AT&T in talks to buy Directv

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Now we just need Whataburger to buy In N Out and the universe will be aligned perfectly.

I keep waiting for McDowell's to flourish.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Directv has the best customer service I have experienced with telecom. ATT has by far the worst. Hope this doesn't happen.

I have experienced the exact opposite. I had directv from 96-2002. Awful customer service. The mover program was terrible. Those phone ppl could give two shits about my problem.

I've had AT and T for years on the mobile side and they are tremendous. Credit my account all the time if I complain about something. Always remove and wave bs fees. They even told me to avoid the store and to buy at Walmart the last time one of my kids got the iPhone 5s.

I love this merger. Tv will be more broadband and personalized. They can stream a billion channels to your mobile device. With unlimited data, I'm a happy camper.

[nate]

Crazy that I have had the exact opposite experience.

 

I have had Directv from about 2002 to current and had ATT Wireless from when it was originally Pac Bell.  I really never had issues on the wireless side.  It was just a bill I paid every month.

 

I also had ATT DSL a few years back when I lived in a condo.  Some tech came out to work on another person's phone and ended up cutting our line in the process.  When I called they wouldn't send someone out for three days, even after escalating, etc.  When the tech was finally scheduled to come out they never did.  I called again to find out they claimed they didn't have access.  I work from home so I was home the entire day and nobody contacted me.  Further the community left the gate open during the day and there was nothing blocking the box.  When I finally got someone onshore they admitted that the techs do that because they have too many tickets.  Then they told me it would be three more days before they could get someone back out there.  I told them to **** off and switched to Comcast.  They were offering me discounts, but I didn't care, I wasn't spending another three days without internet.

 

With Directv I call them about once a year to get the retention department and they give me usually around 20 bucks a month off my bill for a year and whatever other promotion they are giving.

[nando714]

I've had AT and T mobile for the last 7 years and haven't had a problem

I've Uverse for just under a yr and I like it a lot. I haven't had any issues yet.

I hope they get Sunday Ticket with the merger. That would be awesome

[mrwicked]

One has to assume this entire deal revolves around Sunday Ticket.

If I'm AT&T I put in a clause to axe the entire thing if Sunday Ticket doesn't come along for the ride.

ie - if DirecTV can't renew the deal with the NFL, I would walk (or at least, I would want the option of walking).

[Chimi]

The NFL needs to get with the times and offer Sunday Ticket to everyone like every other sport. I'm kind of surprised Amazon or Apple wouldn't be in on Sunday Ticket as well to boost their Fire TV and Apple TV products.

[James]

Culver's is in Phoenix too. Usually stop at one during Spring Training.

 

As for DirecTV, I am moving and have Fios as an option so planning on going that route anyways.

[RallyMo]

There was some noise about Google going after Sunday Ticket a while ago, but I haven't heard much since then. I think that the contract only goes for one or two more seasons.

[mrwicked]

Apple should go for it and just buy HBO as well as get the Sunday Ticket deal.

That would be chump change for them.

 

Even the Beats deal, which is $3b, is just 3 weeks of income for them.

[Tank]

$48.5 billion deal.

[nando714]

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/5/19/5730854/att-can-bail-on-merger-if-directv-loses-nfl-sunday-ticket

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/19/report-directv-likely-to-renew-nfl-sunday-ticket/

Here you go

Edited May 19, 2014 by nando714

[nando714]

There was some noise about Google going after Sunday Ticket a while ago, but I haven't heard much since then. I think that the contract only goes for one or two more seasons.

This is the last season of the contract