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| Miller |
Directv doesn’t carry it so tonight I called Comcast to see what the deal was. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with the Comcast rep and here is the short version of what I found.
After comparing apples to apples in the package and DVR department it will cost me about $35 more just to get the same deal with Comcast I currently have with Directv. I will also lose my Directv TIVO which I love and Comcast doesn’t offer. Anyway after adding Howard TV to the deal it will basically cost me $48 more to get Howard TV.
Howard I love you man and there are so many things on Howard TV I want to see but it’s hard for me to justify $48 for Howard TV and I lose my Directv TIVO. I hope In Demand offers a web based version because I am willing to pay for it but almost $50 per month is really pushing it. |
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| cbrad00 |
| I am in the same boat with Cox Communications in Arizona. They don't have it available yet. :( |
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| sfgirl |
| Comcast = rip off. |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
Why cant you just get the DVR that Comcast ofters, isnt that the same thing as the direct tv tivo box.
Dude your missing alot by not having Howard TV and DVR is the same as TIVO |
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| Chowderhead29 |
Quote: Originally posted by Miller
Directv doesn’t carry it so tonight I called Comcast to see what the deal was. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with the Comcast rep and here is the short version of what I found.
After comparing apples to apples in the package and DVR department it will cost me about $35 more just to get the same deal with Comcast I currently have with Directv. I will also lose my Directv TIVO which I love and Comcast doesn’t offer. Anyway after adding Howard TV to the deal it will basically cost me $48 more to get Howard TV.
Howard I love you man and there are so many things on Howard TV I want to see but it’s hard for me to justify $48 for Howard TV and I lose my Directv TIVO. I hope In Demand offers a web based version because I am willing to pay for it but almost $50 per month is really pushing it. |
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| Chowderhead29 |
Quote: Originally posted by szwolf34601
limewire |
Dude you diserve the Ghey for that one! |
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| d0x |
| The Comcast DVR is not anything like Tivo. Tivo isnt crap, the Comcast DVR is. |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
Why cant you just get the DVR that Comcast ofters, isnt that the same thing as the direct tv tivo box.
Dude your missing alot by not having Howard TV and DVR is the same as TIVO |
I know I am…that’s why I am so pissed about this. I want to see the stuff Howard TV has. No the DVR Comcast has is not the same as the Directv TIVO. It has an online guide, I can easily set a season pass to record every show the program has. It also downloads suggested programs and lets you choose which ones you like. After a while I now watch the suggestions much more than I do actual live tv.
I don’t want to steal the programs. I know how to get it but I want to be legit. |
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| bunit |
dude dont worry you arent missing much.....I know HTV seems tempting, but its as good as you think it is.
They update once a day if you are lucky, sometimes there'd be days with no updates at all. When they do update its usually like a 50 minute to an hour clip. So basically u get 1 hour of new material a day for 13.95
Compare that to say an HBO package where for 9.99 u get 7 channels, and amongst those channels u get plent of new material a day.
so dont sweat not getting HTV. I have for about a month and half and very displeased with it. Ill give about another month to see maybe it will get better since everyone is focused on the film festival right now, but if it dont get better then im cancelling it. |
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| Purity Knight |
I'm in the exact same situation as you dude. I have Direct TV and my local cable being Comcast. I like Comcast fine, but I HAVE to have Direct TV because me and a bunch of friends go in on NFL Ticket every year, and my pad is the only viable option. Our football sundays are sacred.
If Howard TV was available on Direct TV I'd buy it a second. I'm actually pretty bummed that I'm missing out on the whole Howard TV thing, but what's a nigga gonna do. |
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| oxygen man |
| I have Howard TV and Comcast Dual DVR no problems at all love it |
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| AjayAgliolio |
I'm with most of yous guys... got DirectTv which i'm probably not gonna drop (DirectTV rocks)... but if they would offer HowardTV i'd add that in a second...
on another note... If they had a subscription type of service for the internet, where you could download the shows... I'd pay double the normal sub. rate for it... that's the ideal situation in my mind... |
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| blicknasty |
| As far as I'm concerned, I listen to Howard on the RADIO, not television. However, I will download segments that need to be seen to understand. IE Fucking Machines, Artie Drunk in Vegas etc. That's all any of us really need. |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by blicknasty
As far as I'm concerned, I listen to Howard on the RADIO, not television. However, I will download segments that need to be seen to understand. IE Fucking Machines, Artie Drunk in Vegas etc. That's all any of us really need. |
But don’t you want to see today’s show where Bubba is shocking the puss and the balls? That to me sounds like one of the funniest things ever.
