wtf

[Fredia]

rangers on fox and stars on 77 time warner auggg

[austro]

rangers on fox and stars on 77 time warner auggg

Yup. Welcome to the new reality.

[remy]

Oh dang! Guess i'll just have to subscribe to mlb.tv.  Oh yeah?  Can't watch it anywhere near the state of Texas?  Fuck it all.  Is it football season yet?

[Ron Brand]

Even my piddly cable channel, reliable through the years to at least have a back door channel with the Astros, is part of the betrayal.

[austro]

Oh dang! Guess i'll just have to subscribe to mlb.tv.  Oh yeah?  Can't watch it anywhere near the state of Texas?  Fuck it all.  Is it football season yet?

I don't understand why MLB is so determined to make it difficult to purchase their product.

[ValpoCory]

rangers on fox and stars on 77 time warner auggg

I'm pissed.  Since the 90's the Astros have been on the main station.  Now they screw the Astros fans.

Word is cable customers in Corpus and San Antonio are also getting the Rangers.  Not sure if that is TWC or not.

Call and complain. 

[gwat]

Not on Direct TV. Astros all the way.

[remy]

Not on Direct TV. Astros all the way.

I'm making the switch soon.  Recommend any particular package?

Also, is Dish Network still a viable option?

[ValpoCory]

I'm making the switch soon.  Recommend any particular package?

Also, is Dish Network still a viable option?

Yep.  No consistent Astros in HD, no money from me.   Any uVerse customers out there get the Astros.

[Andyzipp]

Yep.  No consistent Astros in HD, no money from me.   Any uVerse customers out there get the Astros.

DirecTV doesnt have consistent HD? What market are you in? 

[ValpoCory]

Not on Direct TV. Astros all the way.

I told TWC-Austin that and they transferred me to register a complaint, so I did.

[ValpoCory]

DirecTV doesnt have consistent HD? What market are you in? 

I was referring to TWC-Austin removing the Astros from being the primary team on Channel 1639 (FSSW/FSH HD).

[Astros Fan in Big D]

Also, is Dish Network still a viable option?

Dish usually has the Astros in HD on an alternate channel when the team from Arlington is also on FSW.  Tonight they were on channel 250.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't understand why MLB is so determined to make it difficult to purchase their product.

They're not. Someone has already purchased it. Be pissed at your cable company, not MLB.

[Ebby Calvin]

Recommend any particular package?

Really? This looked good typed out? On this website?

[austro]

They're not. Someone has already purchased it. Be pissed at your cable company, not MLB.

MLB contracted with a cable company that they knew would do an inadequate job. There's plenty of piss to go around for all parties.

[Noe]

Not for nuthin', but isn't it the Astros policy NOT to televise Saturday home games?  I thought this was normal.

[juliogotay]

Not for nuthin', but isn't it the Astros policy NOT to televise Saturday home games?  I thought this was normal.

That is not their policy. They will have some Saturdays when FOX broadcast is doing Saturday nite games and cable FOX can't compete against. The game was carried tonight by FOX SW-Houston. I got it in Dallas area on DirectTV.

Sorry so few got to see this one. Harrell pitched a heck of a game. Gonzalez played very well at SS, incl. a double in the gap, and they were sharp all around.

[Andyzipp]

Not for nuthin', but isn't it the Astros policy NOT to televise Saturday home games?  I thought this was normal.

No.  Back when there was a reasonable expectation that they'd be on Fox, they'd often go un-televised when they weren't a game of the week.

[jbm]

For those with direct tv and not in Houston, are the games dependably on or do they find ways to screw you also?

[remy]

Really? This looked good typed out? On this website?

Believe it or not I had a couple of different wordings of that question typed out and deleted before I settled on that one.  I figured, fuck it, there's no way to make this sound good.

[chandler44]

For those with direct tv and not in Houston, are the games dependably on or do they find ways to screw you also?

I'm down here a bit NE of Victoria on 59 and I get all the televised Astros games, or at least I have in the past.

[BizidyDizidy]

If you live in TX and have directv you will get every game on FSHOU - the only ones you miss arethe ones carried on that shitty local channel

[juliogotay]

If you live in TX and have directv you will get every game on FSHOU - the only ones you miss arethe ones carried on that shitty local channel

Exactly. Now next year when they have their own network may be a different story.

[ValpoCory]

Exactly. Now next year when they have their own network may be a different story.

I would hate to switch to DirecTV this year and have to switch back next year.

[HudsonHawk]

I would hate to switch to DirecTV this year and have to switch back next year.

What makes you think DirecTV will not be carrying the Astros network?

[HudsonHawk]

If you live in TX and have directv you will get every game on FSHOU - the only ones you miss arethe ones carried on that shitty local channel

I get that shitty local channel on DirecTV. In fact, it ain't all that shitty.

[jbm]

This is confusing. Best I can gather is: Direct TV carries Fox Sports Southwest (which shows the Rangers over the Astros when they conflict), BUT turns on a Fox Sports Houston feed when FS Houston is televising the Astros.
Is this correct?

It looks like Direct TV already carries many of the Comcast sports networks, but it looks like you have to pay for the most expensive package to get them.

[HudsonHawk]

This is confusing. Best I can gather is: Direct TV carries Fox Sports Southwest (which shows the Rangers over the Astros when they conflict), BUT turns on a Fox Sports Houston feed when FS Houston is televising the Astros.
Is this correct?

Don't know that they "turn it on", but yes, they show the Astros on FSH.

It looks like Direct TV already carries many of the Comcast sports networks, but it looks like you have to pay for the most expensive package to get them.

What else do you want?

[jbm]

Just scouting out the future before I cut off TW. 

[HudsonHawk]

Just scouting out the future before I cut off TW. 

FSH also shows the Rockets, Dynamo, UH, Rice, HS sports etc. It's not 24 hr programming if that's what you mean by "turn it on", but the do show games other than the Astros.

[juliogotay]

Apparantly it depends on where you live. In north Tx. I get FSSW-H but the only programming I get is Astros games. No Rockets games, no other programmng. Just a dark screen. Sometimes they even cut the post-game show off early.

[juliogotay]

What makes you think DirecTV will not be carrying the Astros network?

Maybe for the same reason they don't carry the Longhorn network?

[jbm]

Apparantly it depends on where you live. In north Tx. I get FSSW-H but the only programming I get is Astros games. No Rockets games, no other programmng. Just a dark screen. Sometimes they even cut the post-game show off early.

Yes, this is what I expect in Austin.  However, I can get the Rockets with the NBA package as the NBA is not as backwards as MLB with their blackout rules.

Since Direct TV already has Comcast sports channels, I'm hoping next year won't be an issue.

[juliogotay]

I hope you are right, too.

