OT Need advice about getting SNY

[zakalex]

I've just quit Dish Network because it doesn't carry SNY. I'm already having problems with Direct TV...had an installer out said he wasn't allowed to climb onto roof, said he'd call his supervisor for advice, and in 5 days have heard no more. Their web site is a bunch of toll free numbers where no one ever answers. Is this outfit legit? My other option is Comcast, which drove us crazy 6 years ago and caused us to go with Dish Network. Does anyone have experience with Direct TV or do I hold my nose and return to Comcast?

 

[Fishy]

You'll be fine either way.

All the cable/satellite companies suck equally, but in their own special ways.

 

[EricLA]

Separate but related question. I just upgraded my ATT U-verse to the Uverse 300 plan. Any Idea how or where to fund SNY on ATT Uverse? i'd love to get the games from SD... sAve my dad from taping and sending them to me...

 

[CTyankee]

Zak.. That's baloney. They do go on roofs. But not if they deem them dangerous. Or it could be something more than the roof. It might be your sight line to the satellites from your roof.

I had a similar problem because of trees... The installer sent from DirecTV refused to put up my dish high enough on my roof so I could get a signal. I looked in the yellow pages and got an independent DirecTV installer to put up my dish. They installed a 6 foot tripod on my roof. Now I have a perfect signal...

It might cost you extra for the independent installation. but you will have DirecTV and SNY.

 

[tfm691]

Separate but related question. I just upgraded my ATT U-verse to the Uverse 300 plan. Any Idea how or where to fund SNY on ATT Uverse? i'd love to get the games from SD... sAve my dad from taping and sending them to me...

Here in Connecticut, it is on Channel704 SportsNet New York

 

[alexrgct]

I have had both DirecTV and Comcast. DTV is so much better its not even funny. Switching from cable to DirecTV was like going from a joyless, passionless marriage to dating a nymphomaniac supermodel. DTV is also significantly better than Dish, which is listed as the worst company to work for in America.

DTV customer service sucks...but I've also needed it far less frequently.

 

[EricLA]

Here in Connecticut, it is on Channel704 SportsNet New York

great thanks i found it. i have the Uverse 300 plan, and still don't have access to that. good grief.

 

[UConnCat]

Speaking of SNY, Jim Fuller reports that details on the SNY broadcasts (streaming, announcing team, etc) should be announced this week.

 

[meyers7]

like going from a joyless, passionless marriage to dating marrying a nymphomaniac supermodel.

Pretty much my life.

But speaking of Cable/DTV. I have Comcast, haven't had too many problems with them (wish they had a couple channels I want and more HD), but it's never out. Wanted to get DTV, but too many trees.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Yep, I push DirecTV every chance I get. Love it, and I agree - their customer service isn't so great, but then I rarely need them. Their tech folks, OTH, have been most helpful once I got them (needed them maybe 3 times in 7 or more years), but getting them - yikes. Excellent remote diagnostics of problem, with simple solutions - one dialed into my system and fixed it, one correctly suggested a cable disconnect / reconnect (eventually it needed replacement, but not their fault), and one instance where they told me to reset both the TV and DVR. All worked after the call - in all those years, compared to a cable outage at least every other month.

 

[iri10]

great thanks i found it. i have the Uverse 300 plan, and still don't have access to that. good grief.

Yeah - for those TV service companies that let you receive regional sports networks out of their home territory, I think you generally (or always?) need to get their sports packages.

edit: Apparently the U450 plan will work for UVerse as well. Not sure which one is cheaper, but in either case you can subscribe to it for only part of the year. No reason to have it while UConn isn't playing.