View Full Version : OK, DTV, Now I'm Really P****d
CSN Mid-Atlantic HD 629 was added this week.
Tonight the Capitals are home.
They are producing tonight's game in HD
The match is on NHL CI 765 - SD
The match is on CSN 629 - SD.
The match is BLACKED OUT on the HD channel !!!!!!
WTF????????
I am demanding my money back now!
This is stupidity beyond stupid.
I have it here in Baltimore in HD
GC71388
10-06-07, 06:07 PM
blacked out here as well
Steve615
10-06-07, 06:10 PM
HD channel is blacked out here too.SD channel is not blacked out.
wilbur_the_goose
10-06-07, 06:22 PM
I DON"T THINK MOST D* employees even know D10 has successfully been activated. Really sad.
Can you impagine when NBA/NCAA fans are exposed to this goofiness?
Come on D - Grow up.
rrrick8
10-06-07, 06:24 PM
Why are you mad at Digital TeleVision?
;)
Just call D** and ask them why. It may be a simple throwing of a switch or at least an explanation.
vollmey
10-06-07, 06:29 PM
I DON"T THINK MOST D* employees even know D10 has successfully been activated. Really sad.
I bet if you took a poll of any of the D* employee's including installers, even the ones that are contracted. I bet the 80% of have no idea what the heck is going on.
It's always frustrates me when I call tech support for anything and I know more about the product or services than the employee of the company.
That's the way it is these days though, all you can do is be nice and have a good attitude.
wilbur_the_goose
10-06-07, 06:30 PM
There have been 100's of calls/e-mails. D* doesn't seem to care.
seminoles2425
10-06-07, 06:31 PM
I am watching the game in HD now but in live in the Caps home market(Virginia).
CSN Mid-Atlantic HD 629 was added this week.
Tonight the Capitals are home.
They are producing tonight's game in HD
The match is on NHL CI 765 - SD
The match is on CSN 629 - SD.
The match is BLACKED OUT on the HD channel !!!!!!
WTF????????
I am demanding my money back now!
This is stupidity beyond stupid.
Dish Network is broadcasting the game in HD without DirecTV's blackout restrictions:
10/6/07 CH 9549 7:00 PM Carolina vs Washington (WSH)
link: http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/whats_on_dish/pay_per_view/sports/hockey/hd_schedule/index.shtml
gizzorge
10-06-07, 06:47 PM
Not blacked out here... but it is my RSN.
Kevin Dupuy
10-06-07, 08:07 PM
Dish Network is broadcasting the game in HD without DirecTV's blackout restrictions:
10/6/07 CH 9549 7:00 PM Carolina vs Washington (WSH)
link: http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/whats_on_dish/pay_per_view/sports/hockey/hd_schedule/index.shtml
Thanks for the help.
Tom Robertson
10-06-07, 08:17 PM
I DON"T THINK MOST D* employees even know D10 has successfully been activated. Really sad.
Can you impagine when NBA/NCAA fans are exposed to this goofiness?
Come on D - Grow up.
There have been 100's of calls/e-mails. D* doesn't seem to care.
So I get you too are really, really frustrated and venting. Two zingers in one thread, just a few posts apart? Wow.
I can tell you that DIRECTV does care, a LOT. They are working very hard on improving the customer experience on every level.
Sadly, the changes are apparently not yet affecting your experience yet, hopefully soon.
As to the OP issue, I hope it is simple growing pains of all the new channels making the blackout rules a bit more complex. May these all get ironed out very quickly.
Cheers,
Tom
bonscott87
10-06-07, 08:30 PM
NESN-HD is not blacked out right now for me (it was earlier) so they must be updating their systems and getting it fixed.
All I care is that Im getting the game on 775-1.:D
Stuart Sweet
10-06-07, 11:06 PM
Please, everyone, patience. They want to know when something isn't working, so they can get it right. These channels have been up for less than two weeks.
Crypter
10-06-07, 11:14 PM
Is it just me or does it seem like the Hockey fans around here all have short fuses (ie. No Patience).
I mean we are just 2 weeks into the initial HD launch and people are PO'd that D* isn't already offering every game in HD for NHLCI.
