Dropping channels from a bundle

@ahwhite 

We are considering Tivo. Haven't pulled the trigger yet. No OTA here but fiberoptic and great service so no shortage of content. 

@Catskills_Dan 

https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/at-t-lost-954-000-directv-at-t-tv-now-subscribers-q2

As Elon Musk said:
"The woke mind virus is making Netflix unwatchable." 
2:10 AM · Apr 20, 2022·Twitter for iPhone ·

i.e. Therego Directv

@Catskills_Dan 

mention my name for absolutely nothing. LOL. I started out with the monthly agreement which after tax was $7 something a month. After using it for the month I called and switched to the annual which saved over $20. For the price I was paying DTV a month for 2 accounts ($69 and $95 with all discounts) the one annual price was great. Full DVR systems and you can even go for the big one that will record 6 shows at once. 2TB stores up to 300 HD hours

Now with DTV charging $113 a month and even discounted to $95 a month that comes to over #1,140. a year. The Tivo edge is $199 to buy and then $6.99 a month or $65 a year. It saves alot. 

@Catskills_Dan I agree and labeled it as ‘Fake News’.   OAN would have lied to California Supreme Court in the complaint if true.  Highly unlikely when even Mr. Herring was surprised to hear the news on main stream media. 

I just heard CNN+ is shutting down at the end of April for the lack of subscribers. 

Maybe AT&T should have kept something that people actually wanted, like OANN. 

Who needs CNN+ anyways.

@bcbsncjlj 

And that was after dumping three hundred million dollars into it.

$300,000,000.00!

Great Scott! 

Pathetic huh!

AT&T/DirecTV didn't "fund" OANN more than any other channel. They paid for it like any other carriage agreement. Though some might perceive even paying for it as funding it. or that opportunity for them carrying the channel was helping to get them started.

@Catskills_Dan That is correct.  And what many people do not realize is AT&T owns CNN and controls DIRECTV.

It would be nice to know what DIRECTV is paying for the new woke channels that they replaced OAN with.  I wonder how much they are contributing to “CLEO TV “ and “TV One”.  Those channels seem to suggest only one skin color is superior enough to appear on the airwaves they broadcast.  I thought we as a country believed skin color did not matter.  

TV one submission guidelines: 

“TV One regularly looks for programming ideas that will resonate with our African American audience.” 

About Cleo TV: 

“Launched in January 2019, CLEO TV (stylized as CLEOTV) is an aspirational lifestyle and entertainment cable network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color. It serves as a complement to TV One.” 

As a former customer, I feel DirectTV is showing us that channels that support racism are more important than popular channels like OAN that promote truth and diversity. 

Well, the OP never specified what the actual issue was. OP just claimed they were lied to. I asked for specifics and the crazy MAGA crowd started chiming in.

I’m not sure how one labels people as a “crazy Maga Crowd” when trump got 74,222,958 votes in 2020: more than he got 2016.  It’s the woke crowd that’s crazy… most of the left is scared by that group… parents seeing it first hand now. 

That’s like calling most of the country crazy.  He might have actually one if ballot trafficking did not occur…. It will be interesting to see what the results are from the official investigations which have started. 

the crazy MAGA crowd started chiming in.

This is what you call crazy…. How could set policy to permit such a thing. 

https://www.truethevote.org/election-watchdog-finds-137500-ballots-unlawfully-trafficked-in-wi/

I have the following streaming devices: Roku Ultra, Tivo 4k, AmazonTV  and like the older AmaTV one the best. I have subscriptions to OAN Live and KlowdTV giving me at least double coverage because OAN & Newsmax are on other services as well. KlowdTV has a jump back feature where prior OAN Live shows can be selected making a DVR moot.

Just to put some of my personal observations regarding DTV vs OTA and streaming.

When I was on DTV, I had 2 accounts. the monthly total was $163 a month (discounted rates as well). Now this came to $1956 a year.

Now I have a Tivo Edge OTA which cost me $200 one time charge. and I did a year subscription of $74 (with tax). I did the OANN subscription at $4.99 a month(59.88 a yr). Now my cost is only $133.88 a year.  My Prime TV come with my Amazon Prime and it is not added so it is a even deal. Seems like I am saving over $1,800. a year alone. Now with my Over the Air channels I have all the major networks as well as allot more. I found MEtv, Bounce, H&I, Grit, ION and over 32 channels in a rural South Georgia. Not near any "Major" cities. With all the streaming shows, movies and channels I am getting more than DTV.  Heck the FireTV and Firestick alone can beat it. 

So for my personal opinion, the streaming options far exceeded DTV. The Tivo DVR has all the the DTV had and depending on the model exceeds what DTV charged for less.  

I am an EX-DirecTV and AT&T customer. I dropped DTV because of two issues. 1. The nonrenewal of OANN and the extremes in WOKE programing. 2. The cost almost doubled for service.

I wish DirecTV Stream offered a 25 "Pick-Your-Own" channel subscription package like Spectrum and Verizon are offering.

How about they put together a package that does not include CNN and MSNBC?  Let me guess, they’d find a way to call DIRECTV racist or a homophobe for that.  DIRECTV lost a lot of customers for canceling OAN… keep attacking 50% of the country and there will be no DIRECTV left. 

Seriously, stop imposing your will on free America.  If you don’t like something, skip over it like other Americans have done for the last century.