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  • ATOMA ATOM wrote on last edited by
    #65

    during nightly news last night nbc got blacked out on directv fucking assholes

  • during nightly news last night nbc got blacked out on directv fucking assholes

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by
    #66

    @atom said:

    during nightly news last night nbc got blacked out on directv fucking assholes

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

  • @hoorta said:

    I'll try to dig up the OpEd piece I saw addressing this. Forcing the Ravens to play this game with major playoff implications for them seriously short handed is a joke. 

    We'd be screaming to high heaven NO FAIR!! If it was the Browns instead. 

    Oh, it's fair.?

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
    #67

    @texasag1969 said:

    Oh, it's fair.?

    It is fair... and moreover although I wrote "cancel", what I meant to say was "forfeit".

  • @atom said:

    during nightly news last night nbc got blacked out on directv fucking assholes

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

    ATOMA ATOM wrote on last edited by ATOM
    #68

    @hoorta said:

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

    thanks for the heads up AND hell yes i do have a antenna I can use I forgot all about it

    and ya it is tegna Basterds

  • @atom said:

    during nightly news last night nbc got blacked out on directv fucking assholes

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

    ATOMA ATOM wrote on last edited by
    #69

    @hoorta said:

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

    there custom service really sucks but if you threaten to cancel they pick right up and in doing so i have gotten the sunday ticket free the past 2 years

  • S SdBacker80 wrote on last edited by
    #70

    I’m glad that Haden hangs onto interceptions at this point in his career and got all the drops out of his system with us. 

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
    #71

    lol... but RG3 still has pick 6's to burn.

    I see someone else is watching...

    What a turd so far. Most of the players look to be into this game as much as I am. **yawn**

  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on last edited by
    #72

    finally...press bang cover every dinking WR.. and at least take that away.. 

  • I’m glad that Haden hangs onto interceptions at this point in his career and got all the drops out of his system with us. 

    hx214H hx214 wrote on last edited by
    #73

    @sdbacker80 said:

    I’m glad that Haden hangs onto interceptions at this point in his career and got all the drops out of his system with us. 

    Just watched the first half highlights.

    Those were two of the worst INT's I've seen in a long time (Outside of Baker's to Fitz)

    The more I see Joe Haden play at a competent level (Although Gip could have made that INT), the more I don't like the guy.  Dude was mailing it in the last two years here collecting a paycheck and giving himself concussions and adderall.  When he got burnt in that Cardinals game and fell down and gave himself a concussion....

  • @sdbacker80 said:

    I’m glad that Haden hangs onto interceptions at this point in his career and got all the drops out of his system with us. 

    Just watched the first half highlights.

    Those were two of the worst INT's I've seen in a long time (Outside of Baker's to Fitz)

    The more I see Joe Haden play at a competent level (Although Gip could have made that INT), the more I don't like the guy.  Dude was mailing it in the last two years here collecting a paycheck and giving himself concussions and adderall.  When he got burnt in that Cardinals game and fell down and gave himself a concussion....

    S SdBacker80 wrote on last edited by
    #74

    @hx214 said:

    Just watched the first half highlights.

    Those were two of the worst INT's I've seen in a long time (Outside of Baker's to Fitz)

    The more I see Joe Haden play at a competent level (Although Gip could have made that INT), the more I don't like the guy.  Dude was mailing it in the last two years here collecting a paycheck and giving himself concussions and adderall.  When he got burnt in that Cardinals game and fell down and gave himself a concussion....

    he’s been catching everything past couple years makes me sick. 
     

    I was on a zoom call during the play with the game on my other screen and I said “you have got to be kidding me” thankfully I was on mute but my co-worker told me - you are on mute I couldn’t hear you.  Another knew I was watching the game too said “you are Browns fan why are you watching that trash.”

    i said I know.  

    every week my group has a comment about the surprising Browns (good comments) 

  • S SdBacker80 wrote on last edited by
    #75

    Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

  • Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
    #76

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

    Hopefully not 

  • @sdbacker80 said:

    Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

    Hopefully not 

    S SdBacker80 wrote on last edited by
    #77

    @the-gipper said:

    Hopefully not 

    Their backup is a guy i thought was pretty good in draft last year...Alex Highsmith.  

    Dupree Is going to be out- non contact injury didn’t look good 

  • S SdBacker80 wrote on last edited by SdBacker80
    #78

    Wow great spot...okay how did they rule that a first down but not ours Sunday!!!

  • Wow great spot...okay how did they rule that a first down but not ours Sunday!!!

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
    #79

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Wow great spot...okay how did they rule that a first down but not ours Sunday!!!

    Precisely that was a gift to Pittsburgh because I don’t think he made it but they gave it to him. 

  • @hoorta said:

    You must be in a market where Tegna owns the station.  It's a constant battle with big station owners like Tegna and NexStar trying to get max $$$ out of DirecTV and Spectrum. With the result your satellite or cable bill is constantly going up into the stratosphere. My D* bill is up to $160 a month, and my only indulgence is $12 bucks for STO, so I can catch Browns Red Zone and the Cavs games.

