IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 How come nobody told me it sucks ass? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,381 Posted October 19, 2014 In what way? I switched over 3 months ago, and have had little to no issues. Free Sunday Ticket and RedZone are nice too. I will say, I'm not looking forward to storm outages. I'm sure it's coming, but I have had just a few moments of issues with some significant storms so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 In what way? I switched over 3 months ago, and have had little to no issues. Free Sunday Ticket and RedZone are nice too. I will say, I'm not looking forward to storm outages. I'm sure it's coming, but I have had just a few moments of issues with some significant storms so far. Their OnDemand system sucks balls. Uses the Internet for some stupid reason only my POS "Genie" box can't stay connected to the wifi. And even when it does work a lot of stuff isn't available in HD-wtf? Other things are quirky too with the DVR and such. Just basically seems like a low-rent version of cable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,381 Posted October 19, 2014 agreed....I'm not a fan of the On Demand system. It's just clunky and not user friendly to me, but I really don't use it that often. Maybe you need a new Genie. I know they give you a 90 equpment warranty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted October 19, 2014 On demand is crap...but the rest of my service is much better than Comcast ever was with customer service that is so much better too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 1,838 Posted October 19, 2014 On Demand works great. WTF is wrong with you people? We don't have any issues with it. Much better than cable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted October 19, 2014 Well...for me its crap because its hooked to my crap att wifi. In about a month im going back to comcast for phone and internet and im sure it will improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 On Demand works great. WTF is wrong with you people? We don't have any issues with it. Lotta shows in SD only - what the fock? Also sucks balls how it's connected through the Internet. Why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 1,838 Posted October 19, 2014 Lotta shows in SD only - what the fock? Also sucks balls how it's connected through the Internet. Why? What are you talking about? Most everything we have is in HD. All on-demand shows are stored on a server. With cable you access it through coax, with Directv it's sort of a hybrid system called Deca, so it's dependent on your internet speed. But it should work just fine, unless you have one of the bottom tier speeds. Now... it did USE to suck. Up until last year, the option to watch instantly wasn't there, and you had to download the whole show or movie to your DVR and couldn't start watching it until about 40-50% downloaded. But now, it's just as good as cable IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 What are you talking about? Most everything we have is in HD. All on-demand shows are stored on a server. With cable you access it through coax, with Directv it's sort of a hybrid system called Deca, so it's dependent on your internet speed. But it should work just fine, unless you have one of the bottom tier speeds. Now... it did USE to suck. Up until last year, the option to watch instantly wasn't there, and you had to download the whole show or movie to your DVR and couldn't start watching it until about 40-50% downloaded. But now, it's just as good as cable IMO. My Internet is just fine. Supposedly 100mbps. I don't think it's as good as cable at all. (The On Demand component.) Maybe you just haven't experienced how a decent On Demand system functions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 1,838 Posted October 19, 2014 My Internet is just fine. Supposedly 100mbps. I don't think it's as good as cable at all. (The On Demand component.) Maybe you just haven't experienced how a decent On Demand system functions? We had TimeWarner before this, but it's been close to 8yrs ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 We had TimeWarner before this, but it's been close to 8yrs ago. I hate comcast but I must say their On Demand system is far superior. Otherwise I suppose the two are pretty comparable - DirecTV may even have slightly better picture quality. Unfortunately we rely pretty heavily on On Demand though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 1,838 Posted October 19, 2014 I hate comcast but I must say their On Demand system is far superior. Otherwise I suppose the two are pretty comparable - DirecTV may even have slightly better picture quality. Unfortunately we rely pretty heavily on On Demand though. Never had Comcast... but Sux sings their praises pretty highly. Directv has better equipment, IMO, but again, I'm only comparing it to TimeWarner. Directv's receivers are actually pretty smart. Before we got the Genie we would sometimes run into recording conflicts... the receiver would actually look for another airing of the show it didn't record and pick it up later, if possible. I'm also a fan that we get the East coast feed of all the regular cable channels, ie: USA, FX, AMC, etc. I doubt we'd ever consider going back to cable at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mile High Drunk 13 Posted October 19, 2014 As a current comcast guy, I miss having Directv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Moz 69 Posted October 19, 2014 The only reason I have stayed with Comcast lately is becasue I can just bundle the cable and internet. Does DTV bundle internet as well now? As fr On Demand ever since they stopped allowing fast forwarding ON DEMAND has sucked ass even on Comcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,513 Posted October 19, 2014 love directv. have had them since 95. better picture. better sound. generally good customer service, though that is declining a bit. while i use the dvr, i do not do a ton with on demand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,310 Posted October 19, 2014 The only reason I have stayed with Comcast lately is becasue I can just bundle the cable and internet. Does DTV bundle internet as well now? As fr On Demand ever since they stopped allowing fast forwarding ON DEMAND has sucked ass even on Comcast. They offer an internet bundle but their internet kinda sucks. Which is a huge problem since you need internet for their On Demand content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 1,838 Posted October 19, 2014 They offer an internet bundle but their internet kinda sucks. Which is a huge problem since you need internet for their On Demand content. I believe you can bundle with AT&T and Verizon, but with the current merger with AT&T, I expect that Verizon will soon be going away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted October 20, 2014 The only reason I have stayed with Comcast lately is becasue I can just bundle the cable and internet. Does DTV bundle internet as well now? As fr On Demand ever since they stopped allowing fast forwarding ON DEMAND has sucked ass even on Comcast. Mine was "bundled" because they have a deal with AT&T. It sucks. When my ATT contract is up in about a month I am switching back to Comcast for internet. They do a duo bundle for home phone and internet making it not too expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
