http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/ Engadget Comments for Time Warner gets fussy with DirecTV over "false advertising" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
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I think not.

I will NEVER give them my business.]]>Dec 16th 2006 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
- Tony R.]]>Dec 16th 2006 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
However, I've had Dish Network, DirecTV, and Insight (our local cable company), and DirecTV is by far the best out of all of them. We've gotten the best package deal for the price, channels, a free-all-the-way-even-per-month DVR, and installers that are actually from DirecTV. My biggest pet peve is that the Dish installers are halfassed folks from another company called HiPower, and the Insight folks are usually mexicans contracted for work. Insight once sent a guy who had his family with him and a dying dog in his truck. The dog really was dying. The family really was watching him work and talking in spanish. The service really is horrible.]]>Dec 16th 2006 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
VERY TRUE, since I had Directv for 1 year and know this is a real pain!]]>Dec 16th 2006 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
I have Comcast HD cable. The HD picture blows away any satellite, not to mention they are doing all-digital now (or, ADS) so even the standard-def picture is at least equivilent if not better than digital satellite picture.

I also have Comcast high speed internet. Some time in the last few weeks they upped our download speed to about 27 megabits. No joke... See here: http://www.dslreports.com/archive/comcast.net?zip=949&start=Search]]>Dec 16th 2006 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
Notice how the 30mb was all done on non peak hours? 3am? Wow, how many people are using the net at that hour? These test were most likely done at the head end and not legit.]]>Dec 16th 2006 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
Oh, and the only time DirecTV goes out in the rain is in complete monsoon weather. i live in Nashville, and it happens on average of once a year, normally during a tornado watch, where taking cover is more important than tv anyway.
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As far as bandwith being an issue to us, as Taylor states, its not.. Our system has fiber and Im sure every system does.. We dont do fiber to the home, and prob wont.. Fiber is a picky thing.. In order to splice it you need to be in a controlled environment..

And yes TWCs HD feeds kill Dish any day.. ]]>Dec 16th 2006 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/Dec 16th 2006 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
Their HD channels, since September, have had an audio sync issue.

I've been dealing with it since then and just decided to call yesterday to find out if it was "just me" or something was wrong with the signal. Turns out they've known about the issue since September and "the IT department has been working on it" and "think it's something with a fiber optic cable."

I'm not sure why the cable itself would cause that issue, but sure seems like 4 months is quite a long time to not be able to figure out something like that. Surely they've found the source of the problem and it's just to expensive to fix or something. If it's not fixed though, I'll be switching after the NFL football season.]]>Dec 16th 2006 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
I really really hate dealing with cable companies, the service is always cruddy and I've never had any issues with my directv since I've had it for the past 3 or 4 years, but I know the digital cable should have better quality. It's a hard choice for me, but I'm sticking with dtv for now.]]>Dec 17th 2006 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/time-warner-gets-fussy-with-directv-over-false-advertising/
Cable sucks. period.

My friends and I make fun of anyone who has cable.
As we watch NFL ticket :)

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The commercial had a toll free number to call that would then tell you to call Brighthouse and request the NFL network. A few weeks later (after Time Warner didn't budge) the same toll-free number would direct you to DirecTV.

I'm sure it was just creative wording, but I know a lot of people that picked up satellite TV or the new Verizon cable just to watch the Bucs, even though all the games are on network TV.

I don't blame TW for being mad.]]>Dec 27th 2006 9:07PM