    Some thoughts.. 1) It's little wonder streaming services are booming, they're way cheaper, if you're not too picky on Channel availability.  

    2) DirecTV rant: Not surprised AT&T is trying to sell them off. It's their MO, buy a thriving company and ruin them. I used to own Direct stock,  dumped it the second I got wind AT&T was going to buy them. If they didn't have the exclusive rights to  Sunday ticket, I'd be a former customer. A little factoid- 20% of your  Direct bill goes to  ESPN. 

    Regarding your blackout,  for every problem there is a solution. If you're not way out in the boondocks, get an amplified antenna, and plug it directly into your TV. Oh, and Direct doesn't advertise it, but you can request a black box that connects to your receiver via a SATA cable, attach the antenna to that, and program the reciever to recognize local OTA channels.  🙂 That works with a HR-54 or lower, can't vouch if it's available on the new Genie2s.

    there custom service really sucks but if you threaten to cancel they pick right up and in doing so i have gotten the sunday ticket free the past 2 years

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by
    #80

    @atom said:

    there custom service really sucks but if you threaten to cancel they pick right up and in doing so i have gotten the sunday ticket free the past 2 years

    Atom, the reason Direct's customer service sucks big time now- is when AT&T took them over- they fired around 70% of their CSRs. Now they have maroons looking at their computer screens for problem solutions. Did you reboot your receiver? Dumb shit I've already tried.   Fortunately-a few years back I was having  so many technical problems one of the CSRs gave me the direct line to high level tech support. The few guys left who actually are capable of dealing with non-mundane difficulties, and not having to go through some bozo first. # still works too- I had to use it a couple months ago when I wanted to add 4k capability.  🙂  

    PS- I've heard rumors the long term plan for Direct is eventually to go to a streaming model. Far cheaper outlay than sending up another satellite when one conks out...  Also- though it's been kept pretty quiet- service providers like Spectrum (and others) are supposedly suing Direct and the NFL over the exclusivity contract on Sunday Ticket.  The exclusivity makes no sense- when you can offer that service to way more fans that way. 

  • Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

    runyon27R runyon27 wrote on last edited by
    #81

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Bud Dupree okay??? Didn’t look good but apparently he walked off 

    OBJ walked off too, but those type injuries almost always turn out to be ACLs.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by The Gipper
    #82

    While that was a win for the Steelers,  they were wholly unimpressive.  This game should have been a wipeout for them.. given that the Rats were down to their 3rd string QB.  But it came down to the wire, and it took a ref's gift to seal it for them.  The good thing is that it helps us. 

  • @atom said:

    there custom service really sucks but if you threaten to cancel they pick right up and in doing so i have gotten the sunday ticket free the past 2 years

    Atom, the reason Direct's customer service sucks big time now- is when AT&T took them over- they fired around 70% of their CSRs. Now they have maroons looking at their computer screens for problem solutions. Did you reboot your receiver? Dumb shit I've already tried.   Fortunately-a few years back I was having  so many technical problems one of the CSRs gave me the direct line to high level tech support. The few guys left who actually are capable of dealing with non-mundane difficulties, and not having to go through some bozo first. # still works too- I had to use it a couple months ago when I wanted to add 4k capability.  🙂  

    PS- I've heard rumors the long term plan for Direct is eventually to go to a streaming model. Far cheaper outlay than sending up another satellite when one conks out...  Also- though it's been kept pretty quiet- service providers like Spectrum (and others) are supposedly suing Direct and the NFL over the exclusivity contract on Sunday Ticket.  The exclusivity makes no sense- when you can offer that service to way more fans that way. 

    ATOMA ATOM wrote on last edited by
    #83

    @hoorta said:

    Atom, the reason Direct's customer service sucks big time now- is when AT&T took them over- they fired around 70% of their CSRs. Now they have maroons looking at their computer screens for problem solutions. Did you reboot your receiver? Dumb shit I've already tried.   Fortunately-a few years back I was having  so many technical problems one of the CSRs gave me the direct line to high level tech support. The few guys left who actually are capable of dealing with non-mundane difficulties, and not having to go through some bozo first. # still works too- I had to use it a couple months ago when I wanted to add 4k capability.  🙂  

    PS- I've heard rumors the long term plan for Direct is eventually to go to a streaming model. Far cheaper outlay than sending up another satellite when one conks out...  Also- though it's been kept pretty quiet- service providers like Spectrum (and others) are supposedly suing Direct and the NFL over the exclusivity contract on Sunday Ticket.  The exclusivity makes no sense- when you can offer that service to way more fans that way. 

    if they still have the ticket next year make sure to threaten to cancel in the spring so you can get the ticket for free 

  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on last edited by
    #84

    Alrighty then! ? Clearly my 65" Browns man cave TV had a issue with me viewing this ?'fest... All was good just up to 5.5 minutes left to play,,,THAN my TV Screen goes BLACK 😮...I could only hear "McSorley scores" I only had volume the rest of the way... Tried to reset the direct tv box..nope..wire checks to tv controller mania,,nuttin,,, finally...the UNPLUG the TV only to Reboot... Yeah!!! the Browns TV curse is OVer... Fixed & Browns game record button is cue'd up...