DirecTV Sunday Ticket subscribers - Page 12

Duckjake · July 27th, 2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mulli

Do they cause any problem with reception?

Don't know: we don't have much snow and ice in Central Texas.

Dust storms and humidity haven't caused much trouble though.

anytimeuwnt · July 27th, 2007, 01:37 PM

I have had Directv in Louisville, Baltimore, and now Harrisburg, PA.

NEVER have I had a problem with Snow or Ice. Honestly, unless the snow is really sticky, it usually falls off the dish because of the angle.

In an ICE storm, it really never got so bad that it knocked out any signal. I have had ICE collect over 2 inches on my car, but never had TV go out unless the cloud was super dark. In fact the ONLY time I have an issue is when a really bad storm cloud passes through the dish's line of sight. Then it will go dark during the time it takes the storm to pass over.

Honestly, in the 10 years I have had Directv, I have never been without signal for more than 45 minutes at a time except for the Hurricane/Tropical Storm that passed over Baltimore in 2003 or 2004. I was down for about 2 hours that night..... but really, I wasn't worried about TV at that moment. The funny story about that storm was that Comcast lost cable service for almost a week after that storm passed through. I had service by the end of the night.

In the end....... Directv is the shiznit. Sunday ticket is so addictive that the only way I will leave is if Verizon FIOS gets it. And Directv's customer retention department is BY FAR the best in any telecommunications industry in America.

Duckjake · July 27th, 2007, 04:21 PM

I don't feel like going back through all the posts so...I understand that Directv is adding more HD channels but that you have to change equipment or something to be able to receive them. Is that part of what you guys have been talking about?

Either way anyone know what the story is there?

Lloydian · July 27th, 2007, 04:49 PM

Yep, that's what we're talking about. And inspired by this thread, I called and got Sunday Ticket with the SuperFan thrown in for free.

bratwurst · July 27th, 2007, 04:50 PM

You didn't have to pay for Sunday Ticket itself? Wowzers

Pariah · July 27th, 2007, 08:05 PM

I'm not getting the ticket this year. I used to have it because it was a no-brainer on saving money over going to the bar every sunday. Now that it's more expensive and I drink less than I did, I think I can do it cheaper at the bar.

...plus, I don't have to kick the family out of the house on sundays.

gusmahler · July 29th, 2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Duckjake

I don't feel like going back through all the posts so...I understand that Directv is adding more HD channels but that you have to change equipment or something to be able to receive them.

DirecTV launched a new satellite in early July 2007 for the new networks. You'll need an MPEG-4 capable box (HR-20 or H20 are, I think, the only ones) in order to receive the new channels.

Here's a list of the channels, according to a post in dbstalk.com

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Available Now:

70 HBO East
71 SHO East
72 ESPN2
73 ESPN
74 UHD
75 TNT
76 Discovery HD Theater
78 HD Net Movies
79 HD Net

98 National Geographic Channel Sneak Peek (Times vary)
332 MHD Sneek Peek (Times vary)

99 HD Pay-Per-View

Depending on service area and equipment:

ABC
CBS
NBC
FOX
CW
MY Network TV

Local Regional Sports Network

Coming in September:

A&E
Animal Planet
Big Ten Network
CineMax East
CineMax West
CNN
Discovery Channel (simulcast)
Food Network
HBO West
HGTV
History Channel
MHD (MTV)
NFL Network (Full-Time)
Science Channel
Showtime West
Starz! East
Starz! West
Starz! Edge
Starz! Comedy
Starz Kids & Family
The Movie Channel
The National Geographic Channel
TBS
TLC
The Weather Channel
Versus/Golf

Fall 2007:

Bravo
Cartoon
Chiller
CNBC
FX
HBO2 East
HBO2 West
HBO Family East
HBO Family West
HBO Latino East
HBO Signature East
MoreMax East
Sci-Fi
Sleuth
Speed
USA

21 Regional Sports Networks:

Blackout Rules still apply!

Altitude
Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
FSN Arizona
FSN Bay Area
FSN Detroit
FSN Florida
FSN New England
FSN North
FSN Northwest
FSN Ohio
FSN Prime Ticket
FSN Rocky Mountain
FSN South
FSN Southwest
FSN West
New England Sports Network
SportsNet New York
SportsSouth
Sun Sports
YES

December 2007:

The Tennis Channel

Spring 2008

Disney Channel
Toon Disney
ABC Family
ESPN News
MGM

Announced HD for Fall 2007 but not announced for DirecTV yet:

Trinity Broadcasting Network, RFD HD

Announced HD channel rollouts by Spring 2008 but no carriage announcements for DirecTV yet:

MAV TV, HBO Comedy East/West, HBO Latino West, HBO Signature West, HBO Zone East/West, @Max East, 5 Star Max East, ActionMax East/West, MoreMax West, OuterMax East, ThrillerMax East/West, WMax East

Existing HD that I have no carriage info for:

Lifetime HD, MOJO, Outdoor 2, Playboy, Wealth

gusmahler · July 29th, 2007, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by en fuego

Anybody have experience with the HR-20 for a while?

I am anxious to do the move up to HD (my tv is HD ready) but have put off moving up because I really love my Samsung Direct TV receiver with TIVO.