But for the sake of these forums give it a while and save us from all these threads about how D* sucks. Also, and this is just my personal feelings, I don't want to hear about all the threats of people leaving D*. If you want to threaten to leave D* based off of the current situation then I guess E* deserves you.
gully_foyle
10-07-07, 02:27 AM
HD channel is blacked out here too.SD channel is not blacked out.Which do you suppose is the mistake?
FlyBono24
10-07-07, 03:07 AM
Is it just me or does it seem like the Hockey fans around here all have short fuses (ie. No Patience).
I mean we are just 2 weeks into the initial HD launch and people are PO'd that D* isn't already offering every game in HD for NHLCI.
But for the sake of these forums give it a while and save us from all these threads about how D* sucks. Also, and this is just my personal feelings, I don't want to hear about all the threats of people leaving D*. If you want to threaten to leave D* based off of the current situation then I guess E* deserves you.
People pay a lot for their D* service, PLUS a lot more money for their premium sports channels. They have a right to complain when they screw something up that makes them NOT able to watch the game they wanted to watch, and that they paid for.
bwaldron
10-07-07, 07:51 AM
Is it just me or does it seem like the Hockey fans around here all have short fuses (ie. No Patience).
I mean we are just 2 weeks into the initial HD launch and people are PO'd that D* isn't already offering every game in HD for NHLCI.
But for the sake of these forums give it a while and save us from all these threads about how D* sucks. Also, and this is just my personal feelings, I don't want to hear about all the threats of people leaving D*. If you want to threaten to leave D* based off of the current situation then I guess E* deserves you.
Spare the lectures, please. People get upset both because they feel they aren't getting what they paid for and they receive clearly canned responses with out-of-date information from DirecTV.
Do a few people go overboard? Sure. Do I think DirecTV "sucks?" Not at all, and I believe they'll get all the CI issues worked out.
But hockey fans have plenty of reasons so far this season to be a bit upset.
CSN Mid-Atlantic HD 629 was added this week.
Tonight the Capitals are home.
They are producing tonight's game in HD
The match is on NHL CI 765 - SD
The match is on CSN 629 - SD.
The match is BLACKED OUT on the HD channel !!!!!!
WTF????????
I am demanding my money back now!
This is stupidity beyond stupid.
I have the Caps game in HD here in PA on 629, not that I am a Caps fan, but just glad D* provides this.
Paul Secic
10-07-07, 03:10 PM
I am watching the game in HD now but in live in the Caps home market(Virginia).
Didn't the Caps play in San Francisco during the 60's-70's as The Seals?
For the first time, a college game was blacked out in my area. Penn State/Iowa was on ESPN2 (HD) and it was blacked out in favor of ABC affiliate WNEP, in the SD version. Is there no recourse when the local HD channels are not available through directv? This seems to be a poor policy.
STEVED21
10-07-07, 08:54 PM
Didn't the Caps play in San Francisco during the 60's-70's as The Seals?
No. The Caps were an expansion team in 1973 or 1974. I think the Seals Moved to Cleveland in th.e 70's and merged with Minnesota in the late 80's or early 90's. That's when San Jose came into the league
But hockey fans have plenty of reasons so far this season to be a bit upset.
Both of them?
JK.
kaysersoze
10-08-07, 12:52 PM
Both of them?
JK.
Exactly:D
islesfan
10-08-07, 01:08 PM
Both of them?
JK.
Why somebody always gotta' do that?
OK, glad I'm not watching football right now, I have enough silly meetings in my day. Too bad basektball isn't here yet, I can't wait to watch a giant drop a ball into a hoop 50 freaking times in a game! Baseball is still going on, right? Either that or the grass is still growing, can't decide which has more action.
There, OK. Don't start with us hockey fans!
dhhaines
10-08-07, 01:11 PM
Why somebody always gotta' do that?
OK, glad I'm not watching football right now, I have enough silly meetings in my day. Too bad basektball isn't here yet, I can't wait to watch a giant drop a ball into a hoop 50 freaking times in a game! Baseball is still going on, right? Either that or the grass is still growing, can't decide which has more action.
There, OK. Don't start with us hockey fans!
:righton: :goodjob: :joy:
Tom Robertson
10-08-07, 01:11 PM
Both of them?
