Xwnyer Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I was really hoping that current DTV sat subs would be able to still get NFLST via Sat feed however announcements today appear to make it exclusive offering from YTTV. If you are a current DTV subscriber will you continue? For me it looks like a very easy decision to walk away. I moved in middle of October and kept the sat subscription so I could continue to access NFLST via the ST App. My HOA provides spectrum Internet and cable as part of our base fees so I was in No hurry to install dish on new home since NFLST a is the main reason I went to DTV in 1996. I personally hate this decision since I a think the directv hardware is great, fast switching, whole home DVR, PIP and many other features that do not exist in any of these streaming services that I am aware of. wondering about others will you stay or will you go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Yes, 100%. DTV is a terrible service anymore. I'd rather pay more to another company for the NFL package than have to stay with them. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Yep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I'm gone. Had it since 1995. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastport bills Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Anyone who stays with DTV loves being abused. Unless money means nothing to you, the savings realized by streaming services that offer promotions on a la carte movie channels is huge. The customer service on DTV is the worst and when the weather is bad (snow and wind) reception is spotty. Get rid of the dish and try a streaming service. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Switched from DTV to YTTV about 1 1/2 years ago. Best decision ever. One of the best feelings I've had in the last 5 years, telling DTV where they can stick their dish. Funny thing... they didn't even want anything back, told me I could keep it all or recycle. OP - YTTV has all those features (except PIP). Edited December 22, 2022 by BuffaloBillies 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 All these electronic abbreviations got my head spinning and quitting mid paragraph lol…what now 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Got my scissors ready....cutting the cord as soon as the season ends. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 If your answer is no, can i sell you a dirty napkin for $100? It’s rare dirt, trust me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Curious for anyone that knows... Will I be able to subscribe to Sunday Ticket by itself now? Or will I need to have an annual subscription to YouTube TV too? Personally, I refuse to pay that much monthly for television service. I prefer to use 2-3 streaming services at a time, and rotate them periodically. I would be willing to spend money for Sunday Ticket alone. But I'm not paying $80-90 per month to get all the other channels too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, mjt328 said: Curious for anyone that knows... Will I be able to subscribe to Sunday Ticket by itself now? Or will I need to have an annual subscription to YouTube TV too? Personally, I refuse to pay that much monthly for television service. I prefer to use 2-3 streaming services at a time, and rotate them periodically. I would be willing to spend money for Sunday Ticket alone. But I'm not paying $80-90 per month to get all the other channels too. some think as long as you have a youtube ID you can subscribe to just NFLST but will see if this holds true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Xwnyer said: I was really hoping that current DTV sat subs would be able to still get NFLST via Sat feed however announcements today appear to make it exclusive offering from YTTV. If you are a current DTV subscriber will you continue? For me it looks like a very easy decision to walk away. I moved in middle of October and kept the sat subscription so I could continue to access NFLST via the ST App. My HOA provides spectrum Internet and cable as part of our base fees so I was in No hurry to install dish on new home since NFLST a is the main reason I went to DTV in 1996. I personally hate this decision since I a think the directv hardware is great, fast switching, whole home DVR, PIP and many other features that do not exist in any of these streaming services that I am aware of. wondering about others will you stay or will you go? Walk away. It’s the only reason I have it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB2SF Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I won't let the door hit me on the way out. Was really hoping, though, that NFLST would wind up on one of the other bazillion streaming services my wife subscribes to! Add another to the list... