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I'm officially making the move to ditch DirecTV.
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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16166302" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #4dff4d"><u>Follow Up.</u></span></span></p><p></p><p>Okay, so it's been 3 days since I disconnected my DirecTV service and hooked up my AppleTV 4K and Hulu +Live TV. Setup of both AppleTV and Hulu was simple and quick. Picture wise, absolutely no difference between streaming (HD) and the old satellite feed. So the picture is great. Tech support with Apple is great, of course. DirecTV, not so much. Hulu customer/tech support has been outstanding (U.S. based). </p><p></p><p>Moving on to the functionality of Internet streaming vs. DirecTV, BIG difference. I'm used to DirecTV's great channel guide and ease of doing things like changing channels, checking future shows, etc. Internet streaming is very different so you have to get used to navigating in a very different way. It was aggravating the first two days but I'm getting used to the differences. There is definitely a learning curve. DirecTV Now (their streaming service) looks more like the traditional channel guide, but that service wasn't one I was interested in. I do have a concern for my wife because she's not as eager as I am to learn a different way to watch TV. That challenge is yet to be undertaken since she is now comfortable just watching whatever I'm watching. If you're moving to Internet streaming, understand that if you love you cable/satellite channel guide functionality, you're in for a mild shock. Not insurmountable, though.</p><p></p><p>One feature I like with Hulu is to go back and continue watching any program I didn't finish, right from where I left off. </p><p></p><p>DirecTV tried to offer me a discount to keep me as a customer, but I didn't even consider it. Too late for deals. And I'm too happy with a $172/mo. bill dropping to $45/mo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16166302, member: 6727"] [size=5][color=#4dff4d][U]Follow Up.[/U][/color][/size] Okay, so it's been 3 days since I disconnected my DirecTV service and hooked up my AppleTV 4K and Hulu +Live TV. Setup of both AppleTV and Hulu was simple and quick. Picture wise, absolutely no difference between streaming (HD) and the old satellite feed. So the picture is great. Tech support with Apple is great, of course. DirecTV, not so much. Hulu customer/tech support has been outstanding (U.S. based). Moving on to the functionality of Internet streaming vs. DirecTV, BIG difference. I'm used to DirecTV's great channel guide and ease of doing things like changing channels, checking future shows, etc. Internet streaming is very different so you have to get used to navigating in a very different way. It was aggravating the first two days but I'm getting used to the differences. There is definitely a learning curve. DirecTV Now (their streaming service) looks more like the traditional channel guide, but that service wasn't one I was interested in. I do have a concern for my wife because she's not as eager as I am to learn a different way to watch TV. That challenge is yet to be undertaken since she is now comfortable just watching whatever I'm watching. If you're moving to Internet streaming, understand that if you love you cable/satellite channel guide functionality, you're in for a mild shock. Not insurmountable, though. One feature I like with Hulu is to go back and continue watching any program I didn't finish, right from where I left off. DirecTV tried to offer me a discount to keep me as a customer, but I didn't even consider it. Too late for deals. And I'm too happy with a $172/mo. bill dropping to $45/mo. [/QUOTE]
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