JK.Yawn, old, old joke.
kaysersoze
10-08-07, 01:18 PM
Yawn, old, old joke.
still funny though
bwaldron
10-08-07, 01:28 PM
still funny though
In your opinion. I find it rather childish, personally.
chopperjc
10-08-07, 01:28 PM
still funny though
Not really.
I thought the NHL went on strike.
Are they playing again?
bwaldron
10-08-07, 01:35 PM
I thought the NHL went on strike.
Are they playing again?
It wasn't a strike. And obviously they are playing again.
Geez...
Canis Lupus
10-08-07, 01:37 PM
Yes. the Gunds, owners of the Seals, and then "merged" partners with owners of the North Stars, tried to bring the Stars back to the Bay Area, with no success. But a deal struck by the Gunds' with former Hartford Whalers owners created the ownership basis for what is now the Sharks.
No. The Caps were an expansion team in 1973 or 1974. I think the Seals Moved to Cleveland in th.e 70's and merged with Minnesota in the late 80's or early 90's. That's when San Jose came into the league
islesfan
10-08-07, 01:39 PM
Yes. the Gunds, owners of the Seals, and then "merged" partners with owners of the North Stars, tried to bring the Stars back to the Bay Area, with no success. But a deal struck by the Gunds' with former Hartford Whalers owners created the ownership basis for what is now the Sharks.
Hey, a Steelheads fan! Cool! Can't wait until thir owner finally gets the arena in Reno and the Raiders are up an running too!
Canis Lupus
10-08-07, 01:43 PM
Guess what? Also an Islanders fan! Was at Nassau for 3 Cup Finals, including Bobby Nystrom's cup-winning goal over Philly ;)
Connection: My father was the Seals first PR guy, and the GM at that time? Bill Torrey ;)
Hey, a Steelheads fan! Cool! Can't wait until thir owner finally gets the arena in Reno and the Raiders are up an running too!
houskamp
10-08-07, 02:31 PM
Not a big hockey fan, or a lot of other sports but I do watch a game or two once in a while.. I have always found the blackout rules to be the single dumbest marketing idea ever.. Your stadium isn't full so you tick off every fan that might buy a ticket later by not letting them watch the rest of the season too.. Bright idea guys..
p.s. back to nascar ;)
islesfan
10-08-07, 02:34 PM
Guess what? Also an Islanders fan! Was at Nassau for 3 Cup Finals, including Bobby Nystrom's cup-winning goal over Philly ;)
Connection: My father was the Seals first PR guy, and the GM at that time? Bill Torrey ;)
I was there for several of the Finals too, but not any in 1980. You're lucky! A great moment! Are you a tax refugee too?
ChicagoTC
10-08-07, 03:08 PM
Not a big hockey fan, or a lot of other sports but I do watch a game or two once in a while.. I have always found the blackout rules to be the single dumbest marketing idea ever.. Your stadium isn't full so you tick off every fan that might buy a ticket later by not letting them watch the rest of the season too.. Bright idea guys..
p.s. back to nascar ;)
You should be happy you're not in Chicago. The blackhawks don't show home games b/c they figure people won't come to see them live. Sr Wirtz just passed away so maybe this policy will change.
In your opinion. I find it rather childish, personally.
It wasn't a strike. And obviously they are playing again.
Geez...
Yawn, old, old joke.
It was just a little joke; that's what the JK means.
Childish? I guess I'd rather be that than humorless. Lighten up; you'll be happier.
Sorry to bore you, Tom.
rdiedrich
10-09-07, 08:09 PM
Didn't the Caps play in San Francisco during the 60's-70's as The Seals?
Nope,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Golden_Seals
Randy
bwaldron
10-09-07, 08:37 PM
It was just a little joke; that's what the JK means.
Childish? I guess I'd rather be that than humorless. Lighten up; you'll be happier.
I understand, and I don't think I lack humor. Others may disagree :)
It's just that hockey fans (like soccer fans) hear the same crap over and over...and it does get a bit old after awhile -- what humor might be contained in the first hearing/reading loses its charm the thousandth time.
And tossing it out in the middle of a thread filled with upset hockey fans is probably unlikely to result in it being warmly received.
But really, no harm, no foul.
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