[Bavarian]

Do the other services send their programming in 4K like DirecTv?

[OpusX1]

Right now I think Direct is the only provider with 4K. One full time Channel and maybe two sometimes channels.

[JGVillages]

Originally Posted by OpusX1

Right now I think Direct is the only provider with 4K. One full time Channel and maybe two sometimes channels.

According to reports a number of 4K to be added in DIRECTV in early '16.

[Marvic 1]

I'm going to repeat myself from another post:
It all depends on what part of The Villages you live inorder to compare services.
In my section, north of 441 (County Club) the Century Link service is THE WORST I have ever experienced.
My internet speed does not go higher then 2.06 Mbps, meaning I can't do anything but wait for pages to load. forget about wanting to watch YouTube videos, very frustrating!!
So when we talk about these internet service providers we should also include the area we are receiving this service.
For example, my area the service works off telephone lines while in the newer areas they work off coaxial cable or fiber optics (Video, Voice and Internet services)...

[Villages Kahuna]

Originally Posted by photo1902

I believe its NBC who is keeping DirecTV from broadcasting. Not the other way around.

WESH, the Orlando NBC affiliate, is owned by Hearst. This year Hearst demanded a tripling of the "carriage fee" payable by DirecTV for the right to carry the signal that Hearst broadcasts over the air to viewers for free. DirecTV said NO...and good for them IMHO.

My guess is that NBC, the broadcast network, will put tremendous pressure on both Hearst and DirecTV to settle somehow. Until they do, all those viewers with DirecTV are not able to see the ads that NBC charges advertisers a pretty penny to place on NBC. You can be sure that the advertisers will be demanding a discount or refunds as the result. That will come right off the bottom line of NBC's already sparse profits.

There'a always another angle, of course. Maybe NBC won't pressure Hearst at all. Don't forget, NBC is owned by Comcast, so every viewer who quits DirecTV because of this kerfuffle has a good chance of signing up with Comcast.

[CassieInVa]

We have DirectTv. It is 2:00 Am and Channel 2 NBC is working. We got Tornado Warnings on our phones and we wanted to check local weather. It wasn't working earlier this evening and I'm hoping it is back for good and not just because of the weather emergency.