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I'm cancelling at the end of the month anyway, whatever they're going to be doing has nothing to do with my decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Xwnyer said: I was really hoping that current DTV sat subs would be able to still get NFLST via Sat feed however announcements today appear to make it exclusive offering from YTTV. If you are a current DTV subscriber will you continue? For me it looks like a very easy decision to walk away. I moved in middle of October and kept the sat subscription so I could continue to access NFLST via the ST App. My HOA provides spectrum Internet and cable as part of our base fees so I was in No hurry to install dish on new home since NFLST a is the main reason I went to DTV in 1996. I personally hate this decision since I a think the directv hardware is great, fast switching, whole home DVR, PIP and many other features that do not exist in any of these streaming services that I am aware of. wondering about others will you stay or will you go? You Tube TV has whole world DVR Fast switching it does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I’m out. Been with DTV since 2001. I’ve overpaid for many years, just to get ST. Used to love their customer service and tech service. Would come out and repair equipment for free or replace with newest equipment. Not where I’m going, YouTube if I must for ST. Cant wait to bolt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcalbillsfan Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 My wife couldn't be more excited to get rid of it. Had nothing but problems with them always trying to scam us for money. My favorite was the "free" subscription I got to hbo that we didn't even know we got then they were charging us for hbo because they said we never canceled it after the free period was over, but we never agreed to or was asked for free hbo. I'm not excited about having to pay for a new service but anything is better than direct tv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I despise DTV dish with a passion. They have the worst customer service of any company I can think of. If you want to add something they are there for you. If you have a problem or want to drop/reduce service they ghost you. It’s darn near impossible from my experience. Having said that, I defended the cost to my wife by saying it was the only way to see the Bills. She can’t complain about what I spend on seeing the Bills, and she knows that. We now have DTV Streaming as well as the dish. Every once in a while the streaming goes out and needs to be reset. If she thought it was expensive to have DTV to see the Bills, I wonder what she’ll think of it as a redundancy measure for a few minutes every quarter. She will have to find out first, however. 😋 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Could there potentially be any more games on NFLN? If not, I’m cutting loose from DTV tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 98% yes. I won’t know for sure until I check out the alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetkings01 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, mjt328 said: Curious for anyone that knows... Will I be able to subscribe to Sunday Ticket by itself now? Or will I need to have an annual subscription to YouTube TV too? Personally, I refuse to pay that much monthly for television service. I prefer to use 2-3 streaming services at a time, and rotate them periodically. I would be willing to spend money for Sunday Ticket alone. But I'm not paying $80-90 per month to get all the other channels too. Best part about YouTube tv is you can share it between 5 people…….just split the cost evenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I've said for a long time that as soon as the ticket goes elsewhere, I'm canceling my directv. I'm not so sure about that anymore. This past weekend I was at my brother's all day with family celebrating Christmas. He has YouTube TV and while we were watching the football games, YouTube TV was going in and out constantly. I'm sure this isn't the norm, but it was super annoying. I'll most likely cancel dtv at some point, but not sure when. Their service has actually been very reliable for me lately and I really like watching sporting events in 4k. My major issue with them is their customer service. It's absolutely horrendous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 minute ago, streetkings01 said: Best part about YouTube tv is you can share it between 5 people…….just split the cost evenly. Will see if they support that for NFLST. Plus I heard the userids still have to connect on home network every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Lol to be in their customer service retention department the day after the Super Bowl omg. Now I’m thinking there going to offer packages at half price. Might talk me in to staying - borderline will have to pay me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flomoe Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) I cut from DTV in May after being with them since 1996. The price of service got ridiculously out of hand the last 10 years but being an out of towner, I needed ST to watch the Bills. I was turned onto a streaming service from a friend that allows me to see just about every sporting event in the world for less than $200/year. Took the money I saved from DTV and invested in top flight internet and streaming equipment and I’ve watched every Bills game, most Sabres and an endless supply of movies. DTV is a dying service. Edited December 23, 2022 by flomoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Had it forever as soon as football ends I’m out now. As long as I get msg still ill get Sunday ticket on YouTube and be good. Talk about a death sentence for DTV. You had the golden ticket and didn’t care to continue…. It’s the only reason anyone had it IMO Edited December 22, 2022 by Brianmoorman4jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 FYI they sent out a promo email this afternoon - DTV Revolutionized