[MRaup]

Uverse carries FSHouston and shows all games shown in Houston.

[remy]

Uverse carries FSHouston and shows all games shown in Houston.

Every time I plug my address into their website it says it's not available in my area (just across MoPac from Circle C).  I don't know if it's lying to me or not, but that's as far as I can get in the process.

[Savage]

For those with direct tv and not in Houston, are the games dependably on or do they find ways to screw you also?

I've had DirecTV in dc, LA and now Chicago.  Only issue I generally have is if it's a Saturday day game and not carried on my local FOX affiliate.  Otherwise, I have no trouble at all.  I do have the baseball package so no idea if you can view reliably without that. 

[HudsonHawk]

Apparantly it depends on where you live. In north Tx. I get FSSW-H but the only programming I get is Astros games. No Rockets games, no other programmng. Just a dark screen. Sometimes they even cut the post-game show off early.

You are lucky to get them at all. If they used up bandwidth showing Dallas here, I'd be pissed.

[NeilT]

You are lucky to get them at all. If they used up bandwidth showing Dallas here, I'd be pissed.

The Rangers are on FoxSW here on UVerse--they show two separate FoxSw channels.

[HudsonHawk]

The Rangers are on FoxSW here on UVerse--they show two separate FoxSw channels.

.

That's because FSSW is actually FoxSportsDallas. DirecTV actually adds a second channel just for the Houston teams, a channel they don't otherwise have room for. I'm just saying when you live in one team's home television market, you're lucky to consistently get another day in and day out.

[BizidyDizidy]

All of Texas is both team's home market

[HudsonHawk]

All of Texas is both team's home market

Not what I'm talking about. It's the broadcast markets for MLB, but not every television in Texas gets the same channels.

[jbm]

.

That's because FSSW is actually FoxSportsDallas. DirecTV actually adds a second channel just for the Houston teams, a channel they don't otherwise have room for. I'm just saying when you live in one team's home television market, you're lucky to consistently get another day in and day out.

The way I understand it is that FSSW has an extra channel that the provider can market separately and choose to use as they wish.  For TWC in Austin, it is 77 and they give it as part of their package but either choose not to use it, or to use it when something desirable (in their minds) is on at the same time as the Spurs or Rangers.  Increasingly, they rarely choose to use 77 for the Astros. 

Direct TV, in Austin at least, has the FSSW main channel, and the alternate available on the most expensive package.  However, they apparently turn on FS Houston during Astros games.  AT&T Uverse apparently has FSSW and FS Houston full time. 

Basically, the providers have choices.  AT&T and Direct TV choose to provide Astros games, TWC chooses to fuck over Astros fans whenever they can. 

[HudsonHawk]

The way I understand it is that FSSW has an extra channel that the provider can market separately and choose to use as they wish.  For TWC in Austin, it is 77 and they give it as part of their package but either choose not to use it, or to use it when something desirable (in their minds) is on at the same time as the Spurs or Rangers.  Increasingly, they rarely choose to use 77 for the Astros. 

Direct TV, in Austin at least, has the FSSW main channel, and the alternate available on the most expensive package.  However, they apparently turn on FS Houston during Astros games.  AT&T Uverse apparently has FSSW and FS Houston full time. 

Basically, the providers have choices.  AT&T and Direct TV choose to provide Astros games, TWC chooses to fuck over Astros fans whenever they can. 

DirecTV broadcasts FSH for live games only, though not just the Astros.  They say not doing FSH full time is a bandwidth issue.  Not sure of the details exactly, but I don't want a FoxSports channel for anything other than games anyway, so I really don't care.

[Limey]

Every time I plug my address into their website it says it's not available in my area (just across MoPac from Circle C).  I don't know if it's lying to me or not, but that's as far as I can get in the process.

I had the same issue for a long time, living as I do in the sparsely populated area half-way between Downtown and the Galleria.  Recently, though, U-Verse internet service has been shown to be available, and I am told by a rep. that this is a precursor to the full service showing up in 4-6 months.

Meanwhile, Comcast have finally started broadcasting the full XFinity package to my home, but still do not offer their AnyRoom DVR service, which is a whole nother technical issue so they say.  Assuming both get their full sets of wares available to my home address, here's my dilemma:

Comcast:  Top Gear BBC America in HD, but no Fox Soccer in HD and no Fox Soccer Plus at all.
U-Verse:  Both soccer channels in HD but BBC Americas in SD only.

[MusicMan]

I had the same issue for a long time, living as I do in the sparsely populated area half-way between Downtown and the Galleria.  Recently, though, U-Verse internet service has been shown to be available, and I am told by a rep. that this is a precursor to the full service showing up in 4-6 months.

Meanwhile, Comcast have finally started broadcasting the full XFinity package to my home, but still do not offer their AnyRoom DVR service, which is a whole nother technical issue so they say.  Assuming both get their full sets of wares available to my home address, here's my dilemma:

Comcast:  Top Gear BBC America in HD, but no Fox Soccer in HD and no Fox Soccer Plus at all.
U-Verse:  Both soccer channels in HD but BBC Americas in SD only.

Seems to me that you'd much rather have all the soccer, in HD no less.

[Gizzmonic]

I live in San Antonio and I just ditched Time Warner for DirecTV.  I was in North Carolina for most of the season last year but we always got Astros games in HD when I lived in SA in past years.  The Rangers usually got the SD channel 50 when both were on at the same time.  They may have switched this season but it's not an issue for me anymore.

[Waldo]

How does Dish/DirecTV's picture quality compare to Uverse?  I found Uverse to be inferior to Time Warner in that regard.

Also, is it possible to sign up with Dish/DirecTV without doing the 1-2 year contract?  Which one is better?

[homer]

I had the same issue for a long time, living as I do in the sparsely populated area half-way between Downtown and the Galleria.  Recently, though, U-Verse internet service has been shown to be available, and I am told by a rep. that this is a precursor to the full service showing up in 4-6 months.

Meanwhile, Comcast have finally started broadcasting the full XFinity package to my home, but still do not offer their AnyRoom DVR service, which is a whole nother technical issue so they say.  Assuming both get their full sets of wares available to my home address, here's my dilemma:

Comcast:  Top Gear BBC America in HD, but no Fox Soccer in HD and no Fox Soccer Plus at all.
U-Verse:  Both soccer channels in HD but BBC Americas in SD only.

Is your aversion to DirecTV just on principal at this point?

[BizidyDizidy]

Is your aversion to DirecTV just on principal at this point?

It just makes no sense

[Gizzmonic]

Is your aversion to DirecTV just on principal at this point?

You know Rupe isn't part of DirecTV anymore, right?

