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join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
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 ·Cox VOIP
·Verizon west (ex G..
·ViaTalk
·Time Warner VOIP
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September 13th, @11:30PM
| reply to ITALIAN926
Re: ????????
While cable and Verizon are getting to 100 including PPV content, D* is already at 130.
In my market Verizon wanted $16 for each HD DVR (I use 2) plus $10 for a regular HD box and $6 for a standard STB totaling $50/mo in just hardware fees. My DirecTV install included a free HD box, free standard box and hefty rebates on my HD DVRs so I will be ahead in just over a year. I do have to pay access fees though ($15). And I liked D*'s DVR hardware better, it offers 2.5X the storage capacity, big 90-min cache, internet based VOD, connections to my Vista media center, remote scheduling (including scheduling from my phone) and other features Verizon's moto boxes didn't have. At $35/mo it doesn't take long to come out ahead in terms of hardware.
The only drawback is some of the D* content is still MPEG2. |
