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ericadawn16 ([personal profile] ericadawn16) wrote2012-07-11 09:33 pm
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DirecTv and Viacom

I have no Viacom channels right now. Viacom and DirectTv came to an impasse. Both want me to call the other and complain.

I don't actually care. There's nothing I want to watch. If it isn't resolved by Monday, I'll be a little annoyed but I can catch most of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report online.

It's even been suggested that we'll get a rebate or refund for the missing channels. That's one of the things I like about DirectTv. They do prize loyalty and reward us accordingly. This is also why I'm more willing to take their side than Viacom who sued Youtube.
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[identity profile] mercystars.livejournal.com 2012-07-12 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I have DirecTv too. I heard on the news this evening that talks between Viacom and Dtv completely fell through today and that they were nowhere near an agreement. I was reading online somewhere that it took them two weeks to resolve a similar problem in Boston, I think it was? Thank goodness for the internets, at least. =/

[identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com 2012-07-16 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Right, my main problem now is that I found out that Logo is going to start showing Misfits on Thursday and I've really been wanting to see that...

[identity profile] promisemewings.livejournal.com 2012-07-12 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
DirecTV is pissed because Viacom allows too much of their content to be viewed online for free, & it takes away from their business.

[identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com 2012-07-16 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
But Viacom also admitted to wanting a rate increase that would be "just pennies per day per subscriber" but pennies ADD UP!

Especially since not every subscriber even wants Viacom stuff...

[identity profile] jedi-harkness.livejournal.com 2012-07-12 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Jeez... remember when TV used to be free, and the only money the networks made were from the shows and the advertising? I wish we could go back to that...

We were thinking of getting DirectTV because the Comcast service had turned to crap, and we weren't going to get Dish because they dropped AMC, but at this rate we may as well stick with Comcast! There's also the option of AT&T U-verse, but we're not sure how good the service is. Right now we're in 'stick with what we know' mode.

[identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com 2012-07-16 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
We didn't get cable until 2006.

It was my choice so I was given full responsibility for which one to get. I wasn't about to get regular cable because that sucked...that left Dish or DirectTv.

Honestly...it came down to one thing...

DirectTv had BBCA on their basic package and Dish didn't...BBCA was one of the main reasons I wanted cable so DirectTv it was.

I mainly wanted cable for Rescue Me, Doctor Who which was going to start airing on SciFi and what I thought was going to be epic Britishness on BBCA. It wasn't as much as I thought it would be but it's still been worth it.

[identity profile] jedi-harkness.livejournal.com 2012-07-16 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
I'm telling you, I'm about ready to take this DVR box and chuck it out the window! I just had to reboot it, a WHOLE WEEK after it last did it!!!! *growls and tears hair out*

Believe me, I would LOVE to have BBCA, but at this rate we can barely afford to pay for Starz. I would've been happy to let it go after Torchwood: Miracle Day ended, but now we've gotten hooked on Spartacus. *heh*

[identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com 2012-09-05 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
So, after 6 and a half years, this is what our DirectTv bill looks like...

Choice XTRA package $68.99

I ended up upgrading because I wanted Logo, The Hub, Boomerang, Ovation, etc...

Starz Monthly $12.99
Protection Plan $5.99
DVR Fee $8
Additional TV $6

I'm not sure what you're paying now. I just know in this entire time, we've never had to have a repairman come out and fix something and I'm not rebooting my DVR once a week.

I got Starz for the Disney stuff, lol They didn't even have original programming back then. Torchwood was just a nice bonus.

[identity profile] jedi-harkness.livejournal.com 2012-09-05 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
We've since had our issues worked out, and we've gotten a new DVR that works fine (after three tries). Thing is, since we're in the boonies and don't have a HD TV yet, the company gives us re-furbished equipment, and it turns out to be a crap shoot when you swap out a box. We now have a box that works just fine, and I suppose we'll upgrade the equipment once we get an HD TV.

Mom pays almost a $100 a month, and that includes Starz (which is $10 an month). It also includes a digital package, the DVR, and all sorts of fees (that I think they just tack on because they want to). Since we had all those DVR issues, we're getting free HBO for the next three months, and the last bill was credited $20. Mom's planning to call them and see if she can get the price lowered; they're willing to deal since they don't want her to take her business elsewhere.
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[identity profile] shadowkeeper.livejournal.com 2012-07-12 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Viavom pulled full episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report from the websites. They're acting like 5 year olds with this mess.

[identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com 2012-07-16 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Considering how they've behaved in the past, I suppose we shouldn't expect anything less.
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