I have read nothing but horror stories about the Direct TV HD DVR house model, and it seems that even after having it out for a year, Direct TV has been slow in addressing all the bugs.

Got my HR20 in January (yes, just AFTER the football season, smart timing

). Never had any problems with it. I was scared also because of the problems I had with the R15, but none at all with the HR20. From what I read on dbstalk, problems are nearly as big since a recent software update.

gusmahler · July 29th, 2007, 09:33 AM

Here's some more info I've found about Sunday Ticket HD:

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NFL 2007 In HD
For the coming NFL season, the FOX network will continue to broadcast up to 6 NFL games per Sunday in 720p High Definition. The CBS network announced on 4/24/07 that they will broadast up to 6 NFL games per Sunday in 1080i High Definition.

Here’s how the season works out:

NFL 2007.......1080i-HD...720p-HD...480i-SD

CBS (AFC)...........100...........................7
ESPN (MNF) ......................17...............
FOX (NFC).........................99.............. 8
NBC(SNF).............17...........................
NFLNET..................8......................... ...
Total...................125.......116............ 15

A week-to-week review of the NFL 2007 Schedule shows us:

1. We will now have 94% of the NFL 2007 Season Games in HD.
2. Of the 256 games played this year, only 15 will be braodcast in SD.
3. Through the season, FOX which has the NFC, will have only 8 SD games.
4. Through the season, CBS which has the AFC, will have only 7 SD games.
5. Weeks 1, 5, 6, 9, 12 and 15 will be 100% HD -- zero SD games for those 6 weeks.

HD Games for the season, on a weekly basis:
Week 1: 16 of 16 games in HD
Week 2: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 3: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 4: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 5: 14 of 14 games in HD
Week 6: 13 of 13 games in HD
Week 7: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 8: 12 of 13 games in HD
Week 9: 14 of 14 games in HD
Week 10: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 11: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 12: 16 of 16 games in HD
Week 13: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 14: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 15: 16 of 16 games in HD
Week 16: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 17: 14 of 16 games in HD

Duckjake · July 29th, 2007, 09:29 PM

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DirecTV launched a new satellite in early July 2007 for the new networks. You'll need an MPEG-4 capable box (HR-20 or H20 are, I think, the only ones) in order to receive the new channels.

Here's a list of the channels, according to a post in dbstalk.com

Thanks, that's what I was looking for.

Lloydian · July 30th, 2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gusmahler

Week 2: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 3: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 4: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 7: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 8: 12 of 13 games in HD
Week 10: 13 of 14 games in HD
Week 11: 14 of 16 games in HD
Week 13: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 14: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 16: 15 of 16 games in HD
Week 17: 14 of 16 games in HD

For the network that doesn't have the doubleheader, the usual choice for non-HD is the least popular late game. With the doubleheader, it's usually an early game.
Week 2: The Seattle/Arizona game is up against Minnesota/Detroit. I like our chances.
Week 3: My money is on Arizona/Baltimore getting the SD treatment.
Week 4: It's a late doubleheader game (and Whis v Pitt). I like our chances.
Week 7: Arizona/Washington: I don't like our chances.
Week 8: Bye
Week 10: Corallary to the late doubleheader rule: If it's Detroit/Arizona, count on SD.
Week 11: I'd like to think that Arizona/Cincinnati would be better than Carolina/Green Bay.
Week 13: Outlook awful. Late, non-doubleheader, Cleveland.
Week 14: I like the Arizona/Seattle better than Minnesota/San Francisco.
Week 16: Safe: SD game is on other network.
Week 17: I like our chances for HD on this game.

To sum up, with 15 games in SD, I predict the Cardinals lead the league again with 4 in SD, 12 in HD. Put another way, with 9 possible changes to put us in SD, I think the networks will seize the opportunity 4 times.

bratwurst · September 16th, 2007, 06:32 AM

Directv would only give me the superfan for $25 off. I told them to stick it. I also let them know that at the current rate of increase for the ticket alone, that I'm probably going back to watching in bars next year. At that point, I'm not sure if I stick with Dtv at all. The ticket is the main reason I keep their service at all.

gusmahler · September 17th, 2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lloydian

For the network that doesn't have the doubleheader, the usual choice for non-HD is the least popular late game. With the doubleheader, it's usually an early game.
Week 2: The Seattle/Arizona game is up against Minnesota/Detroit. I like our chances.
Week 3: My money is on Arizona/Baltimore getting the SD treatment.

So far, the Cards are 0 for 2. SEA/ARI was SD and so will ARI/BAL (the only Fox game to be SD for week 3.

At least we'll be in HD once the bye weeks start (hopefully).

SeattleCard · September 17th, 2007, 05:01 PM

Big CORRECTION on this Thread.

The game WAS broadcast by FOX in HD. I watched it at home here in Seattle in beautiful HD.

This was DIRECTV's decision not to air the game in HD, so direct your complaints to DTV.

MigratingOsprey · September 17th, 2007, 05:35 PM

i don't believe it was HD, but widescreen SD as it was being shown to such a small market

anyhow........ I need to call DTV and see if I can get an upgrade on my HD DVR and also to see if they'll give me superfan

i buy 3 sports packs and the HD package - it's ridiculous to pay an extra $100 just to watch a game in Hd......

Brat - did you just talk to a customer rep or did you ask for the mysterious retentions department?