[MusicMan]

It just makes no sense

I have found UVerse to be FAR superior to DirecTV in every respect.

[BizidyDizidy]

I have found UVerse to be FAR superior to DirecTV in every respect.

In what ways?

Ways in which DirecTV is superior as far as I'm concerned:

1) NFL Sunday Ticket
2) Unlimited simultaneous HD streams

Advantages of Uverse:

1) Bundled internet

[Bench]

It just makes no sense

Limey, is this you?

[strosrays]

Limey, is this you?

Looks like him.  And the signature/quote underneath the avatar is right.

[MusicMan]

In what ways?

Ways in which DirecTV is superior as far as I'm concerned:

1) NFL Sunday Ticket
2) Unlimited simultaneous HD streams

Advantages of Uverse:

1) Bundled internet

Better picture quality, more consistent reception, I have no deed of Sunday Ticket when I have Red Zone Channel, and I don't need more than 4 streams.

[Limey]

Seems to me that you'd much rather have all the soccer, in HD no less.

That's my thinking.  I can buy Top Gear in HD through iTunes, and it's better because you get the full hour, not the edit-to-fit-commercials hour.

[Limey]

Is your aversion to DirecTV just on principal at this point?

I still see dish setups that crap out in bad weather, and I don't want to bolt a dish on my house.

[remy]

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/new_customer/base_packages.jsp?footernavtype=-1

Directv people -- is Choice Xtra a safe bet for getting excellent Astros coverage?

[HudsonHawk]

Better picture quality, more consistent reception, I have no deed of Sunday Ticket when I have Red Zone Channel, and I don't need more than 4 streams.

Interesting that people continue to throw out the tired old canard about DirecTV having reception problems.  I guess the cable companies did a bang up job with that hatchet.

I have no idea what Red Zone Channel is, but if it doesn't show every game complete in HD, then it's not even in the same universe with Sunday Ticket.

[HudsonHawk]

I still see dish setups that crap out in bad weather, and I don't want to bolt a dish on my house.

You realize that dishes don't crap out in bad weather and you don't have to bolt it to your house, don't you?  Reminds me of the old cable commercial where the guy complained about having to buy "excessive extra equipment" in reference to his dish needing a grounding wire.

[MusicMan]

Interesting that people continue to throw out the tired old canard about DirecTV having reception problems.  I guess the cable companies did a bang up job with that hatchet.

I had DirecTV for years.  I'm making a direct comparison.

I have no idea what Red Zone Channel is, but if it doesn't show every game complete in HD, then it's not even in the same universe with Sunday Ticket.

Red Zone flips between games in HD depending on which games are close, which games are in the Red Zone, etc.  I have no need of watching other games in full.

[HudsonHawk]

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/new_customer/base_packages.jsp?footernavtype=-1

Directv people -- is Choice Xtra a safe bet for getting excellent Astros coverage?

Does it contain Fox Sport programming?  If it does, you'll get Astros. 

[Bench]

I have no idea what Red Zone Channel is, but if it doesn't show every game complete in HD, then it's not even in the same universe with Sunday Ticket.

Red Zone channel is basically a live highlights show on Sundays.  It runs commercial free and flicks from game to game whenever something interesting is happening, and catches you up on things that just happened.  It's like having a very informed person operating your remote.

It's not Sunday Ticket, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than Sunday Ticket.  Plus, you don't have to destroy your house by attaching a satellite to the roof that will fall onto your car at the first hint of rain. 

[Limey]

You realize that dishes don't crap out in bad weather and you don't have to bolt it to your house, don't you?

I have seen it with my own eyes; as recently as this winter.  As regards installation, how else is it done?

[Bench]

As regards installation, how else is it done?

Velcro.

[HudsonHawk]

I had DirecTV for years.  I'm making a direct comparison.

Then your dish was improperly installed.  In 14 years of DirecTV, I can count the number of times it's gone out on one hand, and that includes hurricane related.  In other words, every 10 years, the dish goes out about as often as the cable does in a month.

Red Zone flips between games in HD depending on which games are close, which games are in the Red Zone, etc.  I have no need of watching other games in full.

Then Red Zone is vastly inferior to Sunday Ticket.

[Limey]

Red Zone channel is basically a live highlights show on Sundays.  It runs commercial free and flicks from game to game whenever something interesting is happening, and catches you up on things that just happened.  It's like having a very informed person HudsonHawk operating your remote.

FIFY

[HudsonHawk]

I have seen it with my own eyes; as recently as this winter.

Improperly installed dish.

  As regards installation, how else is it done?

On a pole.

[HudsonHawk]

Red Zone channel is basically a live highlights show on Sundays.  It runs commercial free and flicks from game to game whenever something interesting is happening, and catches you up on things that just happened.  It's like having a very informed person operating your remote. 

What if that person is an idiot?  I'd rather control my own remote, thankyouverymuch.

[MusicMan]

Then Red Zone is vastly inferior to Sunday Ticket.

Astonishingly, people have different tastes and needs.  An Audi may be a vastly inferior car to a Rolls Royce, but i don't NEED a Rolls.

[Ebby Calvin]

Improperly installed dish.

Right.  Remember, the HD cables go in the red, yellow and white holes.

[Limey]

Improperly installed dish.

I'm sure it is.  Meanwhile, it's hard to "improperly install" a co-ax cable.

On a pole.

Please add this to the list of places that I do not want a satellite dish installed at my house.

[HudsonHawk]

Astonishingly, people have different tastes and needs.  An Audi may be a vastly inferior car to a Rolls Royce, but i don't NEED a Rolls.

And just because you don't NEED a Rolls doesn't mean it's a VASTLY inferior product to an Audi.

[Bench]

Then Red Zone is vastly inferior to Sunday Ticket.

That depends on what you're measuring, of course.  For me, I really only care about watching the entire game of the Texans, which is on regular TV anyway.  As for the rest of the league, I'm happy to flip over to RZ and have them catch me up on what's going on around the league.  It's much more convenient then flipping through the live broadcast of each game in hopes I'll see something fun.

If I lived anywhere but Houston and wanted to be able to watch every Texans game, obviously Sunday Ticket would be more desirable than the Red Zone channel.  But I don't, so I don't really give a fuck about Sunday Ticket.

[MusicMan]

That depends on what you're measuring, of course.  For me, I really only care about watching the entire game of the Texans, which is on regular TV anyway.  As for the rest of the league, I'm happy to flip over to RZ and have them catch me up on what's going on around the league.  It's much more convenient then flipping through the live broadcast of each game in hopes I'll see something fun.

If I lived anywhere but Houston and wanted to be able to watch every Texan game, obviously Sunday Ticket would be more desirable than the Red Zone channel.  But I don't, so I don't really give a fuck about Sunday Ticket.

