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#1337941 - 04/12/12 09:46 AM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: VM Smith]
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SportsNut
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Registered: 09/02/08
Posts: 174
Loc: FingerLakes
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Direct TV will be ok, till a year from now when their promotional pricing goes away. I had them but after the first year the bill almost doubled !!!!!
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#1337943 - 04/12/12 09:52 AM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: SportsNut]
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Dizzyt
Senior Member
Registered: 03/09/12
Posts: 925
Loc: NY
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I agree, and we also had their internet service. It was great for a month. Then we very rarely could connect or have any internet service at all. They sent techs out and at times would schedule apts and we'd sit around waiting for someone and they would never show up. I thought TWC RR sucked, well it opened my eyes to how great and uninterrupted their service is not to mention their technical expertise. Sorry, but as soon as I can, I'm switching back to TWC. I'm not fond at all with Direct TV...we had them before, we should have learned from the first time. Weird thing is, when we had them before we had Rochester local channels, with TWC we had Rochester and Syracuse local channels, this time when we switched to Direct TV they gave us Syracuse local channels. I work in the Rochester area, therefore like to tune into the Rochester news, not Syracuse. I called Direct TV to ask them to switch us to Rochester channels and they said they could not because of the zoning of where we live. Ridiculous!!!
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#1337951 - 04/12/12 10:55 AM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: Dizzyt]
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123
Senior Member
Registered: 10/28/11
Posts: 845
Loc: From Ga.
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[quote=Dizzyt]I agree, and we also had their internet service. It was great for a month. Then we very rarely could connect or have any internet service at all. They sent techs out and at times would schedule apts and we'd sit around waiting for someone and they would never show up. I thought TWC RR sucked, well it opened my eyes to how great and uninterrupted their service is not to mention their technical expertise. Sorry, but as soon as I can, I'm switching back to TWC. I'm not fond at all with Direct TV...we had them before, we should have learned from the first time. Weird thing is, when we had them before we had Rochester local channels, with TWC we had Rochester and Syracuse local channels, this time when we switched to Direct TV they gave us Syracuse local channels. I work in the Rochester area, therefore like to tune into the Rochester news, not Syracuse. I called Direct TV to ask them to switch us to Rochester channels and they said they could not because of the zoning of where we live. Ridiculous!!! [/quot
Well when my wife gets home we are having a talk. Stuck for two damn years now. Yes I already hate it. Must of been one of those monments.Something new feeling you know. But it sucks alredy
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#1337962 - 04/12/12 11:36 AM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: twocats]
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Dizzyt
Senior Member
Registered: 03/09/12
Posts: 925
Loc: NY
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Well, you are one of the fortunate ones. Any time the wind blows or there's a bad wind storm/snow or ice out goes the Dish. Never had that problem in the two years we had TWC. Yes, money saved was quite appealing. But, now we know too good to be true. As for the internet, we just had problem after problem and their Technical Service really is not up to par with what we ever received from TWC. I also don't understand how we could receive both local Syracuse and Rochester with TWC and now just Syracuse with Direct TV, I mentioned we had Direct a few years back and we had Rochester local channels. Something just does not make sense with them at all. Fortunately, since our internet problems were well documented for two months, they did give us a 2 month credit for the poor service, when we finally cancelled the internet service with them all together, we just told them to look back at all of our problem history and that is why we were cancelling, they never tried to get us to stay - they totally understood. Must be a recurrent problem with their internet services, whether it's FIOS or Verizon. Yes, stuck for another year and a half, I cannot wait until it is over. I also miss some channels we used to receive on TWC that we don't get with Direct.
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#1338085 - 04/12/12 06:18 PM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: Jseemore]
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Tabbytails
Senior Member
Registered: 02/20/06
Posts: 1047
Loc: Here Abouts.
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Never had a problem with Directv, and our dish points through our trees. My mother, on the other hand, has had nothing but problems with TW.
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#1341620 - 04/29/12 01:21 PM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: bluezone]
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Tabbytails
Senior Member
Registered: 02/20/06
Posts: 1047
Loc: Here Abouts.
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During just about any sort of T-Storm it goes out. The locals from Syracuse go out at least once a week for no real reason anyone can give her when she calls about it. Just crap like that. She has called about the outages, but they do not seem very helpful. Her neighbors have the same problems.
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#1341621 - 04/29/12 01:28 PM
Re: Is it me? Direct TV
[Re: Ranger]
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VM Smith
Diamond Member
Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 34290
Loc: Reality
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My history is that I had TWC and liked it. I had a problem with it, and wanted to watch boxing on a Fri night. I called them at 1530 Fri, and they said they could come out on Teues. On Mon, I had DirecTV installed.
In '99, I got onto the internet, and DirecTV internet was quite expensive, so I went to TWC TV+RR.
I had a Verizon land line, and I needed a cell for working on the boats. I got Sprint, but the coverage sucked on the Canal. I went to Verizon cell.
In '04 I gave up watching TV, and dropped the TW TV, and went to just RR. Then I got mad because Verizon hadn't run the cheaper DSL past the house (they still haven't), so I dropped the Verizon cell and LL, and just went with AT&T cell, partly because the guy whom I was working for (Liberty Boat Tours), was on AT&T, and wintered in Texas. The reception was great, and they had rollover minutes; we never went over limit, although there were 5 of us on a 700 min plan.
My actual phone sucked, and it was even harder to understand what I was talking about than it is in person.
So, my Lady got me a very nice Verizon cell, on her plan, for last Xmas. Coverage was good in SF, and is good in Dryden. She still can't understand me in person...says it's due to my stupidity...who am I to argue?
Also, she says it's my duck lips...you should have seen me on the day soy lecithin made my lips swell up! I've added it to the long list of soy products that I think shouldn't be fed to animals, including humans. Now I get my lecithin from raw eggs.
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