Directv, Uverse or other?

[CowboyDan]

I'm moving in a few weeks and I'm trying to decide if I should keep directv (which I love) or make the switch to AT&T Uverse (offereing $400 visa card reward + low rates for the first year) or another service. What say you?

 

[Tabascocat]

Keep Directv. UVerse is okay but no NFL package or CBS On-Demand. Now, if you want faster internet speed, then switch if you are using satellite speeds.

 

[CowboyDan]

Keep Directv. UVerse is okay but no NFL package or CBS On-Demand. Now, if you want faster internet speed, then switch if you are using satellite speeds.

Good point.....I forgot to mention that currently I have uverse for internet and phone (for the alarm system).

 

[Rockport]

I'm moving in a few weeks and I'm trying to decide if I should keep directv (which I love) or make the switch to AT&T Uverse (offereing $400 visa card reward + low rates for the first year) or another service. What say you?

I would keep DirecTV. You get the best quality reception with a dish on your roof. Uverse, Time Warner, Comcast all route the satellite signal first through their equipment. By the time it gets to your house, it's degraded.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I've got DTV and u-verse internet. I've had DTV for years, so I'm biased towards them. I don't have any issues with my service or my bills.

My mom has u-verse internet and TV. My only experience with u-verse TV has been at my Mom's house. For the most part, it's ok. And yet, sometimes it'll randomly go out. No bad weather. No warning. The screen will just freeze up. We wait for however long and it comes back on. If it doesn't, we reboot the router.

It's just a weird thing, but overall I don't have any issue with the programming.

 

[CowboyDan]

Thanks for the input everyone. That's great feedback WD!! I love DTV and I think you just confirmed what I was thinking. Thank you.

 

[Idgit]

I hate, hate, hate AT&T home internet with a passion. It's a long story, but I'd never recommend them. The Uverse service in particular has been adequate, and if you bundle it with your home phone package, it can save you some money.

I've had DirectTv for years, too, just for the Sunday Ticket. As soon as I can buy the games directly from the NFL, I will, so I can get rid of the overpriced services altogether. Other than HBO and Sunday Ticket, I only watch Netflix or Amazon Prime video these days, anyway.

 

[trickblue]

Good point.....I forgot to mention that currently I have uverse for internet and phone (for the alarm system).

I switched from DTV from Uverse, but only for financial reasons...

Like you, I had internet services from AT&T and they bundled everything for $92 a month...

I was paying $66 a month for internet and $140 for DTV, so that effectively was saving me over $100 a month...

Once the final acquisition of DTV by AT&T goes through, I'm going to inquire about moving back to DTV...

I LOVED DTV. Uverse is OK. I'll point out some deficiencies of Uverse...

• Interface is a quirky
• Can only record three shows at once
• Live TV is automatically interrupted by scheduled events. DTV asks you if you want to to that. This is a big issue with me because if you had paused or rewound a "live" show for a good bit (like a football game), when you over ride the recording and go back to the live show, it is now live and you lose the ability to rewind back where you were
• Screen saver kicks in WAY too fast and it is bright blue. If you watch TV in bed and fall asleep, that bright blue lights up the room
• Remote sux
• No fully backlit remote available
• Tech support is CLUELESS

The only reason I stay with them is because of the great price they are giving me...

 

[CowboyDan]

I switched from DTV from Uverse, but only for financial reasons...

Like you, I had internet services from AT&T and they bundled everything for $92 a month...

I was paying $66 a month for internet and $140 for DTV, so that effectively was saving me over $100 a month...

Once the final acquisition of DTV by AT&T goes through, I'm going to inquire about moving back to DTV...

I LOVED DTV. Uverse is OK. I'll point out some deficiencies of Uverse...

• Interface is a quirky
• Can only record three shows at once
• Live TV is automatically interrupted by scheduled events. DTV asks you if you want to to that. This is a big issue with me because if you had paused or rewound a "live" show for a good bit (like a football game), when you over ride the recording and go back to the live show, it is now live and you lose the ability to rewind back where you were
• Screen saver kicks in WAY too fast and it is bright blue. If you watch TV in bed and fall asleep, that bright blue lights up the room
• Remote sux
• No fully backlit remote available
• Tech support is CLUELESS

The only reason I stay with them is because of the great price they are giving me...

Excellent reply...thank you!
I hope AT&T doesn't F up DTV

 

[trickblue]

Excellent reply...thank you!
I hope AT&T doesn't F up DTV

Just give them a little time...