ptrowskiGot Helix? Premium Member join:2005-03-14 Woodstock, CT
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ptrowski
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2014-Aug-26 8:29 am
Dear lord no.........DirecTV is perfectly fine without AT&T coming in and screwing them up. | |
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78036364 (banned)
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2014-Aug-26 10:03 am
Re: Dear lord no.........said by ptrowski:DirecTV is perfectly fine without AT&T coming in and screwing them up. Really? You said this? | |
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ptrowski
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2014-Aug-26 10:51 am
Re: Dear lord no.........said by 78036364:said by ptrowski:DirecTV is perfectly fine without AT&T coming in and screwing them up. Really? You said this? Yes I did, they have been great for me. I can call them and they reduce my bill without having to threaten to cancel. When we went back to them after a year they gave me all my old incentives plus more. I can't complain. With AT&T I can now see the introduction of a ton of below the line fees, charges etc. Awesome. | |
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imnotgoogle
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2014-Aug-27 4:30 am
Re: Dear lord no.........I will prefer combined billing with my wireless account, real time high quality DTV streaming over LTE (multicast) when I'm not around my TV plus any bundled discounts.
I know it's popular to claim that AT&T will add a whole bunch of bogus fees and I'm sure some of this may be warranted but that's what you get for being a POTS user. They all do it. You can blame your govt agencies for allowing telcos to pass on fees directed at them if you may.
AT&T's wireless unit doesn't charge any other weird fees that the other wireless phone companies in the US charge so I don't share your pessimism. | |
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Re: Dear lord no.........said by imnotgoogle :I will prefer combined billing with my wireless account, real time high quality DTV streaming over LTE (multicast) when I'm not around my TV If they throw in a deal that excludes said streaming from counting against monthly data usage that would go a long way toward gaining my support. But with virtually no incentives to garner my support, I really don't see any reason to submit anything but a comment in opposition to their merger. | |
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pjcamp to ptrowski
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2014-Aug-26 10:14 am
to ptrowski
Now my local choices will be AT&T and Comcast. I got DirecTV specifically to not choose one of these. | |
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ptrowski
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2014-Aug-26 10:51 am
Re: Dear lord no.........Exactly. | |
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While I am against this as well, you still have Dish Network as a third choice. | |
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| coldmoon Premium Member join:2002-02-04 Fulton, NY
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to ptrowski
Couldn't agree with you more. Called DTV and logged my complaint and intention to drop DTV like a stone when/if the deal becomes final... | |
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78036364 (banned)
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2014-Aug-26 9:57 pm
Re: Dear lord no.........said by coldmoon:Couldn't agree with you more. Called DTV and logged my complaint and intention to drop DTV like a stone when/if the deal becomes final... Well I'm sure they are now stopping this deal right as we speak. | |
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| trparky Premium Member join:2000-05-24 Cleveland, OH ·AT&T U-Verse
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to ptrowski
DirecTV: 19.981 million subscribers Comcast: 22 million subscribers TWC: 8.8 million subscribers uVerse: 4.3 million subscribers Note: According to Wikipedia.
If TWC + Comcast combined, they would have roughly 30.8 million subscribers. However, if AT&T and DirecTV merged they would have roughly 25.3 million subscribers. And since we all know that Comcast is pretty much the most hated company in America (by far), this is a merger we really don't want to happen.
The merger of Comcast and TWC would be the worst of the two mergers because they would not only command a much larger chunk of the pay-TV market than a combined AT&T and DirecTV, they would also maintain control over NBC Universal and that's even worse. DirecTV doesn't own any major network providers.
Honestly, I'd take the AT&T + DirecTV merger over the merger of Comcast + TWC any day of the week. That's not to say that I like any of the two mergers but the DirecTV and AT&T merger is the "less evil" one of the two. | |
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| | KearnstdSpace Elf Premium Member join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ
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Kearnstd
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2014-Aug-26 1:29 pm
Re: Dear lord no.........Honestly I think Comcast should be forced to spin off NBC Universal if they want to buy TWC. A cable company should never have been allowed to own a content producer to begin with.
In the world of media production and distro, Vertical integration is never good for the consumer. | |
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Kuro
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2014-Aug-26 4:18 pm
Re: Dear lord no.........I think it should be spun off into three companies. Internet, Cable and Content with nobody working for more than one of them at the same time. | |
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| | ptrowskiGot Helix? Premium Member join:2005-03-14 Woodstock, CT |
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Being a current DirecTV customer for me it is the bigger evil. | |
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| | atuarreHere come the drums Premium Member join:2004-02-14 EC/SETX SWLA |
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I don't do business with Comcast. I do business with DirecTV however and do not want AT&T and Comcast to combine. I want to know what "deal" was made; likely in the form of campaign contributions and other "gifts". | |
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typarky dont be a hypocrite, you approve one you need to approve both. MY choices for tv are dish directv twc and atat. If this goes through, it elminates one choice. The other merger, doesnt because they dont compete. | |
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| 19579823 (banned)An Awesome Dude join:2003-08-04 |
to ptrowski
quote: DirecTV is perfectly fine without AT&T coming in and screwing them up.
