DirecTV Problems?

Discussion in 'Business and Media' started by djwalker, Apr 17, 2004.

  1. djwalker

    djwalker BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 13, 2000
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone else not getting the NE/SJ game on DirecTV Direct Kick right now?

    I don't care so much, because it's on FSW as well, but if I can't get Dal/Chi, thar's gwine to be trouble.
     
  2. djwalker

    djwalker BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 13, 2000
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Neevvvvvvvvvvvver mind. All better now.

    Carry on, people

    Nothin' to see here.
     
  3. Bird

    Bird Member

    Sep 16, 2000
    San Mateo, California
    O.K, the bigger problem was CO-LA. Nuthin' for me on channel 797 at the appointed time. I called DTV about it and they said "some games on MLS DirectKick will be blacked out nationally; in this case, the game is only available in local markets on spot beam." WTF? What's the point of offering a game on a national package then, if it's only going to be made available locally? Even worse than the false advertising by MLS, DTV couldn't tell me how to determine whether a future game will be broadcast or not in advance, so I have no idea how many future games listed on the national schedule might be blacked out for me in San Francisco area.

    Did anyone else have trouble receiving CO-LA and call DTV and get a better explanation than I received from their CSR?
     
  4. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I did. I Tivoed it on the local sports channel and it didn't start recording till the 50th minute.

    Very strange and I was quite miffed, especially since I missed both of the game's goals.
     
  5. beejoo

    beejoo New Member

    Mar 10, 2000
    Lincoln, NE
    No Direct TV, I have InDemand cable. All the games were blacked out for me. I called the cable company and he said I was regionally blacked out. Living in Nebraska with the games in Chicago, Kansas City and Denver, I was was stuck in the freaking Bermuda blacked out triangle.

    The games weren't blacked out last year. This sucks!
     
  6. Bird

    Bird Member

    Sep 16, 2000
    San Mateo, California
    O.K., more discussion of this here.

    Sounds like it was a problem with the feed, not a blackout as the rep I spoke with suggested.
     

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