http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680106 en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:11:56 EDT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:11:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27735256
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I thought I sent this message several hours ago but it still hasn't shown up so maybe I didn't post it. If this is a duplicate, please forgive me,

I want to get Brighthouse TV installed on Friday Dec. 7 (as long as we agree on pricing, products, etc.). You can have somebody contact me anytime before then but I need a private way to get you my phone number please.
Thanks,
Mike ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27734698 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:05:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27683603 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27683603 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:37:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27683276 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27683276 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:20:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27681260 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27681260 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:28:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680708
Pros: Central Florida BH has a good amount of HD programming and the picture quality is excellent. Another plus is BH offers all of the local sub-channels, some of which are great channels. Dish doesn't carry any local sub-channels.

Cons: The Cisco DVRs I have worked well but the programming guide is quite disappointing compared to Dish and Direct. I was thinking of getting my own TIVO so I could go back to using a well-developed guide but haven't yet done it. I miss the way Dish showed the SD and HD version of a channel on the same channel number. Example HBO on channel 300. If you have a HD receiver it shows it in HD, a SD receiver it shows in SD. Much easier to remember channel numbers and so many less channels to browse through on the guide.

Overall I am happy I moved to BH. I can deal with the crappy guide for now. Hopefully BH is listening to the feedback from the members unhappy with the guide to create something more user friendly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680708 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:27:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680546 2) I've never had an issue with skipping or out of sync
3) The only time I've ever had an outage for an extended time was back in 2004 when the hurricanes hit.
4) 7 days and yes the boxes have series record
5) I had a Cisco box that worked nice :)

They (BH) just did a guide update and while it's nothing compared to DirecTV it allows you to sort by favorites and HD only. Hope this helps you and welcome to BH!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680546 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:35:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680229 2. Can't comment.
3. I can't remember the last time we've had an outage. No rain fade. (obviously), which was very common when we had direcTV.
4. Yes, you can search, not sure how far in advance.
5. Not sure.

I've switched from DirecTV for 2 reasons: I've had a lot of rain fade with DirecTV. I've had DVRs die and DirecTV required a new 2 year contract in order to replace them. With BHN, if there's an equipment issue, you can just drive to the office and get it fixed right away.

What I miss from DirecTV: Better DVR software, 30 second-skip feature, lower price.

What I like on BHN: No contract, no rain fade, problems fixed quickly, no charge if you need to dispatch someone for a technical issue.
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»www.mobilespeedtest.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOr-27680229 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:12:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOrland-27680106 1. How is the HD video quality? Is 1080i available regularly? How about 1080p availability?
2. Does Dolby Digital audio work well consistently (no skips, no glitches, in sync with video)?
3. Any outages and if so, how often and how long?
4. Is there a search feature and, if so, how far into the future does it search and can you setup a recording for future programs?
5. Is there a specific DVR model that works better than others?

DirecTV's quality and service have been gradually getting worse over the years and I'm ready to make a change. My other choices, besides Brighthouse, are Comcast/Xfinity and AT&T U-verse soon. I'm leaning towards Brighthouse and understand their guide is not very good but I can possibly live with that although the guide and search feature of DirecTV were very good.

If anybody has moved from DirecTV to Brighthouse, could you give me your impression?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/CFL-Questions-before-Moving-to-Brighthouse-from-DirecTVOrland-27680106 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:34:53 EDT