OT - Comcast VS DirectTV in Ann Arbor

But I would recommend ATT Uverse to everyone if it's available for you. OP check it out, the service has been great. The ATT website can tell you if its available in your area

but then moved to NC and discovered Time Warner Cable.

As far as DirecTV - Comcast goes, you're going to end up paying more for DirecTV since you probably are still going to have Comcast for internet. With Comcast TV, you'll be able to bundle the internet, so it'll be a bit cheaper.

You'll have to decide whether that price difference is worth DirecTV or not.

I have ATT U-Verse and it is head and shoulders above Comcast.  I have 3 HD tv's in my place and with Comcast I couldn't afford to have an HD box on every TV.  I pay $10 less than I did with Comcast right now but I added the sports package, 2 more HD receivers and my DVR is available on every TV!

If U-Verse is available at your place that is what you should get. 

Pretty easy to work with and service is always going. I've had it for over 2 years and internet has never gone down, nor has the cable. I recently just called them threatening to switch to Brighthouse (which is a total bluff because I hate Brighthouse) and they lowered my bill $20 and doubled my internet speed (now 12 Mbps).

Side note, regardless if you get U-Verse or not, I would recommend to everyone to get the NFL Red Zone channel. Awesome if you play fantasy football and lets face it, most here do. It's no commercials and you get to see the scores every game for like $5 a month compared to Sunday Ticket which is like $300 or something for the season. 

DirecTV franchises their installation and service to regional contractors, which can be either great or shitty. I don't know what it's like in A^2, but every other place I've had DirecTV (VA, OH), the contractors have been a hassle. It's taken me over 6 weeks and 4 on-site visits from installers to have a simple install performed. The quality is highly variable.

Above and beyond that hassle, DirecTV's lineup is pretty awesome. Not sure about the local programming you'll get, but the national stuff is hard to beat.

But I don't think that's in AA so not much help.

OSU fans enjoy them some Comcast. I'll let you make the decision from there.

Allow me to echo the sentiment in favor of AT&T Uverse.  You can't get it in a lot of places, but you can in Ann Arbor, and it is incredible.  For $100 a month I get a better DVR than comcast or directv, record 4 channels at the same time, get BTN and pretty much any other channel I need, and I got wireless internet on top of that. 

Just to let you know, I have had Comcast and DirectTV in the past, so I know what you would be getting with those two.  Trust me, UVerse is much better.

I've never had DirecTV but I had Comcast for 6 months and recently cancelled.  It was one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever had with a business.  The tv didn't work 1 week after the installation and the internet remained spotty at best the entire time.  I had 4 different service visits since the original installation.  When I asked for account credits for the time I missed I was told that I need to call them every day that I have a problem in order to get credit.

My parents have Dish Network which is sweet cause it's got the BTN.  When I lived in the NYC area I had IO which was awesome.  I have RCN now but I'm pretty sure that's regional too.  I'd say go with DirecTV and avoid the notorious Comcast customer service.  Plus they have a feature which lets you view all sports games going on at once and bounce around the games from that one station which is pretty sweet

I have 4 TV's but only pay for one HD receiver.  Comcast now forces you to use small digital receiver boxes (non HD) and you lose local HD channels.  They give you 2 of these for free and you pay for the rest.  I hate Comcast with a passion but don't have many alternatives as Satellite internet does not play nice with the VPN I need for work.  I have Dish Network at my cottage and the service is better but all I have is the basic stuff which does not include BTN.  

I pray for the day I can get Uverse

This is something that has been on my mind for some time...and I am constantly checking to look at who offers what.  Based on all factors Uverse absolutely owns Comcast and Directv...I cannot recommend it enough.  Now they just need to bring it to my neighborhood, I have been waiting for years now, while every other part of my town is wired up...Everyone that I know that has Uverse is very happy with it, most directv customers seem neutral, and most people I know who have comcast hate the company with a white hot passion (including myself).

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