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LuvMyDH
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/05 882 total posts
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K
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X Post: Direct TV???
Does anyone have it?
Pros/Cons???
DH is bugging me to switch casue the have the NFL Sunday Ticket...
Any info would be appreciated...
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Posted 10/26/06 10:25 AM  |
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CathyB
Member since 5/05 19403 total posts
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
I love Direct TV. We almost never lose the signal, it has to be a really bad storm. We lose Optimum Online more often.
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| Posted 10/26/06 11:25 AM |
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LuvMyDH
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/05 882 total posts
Name:
K
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
Thanks
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| Posted 10/26/06 11:44 AM |
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belladi
LIF Adult
Member since 9/06 1011 total posts
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diana
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
we have and we lose signal sometimes.
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| Posted 10/26/06 12:22 PM |
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bikramaddict
mommy-to-be
Member since 8/06 4376 total posts
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
i've had both. i think i like direct TV better. we may switch when we move.
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| Posted 10/26/06 1:23 PM |
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DRMom
Two in Blue
Member since 5/05 20223 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
We do I am the proud owner of the Sunday Direct Ticket going on 3 years now It does lose signal is horrible rain storms-lots of rain and wind. Besides for that its great. We love it and now we are "preier customers" so we are getting a free upgraded box so now we will have two and can record 4 shows at a time if we wanted to.
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| Posted 10/26/06 2:01 PM |
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sept2703
LIF Toddler
Member since 5/05 455 total posts
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
Melijane - How are you premier customers? We have had it for 2 years now.
We love it and have the Sunday ticket as well (main reason for getting it ewhen we moved)
We've lost signal only a handful of times in 2 years. I LOVE the Tivo option - don't know how I lived without it.
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| Posted 10/26/06 2:08 PM |
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-Laurie-
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
We have it and love it!
Dh is an Eagles Fan living in Florida where if the Saints or Falcons are playing he needs Sunday Ticket to see McNabb play like a fool every sunday.
We've never had the signal go out for more then a few seconds so I can't complain about that. Also after hurricanes pass thru our part of Florida our DirectTV works with the generator as long as the dish is still up, while it takes weeks for cable to get back up
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| Posted 10/26/06 2:14 PM |
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LuvMyDH
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/05 882 total posts
Name:
K
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
Thanks for all the responses... How do you become a premier customer?
Also: What is the monthly fee for the DVR service... I'm contemplating purchasing my own TiVo box.
Message edited 10/26/2006 3:12:44 PM.
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| Posted 10/26/06 3:12 PM |
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DRMom
Two in Blue
Member since 5/05 20223 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
Posted by sept2703
Melijane - How are you premier customers? We have had it for 2 years now.
We love it and have the Sunday ticket as well (main reason for getting it ewhen we moved)
We've lost signal only a handful of times in 2 years. I LOVE the Tivo option - don't know how I lived without it.
When you call they actually say that I have had it for about 4 yrs now that Ithink about it. What happened was my DH was on the phone and they said you are eligible for a free box upgrade with free installation. Then they got disconnected and he didn't call back. So I called and sai my hudsband was on the phone and was offered .... The guy sounded like it was not noted but he honored it anyway. Maybe call and try the same thing?
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| Posted 10/26/06 3:16 PM |
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MrsA
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
I used to and it was annoying because it wouldnt work in heavy rain, so we switched to Cable.
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| Posted 10/26/06 3:19 PM |
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Sp4747
LIF Adolescent
Member since 7/05 752 total posts
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Stephanie
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
I had it a few years ago and during the snow it would always go out, I remember being outside in the middle of winter with the hose watering off the snow on the satellite because I was not going to spend all night doing nothing. Cable stinks also but the prices are better with the DVR and the HD channels.
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| Posted 10/26/06 4:01 PM |
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charon54
My two boys!
Member since 5/05 7279 total posts
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Rebecca
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
Posted by LuvMyDH
Thanks for all the responses... How do you become a premier customer?
Also: What is the monthly fee for the DVR service... I'm contemplating purchasing my own TiVo box.
It's $6, I think for the DVR service, it is much cheaper than Tivo and it's a better service, easier on screen to use.
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| Posted 10/26/06 5:05 PM |
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karen62794
LIF Infant
Member since 6/06 103 total posts
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Karen
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
We were really happy with DirecTV however we switched last year to the Optimum Triple Play and ended up saving a lot of money.
We never had any problems with DirecTV, even in storms, we seemed to be ok.
We do lose signal with Optimum once in awhile.
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| Posted 10/27/06 1:16 PM |
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cjb88
Little Brother
Member since 5/05 3540 total posts
Name:
C
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
we have both the IO and the DirectTV because DH just HAD to have the sunday football package...
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| Posted 10/27/06 6:58 PM |
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jerome8283
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/06 633 total posts
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Re: X Post: Direct TV???
I've had Optimum Online for years now. I had one or two problems which both turned out to be hardware related. I have all of their services, cable, phone and internet. No complains.
If I recall, DirectTV was more expensive and prone to problems due to the weather. Whenever a disc is necessary there's a potential for problems.
Anyone who experiences problems regularly with Optimum Online either has bad cables, hardware or transmitter in your area. You should talk to your neighbors to see if they experience outages when you do.
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| Posted 10/28/06 8:51 AM |
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