[PennBF]

I am about to get rid of Comcast and replacing With Direct TV. Those who have Direct TV..What do you think of it? Do you like it? Are you statisfied? What are any negatives? THanks for taking the time to respond.

[vj1213]

I like it. I have had them the 4 years since moving to TV. Have lost signal very few times (only lasting a couple minutes or less) even during the worst storms.

[John_W]

I've had Directv since 2008. We have the Premier package, which is everything available outside the sports packages. We've had Century Link phone and internet since 2011 and was considering switching to their Prism TV so we could bundle. However, I'm spoiled by NFL Sunday Ticket and have had that the previous three NFL seasons in Florida. I called to add it again and they said let us put in the Genie for free. We've had the same boxes since the beginning, from 2008 and never had a service call.

The Genie is remarkable. It records up to 5 shows at once, sometimes when you're overlapping programs and movies you can't remember how many are being recorded. Since we have HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and Starz, I have been recording all my favorite movies just to have them and some that I don't have time to see. The Genie makes Directv twice as nice. We have two Genie boxes and can watch any of the recorded shows from either TV. You can pause live TV, or you can start watching a movie in the middle and hit reverse and it will go back to the beginning even if you weren't recording it. We have 10,000 free movies on demand with our internet connection that goes through the router to the Genie. It's night and day from what we were use to, which was great as it was.

[NottaVillager]

We've had Direct since we moved here. We have one of the mid-level packages with none of the add on gee-gaws and have been very happy with what we get. ZERO problems.

[rodie]

Originally Posted by John_W

I've had Directv since 2008. We have the Premier package, which is everything available outside the sports packages. We've had Century Link phone and internet since 2011 and was considering switching to their Prism TV so we could bundle. However, I'm spoiled by NFL Sunday Ticket and have had that the previous three NFL seasons in Florida. I called to add it again and they said let us put in the Genie for free. We've had the same boxes since the beginning, from 2008 and never had a service call.

The Genie is remarkable. It records up to 5 shows at once, sometimes when you're overlapping programs and movies you can't remember how many are being recorded. Since we have HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and Starz, I have been recording all my favorite movies just to have them and some that I don't have time to see. The Genie makes Directv twice as nice. We have two Genie boxes and can watch any of the recorded shows from either TV. You can pause live TV, or you can start watching a movie in the middle and hit reverse and it will go back to the beginning even if you weren't recording it. We have 10,000 free movies on demand with our internet connection that goes through the router to the Genie. It's night and day from what we were use to, which was great as it was.

What will you do next year if Directv does not have the Sunday Ticket? It is up for grabs in 2015

[mgcsooner]

Had it installed couple of weeks ago, and previously had it 6 years ago. The ONLY reason I switched then was for FIOS service. DirecTV genie is excellent, although the remotes are tiny. If you're a sports fan, there is nothing better. To get full usage you need a good internet connection. I'm coupling it with Xfinity Internet only.

[xkeowner]

Very happy with Direct TV after almost four years. I am supposed to get a free upgrade to the latest equipment next month.

Make sure you have the account number of a friend when you sign up and you both get a $10 a month discount for ten months. If you don't have a friend with Direct TV, PM me and I will give you mine.

[JMEZARIC3]

Originally Posted by PennBF

I am about to get rid of Comcast and replacing With Direct TV. Those who have Direct TV..What do you think of it? Do you like it? Are you statisfied? What are any negatives? THanks for taking the time to respond.

Directv works good for us.We are snowbirds and when we put Directv on vacation there is no monthly charges.
If you decide on Directv,use the refer a friend promotion with our account# 71382469.You and I will save $10 a month for 10 months.

[Jullie]

We have had Direct for 2 years. Love it! Only loose signal for a few minutes when it is raining heavy. No big deal. Good luck with your decision.

[PennBF]

Thanks to all who responded to my note. It made the decision much easier. After seeing the responses I went to Direct TV and bought the plan that best fit my wants. Hopefully, more Comcast abused customers will take the action to get rid of them and their disregard for any Customer Service.

[MikeV]

I changed from Comcast to DirectTV and have no regrets.

[PennBF]

What do the ones who do not have Comcast cable TV what do you use for the internet and phone service? When some cancelled Comcast what did you move to for Internet or Phone? Again, thanks for your help.

[CFrance]

We use Comcast for internet. It's pricey, though--$75/month. (Started out at $60.) But dsl is too slow for us. We are awaiting delivery of Comcast's new modem that is supposed to speed things up. For now, our AT&T Hot Spot is many times faster than our Comcast cable, but we think we use more than 5 gigs of data per month, at $50 for five gigs.

We are experimenting with that, though. The hot spot is available at Best Buy for $100, and you can either have a two-year contract or a "pay as you run out" plan that you top up yourself online.

We love DirecTV, never have a billing problem, and their customer service is great. You can move it with you from one place to another, as opposed to having two contracts. And it rarely goes out for more than a few minutes in a storm. We like NFL Ticket and Extra Innings for watching Steelers and Pirates.

[PennBF]

I understood that the Internet (if you own the moden/router) would be 19.99
per month as part of a Comcast bundled Internet/Phone and the phone would be $20.00 for a total of $40.00 per month. Is this wrong? Thanks.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by PennBF

I understood that the Internet (if you own the moden/router) would be 19.99
per month as part of a Comcast bundled Internet/Phone and the phone would be $20.00 for a total of $40.00 per month. Is this wrong? Thanks.

We don't have a phone through Comcast (we use Magic Jack), so we have no bundling. But that cost for internet sounds awfully low. Do you know what speed that is, or if there are any limitations? We were offered a higher speed for $10 more per month. We tried it, but it wasn't noticeably higher speed, so we dropped it.

Hopefully, someone who has those two will reply on costs.