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Yong Fang · 06-12-2023, 02:12 PM

I came back to America to see my parents, my father and “stepmother”. My father is nearly 91 years old and home bound so he watches a lot of TV. For now they subscribe to ATT Direct TV. Personally for me, I dislike it very much and would never pay for it. Just some reasons why….

The thing is drowning in mostly worthless channels of content I would never watch. I do not know what is on, not really. I have to go online to find a TV guide to know what is on. There is usually something good on, but you have to dig unless you know the channels or where to look.

It is a satellite dish, and the video constantly freezes. I personally think that the dish is on a bad side of the house with tall trees right there. Of course, if you tell them (watching a show now and it just froze).

Not that I mind but the comedy channels show hours of the same show. I watch Everybody Loves Raymond every weekday night. There is also blocks of Seinfeld and have seen Andy Griffith Show. (Video freezes again). Nothing wrong with that if you are a fan of these shows. Sort of good if there is nothing on the other 500 channels, Raymond is always there. (Video froze again).

I will say one good feature about this piece of crap is that one can record and keep a show. Ok. A time before I came and wanted to see a documentary but wasn’t going to be home and it worked fine.

But this thing is awful. I just use the internet, I like mostly YouTube and I do have access to watch current or recent sitcoms and shows. No commercials. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t do what I do.

scotchnh2o · 06-12-2023, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Yong Fang

I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t do what I do.

You just answered your own question...

Dude111 · 06-13-2023, 06:48 PM

DirecTV really sucks................ (They werent as bad before AT&T bought them)

06-12-2023, 02:12 PM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	My parent’s awful ATT DirectTV service I came back to America to see my parents, my father and “stepmother”. My father is nearly 91 years old and home bound so he watches a lot of TV. For now they subscribe to ATT Direct TV. Personally for me, I dislike it very much and would never pay for it. Just some reasons why…. The thing is drowning in mostly worthless channels of content I would never watch. I do not know what is on, not really. I have to go online to find a TV guide to know what is on. There is usually something good on, but you have to dig unless you know the channels or where to look. It is a satellite dish, and the video constantly freezes. I personally think that the dish is on a bad side of the house with tall trees right there. Of course, if you tell them (watching a show now and it just froze). Not that I mind but the comedy channels show hours of the same show. I watch Everybody Loves Raymond every weekday night. There is also blocks of Seinfeld and have seen Andy Griffith Show. (Video freezes again). Nothing wrong with that if you are a fan of these shows. Sort of good if there is nothing on the other 500 channels, Raymond is always there. (Video froze again). I will say one good feature about this piece of crap is that one can record and keep a show. Ok. A time before I came and wanted to see a documentary but wasn’t going to be home and it worked fine. But this thing is awful. I just use the internet, I like mostly YouTube and I do have access to watch current or recent sitcoms and shows. No commercials. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t do what I do.

06-13-2023, 06:48 PM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,768	DirecTV really sucks................ (They werent as bad before AT&T bought them)