Tag: DIRECTV NOW
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AT&T Talks About DIRECTV NOW’s Early Issues
DIRECTV NOW launched back in November of 2016. It immediately was hit by glitches and unhappy customers. Slowly over the last few months AT&T the parent company behind DIRECTV NOW has slowly improved the service. Now Tony Goncalves a executive at AT&T gives us a look at exactly what happened that caused the issues. “What happened…
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Today Is a Good Day for Cord Cutters as Google Takes on Sling TV
Competition is always a good thing for cord cutters, and yesterday Google made the live TV market a little more crowded. Live TV streaming has recently grown from just one live TV service, Sling TV, to four, which is unlike traditional pay-TV services where you are lucky to have two or three options. Now if…
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New Details on Sling TV’s 4 for $10 Deal
Last week Sling TV rolled out a new deal that would give you 4 add-ons—Kids Extra, Comedy Plus Extra, News Extra, and Lifestyle Plus Extra—for just $10. That is a $10 savings over buying them each individually. Several readers asked us how long this deal was good for, so we reached out to Sling TV.…
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DIRECTV NOW Brings Back a Much-Loved & Missed Feature
The 72-hour rewind was one of the most promising features of DIRECTV NOW. Sadly several weeks ago DIRECTV NOW turned off the ability to rewatch a show for 72 hours after it aired. Although this is not the DVR option many wanted—and that competitors like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue now offer—it was better than…
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AT&T Is Using DIRECTV NOW to Test 5G Streaming
I expected 5G to shake up both wireless Internet for cellphones and home Internet services by offering wireless 1 Gbps Internet to home and cellphone users alike. Now AT&T says it has made a major step forward in its testing of 5G. Last week AT&T and Nokia tested a new 39 GHz 5G service using…
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Sling TV Takes Aim at DIRECTV NOW With New Offer
Last November DIRECTV NOW came on the market with an offer that had the most channels at the lowest price. Now Sling TV is firing back with a new deal that will give more channels at the same or lower price than what DIRECTV NOW is promoting. Sling TV accomplished this by offering a bundle…
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How to Watch Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Without Cable TV
Recently getting access to Nickelodeon shows became a lot harder. First Sony’s PlayStation Vue dropped Viacom channels including Nickelodeon. Next Viacom pulled its new shows from Hulu. This made it harder for many cord cutters who relied on these services; however, there is good news because cord cutters do have options to access these shows…
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DIRECTV NOW Improves Its Video On-Demand Library
Are you a DIRECTV NOW subscriber? It’s time to take a new look at its video on-demand content. Last Monday AT&T uploaded a huge library of new shows to its video on-demand library; however, most of them returned errors for about the first 24 hours. Now it seems like DIRECTV NOW has fixed the issue…
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How to Watch Viacom Shows Now That They Left Hulu
This week Viacom decided to end its contract with Hulu. It said this was part of an effort to support traditional pay-TV providers. So what can cord cutters do to get their favorite Viacom shows? We have good news for you! There are still many great options for cord cutters to get their Viacom shows.…
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How to Watch The Weather Channel Without Paying For Cable TV
One of the channels we get many requests for is The Weather Channel. The weather-focused network is still popular and one of the harder channels to get if you do not have a subscription to a traditional pay-TV service such as cable TV. We have good news! Now cord cutters do have options to watch…