And thats exactly what they will do!!!!!!! | |
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NotAFan
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2014-Aug-26 9:01 am
Like CulturesWell at least it will be a smooth merger as the corporate culture towards customers is the same, bleed them for every penny! | |
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| DataDocMy avatar looks like me, if I was 2D. Premium Member join:2000-05-14 Hedgesville, WV |
DataDoc
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2014-Aug-26 11:21 am
Re: Like CulturesWhat do you think business is in business for? If it's not, it's called a charity. | |
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Nota commie
Anon
2014-Aug-26 8:00 pm
Re: Like CulturesNo it's called a monopoly. This is not pure competition and shouldn't be allowed. | |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
They should offer as standalone productThey should be required to offer DirecTV as a standalone product and not force bundling.
DirecTV is a viable competitor to Comcast. Dish is also an option but they don't carry the local ABC or Fox stations in our area. I currently bundle DirecTV with Verizon Home Phone and I hope that remains an option.
They should be required to allow customers to self install as well. | |
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78036364 (banned)
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2014-Aug-26 10:07 am
Re: They should offer as standalone productsaid by IowaCowboy:They should be required to offer DirecTV as a standalone product and not force bundling. Since half the people with DirecTv live in areas where DSL/U-verse internet is not available I'm curious as to how bundling can be forced? At&t doesn't force bundling now. Hell you can get DSL without phone and it's been that way for YEARS. | |
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98778011 (banned)
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2014-Aug-26 10:23 am
Re: They should offer as standalone productThey can only bundle the services with AT&T in the AT&T regions. IowaCowboy has no clue how it would work in a non-AT&T region. | |
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| | IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
to 78036364
They're talking about some broadband product that hasn't been launched yet. I'm happy now with Comcast for internet, DirecTV for TV and Verizon for home phone (Verizon home phone and DirecTV are currently bundled). I refuse to buy triple plays.
I would like an alternative to Comcast though. Competition is good. | |
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BiggA
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2014-Aug-26 6:02 pm
Re: They should offer as standalone productHoly crap, without bundling your bills must be enormous! | |
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| | | | IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
Re: They should offer as standalone productThe Comcast channel offerings around here aren't that great and you have to buy the sports entertainment package to get two channels we watch (Turner Classic Movies and Fox Movie Channel) which adds $8 to your bill. And they charge like $10 for HD, $10 for DVR, $10 for whole house, $10 per additional TV, so in reality DirecTV is Cheaper. Comcast in our area is kind of a Bait and Switch game and if state law applied to cable companies Bait and Switch is illegal in Mass. DirecTV has lower programming costs, more channels, up front pricing, and additional TVs are only $6.
I don't care for the above mentioned channels but must haves for Mom and Grandma.
I'm waiting for the alarm company to call me back so I can weigh the costs of ditching the home phone. If it's going to cost $500 to go wireless than the payback period might not be worth it because I don't know if I'll be here in 5 years.
Right now my plans are to work on my CDL and get a job driving buses (hopefully local transit buses with working A/C, been on buses many times with broken A/C as a passenger and it's not fun). | |
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BiggA
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2014-Aug-26 10:46 pm
Re: They should offer as standalone productExcept with Comcast, you can bundle TV and internet, and you can own your own equipment. You could use Comcast Digital Voice, which is basically $20/mo in a bundle, but likely much cheaper since you wouldn't have to pay the unbundling surcharge anymore on the internet... | |
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they should down play U-Verse and move subs over to DirecTV that have LOS and maybe have U-Verse as rain fade backup / for people who don't have good LOS.
U-Verse can use the TV bandwidth for faster internet also fiber to home areas can use better TV bit rates. | |
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They aren't about to force bundling, unlike Google. | |
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Block it.It is worse than a Comcast/TWC merger. AT&T/DirecTV reduces a competitor in AT&T areas whereas Comcast/TWC does not reduce a competitor anywhere. | |
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78036364 (banned)
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2014-Aug-26 10:04 am
Re: Block it.said by josephf:It is worse than a Comcast/TWC merger. AT&T/DirecTV reduces a competitor in AT&T areas whereas Comcast/TWC does not reduce a competitor anywhere. U-Verse is hardly anywhere an DirecTV doesn't sell internet. | |
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Agree with every comment above but...Where does Dish not carry Fox and ABC? | |
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No NFL TicketOne of the stipulations should be no exclusive rights to NFL Sunday ticket. Let all providers carry it. I would hate to pay AT&T anything for any service. I would literally pay anyone else any amount of money for the NFL Ticket. | |
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big mistake...ATT is making a big mistake.. similar to what Sprint did buying Nextel and a slew of mvno partnerships.. just when they've made several public statements about deploying fiber to the premise equipment for symmetrical gigabit.. they won't be able to spend 50 billion dollars on Direct Tv and keep that commitment to deployment for broadband AND keep up the pressure on Verizon wireless at the same time.
We also know that sprint and tmobile will make neglecting their wireless service painful in the loss of customers as they grow their networks. | |
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