Directv Going To Lease Only On 3/1/06
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Sorry I'm late on this but I'll try and answer a few questions.
First I've always been told that the future HD DVR products would be a lease with no upfront cost for the customers so I'm not sure about that letter Scott posted. Also Bright House Networks isn't a small cable company. We used to be Time Warner Cable before they switched everything over to Bright House Networks. For the most part any TWC contracts for new programming will also trickle down to all Bright House Networks customers.
First I've always been told that the future HD DVR products would be a lease with no upfront cost for the customers so I'm not sure about that letter Scott posted. Also Bright House Networks isn't a small cable company. We used to be Time Warner Cable before they switched everything over to Bright House Networks. For the most part any TWC contracts for new programming will also trickle down to all Bright House Networks customers.
You call this High Speed Internet? I have 15m/2m. If that's all they are giving, good luck competing with FIOS and cable.projectorsrule said:
mjitkop said:I don't know about WeaKnees specifically but I was wondering the same thing for customers in general.
It seems to me that if you don't own the hardware anymore, you won't be allowed to modify it (upgrade to a bigger hard drive). What if you do modify it and comes one day they tell you you must give your receiver back for another model? If they see that you modified it, are you gonna get in trouble financially? Probably, I would say.
Thats why you keep the old hard drive and slap it back in before you even call and report a problem. Or just drop it and tell them its crashed.
LonghornXP said:
Just speculating on the upfront Lease Fee for the HD DVR, but it might be something like a "Rack Rate" for a hotel room. Officially, the Lease Fee will be $300, but in practice that fee will always or almost always be waived as part of a promotion. This would create a perceived value for the product.
timmac said:
TMAC, cut'em some slack it's very new in terms of generation. You have to give it time. I see a lot of promise for this product. You still have to remeber that much of the US still can only get dialup. Not being slaved to old generation phone or cable lines is very exciting for a lot of people especially considering most broadband is is about 3m downstream for the average consumer. FIOS is a possible but it is still a ways away in terms of true mass roll out.
Here's the big thing that I see being "changed" with this program:
Today I can return my DVR (which cost me the same as their "lease" program..... Free) and end my commitment, starting 3/1/06 that options goes away and I will have to pay the prorated cancellation fee!
Today I can return my DVR (which cost me the same as their "lease" program..... Free) and end my commitment, starting 3/1/06 that options goes away and I will have to pay the prorated cancellation fee!
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I certainly wouldnt call it broadband, its way too slow. But it should kill off dialup.ocnier said:
I'm sure D* isn't going to shut off the mirror fees for those who own, that would be a large chunk of monthly income. But I'd like someone to verify that's the case....
And what happens if I am able to buy something off of eBay after 3/1....will I still be charged a mirror/lease fee when I activate it then?
And what happens if I am able to buy something off of eBay after 3/1....will I still be charged a mirror/lease fee when I activate it then?
Interesting comment in that release:
"...Upon activation of the leased equipment, DIRECTV buys the equipment from you and issues payment...."
Sounds like D* has shifted the cost of inventory onto the shoulders of the retailers. If this is significantly different from the past practice, I'd imagine they'll lose some smaller retailers. But maybe they're good with that.
"...Upon activation of the leased equipment, DIRECTV buys the equipment from you and issues payment...."
Sounds like D* has shifted the cost of inventory onto the shoulders of the retailers. If this is significantly different from the past practice, I'd imagine they'll lose some smaller retailers. But maybe they're good with that.
i have a question. i will be going to D* soon. I have all my eqipment for a DIY except the D10's for my two room set-up Sould i buy one D10 from Robert at VE and lease the other through D*? Probably wont be subscribing till about May when my house gets done. Hope i've provided enough details. Played CSR round and round and all said i'm not eligible for new sub promotions so thats that the reason for the DIY.
I wonder how this will effect the existing receiver prices on ebay. Will they go up or will they go down?
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