Tag: AT&T
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AT&T Hopes to Disrupt Traditional ISPs With a DIRECTV NOW 5G Test
For many years the dream of a high speed wireless Internet service has been on the minds of many cord cutters: The idea that more Internet service providers could bring competition to your home market without the high cost of laying cables to every house in America was too good to be true. If successful…
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Explaining How DIRECTV NOW’s Unlimited Data Works
One of the primary selling points for DIRECTV NOW was the ability to have unlimited streaming of DIRECTV NOW if you have AT&T wireless. Yet several Cord Cutters News readers have been contacting us complaining of seeing their data cap quickly eaten up by DIRECTV NOW. Some are complaining that DIRECTV NOW was using as…
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Over 200,000 Americans Have Signed Up For DIRECTV NOW
AT&T had a good start to DIRECTV NOW at least in the number of signups. According to a SEC document filled today and sported by Variety AT&T added more than 200,000 video subscribers in the fourth quarter — which was “entirely driven” by its new DRECTV NOW internet-delivered pay-TV service, AT&T said Friday. “While it’s early days, our recent…
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Most Cord Cutters Think DIRECTV NOW is Overpriced
DIRECTV NOW was released over a week ago, and there has been debate over how successful it has been. Officially AT&T says it is very happy with the early signups, but reports are leaking out that the forecasted subscriber numbers are low. So Cord Cutters News asked over 500 cord cutters what they thought of the…
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Here is Everything We Learned from the DirecTV Now Announcement
Yesterday DirecTV Now was officially unveiled by AT&T, but even after their hour-long press conference many questions were left unanswered. We learned that the current DirecTV Now is just the beginning. AT&T made it clear that they plan to build on what they have today and grow on it. So remember when you read this…
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AT&T Is Holding a Press Conference Today to Announce DirecTV Now
The long wait is over. Today we should know the full DirecTV Now details. AT&T is holding an invitation-only event on Monday, November 28, in New York City to “celebrate the launch” of the new OTT-TV service DirecTV Now. This may not mean you will start to stream on Monday, November 28. Sources have told…
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DirecTV Now Responds to The FCC’s Concerns
Two weeks ago the FCC fired off a letter that AT&T’s plan to offer free data service to mobile customers who use DirecTV Now “appears to present significant anti-competitive effects.” In that letter they asked AT&T to reply to their concerns, and now AT&T has. AT&T SVP Bob Quinn says in a letter to the…
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DirecTV Now is Expected to Be Released This Week
Update: No official word yet on DirecTV Now but the DirecTV.com website just added this DirecTV Now ad to the bottom of their page. “Not able to get DIRECTV? Sign up to DIRECTV NOW and stream TV live & on demand. No equipment. No annual contract. No hassle.” For some time now Cord Cutters News has…
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Here is Everything We Know About DirecTV Now
Later this week we expect DirecTV Now to be released according to leaks from AT&T; however, we still know little about the service. Hopefully we will quickly learn more, but for now here is everything we know. Price & Packages We do know there will be multiple packages but have no other package details. As…
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DIRECTV NOW Will Have a Free Trial
AT&T’s new live TV streaming service DIRECTV NOW is expected to be released next week; however, for a short time this week they accidentally released their website early. One of the things we learned was that DIRECTV NOW will offer a free 7-day trial. This will allow cord cutters who are considering the service to try it…