinets and tops
5 holes of sheet rock repair and painting of the rooms to match

Total is expensive, has any one seen the price of cabinets today, WOW!!!

TSI

 

[Kdogg21]

yea, we have a problem around here once in a while with the installation. its more of the indepentdent contractors if anything that ruin stuff. i talked to some lady the other day, and she had like $6,000 worth of damage done, because the tech didn't know what in gods name he was doing. i guess they paid her though.......

Bean, i'll look into the cheater box thing with getting the baseball packages and stuff, but I believe Dogface is right about that, i know alot of boxes won't go that high, but trust me, there are boxes out there that do go that high, its just a matter of finding them on the internet...I'll see what I can find


I just found out to if you do have Comcast, they are offering free hockey for the day on 2/21/04. all hockey games will show up on the NHL Package for free that day....

 

[gardenweasel]

kdogg

kdogg

i`ve followed this thread....and thrown my 2cents in....and not every comment has been kind to comcast(including mine...some have been downright rude...btj...lol)...

just wanted to say that you handled all the negative stuff with class and refused to get tight-assed when many would have....

just wanted to say thanks for the info and and keeping your composure despite a good deal of negative commentary regarding your company.....

a good guy....

 

[Kdogg21]

thanks for the comments Garden. I just look at it this way. for every good thing, there is gonna be a bad thing and you have to deal with both, mostly negative, but hey, thats part of life. getting mad isn't gonna solve anything, so i just take the critisism and go with it. i like the company i work for and stuff, but i also realize that the competion is what keeps us competitive. direct, dish and all those other companines aren't bad in anyway, everybody is gonna have their goods and bads, but I just look at it, at what more could I help or offer. I'm not the type of person to bash something or somebody unless i have preety good reason to do so. And yea thats how I am as a person as well i guess, thats how it rolls over to my job as well.....

 

[beantownjim]

HEY GARDENWEISEL AND KDOGG I DIDNT COME INTO THIS TOPIC TO HEAR YOU 2 GUYS PAT EACH OTHER ON THE BACK AND PULL YOUR WEINERS.KDOGG DID YOU FIND OUT THE ANSWERS YES OR NO WILL I GET BASEBALL AND NBA PACKEGES WITH THE DESCRAMBLER I AM NOT IN THIS THREAD BECAUSE I LIKE TALKING TO GARDENWEISEL I JUST WANT ANSWERS CASE CLOSED WHAT THE F-CK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU NIT WITS THIS IS A SIMPLE QUESTION AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT NOW FOR 3 DAYS

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE GREAT CASCADE ROBBERY OF 2003 THE DAY LENNY AND CASCADE SPORTSBOOK STOLE 660 DOLLARS FROM ME THEN CALLED ME A SUCKER:thefinger THANK GOD THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS AND WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO STEAL FROM THERE HARD WORKING CUSTOMERS

 

[gardenweasel]

btj

btj

lmao......thanks for setting kdogg and myself straight ......

btw....i ran into a breast feeding lesbian in starbucks the other day asking if anyone knew beantown jim......

she said that you eat "shit on rye" and that "your as-hole sucks bottlecaps"........verbatim....


then she asked where she could find you....

i said,"first off,i know for a fact that jim`s allergic to rye bread"....

then i told her that you had passed away.....

i think you`re safe now....

unless those lesbians from the bank find you....

 

[Kdogg21]

err......on that note i would say No to your question Bean.......:toast: