I use wifi, but my roommate used a direct connection. My TV is directly connected, too, and streaming from the apps (Netflix) on there is no better. I use wifi for my phone and computer. Can I stream? Yes. I can watch an ESPN3 game on my computer and 50% of the time I can read (or at least make out) the graphics. I should mention that this is near the end of the cable line, 1 mile down the road does not have access to Comcast. I should also say that my Directv on-demand works just fine, just takes a little time to download. I occasionally press << restart something, and that will pause a lot at first but it will play.
AT&T plans to move all DirecTV customers to new streaming service
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I use wifi, but my roommate used a direct connection. My TV is directly connected, too, and streaming from the apps (Netflix) on there is no better. I use wifi for my phone and computer. Can I stream? Yes. I can watch an ESPN3 game on my computer and 50% of the time I can read (or at least make out) the graphics. I should mention that this is near the end of the cable line, 1 mile down the road does not have access to Comcast. I should also say that my Directv on-demand works just fine, just takes a little time to download. I occasionally press << restart something, and that will pause a lot at first but it will play.
I believe it will happen one day but it will be a long time before it happens since a lot of people in country etc can't get Internet
They can still provide dishes to people that need them. It's not like the birds are going to fall out of the sky if they decide to push IP delivery. They'll still be there. If they can offload any significant percentage of their install costs, meaning even single digits at first, it will be financially significant.
This isn't going to be somewhere where AT&T says "haha screw you, want a dish? Too bad so sad fool! IP or nuthin!"
They are going to slowly push people to IP that can get it and over time the progression will be for post paid subs like you see now on contract to go the way of the dodo. Over that same amount of time, wireless home broadband will become a thing and eventually people will laugh at having to be tethered to a wire.
This isn't going to be somewhere where AT&T says "haha screw you, want a dish? Too bad so sad fool! IP or nuthin!"
They are going to slowly push people to IP that can get it and over time the progression will be for post paid subs like you see now on contract to go the way of the dodo. Over that same amount of time, wireless home broadband will become a thing and eventually people will laugh at having to be tethered to a wire.
We had a previous thread about this and I can see it trending this way.
As I've said, our house has gone streaming with Vue and ota, and it works great.
It will not work great for a good many of their customers now however and for those that can't now, it won't change in 3-5 years.
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As I've said, our house has gone streaming with Vue and ota, and it works great.
It will not work great for a good many of their customers now however and for those that can't now, it won't change in 3-5 years.
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Until AT&T runs fiber to almost every household in America or figures out an LTE solution without data caps this ain't gonna happen.
Over Half the customers we sell Directv to today can't even get internet, or don't want internet.
Last 2 sales I did this week could only get exede or Hughesnet.
If they can get decent internet, more than likely they are already bundled with the cable company.
Over Half the customers we sell Directv to today can't even get internet, or don't want internet.
Last 2 sales I did this week could only get exede or Hughesnet.
If they can get decent internet, more than likely they are already bundled with the cable company.
Pondering the future of AT&T's dead-brand walking Uverse, DirecTV, and data caps
http://stopthecap.com/2016/10/10/pondering-future-atts-dead-brand-walking-u-verse-directv-data-caps/
http://stopthecap.com/2016/10/10/pondering-future-atts-dead-brand-walking-u-verse-directv-data-caps/
Dumbest article I've read in a long time. Zero chance of this coming true. http://cordcuttersnews.com/att-plans-move-directv-subscribers-new-streaming-service/
"They have a plan for..."
Yep. Go to Dish, you rural so and sos. Bad cableco that doesn't want to see us suck the life out of them? No problem! We've bought enough congress critters!
Yep. Go to Dish, you rural so and sos. Bad cableco that doesn't want to see us suck the life out of them? No problem! We've bought enough congress critters!
Just goes to show you how bad they screw us on broadband. All the while white knights talk about "free market" when there is really only 1 provider of decent capacity for the majority of us. Unless of course you think "up to 6mbs DSL" for more than what Comcast charges for 75mbs is competition.
Thankfully wireless, as it evolves and expands, will replace that cord and open up real competition at some point.
I've posted this before. Blue is available wired broadband, white is where it is not available. It makes me laugh every time I read about some company that thinks moving their business to streaming is a viable alternative. It is if you want to shoot yourself in the foot. Frankly, even if there was full coverage there isn't enough backbone in the world to support full time HD + 4K across the board. You'd need a T1 line to every house.
