Well the DirecTV system is hooked up. It took almost 2 hours to figure out where we could put the dish because of this huge oak tree in our front yard, but we found a temporary place for it until we get some limbs cut away to put it where we want it.
The system is pretty nice. The only thing that I wish I had in every room was the On Demand feature on every receiver, but maybe one day we can all have the same receiver. Nothing too big though. The guy that set up the service was VERY patient, and was determined to set up our system. He even called his supervisor out here to have another opinion on what he needed to do before giving up. Then set up the dish and ran a replacement line outside in the steady rain. He was basically freakin' awesome!
I also got a message back from Comcast asking for my phone number so he can look at the account. I really don't think there is any reason to do so, because I'm very satisfied with the quality of DirecTV and even if Comcast came out and did everything they need to do, we still wouldn't be as happy as we are with this service. Now all we need is for AT&T to provision our line and activate it and we'll be completely rid of Comcast.
So basically, here's the breakdown of DirecTV and AT&T compared to Comcast:
DIRECTV AND AT&T
Equipment: $15 (HD DVR, 3 standard receivers)
Choice Xtra Package: $50 (Over 200 channels including HD)
AT&T FastAccess DSL; $48 (6.0 MB\S)
Total: $113
COMCAST
Equipment and Basic Digital Programming: $92 (Around 150 channels, not all available due to inadequate cable, HD DVR that we didn't ask for)
Comcast High-Speed Internet: $53 (6.0 MB\S)
Total: $145
Now which would you choose? It's a no-brainer.
The system is pretty nice. The only thing that I wish I had in every room was the On Demand feature on every receiver, but maybe one day we can all have the same receiver. Nothing too big though. The guy that set up the service was VERY patient, and was determined to set up our system. He even called his supervisor out here to have another opinion on what he needed to do before giving up. Then set up the dish and ran a replacement line outside in the steady rain. He was basically freakin' awesome!
I also got a message back from Comcast asking for my phone number so he can look at the account. I really don't think there is any reason to do so, because I'm very satisfied with the quality of DirecTV and even if Comcast came out and did everything they need to do, we still wouldn't be as happy as we are with this service. Now all we need is for AT&T to provision our line and activate it and we'll be completely rid of Comcast.
So basically, here's the breakdown of DirecTV and AT&T compared to Comcast:
DIRECTV AND AT&T
Equipment: $15 (HD DVR, 3 standard receivers)
Choice Xtra Package: $50 (Over 200 channels including HD)
AT&T FastAccess DSL; $48 (6.0 MB\S)
Total: $113
COMCAST
Equipment and Basic Digital Programming: $92 (Around 150 channels, not all available due to inadequate cable, HD DVR that we didn't ask for)
Comcast High-Speed Internet: $53 (6.0 MB\S)
Total: $145
Now which would you choose? It's a no-brainer.
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