I know chowderhead is giving me shit but while it is about cost to a point, I don’t want to lose my DirecTv either. I mean I would be paying almost $50 per month for HTV and getting less of a product. I am not being a cheap ass in this case. I’ve spent a few hundred bucks on my Directv equipment and around $400 in Sirius equipment. Hell I ordered it around 2 days after Howard announced his move an am currently on a 2 year subscription.
This just sucks but in demand locking in with cable tv only sucks. Directv could offer this service to their DVR subs but they can’t or wont. |
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| ForrestLump |
You're INSANE! Why would you spent $7.99 to get one On Demand show when the whole month only costs $10?
I pay the $10 per month and I enjoy most of what I get.
What I don't like, however, are RERUNS! The channel is so new yet they've played some shows 2 and 3 times. Give me a break!
Also: I have a question....Will the other Howard 100 and Howard 101 shows ever show up On Demand? I'd love to see Bubba and Tissue Time On Demand. Are the other shows video taped or am I just hoping we'll see them on tv some day soon? |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by ForrestLump
You're INSANE! Why would you spent $7.99 to get one On Demand show when the whole month only costs $10?
I pay the $10 per month and I enjoy most of what I get.
What I don't like, however, are RERUNS! The channel is so new yet they've played some shows 2 and 3 times. Give me a break!
Also: I have a question....Will the other Howard 100 and Howard 101 shows ever show up On Demand? I'd love to see Bubba and Tissue Time On Demand. Are the other shows video taped or am I just hoping we'll see them on tv some day soon? |
Did I miss something? Who is paying per show? Also didn’t the price increase from $9.99 per month to $13 per month or is Comcast bullshitting me? |
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| Hey 4Q2 |
| I have Cox also and its not available in my area. I wouldnt care what it would cost. |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by Hey 4Q2
I have Cox also and its not available in my area. I wouldnt care what it would cost. |
So you are saying you would settle for less of a service and pay almost $50 per month extra to get Howard TV? I'm not judging, just asking. |
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| NedMarkJones |
| Wonder what the chances are of a DVD down the road on the best of Howard TV? |
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| Black Sabbath |
| its 1395 a month on adelphia. what I do is order it for the special shows. you can subscribe for a month or a day or 5 days then call to cancel and they will prorate the bill. It works out to about 50 cents a day. |
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| Roller |
| I love my Howard TV |
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| stain |
Quote: Originally posted by Purity Knight
I'm in the exact same situation as you dude. I have Direct TV and my local cable being Comcast. I like Comcast fine, but I HAVE to have Direct TV because me and a bunch of friends go in on NFL Ticket every year, and my pad is the only viable option. Our football sundays are sacred.
If Howard TV was available on Direct TV I'd buy it a second. I'm actually pretty bummed that I'm missing out on the whole Howard TV thing, but what's a nigga gonna do. |
Seems there are more of us than I imagined. I'm in the same boat. I'm not going to give up NFL ticket and College Gameday just so I can watch Howard TV. I want Howard TV and I would buy it as soon as it is available with DirecTV. I looked into switching to cable just for Howard TV and I just cant' justify the cost (getting the same package I have with Directv).
On a side note I assume Howard TV is great. If there is a lack of programing right now I'm sure that will be made up when the "new" stuff hits the station. I love my sirius radio and I feel Howard's show has been better than ever . . . but I wish Howard TV was available through Directv. |
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| MOMBA |
Yeah, I'm another person who won't give up DirecTV just for HTV. I've got NFL Sunday Ticket, and my TiVo, which is the best entertainment invention since the TV.
A DVR can't hold a candle to TiVo--TiVo's software is just that much better. |
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| Tommib |
| Comcast is charging me $109 dollars for a whole year and I have to pay it all at once. I wish Howard would do some quality control. |
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| J-Fresh |
Quote: Originally posted by bunit
dude dont worry you arent missing much.....I know HTV seems tempting, but its as good as you think it is.
