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  1. Internet Streaming Services
    I've watched several ESPN3 events using WatchESPN on my Amazon Fire with my Playstation Vue account. No need to wait for that...
  2. Internet Streaming Services
    My underpowered comment was about processing speed, not wireless capabilities. I replaced the stick with the FireTV box. It uses the wired connection I had with the Roku and I now have the same quality picture on Tennis Channel Plus that I had on the Roku. So whether the problem was the...
  3. Internet Streaming Services
    Is it just me? I have the Tennis Channel Plus subscription. Using my Roku3, I get very nice, crisp clear HD. Using the Fire TV Stick, it's a low-quality stream. I have 40Mbps up/down at my house, and I verified that the wireless router is capable of delivering that speed. Amazon Prime...
  4. Internet Streaming Services
    WatchESPN was added in February. The kicker is whether you can access ESPN3 content.
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    This has been one of my greatest frustrations with DirecTV - their "all these boxes are just like the others" claim, when informed users know the difference. When I had a dog of an HR22-100, I was told I could get a replacement box - with a new 2-year commitment - but they couldn't promise me...
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It's not just channel surfing where the HR22-100 suffers. I would turn mine on (from sleep, not from power off), and it was 40 seconds before it would respond to a button press - either changing a channel or bringing up the guide or list of recordings. 40 seconds. And then, after it was on...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Having owned a 22-100, I know exactly what you're complaining about. I left DirecTV for Dish for a couple of years over that issue. I came back when I got a sweet deal from CostCo that is saving me $500 over the course of two years. Kind of glad I'm back, now that I have an HR44. The weather...
  8. Internet Streaming Services
    Of course true a la carte is per-program. The argument has always been "Why do I have to pay for these [channels/programs] I never watch?" And the answer has always been, "Bundling makes the entire package cheaper, and offers a greater variety of programming than if you could pay for only the...
  9. Internet Streaming Services
    Bah. People still think a la carte is buying channels. Channels are BUNDLES. Unless you watch a channel 24x7, and only that channel, each channel is a bundle of programs - you have to pay for ones you don't want to get the few that you do. SlingTV isn't a la carte pricing. It's the same old...
  10. Internet Streaming Services
    I've known a few people who have been satisfied with the offerings of Netflix+Hulu Plus, but I think for most people, this is at true statement. OTA is a key component in making cord-cutting work, and there remains a need for a simple, cost-effective DVR without a monthly subscription fee. And...
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    I think my ISP has bandwidth to spare. For $5/month more, I could get 70Mbps. And I do enjoy the extra speed of 40 when I'm downloading things. I just don't need it. It doesn't sit always idle, just mostly. I look at it as my paying for the fiber to my house and the upkeep of their...
  12. Internet Streaming Services
    Everyone's situation is different. I have 40Mbps HSI, with no caps. I need 10. I basically am, in your words, paying for bandwidth I don't need. Which is absolutely true. However, it is the lowest speed available from my provider. To get a slower speed, I would need to switch to another...
  13. Internet Streaming Services
    For right now, for me, the cost would be considered zero. You raise good points about "what ifs" but the future is always uncertain. And it's not like you're signing up for a 2-year contract with SlingTV. If things change, they change, and you make a new value calculation based on what is...
  14. Internet Streaming Services
    Perhaps a better description than "cord cutting" would be "Pay as you go" which is how some cell phone products are marketed. No contracts. And no leased equipment. No setup/activation fees. That's what this is: a pay-as-you-go service. It's a way to get the "cord cutters" back in the fold...
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Yeah, um... Sorry but this isn't a competitive offer. $20 isn't a "promotional price" for SlingTV, but the $20/month one is for DirecTV. Sling comes with no commitment or contract - cancel anytime. DirecTV's requires a 2-year commitment. DirecTV is simply trying to rebrand and repackage...
  16. General DISH™ Discussion
    The pay television market is not a "pure" free market, but it's fairly close when it comes to the issues you're complaining about. In order to fix the ESPN issue, you'd need a less free market, not a more free one.
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I don't know if there is a bubble or not. When you adjust for inflation, DirecTV's packages today cost about the same as they did in 1995 but they deliver a lot more programming than they did then. HD and DVRs weren't even a possibility then, and USSB held a group of popular channels. DVRs...
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Although you'd never get convicted for it in a court of law, it is fraud to threaten to cancel if you actually have no intention of doing so.
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    A good economics teacher will tell you some facts about exchanges. In a free market, exchanges only happen when both sides believe they come out ahead. Thus, wherever there is an exchange, both the buyer and the seller are giving up something they value less than what they're getting. (Bad...
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I don't consider myself ill-used. The game is the game. You either pay to play or you don't. What is clear is that the providers are making money off the promotional deals, or they wouldn't offer them. They're just making boatloads more off of people who never switch.
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