Exactly this.  All of it.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm sure it is.  Meanwhile, it's hard to "improperly install" a co-ax cable.

Really?  Comcast has never fucked up installing cables in your house?  Really?

Please add this to the list of places that I do not want a satellite dish installed at my house.

So your aversion is not about bolting it to your house then.

[HudsonHawk]

Exactly this.  All of it.

So if I don't give a fuck about having HD, it's accurate to say that SD is vastly superior to HD in every way?

[BizidyDizidy]

Since I don't live in Houston, Sunday Ticket is enough on it's own to make me love DirecTV, but

I personally don't believe that you can tell a picture quality difference under normal viewing conditions. I do have minor storm issues but not bad - had many more problems with Time Warner, who I despise.

My colleague who has Uverse has had no end of problems with his setup, which are invariably blamed on bad last mile connection by ATT, but I realize N=1 samples aren't the best way to evaluate.

[MusicMan]

So if I don't give a fuck about having HD, it's accurate to say that SD is vastly superior to HD in every way?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.  This isn't you picking another meaningless argument AT ALL.

[Bench]

Since I don't live in Houston, Sunday Ticket is enough on it's own to make me love DirecTV, but

I personally don't believe that you can tell a picture quality difference under normal viewing conditions. I do have minor storm issues but not bad - had many more problems with Time Warner, who I despise.

My colleague who has Uverse has had no end of problems with his setup, which are invariably blamed on bad last mile connection by ATT, but I realize N=1 samples aren't the best way to evaluate.

We have Uverse and the signal constantly fucks up. 

[HudsonHawk]

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.  This isn't you picking another meaningless argument AT ALL.

So you didn't type "I have found UVerse to be FAR superior to DirecTV in every respect."  Who was it then...Gremlins?  The flying monkeys?

[Limey]

Really?  Comcast has never fucked up installing cables in your house?  Really?

To date, I have had cable installed at 7 residences.  Not once has the installation been fucked up.  My beef with Comcast is that they offer(ed) me a hobbled service while charging me the same price as those getting the full service.  Until the AnyRoom DVR service gets switched on, this is still the case.  Post-installation service with the 4 cable providers I have used has been variable, with Comcast being the best of a very bad bunch thus far.

So your aversion is not about bolting it to your house then.

The utility connections to my house are all buried.  I do not want a dish on a pole messing with the aesthetics.  Also, I'm not sure where a dish on a pole could be placed and still get an uninterrupted southern exposure.

[MusicMan]

So you didn't type "I have found UVerse to be FAR superior to DirecTV in every respect."  Who was it then...Gremlins?  The flying monkeys?

I have found.  My personal experience.  I don't give a flying fuck if you want to watch Sunday Ticket, BBC America HD, or 3-D Spankamax.

[Limey]

My colleague who has Uverse has had no end of problems with his setup, which are invariably blamed on bad last mile connection by ATT, but I realize N=1 samples aren't the best way to evaluate.

Because they are jamming a shit-load of bandwidth down old copper phone lines, U-Verse is very susceptible to signal degradation over distance.  It falls of incredibly fast even over as little as a few hundred yards.  I have read advice that suggests you have the installer check the signal strength before he does anything else and, if it's not up to snuff (I will have to look up the value again), you tell him thanks but to pack his shit and go.  I will be doing this for sure.  I am presuming that I am very late to the U-Verse party because my street is a remote spur off a remote spur of a phone line.

AT&T, of course, will be happy to install their service regardless of the signal strength, and then "blame the bad last mile".  Why do they care?  They probably have you locked into a contract that you can't get out of.

[Bench]

AT&T, of course, will be happy to install their service regardless of the signal strength, and then "blame the bad last mile".  Why do they care?  They probably have you locked into a contract that you can't get out of.

I've never even been offered a contract for Uverse. 

[Limey]

I've never even been offered a contract for Uverse. 

Because I cannot get the service currently, their site won't let me look at package options.  Comcast are offering a good 2-year deal, but I'm not locking myself in to either at least until I know that I can get the options I want.

[chuck]

The utility connections to my house are all buried.  I do not want a dish on a pole messing with the aesthetics.  Also, I'm not sure where a dish on a pole could be placed and still get an uninterrupted southern exposure.

They're pretty unobtrusive nowadays. Just consider this recent installation:

http://tinyurl.com/7mqmjh9

[drew corleone]

DirectTV has to have a southern facing exposure? Pity.

[HudsonHawk]

I have found.  My personal experience.  I don't give a flying fuck if you want to watch Sunday Ticket, BBC America HD, or 3-D Spankamax.

Cranky today, ain't we.

[HudsonHawk]

DirectTV has to have a southern facing exposure? Pity.

Yes, but at our latitude, the dish points at about 58 degrees, so it's damn hard not to be able to get a signal unless you put the dish right up against a 40 story building.

[Fredia]

not giving a man his baseball can do that

[HudsonHawk]

Also, I'm not sure where a dish on a pole could be placed and still get an uninterrupted southern exposure.

You don't have to be able to see the horizon, you just have to point in the southerly direction.  The satellites are pretty high in the sky.  I live in a freakin' forest and have no trouble getting a signal over the pine trees.

[Gizzmonic]

Interesting that people continue to throw out the tired old canard about DirecTV having reception problems.  I guess the cable companies did a bang up job with that hatchet.

I have no idea what Red Zone Channel is, but if it doesn't show every game complete in HD, then it's not even in the same universe with Sunday Ticket.

FYI, if you are having rainouts with a satellite-based provider, you can just get a bigger dish.  Guess what?  All of the cable companies receive their programming via giant satellite dishes.  If you don't care about aesthetics, get a bigger dish.

[remy]

Well I'm still going to order DirecTV, but I have to admit I am a little bummed that they don't carry the G4 network.  I guess I'll have to start letting go of my Candace Bailey crush.

[HudsonHawk]

Well I'm still going to order DirecTV, but I have to admit I am a little bummed that they don't carry the G4 network.  I guess I'll have to start letting go of my Candace Bailey crush.

I'm afraid to click on that link.  So kindly...who is Candace Bailey and what is the G4 network?

[Fredia]

i was on dish in zwolle and never had problems

[remy]

Link is no more risque than a bra ad you'd see in a Sears catalogue.  G4's a mostly worthless channel that shows old episodes of Cops most of the day, but has a mildly entertaining technogeek news show co-hosted every evening by Ms. Bailey.  

Googled "g4 directv" and found out that it's been a couple of years since they dropped the channel.

[MusicMan]

Cranky today, ain't we.

It's a week until the deadline.  What CPA isn't cranky?

