DirecTV + NBA League Pass = FAIL!

[VF21]

Well I guess if one squeaks loud enough and often enough things start to happen. A few things seem to be brewing on the horizon:

• I was able to see the game today. It felt like a small miracle.
• DirecTV has been modifying the regional sports networks for my area. Apparently my local area of Eureka, CA now has the Kings as a regional sports team and we now get CSNCA as well as CSNB. Score! However, they forgot to include my zip code. FAIL!
• I was not able to view Boston's broadcast on the NBALP channels. When I tried to turn to the channels that they were on I got the classic 727 Error that the channel was not available in my area. That's cool, I prefer Grant and Jerry.
• Channel 698 (CSNCA) was on after the Kings game. Looks like CSNCA is officially going to be one of my RSNs!

I also received an e-mail from the VP of Sports Programming from DirecTV. I will be in contact with this person on Monday. I am a little disappointed that I have had to take it this far and be this vocal on different mediums such as this board, Twitter, and via e-mails and phone calls to MS&E. The thing that bugs me the most is I feel like no one at DirecTV was taking my concern seriously until I contacted Maloof Sports and Entertainment and they got involved. Maloof Sports and Entertainment get a big thumbs up in my book!

That is all for now. I'm sure there will be more to come, especially if I end up with another blocked game!

John

Bravo and congratulations!!!! Maybe we should change your name to St. George?

 

[Tomcat]

Amazing you got that done!! Hardly anybody at DirecTV understands sports programming.

One disadvantage of DirecTV and Comcast is since Comcast took over the Giants the network holds back about a dozen Giants' HD games a year exclusively for cable; DirecTV subscribers only get the games in SD. And that was after members at AVS Forum assured me that there would be NO change from Fox Sports Net to Comcast. Wrong! Also, with the Warriors the split second the game is over the HD feed is cut and you can only view the postgame in SD. The same is true for the Giants, although they occasionally slip up and show the postgame in HD.

Do those of you in Sacramento get the replays in HD or is that just for cable? Also, never used to get the pregame shows either. Comcast gets petty.

Even though I have been with DirecTV for the past 11 years, I still maintain that they are light years ahead of cable providers. The cable provider that we have up here is absolutely terrible. Horrible picture, slow internet speed, very few channels in HD, etc. Unfortunately the Eureka Television Market is part of that 1% of local programming that DirecTV doesn't offer. I'm stuck with the older DirecTV receivers that have the built-in digital tuner and I use an amplified TV antenna to pull in the local digital channels.

Be very afraid of Comcast. DirecTV customers were without the VS. Channel for a good 8 months because of Comcast's high ransom. If they merge/buy NBC Universal expect all our rates to go up. They would then control not only NBC programming but networks like USA, MSNBC, CNBC and so on...

For your viewing pleasure, some ads from the local cable company that I still have to stomach while watching my local over the air stations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRaiiEDIxEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajWCghBUJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWLL_4k3ls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGN1L94qmoY

Absolute worst commercials ever and they play them all the time!

 

[Section 101]

Even though I have been with DirecTV for the past 11 years, I still maintain that they are light years ahead of cable providers. The cable provider that we have up here is absolutely terrible. Horrible picture, slow internet speed, very few channels in HD, etc. Unfortunately the Eureka Television Market is part of that 1% of local programming that DirecTV doesn't offer. I'm stuck with the older DirecTV receivers that have the built-in digital tuner and I use an amplified TV antenna to pull in the local digital channels.

Be very afraid of Comcast. DirecTV customers were without the VS. Channel for a good 8 months because of Comcast's high ransom. If they merge/buy NBC Universal expect all our rates to go up. They would then control not only NBC programming but networks like USA, MSNBC, CNBC and so on...

For your viewing pleasure, some ads from the local cable company that I still have to stomach while watching my local over the air stations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRaiiEDIxEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajWCghBUJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWLL_4k3ls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGN1L94qmoY

Absolute worst commercials ever and they play them all the time!

They have an external antenna box for the newer receivers. Since you dont get the locals they may offer it for free on an upgrade.