I actually cancelled my DTV subscription about six weeks ago. I was planning on doing the OTA and Netflix thing (among other options).

DTV sent an email about two weeks after my cancellation with an awesome deal. So now, I get my previous package (Choice Plus, I think) with Sunday Ticket and movie channels for three months (not a biggie for me). My bill is now $57.09/month including taxes and fees. It's only a 12 month agreement and I just received my $200 DTV debit card. Not bad.

If you make good on your threat to leave they'll capitulate. My previous bill for the same service w/o Sunday ticket was about $90.

That's bullshit. Puffery is protected commercial speech. You're not required to hawk your products by saying 'hey our competitors are great too, but we'd really like it if you picked us anyway.'

Major 30mph winds + rain is the only time I lose service and it only knocks the High Def channels out. You can switch over to Standard and the picture will still be there.

They should all fear Google fiber and Google TV. ;)

20 years ago called. They want your complaint to come home.

Yeah, I'm sure I could talk them down. At this point though, I'm just ready to kick the whole "Live TV" idea to the curb. I'm sure there will be some growing pains, but I know plenty of people who aren't paying for cable these days and are perfectly happy, so we'll see how it goes.

"hilarious ad campaign"?

Can we sue whoever wrote this story for a false statement?

I've always thought Directv had a better picture quality. I haven't had them since 2012.

Time Warner now. Their DVRs were steaming piles. Much better now.

I've got sat TV at my cabin in the Sandhills and it's ****ing shit. No cable options out there and DTV knows it so they supply a sub par product. Good luck getting a decent internet signal as well. My phone, (operating on old 3G) emits a stronger hotspot wifi signal than anything.

He was awesome in Wayne's World man. Don't go being dramatic and what not.

Only if it's Rolling Stone.

In the 13 years I've had Time Warner I will say they up time is six-sigma, but that's all I'll give them. They are pricy and they are more than willing to f-over their customers for the thinnest penny.

I hope Google Fiber gives me everything I want in terms of BW and reliability for the Interwebs and TV part of the deal. But it will blow having to go third-party for home phone services.

I had satellite in the late 90s, it was terrible, and I've never considered it again. But the 17 year gap might be something that I should get over if Google ends up not being the cat's ass..

I'm moving to KCK in a couple of months. Not sure what the house currently has, but we have Comcast up here in SF and I loathe it. Hate it to my core.
Had DIRECTV in LA and it was pretty good. I'm thinking of getting it out there.
Thoughts? (I don't need sundAy ticket)

I can't imagine any reason to have Directv outside of Sunday Ticket.

Everything on every channel is available On Demand. For someone like me that doesn't get to the TV until around 10:30pm each night, it's awesome to be able to stream any movie or program on the premium channels and watch whenever I want, regardless of what's actually on.