"unloads" seems a bit strong. He stated that he feared that the triple play from cable and the emerging phone company products would weaken DIRECTV. then he admits that he might be wrong considering that DIRECTV is still growing, but he thinks he will still be right in the long run. Sounds like he just felt like he needed to justify his decision, not that he was unloading on DIRECTV.
Rupert Murdoch unloads on DirecTV
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Until I can get NESN in Florida... or Cable has over 100 channels of HD, not counting PPV or OnDemand... I will never switch back. I have Comcast for internet and BellSouth for phone... I have no issue having three separate providers.
But that is just my humble opinion
But that is just my humble opinion
Would you like to know the real reason?Look alittle lower. Mr. Murdoch was out maneuvered by Mr. Malone plain and simple.Mr. Malone got enough NewsCorp stock it put the worry in Mr. Murdoch because Mr. Murdoch also wanted to consolidate NewsCorp for his family.It's a game the rich love to play.
It's a good thing too.Because it was Mr. Murdoch that also brought in NDS(another company he owns) to make DirecTV's first in house no frills DVR.Let's face it Americans are TV sponges we have to have the full frills version DVR.The best satellite service in America deserves Tivo and Mr. Malone knows that!.:sure:
It's a good thing too.Because it was Mr. Murdoch that also brought in NDS(another company he owns) to make DirecTV's first in house no frills DVR.Let's face it Americans are TV sponges we have to have the full frills version DVR.The best satellite service in America deserves Tivo and Mr. Malone knows that!.:sure:
I'm the exact opposite. I switched to FIOS because they had the same HD lineup as DirecTV at the time, if not slightly better (FIOS had all HD locals from two markets; DirecTV only offered four from Baltimore) and offered a far better HD picture. I actually ended up with a "quadruple play" package because I already had Verizon landline and wireless phone services. The real clincher was being able to dump Comcast wideband internet for the superior FIOS service.Bill Broderick said:
DirecTV lept out in front of FIOS with the latest HD mpeg4 lineup but Verizon just activated a bunch more HD channels in my area as of yesterday and have promised more than 100 available HD channels by year's end. Based on my current viewing habits, there is only one channel left out of all the ones I watch on a regular basis that has not been made available in HD (Fx). I'm hoping that's one of the channels that will be added by the end of the year, making me one happy camper.
I have never given anything but a fleeting thought to return to DirecTV so I'm not sure where you're getting your info. Most everyone I know that's switched to FIOS plans to stay with FIOS for the long haul. My niece's husband has never been happy with any TV provider until he switched to FIOS. He went from DirecTV to Comcast to FIOS and he's finally a satisfied customer.
Bundling all four services gets me a better price on my TV service, and not just for a limited time. I do recall Verizon offering a lower price for the 1st year, but that's pretty much standard practice throughout the industry. DirecTV does it all the time with their freebies and incentives. I love having all four services show up on a single bill. It makes budgeting my monthly finances a whole lot easier. FWIW, I'd never set up automatic paymebnts for any creditor, regardless of how convenient I thought it might be. I do all of my banking online so it's easy for me to schedule regular payments when I want and not have some creditor dip into my account unnanounced. Once you give them access you lose any leverage for settling disputes because you've already authorized whatever payments they seem fit to charge you.
Which service is more reliable?bjamin82 said:Until I can get NESN in Florida... or Cable has over 100 channels of HD, not counting PPV or OnDemand... I will never switch back. I have Comcast for internet and BellSouth for phone... I have no issue having three separate providers.
But that is just my humble opinion
Directv with the rain issues
Comcast with Comcast issues
Bellsouth with Dialtone.
I have had all three and Bellsouth was most reliable for dialtone and DSL
I even had Directv DSL and it was fine...until they went out of the DSL business.
Except for the NFL Sunday Ticket, I could survive quite nicely with OTA HD. That said, I've purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket 12 years in a row.captain_video said:I'm the exact opposite. I switched to FIOS because they had the same HD lineup as DirecTV at the time, if not slightly better (FIOS had all HD locals from two markets; DirecTV only offered four from Baltimore) and offered a far better HD picture. I actually ended up with a "quadruple play" package because I already had Verizon landline and wireless phone services. The real clincher was being able to dump Comcast wideband internet for the superior FIOS service.
DirecTV lept out in front of FIOS with the latest HD mpeg4 lineup but Verizon just activated a bunch more HD channels in my area as of yesterday and have promised more than 100 available HD channels by year's end. Based on my current viewing habits, there is only one channel left out of all the ones I watch on a regular basis that has not been made available in HD (Fx). I'm hoping that's one of the channels that will be added by the end of the year, making me one happy camper.
I have never given anything but a fleeting thought to return to DirecTV so I'm not sure where you're getting your info. Most everyone I know that's switched to FIOS plans to stay with FIOS for the long haul. My niece's husband has never been happy with any TV provider until he switched to FIOS. He went from DirecTV to Comcast to FIOS and he's finally a satisfied customer.
Bundling all four services gets me a better price on my TV service, and not just for a limited time. I do recall Verizon offering a lower price for the 1st year, but that's pretty much standard practice throughout the industry. DirecTV does it all the time with their freebies and incentives. I love having all four services show up on a single bill. It makes budgeting my monthly finances a whole lot easier. FWIW, I'd never set up automatic paymebnts for any creditor, regardless of how convenient I thought it might be. I do all of my banking online so it's easy for me to schedule regular payments when I want and not have some creditor dip into my account unnanounced. Once you give them access you lose any leverage for settling disputes because you've already authorized whatever payments they seem fit to charge you.
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