They update once a day if you are lucky, sometimes there'd be days with no updates at all. When they do update its usually like a 50 minute to an hour clip. So basically u get 1 hour of new material a day for 13.95
Compare that to say an HBO package where for 9.99 u get 7 channels, and amongst those channels u get plent of new material a day.
so dont sweat not getting HTV. I have for about a month and half and very displeased with it. Ill give about another month to see maybe it will get better since everyone is focused on the film festival right now, but if it dont get better then im cancelling it. |
I agree with this guy. I only get new episodes every 2 or 3 days. I'm probably going to cancel after the film festival stuff. Besides, if you added it up, there is probably alot more gratuitous male nudity than female.
The real clincher was not getting a slow motion, Zapruder film style shot of Baba Booey getting squirted in the eye. |
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| J-Fresh |
Quote: Originally posted by Black Sabbath
its 1395 a month on adelphia. what I do is order it for the special shows. you can subscribe for a month or a day or 5 days then call to cancel and they will prorate the bill. It works out to about 50 cents a day. |
That's a good idea. I wish you could get the shows a la carte. |
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| Araxen |
I'm dying for Howard TV and also WWE on Demand but there's not way I'm getting rid of Directv for Cable.
Directv needs to figure something out to get this crap. |
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| joyceface |
| Doesn't Howard himself have satellite tv? I can't imagine that he has regular cable. He always talks about TiVo. Maybe he has them both. It does seem rather unfair that we are excluded. Just when I'm able to listen again, after being cut off for a couple of years on radio, now I'm cut off on TV. |
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| DamnGreg |
| I dont see why they dont just have a howard tv channel on satellite with a schedule like any other channel and just loop everything.You can just tivo what you want.Seems easy enough I would think they would do it in the future. |
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| Araxen |
Quote: Originally posted by joyceface
Doesn't Howard himself have satellite tv? I can't imagine that he has regular cable. He always talks about TiVo. Maybe he has them both. It does seem rather unfair that we are excluded. Just when I'm able to listen again, after being cut off for a couple of years on radio, now I'm cut off on TV. |
Howard actually has both, iirc |
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| PhillyCrue |
| I was told by numerous people that Comcast DVR is the same thing as Direct Tv's Tivo. Besides comcast DVR will be called a Tivo in the next 6 months anyway since Tivo is now involved with Comcast also |
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| JeepTJ01 |
| I live in Southern Indiana. My cable comapny said if they get enough calls, they will put it on. I don't think enough Howard fans live here to get it. Sucks!! |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by PhillyCrue
I was told by numerous people that Comcast DVR is the same thing as Direct Tv's Tivo. Besides comcast DVR will be called a Tivo in the next 6 months anyway since Tivo is now involved with Comcast also |
Howard has both Directv and cable.
I thought I read Comcast signed a deal with TIVO so I asked that exact question tonight. I was told Comcast does not offer TIVO and was told they have no plans to do it. I might look for some press releases of TIVO tomorrow to figure out what is going on.
Even though this may or may not happen will it have a dual tuner like Directv TIVO? The unit can record on program while I watch another. I mostly watch recorded programming now for several reasons but one is so I don’t have to watch commercials.
That being said I am willing to pay for Howard TV but Comcast is charging so much more but still sending lower tier channels in analog. Bottom line I will still have to pay almost $50 more per month just to get Howard Tv but will have a lesser product even if Comcast does get TIVO…but that might help with my decision. |
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| PhillyCrue |
| I just switched from Direct Tv to Comcast for Howard TV. My wifes biggest issue was the Tivo on Direct TV. So i called comcast here in Phildelphia and they are giving me a DVR that holds 60 hours i think with a dual tuner so you can record one show watch another or record two shows at the same time and watch something that you have saved |
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| FXM |
| I live in Omaha, Ne and have Cox cable, and they are offering HTV for 13.99 a month, but I haven't ordered it yet. My problem is not really the cost, although spending $25 a month (for Sirius & HTV) on Howard Stern might be a little tough to justify, my problem is time. Listening to the show each week is like a part-time job, plus working 50-60 hours a week, plus I actually do have a life and friends and family, so I'm not sure I could watch enough each month to get my money's worth. In the end I think I will order it and check it out, I can always cancel anytime. |
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| LISA C. |
Quote: Originally posted by sfgirl
Comcast = rip off. |
:yes: I hate those whores! I got rid of my digital cable a long time ago. I got the DirecTV and never looked back. However, Comcast is good for one thing, though (internet). I still have them for my internet connection. I had to keep the basic cable service in order to get a cheaper price for the internet. I love DirecTV. |
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| Hey Now MoFo |
| Just buy it, if you are a Howard fan just do it. |
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| fuleslie |
comcast sucks we are in the same boat as you why cant howard put it on pay per veiw which is on direct tv and comcast?