TV now watch anywhere you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Steptide said: I've said for a long time that as soon as the ticket goes elsewhere, I'm canceling my directv. I'm not so sure about that anymore. This past weekend I was at my brother's all day with family celebrating Christmas. He has YouTube TV and while we were watching the football games, YouTube TV was going in and out constantly. I'm sure this isn't the norm, but it was super annoying. I'll most likely cancel dtv at some point, but not sure when. Their service has actually been very reliable for me lately and I really like watching sporting events in 4k. My major issue with them is their customer service. It's absolutely horrendous for me it's the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: FYI they sent out a promo email this afternoon - DTV Revolutionized TV now watch anywhere you go! Yes they finally allow access to the streaming service for sat n stream users was insane couldn’t use streaming on appletv if you had a Sat subscription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpack78 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Yes - already called and request shutoff. Unfortunately they said I need to wait until an end of a billing cycle - which means either 12/23 or 1/23 for me. Gotta stick it out one more month to make sure I can watch the Pats game and week 18 AFC madness… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, nucci said: for me it's the cost. For me it’s access to Bills games in a reliable and predictable fashion. YTTV better get their asses together so they don’t have same issues DTV DID WITH ITS NFLST streaming this year. I am not a fan of depending on a slow crappy spectrum network to watch NFL. SURE DTV had issues in weather but it’s wa# minutes before service restored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 100% dumping DTV, had it since 1994 for Bills NFL ST/Sabres NHL Center Ice. YouTubeTV will have sunday ticket, so that's it for the Bills. Maybe they get NHL at some point, but the NHL channel isn't part of their programming currently. I recently got the Hulu/ESPN/Disney bundle, and it has almost every Sabres game (MSG feed). TNT is part of YouTubeTV, so that just leaves any games that are exclusively on the NHL channel, which is pretty few. I believe I read that DTV was paying $1.5B for NFL ST, and YouTubeTV is going to pay in the $2B range, so I'm curious to see what they charge for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBeets Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Luckily I did not have direct tv but I am super glad that YouTube for it. That's the provider I currently have (YouTube TV) and I am happy with it. This season ticket addition has got me excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Xwnyer said: I was really hoping that current DTV sat subs would be able to still get NFLST via Sat feed however announcements today appear to make it exclusive offering from YTTV. If you are a current DTV subscriber will you continue? For me it looks like a very easy decision to walk away. I moved in middle of October and kept the sat subscription so I could continue to access NFLST via the ST App. My HOA provides spectrum Internet and cable as part of our base fees so I was in No hurry to install dish on new home since NFLST a is the main reason I went to DTV in 1996. I personally hate this decision since I a think the directv hardware is great, fast switching, whole home DVR, PIP and many other features that do not exist in any of these streaming services that I am aware of. wondering about others will you stay or will you go? I’ve have DTV solely for the Ticket, and really solely for the Bills for about 20 years. I hate it. I am guaranteed to miss one game per year, and one year, I missed two games, one at a second home we bought. DTV is a killer of dreams, a place where hope and decent customer service goes to die. I’ll probably cancel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I’ve have DTV solely for the Ticket, and really solely for the Bills for about 20 years. I hate it. I am guaranteed to miss one game per year, and one year, I missed two games, one at a second home we bought. DTV is a killer of dreams, a place where hope and decent customer service goes to die. I’ll probably cancel. They had good customer service until att acquired them 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauleeeWalnuts Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I’m dumping DTV, not worth the price for interrupted service during rain and snow when they don’t even have football anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineforty Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) what are the streaming options for Sabres games? Is it basically just Fubo? Edited December 23, 2022 by Nineforty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I called today and terminated my account effective Jan. 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It wasn’t always that way I was with DIRECTV whenever they were very first, starting their company and we’re going door-to-door selling their dishes when I lived in Cape Cod back then and for years their service was excellent and they did everything they could to keep your business. it got really bad over recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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