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  1. Internet Streaming Services
    Exactly. Just think of how terrible it would be to see ads that are actually relevant to your interests.
  2. DIRECTV General Discussion
    This seems like a good thing for consumers. They now have to come up with innovative ways to compete for your dollars.
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    And they are so much faster (menu, on-screen display response time) than anything DirecTV has to offer. I didn't realize how far behind DirecTV was until I used the Roamio.
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    But what are some examples of "bad QOS settings"? And what about a router makes it so it can't handle heavy traffic? What are the symptoms of it not being able to handle heavy traffic? Loss of packets? Would this explain why other services work fine, but not DirecTV's? I agree that not all...
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    We're still waiting for an explanation of exactly how someone's internal network settings affect DirecTV's VOD packet delivery. Can anyone answer this fundamental question? Answer this question and this entire thread probably ends.
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I have a solid network implementation, but the fact is that DirecTV chose a VOD infrastructure which isn't as robust as almost all other video streaming services to handle the inconsistencies which appear at times in a real world end-to-end connection. I don't doubt that it "works" for most...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    And.....still nothing. It's clear that nobody knows the technical reasons why some routers don't work very well with DirecTV. The only thing we keep hearing is something along the lines of "....uh, I don't know the root cause, but randomly switching out the router might help...". I think it has...
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    What are the specific settings that are commonly screwed up with their routers?
  9. DIRECTV General Discussion
    What are the technical reasons why a new router might solve this specific problem? Is there something specific to the protocol that DirecTV uses that some routers are not very efficient at processing?
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    While this works for most people, it doesn't work 100% of the time. I spend over $150/month and called in when my discounts expired. The only offer I got was to lower my programming package. And that was after three calls to retention. lol.
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    A few quick questions for the installers who have first hand experience with end users' VOD performance. 1. How many different ISPs are in your service area and how many of those have you tested? 2. How many different regions across the United States do you have first hand data from? 3. What...
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Most customers who have download issues with VOD will simply let it download for a while before starting playback. In fact, most customers won't even realize it's a problem. They'll just think that's the way it's supposed to work. It's conclusive that DirecTV's VOD delivery system isn't as...
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    In my own experience the quality of the slingbox stream is best on a Fire TV (or Fire TV Stick) compared to Roku or Chromecast. This applies to both streaming within my house as well as out of the house.
  14. DIRECTV General Discussion
    As peds mentioned, I cancelled DirecTV and am going with Frointier FiOS. I'll be saving $50/month for the same programming, but I'm also paying for the Tivo hardware which I'll own. And the $50/month savings also factors in the monthly Tivo service fee. I'm still deciding whether or not I want...
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I just purchased a Tivo Roamio Plus, a 3TB internal hard drive to replace the 1TB drive, and 3 Tivo Minis. Installation scheduled for Feb. 7th. There will definitely be some trade-offs, but the lower monthly bill will more than offset some of the negatives.
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Slight typo/mistake in my post. What I really have is an HR34, 3 C31 and 2 H25.
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Contract is almost up. Currently subscribe to Xtra w/4 premiums. Sunday Ticket. Auto-pay. HR34 plus 5 C31. Called retention and they said they'd look to see what they could do. Came back with what seemed to be a good offer. A few minutes later I noticed that I had been downgraded to Choice with...
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Does anyone here actually know the details of DirecTV's VOD architecture? Do they use CDNs or is everything located at one central site?
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Could be, but probably not because every other video VOD service I've used has never had this type of problem. And I'm not saying that everyone has issues, but it's very clear that DirecTV VOD network architecture isn't up to par with almost all other video providers. But it's not surprising...
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    No, a problem wouldn't affect everyone. Not everyone's VOD streams go through the same set of Internet routers and ISPs. Some people have more hops than others with different congestion along the way. Just because it works for one person doesn't mean it'll work for someone else. That's like...
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