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| MexicanArtie |
Doesn't make any sense why on demand would not offer HTV to satellite. The cable industry must have payed a lot of money. I would pay the $13 to dish network if they would offer it. Lovely rita, fuck machines and Valentina Vaugh would be well worh it. For now, bit torrent is free. I hope someone post all the film festival stuff.
Anybody here work for dish? Here is $13 your company is missing out on. |
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| VegasGirl |
Quote: Originally posted by cbrad00
I am in the same boat with Cox Communications in Arizona. They don't have it available yet. :( |
That's so crazy. We have Cox here in Vegas and have had On Demand since the beginning. Why in the hell can't that company get it together and be consistent? |
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| Miller |
All, this is NOT a thread to post illegal ways of receiving the show. Keep that in mind before you post.
I'm just frustrated because I have Directv and want Howard TV. I don't want to pay $50 per month for it though. It seems others are in the same situation so lets discuss that. |
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| DOHomer |
| Why aren't you all like Howard and have both cable and satellite? :bw: |
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| Epsilon |
I have DirecTV too, and I don't want to get rid of it. I understand the On Demand technology only works with cable, but it would still be possible for Howard TV to be on satellite. He could get one channel on DirecTV that plays a rotation of Howard TV shows back-to-back 24/7. I would gladly pay $13.95 a month for this and I could set my Tivo to record all the clips I want to see.
I would also be happy to see them start offering video downloads on the web site as a pay service. I know they have said they're considering this. However, I would much prefer the DirecTV channel, but I don't think this option is being considered. |
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| MexicanArtie |
Quote: Originally posted by DOHomer
Why aren't you all like Howard and have both cable and satellite? :bw: |
cuz I don't have $500 million in Sirius stock, butthead. I can barely afford to pay for my crappy dish tv that I barely watch. |
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| rguynn |
| Yeah i am still pissed I can't get it yet myself. I call time warner here at least once a week asking about it, but I always get the same answer. Please anyone in central NC call time warner and keep requesting it. |
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| sparty89 |
Quote: Originally posted by sfgirl
Comcast = rip off. |
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| alsatian01 |
Quote: Originally posted by MexicanArtie
Doesn't make any sense why on demand would not offer HTV to satellite. The cable industry must have payed a lot of money. I would pay the $13 to dish network if they would offer it. Lovely rita, fuck machines and Valentina Vaugh would be well worh it. For now, bit torrent is free. I hope someone post all the film festival stuff.
Anybody here work for dish? Here is $13 your company is missing out on. |
satellite does not yet have the technology to offer high volume on demand content, and the sat. does not communicate two ways like cable can. If you have a dish you have to hook a phone line up to the reciever so you can order stuff like ppv movies, and for me that does not even work, still have to pick the phone and call if i want to upgrade service or order a movie. |
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| fiery2k |
HTV is a luxury item, if you can afford it, get it, if you're a poor mofo, then tough luck for you. I like it.
