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Vic2003
10/22/2011 1:04pm
10/22/2011 1:04pm
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1/27/2012 10:07am
So I just subscribed to DirectTV and signed a 2 year contract. While watching Fuel I get a little notice at the bottom that DirecTV is dropping Speed, Fuel, National geographic, and a few other channels 11/1/11. ***!?!? I just switch from Comcast so I can get Fuel add now they pull this crap. I guess I wont be watching SX or MX this year
That is bullshit man, i would be pissed!
I've been a Directv subscriber for 13 years and this is a pretty regular occurance during rate negotiations. I guess it's good to know they are fighting to keep or rates from rising too much.
If you will ditch Directv if the lose Speed and Fuel let them know. All it can do is put pressure on the get the deal done as quickly as possible. In the past some of these negotiations have literally gone down to the last day.
The Shop
they will lose a ton of customers with the channels they are dropping.
then came here. what a coincidence.
no nat geo? no speed? no fuel? .....but they have sunday ticket....decisions decisions.
whatever u do, stay the hell away from verizon. that company is a joke.
Long story short, horrible customer service, and not willing to do simple problem solving. I'll never go back to DISH. I even sent a registered letter to the C.E.O. but no correspondence followed.
Good luck to you Direct TV folks. I remember DISH doing something similar as well. I think it's a marketing strategy. Let people know how close they came to losing channels, then miraculously pulling it out at the last minute and everyone thanks them for the rate increase, as long as they keep their favorites. The satellite company comes out smelling like a rose and the consumer is duped again into footing the bill.
how reliable are the sites like these? i imagine they come and go quite often? never lasting long before being shut down and then a new one will pop up?
im gonna need a site like this. im about to move overseas. i'll lose it without my football.
Between motocross and the UFC switching over to Fox/FX/Fuel this could be a shitty outcome only about 4 months into a 2 year contract.
comcast has already said they want me and for a decent price, too.
It is bullshit, Did the HD package also and love it... 40%.. we already pay over $100 a month... not sure why the link wont work. Reload at the top of the page if you want to read..
The bottom line is that while you may lose those channels for a short time, eventually they'll be brought back, and probably in plenty of time for the start of the SX season. One of the reasons I switched to Directv years ago was so that I could get SPEED in HD, so I'm keeping a close eye on it.
Money talks, so ultimately it will get settled. Noone wants to lose the revenue these channels generate.
By the way, don't be surprised if when they come back they're part of a tiered package that you'll have to pay extra for.
Pit Row
i just switched a couple months ago because Dish decided that my basic programming was worth about $90 a month.
i'll be seriously bummed, as the Direct Package has every channel i really watch...
Comcast doesn't carry Fuel last I checked.
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