So does the 74.99/mo Sunday Ticket offer the games in HD? Should we sign up ASAP or wait until football starts to get the most out of it.

8/5/2008 8:52:51 AM

no


you have to get the $99 superfan add-on in order for your sunday ticket to be in HD

8/5/2008 10:00:56 AM

^so does that make it go up 25$ a month or is it a one time fee?

i guess since it would take only 4 months to pay it anyways would it just be the same thing?

8/5/2008 10:19:06 AM

i think superfan is a one-time fee.


you might be able to split it into payments, though. I didnt ask

8/5/2008 11:53:32 AM

fuck that, i'm not paying for superfan, my other roommates can.

8/5/2008 12:00:06 PM

get on the phone with directTV and be nice


they might give it to you for free.



then tell your roomates to give you the $100

8/5/2008 12:05:47 PM

well, I am pretty decent at manipulating customer service reps.

[Edited on August 5, 2008 at 12:25 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2008 12:25:04 PM

i didnt even really ask and she gave it to me for free.


I'm just a damn good flirt.

8/5/2008 1:06:35 PM

can you do AAA and NFL ticket for 74.95/mo?

Is it 2 year contract or just 1?

8/5/2008 7:38:22 PM

i think all are 2 year contracts and if you call the AAA number you should still be able to tie in with the NFL promo

8/5/2008 7:58:58 PM

the extra games aren't in hd?? I might have to call somebody

8/5/2008 9:41:55 PM

should I share the 50.00 referral with my roommates

Oh, 10/mo for AAA and 10/mo for an account number? I guess we'll split the monthly bill then, since it's going to be the third roommate 'signing' the contract and such. I doubt he will 'go green' though

[Edited on August 5, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2008 11:12:40 PM

it's $10 off a month for 5 months...so that's up to you

8/5/2008 11:20:00 PM

how many of you guys applied the referral credit after you already signed up for a package?

I bit on that cashcrate thread in chitchat for the 125 bucks, but after it clears I'm going to try and get a referral credit applied. Maybe the AAA too...I doubt I'll have any leverage for free superfan after being locked into the contract though

[Edited on August 8, 2008 at 5:39 PM. Reason : .]

8/8/2008 5:38:25 PM

08/08/2008

5:21 PM, EST--ATM/DEBITCARD PURCHASE-DTV*DIRECTV HARDWARE 800-347-3288 CA
$25.00

??

8/9/2008 12:45:22 AM

It is impossible to add a aaa discount after you have started your service. You have to call a aaa number to sign up for the offer from the beginning.

8/9/2008 1:27:27 AM

Yeah, I figured AAA would be difficult to impossible. Maybe the referral account # will work though. AAA = 10/mo for 2yrs shared on 3 heads, vs 125 instantly to me though.

8/9/2008 1:39:25 AM

Anyone have a breakdown of the packages from TWC? Those fucks don't give you an easy way to see what each package has. They just list all the channels and then color code which are which. You turn off the ones you don't want to see, and it doesn't do shit.

I'm trying to compare packages to see which one I'd like to go with for DirectTV.

8/9/2008 3:22:26 PM

Fuck, no LOS from my side of this duplex. There's a spot where we can get everything but locals and it's going to be right at the 125ft signal degradation mark.

8/10/2008 9:27:42 AM

man, if only directv had espnu on their choice extra i would go with them. I really think i may stick with the terrible service of twc because of this.

Anyone else have any ways to get cheaper service? I always got ripped off with twc.

8/12/2008 4:25:06 PM

^just add the sports pack with espnu

8/12/2008 8:37:49 PM

i really don't want to add 12 bucks a month when i'm getting espnu already. Also, the 100 bucks for the hd dvr is ridiculous

8/12/2008 8:40:59 PM

lol most plans you get that for free

i paid $30 at installation for an hd dvr box and an hd box and all the installation stuff. if you're interested, just call directv and go over it on the phone...some things don't really show up online.

8/12/2008 8:53:53 PM

whats the cheapest TWC package that u can get with basic HD channels (including CBS,NBC,ABC,ESPN and channels like that)

8/12/2008 9:47:08 PM

^any cable package from twc comes with locals in HD (even the analog packages)

if you don't have a digital package, however, your tv must have a HD tuner built in

if you have a digital package, go swap out your box for its HD equivalent, it's free.

8/12/2008 10:27:43 PM

note, 1 of these channels does not belong
CBS,NBC,ABC,ESPN
not gettin espnhd without spending atleast $45/month

8/13/2008 9:41:35 AM

it said on the radio this morning ESPN HD was included w twc's basic shit

8/13/2008 9:58:48 AM

Basic meaning the lowest digital tier (digipic 1000.) Their current introductory pricing (without DVR service and before the remote control and cable box fees) is 49.95 a month. Regular pricing (after 6 months) is 68.00 a month. That doesn't include the 7.95 per month for having the cable box and the 31 cents for the remote. I think they also tack on a third charge and taxes/fees. It ends up being about 60-70 a month for just digital cable with HD service. Yeah, you can get a deal for a couple months but after the fees and additional charges it's still going to be at least as much as smoothcrim said.