It should not have gone above 9.95, hell for 13.95 you get HS radio and over 100 music channels on sirius. |
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| Epsilon |
Quote: Originally posted by alsatian01
satellite does not yet have the technology to offer high volume on demand content, and the sat. does not communicate two ways like cable can. If you have a dish you have to hook a phone line up to the reciever so you can order stuff like ppv movies, and for me that does not even work, still have to pick the phone and call if i want to upgrade service or order a movie. |
This is because satellites like DirecTV and Dish Network are one-way communication. They receive the signal coming in but can't send data back without the phone line. However, this would not prevent HowardTV from being on satellite. My suggestion above was to have a HowardTV channel on DirecTV that runs a rotation of current shows 24/7. I can use my Tivo to record the ones I want to see, and I would gladly pay $13/month for it. |
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| Joe_bloggs99_us |
| Shame Sirius wont stream HowardTV when they begin broadcasts thru the Satelites. As far as i know its only gona be like kids programing which would be good anyway on those long car trips. But catching the latest horard show would be cool too |
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| MexicanArtie |
Quote: Originally posted by Epsilon
This is because satellites like DirecTV and Dish Network are one-way communication. They receive the signal coming in but can't send data back without the phone line. However, this would not prevent HowardTV from being on satellite. My suggestion above was to have a HowardTV channel on DirecTV that runs a rotation of current shows 24/7. I can use my Tivo to record the ones I want to see, and I would gladly pay $13/month for it. |
I agree.....this is a perfect option. I have the dvr from dish.....I am ready, $13 in hand....I am a poor mofo, but I will collect aluminum cans if I have to....haha
Besides I have ordered porn on demand from dish, why can't the get HTV. There is someone that is preventing this from happening. Assholes!!!! |
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| BelowTheCrowd |
Quote: Originally posted by PhillyCrue
I was told by numerous people that Comcast DVR is the same thing as Direct Tv's Tivo. Besides comcast DVR will be called a Tivo in the next 6 months anyway since Tivo is now involved with Comcast also |
Comcast DVRs are made by Motorola, same as their cable boxes.
Both the boxes and the DVRs are pretty crappy compared to the competition. This is especially true if you're doing anything HD.
Comcast has talked about doing a Tivo box as well, and DirecTV has talked about doing their own non-Tivo box, so there's lots of movement on both sides. For now, DirecTV is the much cheaper service and offers better features on their hardware.
The only reason I'm stuck with Comcast is that I've had trouble getting high speed internet with anybody else around here. Probably going to get the condo association agree to a T1 for the building (we're already wired for it), at which point I'll switch to DTV as well. I like Howard TV, but not enough to justify the extra $40-50 a month that Comcast costs.
-btc |
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| ghostman |
Quote: Originally posted by Miller
All, this is NOT a thread to post illegal ways of receiving the show. Keep that in mind before you post. |
I don't want to rile anyone up, but I do have a kinda weird question about this.
I'm a Comcast user and subscribe to Howard TV through their On Demand service. However, for reasons that don't really matter at this point, practically speaking it's next to impossible for me to actually *watch* the On Demand Howard stuff. So I often end up, ah, acquiring the show to watch on computer via means that would be illegal -- except that I *am* paying for it!
So I can't see how I'm screwing Howard or anyone else at Sirius -- I'm paying, I'm paying! I'm just not watching the stuff I'm paying for, and am watching versions of it that I don't pay for. Does that make sense? (i.e., I hope I've explained my situation comprehensibly).
Given all these facts, am I doing anything wrong, or does my paying for the show mean that it no longer matters how I actually end up watching it? I really would value folks' opinions on this. TIA. |
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| nfcmia |
Quote: Originally posted by bunit
dude dont worry you arent missing much.....I know HTV seems tempting, but its as good as you think it is.
They update once a day if you are lucky, sometimes there'd be days with no updates at all. When they do update its usually like a 50 minute to an hour clip. So basically u get 1 hour of new material a day for 13.95
Compare that to say an HBO package where for 9.99 u get 7 channels, and amongst those channels u get plent of new material a day.
so dont sweat not getting HTV. I have for about a month and half and very displeased with it. Ill give about another month to see maybe it will get better since everyone is focused on the film festival right now, but if it dont get better then im cancelling it. |
I don't know what cable company you subscribe to but I get between 5 and 10 different shows a week and the daily shows are two days behind. Today the Tues show with Jenny came available.
I love my HTV and have not been disappointed yet :clap: . I am more disappointed that I can't listen to HS through sirius.com (yet you can listen to Out Q) when I am on the computer :bj: . |
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| BelowTheCrowd |
Sounds like you're talking about a weird situation, but...
