 Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | Direct Tv has media share and interactivity Direct Tv has media share and interactivity with out having to pay more per box why make it one fee for all your boxes like the direct tv drv fee? | |
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c64
join:2008-07-31
North Wales, PA | Re: Direct Tv has media share and interactivity lets see what D* does when they release there new tivo guide.You don't think they will give you tivo without a price increase,do you 
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
Premium
join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA | Re: Direct Tv has media share and interactivity Do any of you actually use those widgets for news, weather, movies? | |
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PoloDude
Premium,VIP
join:2006-03-29
East Northport, NY | Re: Direct Tv has media share and interactivity I use the weather widget all the time. | |
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jbgroup1
Dolemite
Premium
join:2000-05-04
Beltsville, MD | I use traffic and weather all the time. | |
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Blast 420
Close the world, Open the nExt
join:2007-10-04
the WiReD
1 edit | said by hopeflicker  :Do any of you actually use those widgets for news, weather, movies? I'v never used the widgets because I have my own weather station in my back yard, and because my computer is never more than a few feet from me, in fact I see them as kinda annoying being that I accidentally press the widget button when I actually wanted favorites  | |
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| as2higpark
join:2007-11-28
Braintree, MA | doesnt DirecTV charge a fee to buy the box, then another monthly fee for DVR service?...that is better? Not IMO | |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| Re: Direct Tv has media share and interactivity said by as2higpark :doesnt DirecTV charge a fee to buy the box, For the first 4 SD receivers or the first DVR or HD receiver, no, if you go directly through DirecTV. Going through a retailer maybe. If you want a HD DVR, it's currently $99.
then another monthly fee for DVR service? $5.99/month.
...that is better? Not IMO It's an apples to oranges comparison as they don't have identical fee structures, but no matter what you are still paying for fruit. After 2 years, DirecTV's initial "investment" is recouped and the per month cost is less then Verizon for a single HD DVR. Plus you own it so there is some equity there that Verizon doesn't have. | |
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mystryfiostk
join:2008-07-17
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| Re: Direct Tv has media share and interactivity said by supergirl :said by Joe12345678 : Hey, maybe it show off that GREAT BILLING FEATURE! It's mostly are Union labor's fault. Let me guess, you blame union labor for your bad grammar, too?
Is that how far ago it went for you? Some UNION 3rd grade teacher psychologically put you in a "mad at the world/ blame the unions" tailspin? | |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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| Re: Too high a cost except for early adopter gadget freaks I agree. With the economy in a tailspin dive, many will not be going out of their way to purchase remote control items / widgets for their TV.
The 'only' reason that I susbscribed to cable/digital TV in the first place, is that all my TV's (3) added $20 to a HSI + VoIP bill, and the total is still --
Canada = Hollywood North | |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
Premium
join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | Like Iobi Give it a few months then they will throw it in for free ie Iobi -Verizon Call assistant
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
| Come on Comcast These are the little "tip of the iceburg" add ons that differentiate the provider from the competition. Now why doesn't cable giants such as Comcast take this opportunity to deploy similar and better features/guide interface, WITHOUT charging extra for the bonus features. That would make a difference in choosing sides. | |
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CycloneGT
join:2001-11-15
Boyds, MD | Comcast? Please. Comcast's User Interface still looks like it was written for DOS. | |
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| scanpa
Premium
join:2006-09-06
Lebanon, PA | Re: Comcast? No, DOS was sharper! ') | |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | Re: Comcast? Yeah, it looks more like a Commodore 64.  | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Comcast? said by djrobx :Yeah, it looks more like a Commodore 64. Must be talking about SARA.
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Swingerhead
Premium
join:2004-04-06
Richmond, VA | real time "see what's popular in real time among other regional subscribers"
You can do that now, at least here in Richmond, VA. On my set top non dvr box. | |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | Pray the interactive features are faster than U-Verse U-verse has those sorts of features. But they take 10-15 seconds to load up.
It's a nice value-add but there's no way in hell I'd pay for that crap.
-- Rob
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wildguess
@verizon.net
| wild guess on 4.99 charge I believe the additional charge is to enable the multiroom and media manager features on dvrs that are not currently subscribed. Hence the additional charge is not an extra or new fee. Customers who already have the multiroom dvr which comes with media manager may not have to pay anything else. Only customers who have dvr without the multiroom feature will have to upgrade and it will cost $5 more. For example, existing standard def multiroom dvr is $17.99 per month. Existing standard def dvr is 12.99. Therefore $12.99+$5=$17.99 which is what existing standard def multiroom dvr customers pay now. For HD, regular HD/DVR is $15.99, multiroom HD/DVR is $19.99. Whether the price will remain $19.99 or is going up to $20.99 has yet to be seen. But basically I think current multiroom customers should be getting the new features at no extra charge. Just my guess based upon stuff I've heard from vz employees | |
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Mark F
join:2007-08-01
Fort Wayne, IN
|  What About Internet-To-TV Streaming?
There are gadgets that supposedly can bring the internet into our living rooms, but they may not work with FIOS. So, does it look like they will be offering that kind of streaming, via the Multiroom DVR and Media Manager, or must we look at possible alternatives?
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bizsar
join:2005-08-25
Beaverton, OR
| wait a minute... ...I already have these features (except for the cell phone and Facebook stuff), and I'm not paying extra for them. They were introduced about the same time as the new HD channels.
If I didn't have news and weather on my Wii and PC, I'd use the widgets a lot more. They would be great for some households.
I do use the traffic widget once and a while...it actually seems fairly accurate.
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@rr.com | FIOS Feature, ------------ Billing System ------------------ Another feature you dont hear much about, when you leave them (get rid of FIOS), they
keep on billing and billing and billing......
Other companies wish thay had the same IT people doing their systems - Can AT&T be much farther off | |
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BostonGuy70
| MultiRoom DVR + Widgets I think the providers will eventually hit a ceiling on these additional $4.99 charges for each new feature that they bring out and will have to provide them to retain customers kinda along the lines of telcos when VOIP offered feature rich packages.
Personally I have MythTV on my desktop which does most of these features. I have a media mvp in each room ($60) that will allow me to view tv and/or recorded content/music/photos/weather or traffic. | |
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Too high a cost except for early adopter gadget freaks
Who wants to look a their 10 megapixel vacation photos in slightly better than VCR resolution?