Quandry time... I currently subscribe to DirecTV...pretty much because I want the NFL Sunday Ticket (I'm a Giants fan living outside of the NY area). When we moved to FL back in Jan, there was little to no debate in my head, because DirecTV is the only "player" with the Sunday Ticket.
Well, since then, we've picked up a nice lil' HD ready TV. So I'm looking at what it's going to take to get an HD signal to it. Through DirecTV, I'd have to buy a new receiver which would cost $750 (we also have TiVO through directv, and their TiVO/HD receiver is $750). They offer no option to rent the equipment...it has to be an outright purchase (and FWIW, they offered it to me for $500 when I suggested that I was considering switching). So I'm looking at $500 for the receiver and paying roughly $65 a month for programming (we get pretty much everything but the premium movie channels). Now, since I've got Comcast Internet, I figure let me see what they charge for HD service/receiver. Right now they have a promotion (actually, on ongoing promotion) where they'll offer satellite customers the following: HD Receiver TiVo HBO/Showtime/Starz $30 a month for 12 months (after that, $80.95/month). So it seems like a no-brainer. It'll cost a few bucks to terminate my directv contract, but I'll save $30 a month for the next 12 months which will make up for it. And after the promotion ends, I'll still be paying just a few $ more a month for programming than I'm paying direcTV now (if I drop the premium movie channels, it'd be about the same price). Aside from losing the Sunday Ticket (dammit, I guess I'll just have to go to a bar to watch the games), which would have cost me an additional $200+ anyway...can anybody offer up any advice? Am I missing something? The comparison seems -so- ridiculously one-sided that I'm really afraid I'm overlooking something. Anybody make the switch from comcast (or any other cable company) to DirecTV or vice-versa that can offer up any feedback? -- Charlie Griefer ================================================ "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161283 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