[BizidyDizidy]

For me, programming is by far the deciding factor. If there is something I want to watch (NFL sunday ticket, stanford sports) that I can't get on a service, I really don't care about the other stuff. I'm sure there is stuff (like g4) that DirecTV doesn't have, but nothing that I've ever wanted to watch.

Until recently on demand programming would've been a differentiator, but DirecTV has caught up in that.

[Craig]

Well I'm still going to order DirecTV, but I have to admit I am a little bummed that they don't carry the G4 network.  I guess I'll have to start letting go of my Candace Bailey crush.

Dish Network has G4, but their sports packages aren't as good as DirecTV.

[remy]

Dish Network has G4, but their sports packages aren't as good as DirecTV.

The last thing I want to do is go through with switching, only to find I've still got gimpy Astros coverage.  Here's my confusion, and I'm hoping someone who has DirecTV can point me in the right direction:

I'm in the process of ordering, but I can't tell if the package I've selected (circled) is going to be adequate, or do I need to order the one on the far right (much more expensive) which seems to have an additional FSSW channel? Screenshot.




(ETA: The actual title of the ordering page is "English Packages," which totally made me think of Limey.  NTTAWWT.

[BizidyDizidy]

The last thing I want to do is go through with switching, only to find I've still got gimpy Astros coverage.  Here's my confusion, and I'm hoping someone who has DirecTV can point me in the right direction:

I'm in the process of ordering, but I can't tell if the package I've selected (circled) is going to be adequate, or do I need to order the one on the far right (much more expensive) which seems to have an additional FSSW channel? Screenshot.




(ETA: The actual title of the ordering page is "English Packages," which totally made me think of Limey.  NTTAWWT.

Of those packages, only premier is going to be adequate. However, you can just add the sports package to whatever you choose for like $5/month and get them all that way.

[remy]

Only non-premium sports pack I can find is 12.99 per month and is described as

Feed your sports obsession. From professional and college sports to international soccer to fly-fishing — SPORTS PACK has you covered with specialty sports networks, as well as over 20 regional sports networks.

[BizidyDizidy]

Only non-premium sports pack I can find is 12.99 per month and is described as

Okay I lied about the price (you get a discount if you bundle - I get HBO, Showtime, Starz, and Sports for $45/mo) - that's what you need.

[HudsonHawk]

It's a week until the deadline.  What CPA isn't cranky?

Remember, I'm married to on.  I find lots and lots of wine helps.

[jbm]

The last thing I want to do is go through with switching, only to find I've still got gimpy Astros coverage.  Here's my confusion, and I'm hoping someone who has DirecTV can point me in the right direction:

I'm in the process of ordering, but I can't tell if the package I've selected (circled) is going to be adequate, or do I need to order the one on the far right (much more expensive) which seems to have an additional FSSW channel? Screenshot.




(ETA: The actual title of the ordering page is "English Packages," which totally made me think of Limey.  NTTAWWT.

I was at the exact point you are at now.  I concluded, based on my research and discussions here, that the extra channel available on the most expensive package is not needed to get the Astros, and I therefore chose the choice plus for other programming reasons.  However, I obviously could be wrong. I will know tomorrow. 

If you do order, I'd recommend complete online ordering.  I called the number for a question and ended up ordering over the phone.  Let's just say they can easily raise the level of their order takers.

[EasTexAstro]

Remember, I'm married to on.  I find lots and lots of wine helps.

Besides opening day, I haven't seen my wife since December. Tax season is rough.

[HudsonHawk]

The last thing I want to do is go through with switching, only to find I've still got gimpy Astros coverage.  Here's my confusion, and I'm hoping someone who has DirecTV can point me in the right direction:

I'm in the process of ordering, but I can't tell if the package I've selected (circled) is going to be adequate, or do I need to order the one on the far right (much more expensive) which seems to have an additional FSSW channel? Screenshot.




(ETA: The actual title of the ordering page is "English Packages," which totally made me think of Limey.  NTTAWWT.

I have something called the "Total Choice" package, which is between "Choice" and "Choice Extra", and I get the Astros just fine.  I think you'll be fine with your choice.

[Limey]

Link is no more risque than a bra ad you'd see in a Sears catalogue.  

I'll be in my bunk.

[Limey]

I'm afraid to click on that link.  So kindly...who is Candace Bailey and what is the G4 network?

She took over from Olivia Munn, once she decided to follow David Caruso's career path.

[BizidyDizidy]

I have something called the "Total Choice" package, which is between "Choice" and "Choice Extra", and I get the Astros just fine.  I think you'll be fine with your choice.

You need FS-HOU to see the astros - it may come in the more basic package if you are in the territory, I don't know. I would just get the basic package and see if it works (you can easily add the sports package later).

[Ebby Calvin]

You need FS-HOU to see the astros - it may come in the more basic package if you are in the territory, I don't know. I would just get the basic package and see if it works (you can easily add the sports package later).

I think this is correct.  If you're in Houston, you're fine with the basic package.  If you're in Rangers territory, you might be screwed.

[remy]

I think this is correct.  If you're in Houston, you're fine with the basic package.  If you're in Rangers territory, you might be screwed.

So... what's Austin considered, then?

[HudsonHawk]

You need FS-HOU to see the astros - it may come in the more basic package if you are in the territory, I don't know. I would just get the basic package and see if it works (you can easily add the sports package later).

Yeah, I assumed he was in the Houston viewing area, but if not, it might take a higher tiered package.  Or you could do what I do for the "ranch"...get a box programmed for the Houston area and take it with you to Rangers territory.

[HudsonHawk]

So... what's Austin considered, then?

Don't know.  In Houston, FSH comes as an alternate for FSSW.  Don't know what happens in Austin.

[remy]

This is all just one big confusing PITA. And I guess it's all null and void next year when the new Astros Network goes live?

[HudsonHawk]

This is all just one big confusing PITA. And I guess it's all null and void next year when the new Astros Network goes live?

Not necessarily.  I just don't think anyone knows yet.

[jbm]

Not necessarily.  I just don't think anyone knows yet.

Judging by what is offered in the sports packages or higher tier package (multiple Comcast channels and NBC Sports), I'd be damn surprised if one can't get the new channel on Direct TV next year.  That assumption helped solidify my decision over UVerse.

[Limey]

This is all just one big confusing PITA. And I guess it's all null and void next year when the new Astros Network goes live?

You'll be able to catch road games, at least, on U-62.

[BizidyDizidy]

Judging by what is offered in the sports packages or higher tier package (multiple Comcast channels and NBC Sports), I'd be damn surprised in one can't get the new channel on Direct TV next year.  That assumption helped solidify my decision over UVerse.

It just depends on what the Astros try and do with it - no reason it couldn't go the way of the Longhorn Network.

