The problem with this thinking, is you are saying to continue to support the local DMA with your viewership... So they can succeed, but they are obviously not putting out a product that is wanted. That goes directly against capitalist America. If a local DMA wants the viewership, they need a better product, whether be HD, daytime talk shows, or whatever it is that is holding back. That said, thanks to "take one take all" rule, the channels in any particular DMA should be working together, so that they succeed. Competition would be deadly for them. That's my two cents Atleast.
I notice in the dbstalk website you can't talk about "moving" but you can here.
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Never happen .... the majority of the subs no longer have home phones and your not gonna tell me I have to have the internet connected to every recvr in the home.
Really, I haven't seen that yet ....
I'm sure if your not giving away trade secrets, your fine.
In the old days it was requested that you are plugged into a phone line, not a requirement for service.
I talk about att regularly, when people need help that I can help with, look thru my posts.
Help is ok as long as you don't say or identify yourself as an att employee..they want customers to troubleshoot via controlled channels
Briefly for a year or so.
There may have been a way around that at the time as well.
It was really a stupid idea, the idea of a phone line connected was before people were connecting to the internet, they used the phone line to bill your service for that particular event, it went on your Access Card.
This also allowed you to purchase PPV's with your remote, but you could still call in to order any of the above mentioned without a phone line.
Now days, you can also order online.
Pretty sure, anyone paying attention here knows I work for att ... if you need help with something I work with, I'll be glad to help you or direct you to some place that can.
We have an ATT forum here just like all other providers, questions get asked, I'll answer them if it's something I work with.
They've hired Charlie Ergen to run the company.
And Claude will take over day to day operations at Dish.
The good ole days had a fee for those who didn't connect their phone lines or Internet to the receiver. Who remembers Dish Networks $5 tv2 receiver fee? That was popular. I have heard DTV had something like a $20 access fee or something of the nature.... Many moons ago dish had a $15-20 fee for a short period of time for no phone line connected. They have learned that was not the best way to do things, so I think both companies have it down pretty well. Account stacking isn't near as big an issue as it once was, so much so that DTV doesn't even follow it. They do go after businesses with that Sunday Ticket pretty heavily though. Makes a good read every post season on the BBB website.
You are not required to keep the equipment plugged into Ethernet, Wifi or phone. Nice try, but no cigar. Some people go as far as pulling the card in the unit, when they leave their Winter or Summer place, so the box cannot be used. I have seen where parents will pull the card, so that their kids cannot watch tv, until the parent approves.
Where are you coming up with this garbage? The ATT & DirecTV employees are ID'd in their replies to a customer. On the Facebook pages.
Tell me about it. Advertisers have already paid the station to show the commercials. It would be the same stating that for every tv or radio that is not turned on or tuned in to that channel or station, loses money, because no one hears or sees the advertisement.
The worse thing that has happened to tv, is that they take a program slot and use at least 8-12 minutes to show commercials in. That is why a lot of people prerecord, or mute, to not have to hear that garbage. We have enough noise in our lives.
I remember when you could pick up a magazine and there would be maybe 10 pages total of ad's. Now the magazines have become 99% ad's, 1% of real content.
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