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Re: also need to look at mirroring / outlet fees as well said by Steve Mehs:I also had the privilege of paying $100 for the HR34 and $200 for the HR24, that’s $300 in upfront costs plus the additional outlet fee, for hardware that I do not own that must be returned to them when I cancel, that I cannot resell and recoup some of my costs. You paid $300.00 for equipment that you don't own? Is this standard? If so, why would someone get their service?
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 Steve MehsGun Control Is Using A Steady HandPremium
join:2005-07-16 | Yes, paying an upfront fee for leased equipment is standard for DirecTV with DVRs and has been for sometime. I believe the very basic non DVRs are free. The only reason got DirecTV was on Jan 1 2012 Time Warner temporarily pulled MSG. I cannot live without my Sabres hockey. So I had DirecTV installed. I kept cable due to their vastly superior HD line up. I was going to cancel DirecTV when MSG returned, but decided to give NFL Sunday Ticket a try this year. As much as DirecTV irks me, NFL ST is a stellar product. And while I don’t agree at all with what DirecTV does regarding equipment, I can’t get NFL Sunday Ticket anywhere else.
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| You do NOT have to pay upfront for DirecTV. You get free equipment. Maybe when you signed up you had to pay- Like if you bundle with AT&T, yes YOU PAY up front. Directly through DirecTV no up front fees. Dish network requires you to pay up front though. But again NOT DirecTV. |
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Steve MehsGun Control Is Using A Steady HandPremium
join:2005-07-16 | Incorrect. Here's a screen cap of my order. I signed up via DirecTVs website on Jan 1 2012. I originally ordered an HR34 along with an H25. As you can see I was charged $100 for the HR34 and the H25 was free. A month later I replaced the H25 with the HR24 and was charged $200 for that.
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| You got the wrong package/promos. I just signed up with them again and NOTHING. |
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Here is your proof they don't charge for equipment unless you ordered more of the "free" boxes than you were permitted. |
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Beezel
join:2008-12-15
Las Vegas, NV | The Genie is a new receiver they just came out with. The HR34 was the top of the line before the Genie. You paid $100 for it and Direct subsidized $300 for the rest of the cost of it. It has the same features of the Genie except you need a plain HD or SD box in every room you want to see recorded shows from the HR34. Don't know if the Genie can hook up to your home network with wireless Direct Connect or Ethernet. The HR34 does both and you can watch the shows recorded on it on your PC also. I don't understand why some people get the HR34 and get another DVR for another room. Since it can do five channels at once also. |
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Steve MehsGun Control Is Using A Steady HandPremium
join:2005-07-16 | The Genie and the HR34 are the same exact thing! DirecTV is just marketing under a real name now to better compete with Dish and the Hopper. It’s just a rebranding. Like a few years ago when Ford changed the name of the Lincoln Zephyr to the Lincoln MKZ and GM changed the name of the Cadillac Deville to the DTS. The domestic brands rebranded their products to match the alphanumeric naming scheme of the imports like Lexus and Mercedes for marketing purposes. And besides for those of us that do the CE beta downloads, the Genie software features have been around for a while now.
As to why have both the HR23 and another DVR, well to view independent channels on two different TVs. I don't have one of the three Samsung TVs compatible with DirecTVs networking and the C31 client boxes just came out a few weeks ago. I have absolutely no desire to watch TV on my PC, when I have two 55” TVs in the house. And besides the DirecTV2PC software is utter crap. It sometimes worked on my desktop and never worked on my laptop.
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| And as I have posted before I never had to pay up front for my DVR. I selected ONE HD-DVR and never was charged. For all the other Tvs they got just an HD box and was able to access the DVR just fine. By selecting more than one DVR yes you DO PAY for those due to they are NOT included in your "package" DTV makes it clear what you get for free and what you do not.
DTV even sends out flyers in the mail by RedPlum that they don't charge for equipment. Since today is Saturday I'm sure I'll get one and I'll scan it. And their TV ads state the same thing, no equipment to buy. |
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stridr69
join:2003-05-19
San Luis Obispo, CA | reply to Steve Mehs
Actually NFL ticket is available on PlayStation 3.
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Steve MehsGun Control Is Using A Steady HandPremium
join:2005-07-16 | Yes, I know. I have no interest in streaming video. I'm guessing the PS3 version doesn't have Game Mix, mobile access or probably even a Dolby 5.1 audio feed. I cannot stand the thought of not having actual channels to flip between. Internet streaming sucks!
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