[remy]

I'm just amazed that we have to go through this preposterous dick dance just to watch the games of the baseball team 2 hours down the highway.

[remy]

You'll be able to catch road games, at least, on U-62.

Gah, my eyes! Thanks for the warning.

[jbm]

It just depends on what the Astros try and do with it - no reason it couldn't go the way of the Longhorn Network.

Could be, but all those other Regional Comcast Networks are already there.  Plus, NBC owns a substantial bit of the company (although I'm not sure how that helps, just seems like it might).  I just assume the Rockets/Astros network will be bundled with the rest of the Comcast networks.  The difference between that situation and the Longhorn Network is that the Longhorn Network is way less than the other ESPN channels and therefore harder to bundle, whereas the Comcast networks are relatively equal and easier to bundle.  

[remy]

I was at the exact point you are at now.  I concluded, based on my research and discussions here, that the extra channel available on the most expensive package is not needed to get the Astros, and I therefore chose the choice plus for other programming reasons.  However, I obviously could be wrong. I will know tomorrow. 

If you do order, I'd recommend complete online ordering.  I called the number for a question and ended up ordering over the phone.  Let's just say they can easily raise the level of their order takers.

Are you in Houston?

[jbm]

Are you in Houston?

Austin. 

[Gizzmonic]

I'm just amazed that we have to go through this preposterous dick dance just to watch the games of the baseball team 2 hours down the highway.

Yup, blame the bullshit regional agreements that Bud Selig has sworn to fix for years and the recent Rangers upswing.   Of course, Drayton didn't seem to give a shit about marketing outside the city, and he seems to have underestimated the amount of frontrunners in San Antonio and Austin (a dangerous thing to do in places with a lot of Cowboys fans).  Perhaps the new ownership will actually attempt to rectify this.

[homer]

The last thing I want to do is go through with switching, only to find I've still got gimpy Astros coverage.  Here's my confusion, and I'm hoping someone who has DirecTV can point me in the right direction:

I'm in the process of ordering, but I can't tell if the package I've selected (circled) is going to be adequate, or do I need to order the one on the far right (much more expensive) which seems to have an additional FSSW channel? Screenshot.




(ETA: The actual title of the ordering page is "English Packages," which totally made me think of Limey.  NTTAWWT.

I was on Choice or Choice Extra two years ago in Dallas and got the Astros on the alternate channel for every game that FSSW carried the game.

Plus, upgrading packages can happen instantly once you call DirecTV.

[buz]

I have the Total Choice package, DTV says it"s the same as the Choice Xtra just an old package that was a lower price. I live about halfway between SA and CC and get the CC feed. I don't have any sport packages and get every game thats not blocked by Fox or that MyFox channel, this is a few Sat. and Sun games. If it's broadcast in HD I get HD. They're are mostly broadcast on FSH, occasionally on FSSW and sometimes both. FSH shows all the Houston teams and a bunch of college sports. It doesn't show something 24/7, just sports events and music.

FYI the dish doesn't have to be mounted up in the air. I have one mounted on a tire rim that I use to travel. I have no problem with signal even up here in the Piney Woods. I can hide it behind a bush and no one knows its there, a whole lot less intrusive than an A/C unit.

[JimR]

do y'all have A/C back there in East Texas?

[buz]

I don't live up here they just pay me well to work up here!

[remy]

Austin. 

Ordered. Choice Xtra. Guess we're in the same wait-and-see boat now.

[EasTexAstro]

do y'all have A/C back there in East Texas?

Stay weird, Austinite...

[Waldo]

Can you get DirecTV without a contract?

[BizidyDizidy]

Can you get DirecTV without a contract?

I don't think so - 2 years.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't think so - 2 years.

Cancellation fee is like $450.

[ValpoCory]

Ordered. Choice Xtra. Guess we're in the same wait-and-see boat now.

I'm also interested in what your total television and internet bill was before and will be after the switch.   It appears it's a price decrease for 12 months, but then DirecTV becomes more expensive.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm also interested in what your total television and internet bill was before and will be after the switch.   It appears it's a price decrease for 12 months, but then DirecTV becomes more expensive.

I can say this...in 14 years, my DirecTV subscription rate has never increased.

[BizidyDizidy]

I can say this...in 14 years, my DirecTV subscription rate has never increased.

Plus if you call them up and bitch often they will reduce your rate - I got Sunday Ticket more than half off this year despite still being under contract (6 months left or so)

[Waldo]

I can say this...in 14 years, my DirecTV subscription rate has never increased.

I think he was talking about the introductory rate.

[jbm]

I'm also interested in what your total television and internet bill was before and will be after the switch.   It appears it's a price decrease for 12 months, but then DirecTV becomes more expensive.

Basically, in the first twelve months, there are rebates you can send in to reduce your bill. 

Also, their 24 month price schedule assumes you continue with HBO, etc after the three month period in which it is free.

[ValpoCory]

Anyone in Austin get the Astros tonight?  If so, what carrier?

TWC-Austin put the Spurs on FSSW and the Rangers on the alternate 77.

[HudsonHawk]

I think he was talking about the introductory rate.

Understood. Just pointing out that unlike cable, DirecTV has never raised my rate.

[juliogotay]

Anyone in Austin get the Astros tonight?  If so, what carrier?

TWC-Austin put the Spurs on FSSW and the Rangers on the alternate 77.

Getting it in north Texas. FSSW-H on DTV.

[Navin R Johnson]

I guess I don't understand the people who complain about DirecTV losing its signal in a thread where we are comparing it to cable.  I had cable from probably 1982 to around 2005. I have had DirecTV since then.  Cable went out on a much much greater frequency than Satellite does, probably by a factor of 10.  And when the cable goes out, you sit there with your fingers crossed hoping it comes back on.  With DirecTV, if I lose the signal I can pretty much look at the window and know when it is coming back on.  Reliability of service is the #1 reason I like satellite more than cable.

As for NFL Package, I have had it for a few years and it is a waste for me.  80% of games are on at the same time, so it isn't like I get to watch a bunch of games, at the noon time slot I either watch the Texans or the RedZone channel.  I do like NFL package for the late games when there is only 4 to chose from and it is easy to flip back and forth.   I really wish the NFL would space out the games better.  Start some East Coast games at 11 EST then some at 12:30 EST, the Central time zone games at 2 and 3 EST, then do something similar to the West Coast games.

[Waldo]

I guess I don't understand the people who complain about DirecTV losing its signal in a thread where we are comparing it to cable.  I had cable from probably 1982 to around 2005. I have had DirecTV since then.  Cable went out on a much much greater frequency than Satellite does, probably by a factor of 10.  And when the cable goes out, you sit there with your fingers crossed hoping it comes back on.  With DirecTV, if I lose the signal I can pretty much look at the window and know when it is coming back on.  Reliability of service is the #1 reason I like satellite more than cable.