8/14/2008 1:41:51 AM

no directv

8/14/2008 9:44:23 AM

I did the directv programming back in the day, does anyone here mess with FTA or DishNetwork programming? Refresh my memory on some popular forums/chatrooms these days?

PMplz

8/14/2008 11:14:42 AM

ah finally, directv sub/private contractor is out here and is running two lines to living room. I'd rather have them ran to my junction box so that all 4 RG6 outlets in the house had the potential to be live, but at this point I don't care anymore. Sunday Ticket is within grasp!

Maybe I can use this as leverage for some free shit.

8/18/2008 2:37:53 PM

does anyone have their sunday ticket active yet? also, is there a channel list some place? there are like 900 channels but no pattern as to their progression with lots of holes in the middle.

8/18/2008 2:57:13 PM

I have no HD locals

8/18/2008 3:31:51 PM

I think the ticket will be in the 700's


I've paid for mine but there's nothing on those channels yet.




give customer service a call and post the exact channels, why dontcha?


1-800-494-4388

8/18/2008 3:32:43 PM

^do you get HD locals?

8/18/2008 3:42:47 PM

You should around here. ^^ where do you live?

8/21/2008 2:32:11 AM

I get local channels but they look like shit. I use my qam tuner for hd local stuff.

8/21/2008 8:07:37 AM

Greenville. Supposedly they were to have them Aug 1st. No dice, I'm going to try and work some free superfan magic.

8/21/2008 9:05:20 AM

i'm around umstead state park and get all my locals in hd with no problems (just fyi)...it could be a bad lnb, i had mine replaced and then everything worked fine.

8/21/2008 10:10:16 AM

The installer told me straight up the locals were not in HD.

8/21/2008 10:17:15 AM

I get local HD channels.


I'm in Rocky Mount, though.

[Edited on August 21, 2008 at 10:18 AM. Reason : Lost/Heroes in HD will be spectacular.]

8/21/2008 10:17:37 AM

Alright, here in Charlotte, this is what's going on with me.

I got a flier that our apartment is setting up a central location of dishes, so even if you don't have a LOS you can get directv. Then at the bottom it said to call this one guy.

I called him and he told me that only he could set it up and not to call directv main line. I tried to negotiate with him and he said he couldn't. So, I quit the call. Then I called him up later explaining how i decided to sign up and he took all my info and got me signed up for the nfl deal blah blah. Well, he also said how he'd give me a text message of my account information so I could log on online.

Well, that never came. So I called directv directly and got the friendliest guy. He told me this other guy was full of shit and that he just said not to call directv directly that way he could get his commission. This other guy set me up with a hell of a deal for my troubles. The NFL deal going on, along with free HD service for those 4 months, along with $15 off for 4 months. I also have AAA and a referral, so I am sitting pretty.

The only thing I hope is that when directv comes today, they will be able to install it and that my landlord will be ok with this whole ordeal. If all is good after today, I will try to weasle my way into getting the NFL ticket in HD for free as well. Try to pull the "I was mislead and under the impression it comes with all the games in HD because...."

[Edited on August 21, 2008 at 10:47 AM. Reason : i forgot i get free showtime for a year as well]

8/21/2008 10:46:10 AM

sounds like you have a deal similar to mine

8/21/2008 11:28:34 AM

Quote :

"Try to pull the "I was mislead and under the impression it comes with all the games in HD because....""

it works.

8/21/2008 11:34:36 AM

^^ as long as we're both happy. Way cheaper than cable too

^ How much convincing is it going to take? I hear it's common, but do I need to be on my A game?

8/21/2008 11:53:06 AM

Quote :

"Dear ___, Welcome to DIRECTV! We're glad to be of service to you. Difficult service experiences like the one you had are rare and we certainly do not take them lightly, I apologize for the issues that have arisen, and I am glad they have been resolved. To make you the hero of the house I have added NFL SUNDAY TICKET SUPERFAN free for this year on your account. I hope you find this information helpful and thank you again for writing. "

haha, hero

8/21/2008 9:36:53 PM

^ where did you write to? I'm so damn tired of calling in and I'm still not getting very far. (Although I do have a balance of -250)

8/25/2008 2:22:42 PM

^lol usually in my experience it helps to be current.

with sprint though I had a -300 balance and ended up quite nicely.

8/25/2008 3:26:16 PM

see, this is why i have a huge negative balance...

i had 2 accounts for some reason. The first account with my deals of -15 off for 4 months along with AAA 10 off a month and refer a friend got deleted. The second account was set up after installation. Not to mention 2 directv people showed at my apt. and argued over who was to get the job.

So, they finally gave me 210 dollar credit for AAA (which is still 30 bucks off) 50 bucks for the argument honored the showtime for a year and 10 dollars off for 6 months not 5 for refer a friend. The thing is, is that the -15 off for the first 4 months was supposed to give me free hd and an extra receiver. Now my first bill was ass high without that cash taken off. So, I still feel as if I'm getting ripped off.

^ I do see how you get better results and better argument power with an even balance though

8/25/2008 10:25:25 PM

any of you guys been streaming media to your HR21s ?

8/28/2008 8:17:02 PM