The cord is cut.

About 3 months into our switch from DireTV to PSVue. Also running on FireTV boxes (1 FireTV stick in the mix as well). Can't say I really miss anything. In fact, I like the cloud DVR better, and we now have access on all our TV's instead of just 3. And really like the $80+ per month we are saving.

 

If someone could convince me that I could cut the cord and still get the sports I want, I'd pull the plug in a New York second. DTV's money grab has gotten totally out of hand.

 

Yup, for me all Yankee, Jets and Giants games are essential. Give me them and I'll snip. I've got 3 FTV1 boxes ready to go and 9 owned HRs with large internal drives ready to sell. I do have to be positively convinced about the sports.

Rich

 

Yankees, Giants and Jets.

Rich

 

Emphasis on the words which are most important. This is personal. That it is your situation.

I wish you very well with this. This is true with everybody—whether one stays or leaves.

We are in an interesting period.

 

I'm referring to the sports that I currently get on *D. I'm a huge OU Sooners fan – football, basketball, softball (my Sooner women are national champs), etc. Because of where I live, there's no OTA (network) TV available, but with all the regional sports channels available to me on DTV, in addition to ESPN, FS1, FS2, broadcast networks, etc., I seldom miss an OU game. I don't believe that would be the case with any of the streaming services that are currently available.

 

PSVue has all the ESPN's available, FS1, and FS2, and depending on your location all of your local major broadcast networks.

 

It must be nice to feel that you don't need to look at ways to save money. My personal situation is that I'm cheap and would rather not spend more money on something than I have to.

The only reason that I keep DirecTV is that my wife and I prefer its guide to the one offered by my telephone company's TV service, which would be a little cheaper. Cutting the cord comes with additional complexities regarding finding shows compared to linear TV + DVR.

Paying for DirecTV is paying for a convenience.

 

I saw an interesting article on Google Now this morning about the new YouTube service. I just tried to find it and it's gone. Anyhow, the article says you get a DVR (cloud, I guess) function and any teams you follow. I'm gonna try it. $35 a month is a lot better than what I pay for D*.

Rich

 

I think more of us would agree with that.

Rich

 

As I have said before, the only necessary channels are Network channels, Weather channels and Government channels. All other channels (Entertainment channels, Movie channels, Sports channels, ect.) are a luxury and luxury is always expensive. If you want luxury channels and bells and whistles like DVRs then expect to pay for them. If you don't like the cost of luxury with your current provider either tighten your belt or switch providers.

 

If I didn't have to pay those equipment fees I don't think I'd consider the snip. Mmm, not sure about that. Big step, don't want to stumble.

Rich

 

I would like to see AT&T supply the service and have us pay a connection fee for each TV for say, 2 years ?, and then the connection fee goes away. Like a lot of people that buy their cell phones included in the plan. If they don't get a new phone then their bill drops.

 

Almost half my bill is equipment fees. Really annoys me. I gotta do something, we just don't use D* enough to justify the cost.

Rich

 

Find your list of necessary channels interesting. I would doubt that most people would consider (or even watch) government channels and I also suspect that most people get their weather from sources other than weather channels.
It would be interesting, but I don't expect we can get or find them, what channels are most watched on DirecTv or from any cable system. I'm sure those numbers are often the key part of all these agreements.
To us the one directory is a key item as is the one way of doing everything - I don't want to have to A to watch or record one type of show, and B to do it from another source etc.

 

Might want to start quoting posts. I think you're addressing Mystery Man's post.

I do agree with you. I find my weather app, AccuWeather, to be the most accurate provider. I do watch CNN quite a bit. There's always gonna be things we'll miss when changing providers.

Rich

 

It is up to each person what he or she decides. I would never say anything negative about what a person chooses. So, my response, which you quoted, was one of respect.



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