Even Swanni is the voice of reason. I really wish the media would stop talking out of their asses saying that ATT's going streaming only. It simply is not true, and unfeasible. Satellite, is going to be around a long time. Streaming is not ready for prime time, while it certainly has come a long way, until 100 percent of the US is covered in High-Speed Gigabit internet minimally, this will not happen. Could you imagine the costs alone of swapping every subscriber over, and churn would be massive. NO WAY! http://www.tvpredictions.com/directv101316.htm
Let me ask the obvious question. Has there been any official announcement from AT&T regarding this.
2020 is the year that this is predicted to happen, a lot can happen in 4 years in terms of technology advancing. It's possible that in the next 4 to 6 years wireless internet technology could rise up and be more dependable then wired internet and also I'm sure in 4 to 6 years from now they will find a way to make the internet run very fast to where it's only super fast when not capped and fast enough for basic streaming when it's being throttled due to running through the data that is your limit for the cap.
So AT&T turning DirecTV into streaming only could happen if Internet technology advances a lot in 4 to 6 years. but if the internet technology doesn't advance then they should keep the current satellite fleet.
So AT&T turning DirecTV into streaming only could happen if Internet technology advances a lot in 4 to 6 years. but if the internet technology doesn't advance then they should keep the current satellite fleet.
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The one thing I do not not see brought up here is how many customers they could gain by going net only, all the people that do not want a Dish on their roof, all the Apt./Condos that cannot get line of sight or the buildings do not allow it, HOA that are being a pain in the a$$, dorms ( here in Ann Arbor I have seen DirecTV outside Dorm windows because of Sunday Ticket ).
The gains could be worth the loss of rural customers, that and the $$$ saved by no more Sat TV installs, Satellites in the air, etc, etc.
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The gains could be worth the loss of rural customers, that and the $$$ saved by no more Sat TV installs, Satellites in the air, etc, etc.
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While I understand what AT&T is attempting to do here, I don't really support it. IMO, AT&T is attempting to make a name for themselves in the streaming marketing, hoping that they survive long term. Look at how many cable TV and cell phone providers there were 15-20 years ago. Now look at how many there are now. Look at how difficult to damn near impossible it would be now this late in the game to start one up. Look at the DBS industry. Primestar, DirecTV, USSB, Alphastar and Dish. Two survived, three didn't. Then Cablevision finally did something with their licences and launched Voom half way into the third quarter of the ball game and they weren't exactly met with success. I think AT&T realizes that it is still early in this whole streaming game, and they don't want to be the Windows Phone of streaming, when companies like Netflix and Hulu start getting bought out, merged or just naturally fail.
Here's my problem with this. Unlike most vocal people on the subject, I do not believe ISPs should just be dumb pipes. I think the internet infrastructure is too weak, too vulnerable and not mature enough to support the demands people want to place on it. I find it humorous and scary how many people put their faith into the internet and then when something happens and they are without it, they are lost. I also find it scary how many people put their connection in the hands of 'the wifi' and think good, reliable ethernet is old fashion. Earth to idiots, somewhere down the line, something is hardwired. I've been looking into getting a CB radio for my car, and was asking the opinion of someone at work about one, and them I mentioned that one day I'd like to get into Ham radio. The dumb millennial in the cubical across from us, who didn't really know what either of those were until we explained it, said 'why use that when there's Facebook now'. I just walked away in awe and sadness. Or people that I know who upload their entire lives to various remote hosting services and don't have local copies and then are board to tears and can't function when the power or worse yet the wifi goes out and they can't access their crap, and they don't want to use their oh so precious cellular data.
I also don't see how AT&T could pull this off in a commercial environment. Sports bars that have NFL Sunday Ticket or the other packages would need at least a few hundred megabit dedicated connection.
Here's my problem with this. Unlike most vocal people on the subject, I do not believe ISPs should just be dumb pipes. I think the internet infrastructure is too weak, too vulnerable and not mature enough to support the demands people want to place on it. I find it humorous and scary how many people put their faith into the internet and then when something happens and they are without it, they are lost. I also find it scary how many people put their connection in the hands of 'the wifi' and think good, reliable ethernet is old fashion. Earth to idiots, somewhere down the line, something is hardwired. I've been looking into getting a CB radio for my car, and was asking the opinion of someone at work about one, and them I mentioned that one day I'd like to get into Ham radio. The dumb millennial in the cubical across from us, who didn't really know what either of those were until we explained it, said 'why use that when there's Facebook now'. I just walked away in awe and sadness. Or people that I know who upload their entire lives to various remote hosting services and don't have local copies and then are board to tears and can't function when the power or worse yet the wifi goes out and they can't access their crap, and they don't want to use their oh so precious cellular data.
I also don't see how AT&T could pull this off in a commercial environment. Sports bars that have NFL Sunday Ticket or the other packages would need at least a few hundred megabit dedicated connection.
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