I think it really depends on who your carrier is, where you live, and how old all of the wiring is from point A to point B.  Since getting married, both of the apartments we've lived in were built in the mid-90s in non-ancient neighborhoods.  In almost six years our cable has not completely gone out even once.  Any problems we've had have been strictly device-related (one cable modem failed last summer, one DVR failed a few years ago) or Time Warner accounting incompetence (when I called to cancel our movie package, they accidentally deactivated our Internet service).

I realize that I'm apparently the statistical outlier (and on other forums I've been accused of being a Time Warner employee/shareholder), but it's hard for me to give up the reliability we've had for a service that will probably go out every now and then.

[ValpoCory]

Getting it in north Texas. FSSW-H on DTV.

Thanks.  Any Austin DirecTV customers get the Astros game last night, or were you too pre-empted by the Spurs?

[Gizzmonic]

Thanks.  Any Austin DirecTV customers get the Astros game last night, or were you too pre-empted by the Spurs?

San Antonio DirecTV subscriber here, I got Spurs, Rangers, and Astros all in HD.

[Fredia]

time warner now lists the texas stramgers as the game of the night on fox
i threw up a little and waged another complaint..which like when a tree falls in the woods is there nosise.  we shall never know

[Limey]

time warner now lists the texas stramgers as the game of the night on fox
i threw up a little and waged another complaint..which like when a tree falls in the woods is there nosise.  we shall never know

Aaaand Fredia brings us right be to the topic in the subject line.

[JackAstro]

Thanks.  Any Austin DirecTV customers get the Astros game last night, or were you too pre-empted by the Spurs?

Yes, the game was on DirecTV in Austin last night.

[Noe]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

[remy]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

Fingers are crossed but I'm not hopeful.  Friday (DirecTV installation) can't get here soon enough.

[EasTexAstro]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

Stupid Tax season. I wanted to go....

[Ron Brand]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

I'm there. Front row in the Crawford Boxes, toward left center. If I fall to my death, I love everyone except for the Taliban and those clueless fucks in the legislature.  They know who they are.

[drew corleone]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

It's not listed, but last night's Ranger game wasn't listed either, and it was broadcast on Ch. 77.

Austin Culturemap had this (apparently incorrect) blurb in a recent article:

Therefore, when you tune in Fox Southwest during baseball season within the next few days, more than likely you’ll see the Houston Astros even though we know only a few of their names (Carlos Lee, Wandy Rodriguez, and Chris Johnson). You’ll have to look elsewhere for the Rangers.

“The Austin area is, is considered a home market for the Astros, but when those games are on Fox SW and the Rangers are playing at the same time, then the Rangers game will be on Channel 77 [in Austin],” says Melissa Sorola, regional communications director for Time Warner Cable.

[JaneDoe]

I'm there. Front row in the Crawford Boxes, toward left center. If I fall to my death, I love everyone except for the Taliban and those clueless fucks in the legislature.  They know who they are.

Lucky dog.

[Noe]

It's not listed, but last night's Ranger game wasn't listed either, and it was broadcast on Ch. 77.

Austin Culturemap had this (apparently incorrect) blurb in a recent article:

I called BS on that one Mellissa!

[ValpoCory]

I called BS on that one Mellissa!

Yep.  At least now I have a target person for my complaint calls.

"Melissa Sorola, regional communications director for Time Warner Cable. "

[Bench]

If I fall to my death, I love everyone except for the Taliban and those clueless fucks in the legislature.  They know who they are.

I assure you they do not.

[Ron Brand]

Just got to the park. Too late for the ceremony but I did see Wynn, Aspro and Dierker is still signing, he's into it. I'm standing next to Postolos. And Patti Smith looks pretty darn hot in person.

[Ron Brand]

I assure you they do not.

Well, some of them do. They aren't all elected officials.

One of my goals is to live long enough to piss on their graves.

[geezerdonk]

And Patti Smith looks pretty darn hot in person.

Were you on her non-mole side?

[Ron Brand]

Were you on her non-mole side?

I was down-mole.

[Ron Brand]

Saaaaay. Those Colt 45 Jerseys are $231.

[JimR]

Saaaaay. Those Colt 45 Jerseys are $231.

pick up enough for all of us.

[Ron Brand]

pick up enough for all of us.

Footer did say they'd have plenty in the team store.

[Limey]

Footer did say they'd have plenty in the team store.

...after the game.

[EasTexAstro]

Footer did say they'd have plenty in the team store.

They didn't on opening day. They said to order them online....where I couldn't find them.

[Ron Brand]

...after the game.

...all month...

[Ron Brand]

They didn't on opening day. They said to order them online....where I couldn't find them.

Team Store only, starting today, no online sales.

[Bench]

They didn't on opening day. They said to order them online....where I couldn't find them.

They just got delivered today.

[Gizzmonic]

Great, but where are the St. Patrick's Day rainbow guts?

[Noe]

...all month...

Methinks Limey was going with the "shirt off my back" type of humor. Maybe not.

[remy]

Tonight is throwback jersey night, the dreaded Colt '45 handgun night (along with dollar hot dogs). Too bad won't get to see it tonight in Austin, unless they're on channel 77 for some reason (they may be).

It's on!  Now I just need to stretch the picture to fit my screen.

[Noe]

It's on!  Now I just need to stretch the picture to fit my screen.

Nice, I gave my son the rights to the big screen tonight thinking no game for me. Now I have to watch it on the older set. But I won't have to stretch the screen!

[Guinness]

Great, but where are the St. Patrick's Day rainbow guts?

No lie, my high school had green rainbow gut unis.

[HudsonHawk]

And Patti Smith looks pretty darn hot in person.

If by "hot" you mean "1,000 years old", then yes, yes she is.

[Bench]

If by "hot" you mean "1,000 years old", then yes, yes she is.

I guess no amount of wesson oil can turn her into Nancy Grace.

[HudsonHawk]

I guess no amount of wesson oil can turn her into Nancy Grace.

Not when your skin is already tanned bullhide.

[ValpoCory]

“The Austin area is, is considered a home market for the Astros, but when those games are on Fox SW and the Rangers are playing at the same time, then the Rangers game will be on Channel 77 [in Austin],” says Melissa Sorola, regional communications director for Time Warner Cable.

I called BS on that one Mellissa!

Ask her about it.

https://twitter.com/meli3409

or email her here: [email protected]

[Mr. Happy]

No lie, my high school had green rainbow gut unis.

Our high school unis were polyester green and gold and sucked.

[Limey]

Not when your skin is already tanned bullhide.

Nancy keeps her skin smooth and supple by stretching over layer upon layer of subcutaneous fat.

