Recent content by slice1900

CCID = "classic channel ID"? ;)

Even fans of those teams in the team's city are unlikely to visit a sports bar if one was open. I sure wouldn't consider it worthwhile to open if Iowa was playing on Christmas Day, even if it was a CFP game. Directv/Everpass/Netflix knew what they were doing by not bothering with it. Even if you...

I was in a bar that did not pay for it during the time of the fight. Multiple people were streaming it on their phones, some via the bar's wifi and some via cellular. What was hilarious is that every phone was in a different place in the fight, I was standing behind one guy who had it on his...

If there's one thing about Directv that's consistent, it is their inconsistency.

Which arc is getting the new satellite? If it is going to the 110/119 arc then they probably don't even have a use for the new satellite if they get 14 additional transponders. If it is for the eastern arc then the additional transponders on 110/119 would be "nice to have" but not really change...

I bet they cancel it. They'd have to pay a penalty, but that's better than ordering a satellite they won't really need. It makes no sense to operate Directv's satellites and both of Dish's arcs. If not being able to replace that satellite means one of Dish's arcs has to shut down in a few years...

Well they knew they were going to make a deal with Disney eventually, and it would be more money. Though it seems like it would have been better optics to hold off until after the deal and then announce a price increase the next month and blame it on Disney lol

The feds aren't going to stop it. Back when it was all cable and satellite two big satellite companies merging would never be allowed. Now that cable and especially satellite are dying and streaming is replacing them they won't stand in the way. If they didn't allow it Dish would likely declare...

Yes those fees suck but they are using them to subsidize the overall cost. Back when a satellite receivers were very expensive they made customers buy them because the satellite companies couldn't afford to front that kind of money. Around the time the second generation of HD receivers started...

Just because it is cloud based doesn't make it any easier to migrate that data. The software they use will be different, the databases of information they maintain will be different, etc. That's where the cost comes in, the cost of the hardware (even in pre cloud days) is a drop in the bucket. I...

Yes but according to the article won't be ready for launch for a few years. They could probably cancel the order and while they'd owe some money, they'd owe a lot less than the full cost of the satellite (and avoid the cost of launching it)

That used to be true, but I'm not so sure given what I understand about Dish's most recent stuff. Sounds an awful lot like channel stacking like SWM (and satellite TV all over the world) uses so they may be compatible with some firmware tweaks in the receiver. Worst case if you wanted to (for...

It costs a LOT of money to get to that point. They have their own computer systems for customer information, billing, accounting, etc. and one will have to be converted to the other. That's not cheap, and it will take time before the savings you mention pays back that initial cost. If Directv...

Ah yes, because they have such a crack management team that's been doing such a good job the past few years! Not that there's any saving the idea of lashing the Titanic and the Britannic together and hoping that somehow makes them sink more slowly.

You can use anything sort of USB power supply for it, it doesn't have to be powered by Directv equipment. Though as stated, you don't need a DECA at all. The only reason you would use DECAs is being under the umbrella of Directv's "official" support.