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Welp….I pulled the plug
Hello from the past! Some of you might remember me from years gone by as I was active on the UverseTV board back in the day when there WAS an active Uverse TV board.
I stuck it out as long as I could and swore they’d have to pry that UverseTV remote out of my cold dead hands but alas, the costs said otherwise. I took the leap to DirecTV streaming and while there is a learning curve (guide, DVR, recordings) I’m liking it way more than I thought I would. And the price difference is the cherry on top!
I keep telling myself that I was a Uverse TV customer for 18 years (!) so it’s going to take awhile to get acclimated to something different, but so far, so good. 😝😝😝
Don't mess with old people. The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.
*I am not a DIRECTV employee, and the views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.
JefferMC
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1 day ago
Thanks for posting Skeeter. I'm on the fence whether to go DIRECTV stream or just pick up ESPN Unlimited. If ESPN's client app didn't stink and they had a viable way to ensure I could watch everything after it airs, it wouldn't be a decision.
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skeeterintexas
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My UverseTV was getting out of control. Minimal discounts even for long time customers. I stream a lot anyway (ie. Netflix, AppleTV, Hulu, etc.) so the transition was minimal. 😉
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baseballisback
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When the AT&T forums went under, Dmitriy was able to extend my $60/mo credit for a bit longer. That expired in January and they could only renew it at $20/mo.
The thing I don't like about streaming is the DVR that automatically deletes stuff. I guess the flip side is the series record where you don't have to worry about running out of space. If it's a show that reairs a lot of old episodes, there's always a chance that particular episode comes back around.
The fact that someone could watch recorded shows on their mobile devices is also a win.
The only channels I'm really lacking are the Pittsburgh RSN and Reelz. NASA TV is a sore one for me because everyone should have that on a basic tier, but AT&T bumped it to 300 a while back.
The Pittsburgh RSN would be nice, but it's not essential.
Reelz is on Peacock and it has their own app for $50/yr or something, so I'm good there.
I lucked into a few promos of Paramount+, so my Showtime is something like $75 total for three years.
It's sort of a hodge-podge of U-200+HD plus various apps for me.
I do like how U-Verse allows me to change channels in under three seconds because of the channel numbers. I'd need the DirecTV device if I went that way.
I saw a unsubstantiated Reddit post that suggested U-Verse is officially being sunset late this year, but we'll see.
The other piece of the puzzle is HBO Max. Since I get that via Internet 1000, I'm not switching my Internet plan until that goes away...but we'll see what happens with this Paramount merger.
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