Generally speaking, if you have the right to the original content (Howard TV), you also have the right to make a copy for your own use.
In this case, it sounds like you're paying for the original content, then paying to get your copy from an alternate source.
It's similar to having a copy of a song on your iPod, and also owning the CD. Generally speaking, it doesn't matter whether you made the copy from the CD yourself or just got the copy elsewhere, so long as you "own" the original, you are probably OK legally.
That said, there are a bunch of interesting twists to this one that a court would probably spend months debating.
-btc |
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| Miller |
Quote: Originally posted by alsatian01
satellite does not yet have the technology to offer high volume on demand content, and the sat. does not communicate two ways like cable can. If you have a dish you have to hook a phone line up to the reciever so you can order stuff like ppv movies, and for me that does not even work, still have to pick the phone and call if i want to upgrade service or order a movie. |
I challenge this theory. I think Directv and Dishnetwork could offer this to their DVR customers. Lets say I have one of the above services and I have spent the money to purchase and 80 plus hour DVR. Why couldn’t Directv or Dish download the Howard TV programs to the unused portion of their DVR if we are a subscriber? I call bullshit when people say satellite TV can’t offer this service unless the reason is the content partner of On Demand….Comcast….wont let them. |
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| BelowTheCrowd |
Well, OnDemand is owned by the Cable companies, so Howard's deal is basically with cable and they have no desire to provide content elsewhere.
There are all sorts of ways that satellite could stream the content and allow you to capture it locally on a DVR.
-btc |
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| Moggy |
| yeah I have direct tv also....and no way I'd go back to concast!! Cable sucks!! I'd love to have Howard TV, but he shoulda thought things through a lil better before he made a tv deal that excluded anyone on sattilite. |
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| DryOatmeal |
Quote: Originally posted by sfgirl
Comcast = rip off. |
i love comcast. our cable bill is around 200 and that includes the best package with every channel under the sun and a 12 megabit internet connection with modem.
7 digital cable boxes each with a load of HDTV channels, 3 of them dual tuner DVR's and howard on demand and every channel is DVD quality.
just checked, they just put up all the film fest nominees and the 4//26 dice clay benjy bronk show just went up. |
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| aggieque |
| Agreed, 100%. I can't give up DirecTV especially with the NFL Sunday ticket only available on DirecTV |
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| JOEYJOJO |
| Has Howard ever said anything about this? Why would he not make a deal that allows for other medium? why not just have his own channel and offer it to all providers |
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| koa_portugese |
Quote: Originally posted by Miller
Did I miss something? Who is paying per show? Also didn’t the price increase from $9.99 per month to $13 per month or is Comcast bullshitting me? |
I believe I'm still paying $9.95 a month but my experience with comcast is that you've always got to be a prick and ask the same question several ways in order to get the lowest price. In other words..."How much to add Howard TV", "Is there a package where that price will be lower?" etc.
By the way...I'm no fan of comcast but the onDemand stuff makes it an entirely different service than without it.
My biggest frustration with it is the lack of HDTV channels and the lack of information on when that's going to get better. Howard has said that the new programs are in HDTV but they arn't in HDTV on my comcast system. |
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| Sean B |
I hope Howard, Doug or anyone from HTV reads this...
I think they'd make a killing if they offered each show as a PPV option like a movie... somewhere around $2 or $2.50 should suffice. This would be in addition to opting for the whole lineup as a premium channel.
I'm sure there are many people who listen daily, can't justify spending an extra $15/mo, yet perhaps hear that show once in a while that they "just gotta see".... the PPV option would be perfect. |
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| ghostwriter |
| They dont even offer Howard Tv here in E'ville,IN. |
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| SteelRat |
| I filled out a Howard TV customer survey a couple of weeks ago, and one of the questions they asked was how much you would pay to have their content via webstreaming or downloads for portable video devices. Doesn't mean it will happen, but they must be at least considering it. |
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| devoelodi |
sometimes u gotta sacrifice starz, showtime, and cinemax for some howard tv. all u really need is Howard and hbo anyway.
u wanna see movies? hit up blockbuster.
dude. |
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| copter |
Quote: Originally posted by Miller
Directv doesn’t carry it so tonight I called Comcast to see what the deal was. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with the Comcast rep and here is the short version of what I found.