[Duke]

Nancy keeps her skin smooth and supple by stretching over layer upon layer of subcutaneous fat.

One would think the humidity in Houston would do that for her.

[JackAstro]

Fingers are crossed but I'm not hopeful.  Friday (DirecTV installation) can't get here soon enough.

Go ahead and tune that new receiver to 678-1 at 6:00pm on Friday, and enjoy the glorious certainty of coverage.

[BizidyDizidy]

Go ahead and tune that new receiver to 678-1 at 6:00pm on Friday, and enjoy the glorious certainty of coverage.

That dash is fucking annoying btw.

[JackAstro]

That dash is fucking annoying btw.

You're fucking right it is. That's why I threw it into that quick grid of channels that comes up when you push the up arrow on the remote. No more typing dashes, because that shit is for suckers.

[HudsonHawk]

You're fucking right it is. That's why I threw it into that quick grid of channels that comes up when you push the up arrow on the remote. No more typing dashes, because that shit is for suckers.

You're bitching about how the remote works?  Really?  When I was your age...I *was* the remote.

[BizidyDizidy]

You're fucking right it is. That's why I threw it into that quick grid of channels that comes up when you push the up arrow on the remote. No more typing dashes, because that shit is for suckers.

You sir are a genius.

[jbm]

You're fucking right it is. That's why I threw it into that quick grid of channels that comes up when you push the up arrow on the remote. No more typing dashes, because that shit is for suckers.

Interesting.  Nice to know.  I was going through the guide and hitting enter.

remy, you will get the games with the choice plus package without having to order the extra sports package.  I'm done with TWC.  Don't even care enough to tell Melissa that she is sadly mistaken. 

[remy]

I'm done with TWC.  Don't even care enough to tell Melissa that she is sadly mistaken. 

How did the conversation go for you with TWC when you called to cancel?

[drew corleone]

Not on tonight in Austin. Is there a Wed prime time window for ESPN like there is on Sunday?

[BizidyDizidy]

It's not on 678-1? If that's true it probably means you need the sports pack

[drew corleone]

TWC, Biz... I don't mind getting bumped for the Spurs, as it's the stretch toward the playoffs and there are as many people that want to watch the Spurs as the Astros, I'm guess, if not more, BUT... Ch. 77 is ALSO showing the Spurs. What. The. Fuck.

[juliogotay]

What happens next year when the Astros share their network with the Rockets? They do play the same night a few times. Will I get less Astros when they have their own network?

[BizidyDizidy]

TWC, Biz... I don't mind getting bumped for the Spurs, as it's the stretch toward the playoffs and there are as many people that want to watch the Spurs as the Astros, I'm guess, if not more, BUT... Ch. 77 is ALSO showing the Spurs. What. The. Fuck.

Sorry, was thinking you were in the group switching to DTV

Maybe it's for people who don't want to watch the spurs in HD

[remy]

Maybe it's for people who don't want to watch the spurs in HD

One night during the Rockies series it was Spurs on 1639, and Spurs en Espanol on 77.  Fuck Time Warner.

[Noe]

What happens next year when the Astros share their network with the Rockets? They do play the same night a few times. Will I get less Astros when they have their own network?

Think Cat with Toast strapped to it's back.

[ValpoCory]

One night during the Rockies series it was Spurs on 1639, and Spurs en Espanol on 77.  Fuck Time Warner.

Yep.  Espanol again tonight on 77.

[jbm]

How did the conversation go for you with TWC when you called to cancel?

Haven't canceled yet.  I assume I pay until they get their boxes and I can't get those to them until Friday.  Maybe that's not true, but it is just three days of overlap. Installation was a fiasco, but it is done now and the Astros are on with a pretty sharp picture.

[JackAstro]

You're bitching about how the remote works?  Really?  When I was your age...I *was* the remote.

No, no, no... I'm appreciating the finery of the remote's many features, one of which is the quicktune thingie that allows me to jump straight to 4 digit channels with fucking dashes in them. When I was whatever age you have mistaken me for, it took me less time to get up, walk over and turn the knob from 26 to 39 than it does for me to manually punch in the elaborate code required for the regional HD networks. Don't they know I've been drinking?

Also, relevant.

[JackAstro]

Yep.  Espanol again tonight on 77.

I think the lesson here is that Time Warner fucking hates you.

[Ebby Calvin]

Also, relevant.

A classic.

[JackAstro]

You sir are a genius.

You know what really, really kicks ass? Fill that grid out with 9 different channels showing college football on a fall Saturday. GLORIOUS.

[Fredia]

i just  want to see the astros..how else can you root root root unless you are an armadillo

[remy]

DirecTV installer is here, wohoo!  Kind of disappointed it's not my ex-wife's baby daddy, though.

[HudsonHawk]

DirecTV installer is here, wohoo!  Kind of disappointed it's not my ex-wife's baby daddy, though.

Dude, that's kinda fucked up.

[remy]

Dude, that's kinda fucked up.

Kinda.

ETA: Would have made for a perfect Friday the 13th, you have to admit.

[EasTexAstro]

DirecTV installer is here, wohoo!  Kind of disappointed it's not my ex-wife's baby daddy, though.

He's that good at installations, eh?

[MusicMan]

He's that good at installations, eh?

He fixes the cable?

[BudGirl]

He's that good at installations, eh?

Obviously knows how to get a box to work.

[moriartp]

He fixes the cable?

Don't be fatuous.

[remy]

He fixes the cable?

+1

[NeilT]

He fixes the cable?

Apparently his cable wasn't fixed.

[BizidyDizidy]

Obviously knows how to get a box to work.

Never knew you were so filthy BG

[Mr. Happy]

Never knew you were so filthy BG

And that was a selection off of her Christmas album.

[Fredia]

good guys who root root root come on fox, FINGERS CROSSED but not to worry the rangers come on channel 12

[Ron Brand]

Fredia with the first bukkake post of the 2012 season. I think.

[MRaup]

Fredia with the first bukkake post of the 2012 season. I think.

Still at 0 on my counter.

[Ty in Tampa]

And that was a selection off of her Christmas album.

I laughed.

[Ron Brand]

Still at 0 on my counter.

Your club would stand at Blackjack.

[JimR]

great thread after remy's comment!

[Fredia]

yippee skippee watching the pregame show have on  my rose colored glasses , helps things to look normal

[Fredia]

RANGERS LISTED wonder if we will get it on 77

[ValpoCory]

I believe for the first time on Time Warner Cable in 2012, the Astros are on 1639 HD and the Rangers are on the alternate channel 77.  Yesterday, the Astros were on 1630 HD and the Rangers weren't on anywhere.  Maybe enough people complained.