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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You can not make a broad statement like that about somebody off of one thing. :) They probably have not purchased ethernet cable in a while. No big deal
  2. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You can buy a 120ft cat5 cable for around 15.00 online 30 feet at $4 That's not costly :)
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    In ways, yes it is. But nowadays due to changes in technology, you may sometimes hear people state that a wireless connection is just as good as a wired connection. But I tend to disagree with that. A wired connection is more cost effective and secure than a wireless connection. Even using WPA2...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    This should be stickied as this comes up frequently. Watching ESPN3 can be possible through your Internet Service Provider if they are an affiliated partner.
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Kaminar is correct on that though you will rarely find customers willing to do that. The only reason why their is a 2 yr contract for customers with leased equipment and new customer offers is because customer acquistion for DirecTV takes two years. Basically for those not familair, customer...
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I have to disagree with that as people in the high level income bracket, like millionaires, tend to be extremely cheap with how they spend their money as they want to stay rich so they hold onto their money best way they can. Alot of people who win the lottery end up going broke and worse than...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It is somewhat but mostly the other stuff I typed. You only quoted a small portion of what I had :)
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I am not true about Home Depot, but when I worked at Lowe's you could haggle the prices on the shelves even if you did not buy in bulk as long as you could prove you could get it cheaper elsewhere. But it had to be by the same manufacturer. Also you could negotiate the items on the discount rack...
  9. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I was there when they did that and people would call in to swap it with something else. I didn't mean something like free sports package for 3 months, I meant a small base package discount everyone could enjoy. Though that's probably not plausible for the company lol.
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Doing an update? Wow. Just wow. I'm going to shoot you a PM of advice when calling in I am not posting out in the open.
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    From being on the inside I can say it is because their training is not up to par of what you would think it would be for a company that large. Very very sad to say the least. If they want a clear competitive marketing advantage they need to do a whole lot better.
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Seriously doubt it. Mostly because Apple won't get off their high horse when it comes to some stuff. Never know though........
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Maybe the OP knows about an upcoming receiver we don't lol. It is a better receiver but better is not always best depending on your needs ;)
  14. The Movies
    That is definitely true. Artist do not make much money off of album sales, they get paid mostly from touring. When an artist releases album it takes a year or more to get money back from it. There are upfront royalties they pay out and from that other fees are taken out. Artists are paid...
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Doesn't matter. Totally not where I was going with that--I was pointing out the irony of people spending money on those type of things then going around griping they can not afford something as their tv bill as they do not know how to balance their wallet. Calling in for discounts can only go so...
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Somewhat but not quite, discounts rely on your account history and other factors. Though I feel if you can not afford something then you should downsize what you have. Some of these customers are people who spend thousands of dollars a year buying stuff like cigarrettes but then gripe the bill...
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    They most defintely have which is sad for them. To me it is like they are depreciating the idea value of what they have to offer if they are going around negotating discounts on it for existing customers.
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I stand corrected and owns it.
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    They change their policies frequently to be honest, but if you were the spouse and could verify something like the last 4 digits of the card on file they should have been able to help you. They had change their policy to reflect this last time I checked. I remember the scripts being updated...
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    The agents are not supposed to change account ownership like that. Policies state the account must be cancelled, which I would agree does not make sense. That's not saying it hasn't been done.
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