Major announcement expected from Directv on June 15, regarding HD !!!

[hdtvtechno]

Major announcement expected from Directv on June 15, regarding HD !!!

http://hdtvtechno.netfirms.com/#Directv

[Gregg Lengling]

Probably going to announce that they are getting ready to offer HD locals in the top 10 markets...the down side being all viewers will need new boxes to accomodate the MPEG4 encoding.......

[hdtvtechno]

Probably going to announce that they are getting ready to offer HD locals in the top 10 markets...the down side being all viewers will need new boxes to accomodate the MPEG4 encoding.......

and directv will provide the new boxes free or at a reduced reasonable price.

but other people are saying that its not the local channels announcement.

so this might be another thing.

[Tom Snyder]

directv will provide the new boxes free or at a reduced reasonable price.

For yet another annual commitment for a premium programming package...so they potentially break even on their cost of the quipment, and are guaranteed another $1000 per customer in annual revenue.

[sp44again]

I've been with D* for 8 years why do I care that I commit to another year? I've had RR since it was introduced, no contract, but if they did I wouldn't care. With good service I don't mind. Nobody is trumping each other big enough to switch and get out of a contract.

[AndrewP]

I've been with D* for 8 years why do I care that I commit to another year? I've had RR since it was introduced, no contract, but if they did I wouldn't care. With good service I don't mind. Nobody is trumping each other big enough to switch and get out of a contract.

That is very true. There is nothing wrong with contract if you like a service and plan to keep it anyway. I also have RR since August 2000 and like it, just switched from RR to Earthlink cable and now back to RR. But bills always are coming from TWC. Had TWC TV for year. Did not like it. Sign a contract with Dish, liked it at the begging, then switched to Voom without contract. Like it a lot, had it until the end, returned to Dish with new contract. And actually like it, especially 942 receiver. It is very good thing, fast, beatiful PQ even in SD. So am I bothered with new Dish contract. No, not at all.

[picopir8]

Most people argue that contracts dont bother them because they are happy with the service.  However, they still have a cost.  I dont know anyone who would enter into a contract in which they were unappy with.  You enter into contracts as happy customers then something happens along the way.  And the odd of that something happening is obviously substantial, otherwise they would not require contracts in the first place.  Experience has shown that when a contract is not existant, the company you are dealing with is much more willing to meet your needs.  If you are under contract they know your options are limited and are less likely to accomodate your requests.

Last Sept. I signed a 1 yr contract with my cell provider to save $5/mo.  A few months ago I got fed up with my present career.  I had been planning on a new career but did not expect to act make the move for a few more years.  However, I have since decided to quit my job (next week) to focus on my schoolwork so that Ill be ready to start my new career as early as this January. However, it may take up to 6 months to find a job.  TV and cellphone are no longer that important and probably wont be utilized that much.  These are some of the first things on my the chopping block.  However Im now stuck with the cell phone since I signed the contract before I decided to push up my career change.

[Paul S.]

I'm suprised the big announcement isnt the huge price jack of the NFL package.

[mhz40]

[bump]
So what was the big big deal?  Was it the announcement that they dropped the price of the HD Sunday ticket?

[hdtvtechno]

[bump]
So what was the big big deal?  Was it the announcement that they dropped the price of the HD Sunday ticket?

SLOW SLOW SLOW Down Buddy.

We still have 24 hours from now, u know,    

[Bluto]

SLOW SLOW SLOW Down Buddy.

We still have 24 hours from now, u know,    

Bummer, I was really hoping for an announcement about more national HD channels.  But nothing was announced yesterday, as far as I know.  Nothing.

[borghe]

to be fair, nothing was nnounced because arianne's rockets were bad. it had nothing to do with DirecTV. it is now up to Arianne to either get Spaceway 2 launched within a certain window (likely not more than a month or two) or get Spaceway 2's launch arranged with another launch provider.

this has nothing to do with directv. the satellite is ready to be launched, they just don't have anyone to launch it with arianne's rockets down.

[mhz40]

to be fair, nothing was nnounced because arianne's rockets were bad. it had nothing to do with DirecTV. it is now up to Arianne to either get Spaceway 2 launched within a certain window (likely not more than a month or two) or get Spaceway 2's launch arranged with another launch provider.

this has nothing to do with directv. the satellite is ready to be launched, they just don't have anyone to launch it with arianne's rockets down.

So that's it!!?  They were going to announce a new satellite was launched? :confused:
Gee, that ranks right up there with Tom Cruise's hype regarding the latest love of his life.  :mad:

[hdtvtechno]

So that's it!!?  They were going to announce a new satellite was launched? :confused:
Gee, that ranks right up there with Tom Cruise's hype regarding the latest love of his life.  :mad:

NO that wasn't it,  it was some thing else,

but Not allowed to post until its announced

[gparris]

Thanks for the replies, mhz40 and hdtvtechno, but it seems there is a well-deserved frustration amongst all HDTV owners for more HD channel options, lately.

Directv subs have not had anything but talk, ads about 1500 channels and press releases that come and go without anything coming on their HDTV screens.
It is like Directv subs look up at their dishes, (if so mounted on their roofs) and "pray" for any news that "soon" more HD channels will arrive...and when (some one) who says they know something and nothing happens, it comes back to all as a deception and  the hope and faith - for more HD - has escaped them all.

Unless something really concrete is about to happen for Directv HD subs, leave it alone, already, IMHO.