After comparing apples to apples in the package and DVR department it will cost me about $35 more just to get the same deal with Comcast I currently have with Directv. I will also lose my Directv TIVO which I love and Comcast doesn’t offer. Anyway after adding Howard TV to the deal it will basically cost me $48 more to get Howard TV.
Howard I love you man and there are so many things on Howard TV I want to see but it’s hard for me to justify $48 for Howard TV and I lose my Directv TIVO. I hope In Demand offers a web based version because I am willing to pay for it but almost $50 per month is really pushing it. |
Must be nice.. I was gonna pay 60$ a month for just Howard TV.. the liars at my cable company failed to mention they dont carry it.. Howard TV is worth it.. No way am I gonna get rid of my Direct TV with Tivo.. love it.. I will pay for cable just to get Howard TV.. BUT I CANT!!! THAT AINT RIGHT!!!! |
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| Hugomarink |
| Yeah, I'm moving next month and looked into getting Comcast at the new place so I can get HowardTV (I currently have Dish Network). The price for Comcast with the DVR is a lot more than what I'm paying for Dish Network with their DVR (which works great). When you add on the HowardTV it gets close to double what I'm paying for the Dish. I'm not cheap but I'm not rich either and sometimes you gotta draw the line. This may be it. We'll see. |
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| Yakki's Taint |
| Pay the $48. It's worth it. |
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| jessejamesstern |
| as the others said,if they dont add more content daily,its not worth it,i had basic cable,i got a digital box,$7 a month then the $13.99 a month for htv,,its beginning to piss me off the money im paying for ,if im lucky a new 50 min show and a rerun e show every 3 or 4 days. |
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| M1ndGames |
| if you like paying 14 bux a month to see fucking interviews of farrah fawcett and martha stewarts daughter, and dudes balls waxed, this is your channel. otherwise save your money and spend it on herb. the content and the updates are very sporadic. there are free ondemand channels with 10x more stuff. |
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| arrivalanche |
| i hate satelite tv but stick with it and dont waste your money. after a month you are ready to cancel it due to no new updates and slow turnarounds. |
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| emrfullthrottle |
| I love watching some of the shows. I only have HTV for about a month or so and I'm not sure if I'm watching it enough to justify the extra bill, but my hubby and I love the Sybian episodes and ususally end up having sex when we are watching them. |
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| kingclarion |
| i got it comcast in pittsburgh, pa |
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| L0GiX |
Good News for us DirecTv Crowd!
http://www.tvpredictions.com/directvdvr082405.html
Quote: DIRECTV has also hinted that its new DVR will have a Video on Demand feature for Pay Per View movies; viewers could watch a PPV film at any time, just like cable's on demand service. However, the manual for the R15 model to be released in October says you would have to wait until the PPV film airs regularly before you could watch it.
It's likely, though, that DIRECTV will add the VOD feature later.
(Update: DIRECTV announced on November 7, 2005 that it would offer several NBC shows on demand on the new DVR. The new receiver can store up to 160 hours of programming. However, DIRECTV says 60 hours will be reserved for on-demand programming. The NBC shows, which will cost 99 cents each, will be added to the DVR's On Demand menu a few hours after they air on the network.) |
It wouldn't be hard for the new DVR to then host other OnDemand Shows.
I have this DVR although they are still working the bugs (and there are quite a few to go) to work out, it appears ready for this VOD feature. It has channels up in the thousands where you can have shows playing 24 hours and you just click into the closet timed showing of the item your looking for.
They are on the right track. Just have to be patient. |
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| M1ndGames |
| sAVE YOUR MONEY BRO!!!!!!! believe me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Douchebag_AZ |
Quote: Originally posted by cbrad00
I am in the same boat with Cox Communications in Arizona. They don't have it available yet. :( |
Yes I call about every month or so , and it's pissing me off ... |
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| onesiriusdude |
| HTV needs to add online capability for broadband internet users. I'd gladly pay the 14 bucks a month to watch HTV content over the web. PLEASE for those of us with Directv, Dish Network or a cable company that doesn't offer the service! |
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