Direct TV: WTF?

[SequSpur]

Hey last week I had all the Fox sports channels, a bunch of NBA games, etc etc...

Now they aren't working...

Was it a freebie for a week or something?

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Hey last week I had all the Fox sports channels, a bunch of NBA games, etc etc...

Now they aren't working...

Was it a freebie for a week or something?

Yea, NBA league pass had a free preview week

[Kori Ellis]

Yeah I think it was a freebie week for some stuff.

Call and add the Sports Pack - it's super cheap - and you'll get all those Fox channels, etc back.

[SequSpur]

alright.. thanks for taking my call.

[timvp]

User Error.

[lil'mo]

looks like free league pass is still going on

[SequSpur]

User Error.

blow me

[SequSpur]

OK... I have a question.........

If I get the Sports Package, are the NBA games still on there or are they blacked out?

[Kori Ellis]

OK... I have a question.........

If I get the Sports Package, are the NBA games still on there or are they blacked out?

A lot are still blacked out. If you want all the games, you have to shell out for League Pass. It's worth it though and they should give you a cut rate for the 1/2 season.

[lil'mo]

dont do it sequ! its a ripoff

[GoSpurs21]

OK... I have a question.........

If I get the Sports Package, are the NBA games still on there or are they blacked out?they should only be blacked out if you are within a 100 miles of either of the teams playing so only Spurs games should be blacked out

[SequSpur]

A lot are still blacked out. If you want all the games, you have to shell out for League Pass. It's worth it though and they should give you a cut rate for the 1/2 season.


Last week I was getting like 3-4 games a night on Fox.... was that a fluke?

[Kori Ellis]

Last week I was getting like 3-4 games a night on Fox.... was that a fluke?

3-4 games a night? Were you watching Fox or the League Pass channels?

[Kori Ellis]

Here's the channels you get with the Sports Pack

Altitude Sports & Entertainment
Comcast SportsNet (Chicago)
Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic)
Comcast SportsNet (West)
FSN ARIZONA
FSN BAY AREA
FSN CINCINNATI
FSN DETROIT
FSN FLORIDA
FSN MIDWEST
FSN NEW ENGLAND
FSN NEW YORK
FSN NORTH
FSN NORTHWEST
FSN OHIO
FSN PITTSBURGH
FSN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
FSN SOUTH
FSN SOUTHWEST
FSN WEST
FSN WEST 2
Madison Square Garden (MSG)
New England Sports Network
Sun Sports
YES Network

Here's the blackout rules:


NATIONAL RIGHTS

If a national broadcasting service such as ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX has the national rights to broadcast an NBA, NHL or Major League Baseball® game, customers may or may not be able to receive that game through their DIRECTV subscription(s), depending on the local market in which they live. If a service that DIRECTV carries — such as ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS or USA — has the national rights to broadcast a game, subscribers will be able to receive it through their TOTAL CHOICE®, TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS, TOTAL CHOICE® PREMIER or SPORTS Pack subscription, although some of these games are also subject to blackouts. Regional sports networks do not obtain national broadcast rights to professional sports.




LOCAL RIGHTS

If a local off-air broadcast channel (not ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX) or local cable system has the rights to broadcast a pro game in a certain region, customers in that area will be unable to receive that game through their DIRECTV® subscription(s). If a regional sports network that DIRECTV carries has the local rights to broadcast a game, customers within the region can receive that game through any DIRECTV® TOTAL CHOICE® or SPORTS Pack subscription, which includes customers' in-market regional sports network(s). Customers outside of the region will receive that game through the appropriate out-of-market pro sports subscription.

whatever that means :spin

[lil'mo]

that blackout rules are bullshit!!! dont do it! it's a set up!!!