BostonNala370 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I have DirecTV standard definition with a dish near the gutter on the roof.. DirecTV will no longer go up on the roof to install a dish because of safety issues. So for me to change to High Definition TV I have to get a new provider. Leaving DirecTV I Iose the NFL package so I will go to am sports bar.but I want the 82 games from MSG of the Devils games. So which is the best provider, I am in the eastern part of Monmouth County so which is the best for produced Devils HD games? Thanks for your help.. I hate leaving DirecTV. but it is what it is. BTW I have Optimum internet but willing to change. Thanks in advance for your help. After 19 years with DirecTV this is a shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I'm also in monmouth county, I use Cablevision, (Optimum). I'm sticking with it. I usually get all the Devils games, and a Sh!t load of college games. [image][/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I have had DirecTV for the past 5 years and I have never heard of them being afraid to go up on the roof unless there is something wrong with the structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Remember that Jersey NHL fan map? Central Jersey is the biggest Devils stronghold. In Ocean County I have Verizon Fios with all the MSGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 FIOS in ocean also, I mostly get all the MSG's except opening night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Pig Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I'm in Essex, but FWIW I have FiOS and all the MSGs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) I have had DirecTV for the past 5 years and I have never heard of them being afraid to go up on the roof unless there is something wrong with the structure. New OSHA ruling so they say structure fine They say they won't support dishes high on roof anymore. Edited October 24, 2015 by BostonNala370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks everyone I need to find out the differences between FIOS and Optimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 http://www.highspeedexperts.com/verizon-fios-vs-cablevision-whats-right-for-you/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 http://www.highspeedexperts.com/verizon-fios-vs-cablevision-whats-right-for-you/ http://www.highspeedexperts.com/verizon-fios-vs-cablevision-whats-right-for-you/ Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
point Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I live in Northern Brick and cannot get FIOS. They only wired the southern end of town with fiber-optic. We've had DirectV for 10+ years. Never heared of them refusing to get on a roof. Maybe it;s the merger with ATT. Bunch of wussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm in Monmouth (Keyport) and have Fios. I've had no issues with them. Love their service. And no issues with getting all 82 Devils games, though some are still is SD, but that's an MSG problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm in Monmouth (Keyport) and have Fios. I've had no issues with them. Love their service. And no issues with getting all 82 Devils games, though some are still is SD, but that's an MSG problem. MSG has overflow HD channels for years now, at least on time warner cable they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 MSG has overflow HD channels for years now, at least on time warner cable they do. On DirecTV they have the overflow channels and in both SD and HD. It's a FIOS thing and not a network issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Pig Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) It's not a FiOS thing, it's an MSG thing, but not because the overflow channels aren't available in HD. It's because MSG won't allow FiOS to show them. MSG tried with all their might to keep FiOS and U-verse from carrying any MSG channels at all. The courts had to step in and force them to do so. Part of the final deal is that only MSG and MSG+ are available in HD. Excerpt from the MSG Wikipedia page: Since its launch, MSG Network had blocked Verizon and AT&T from carrying MSG HD on any terms through a controversial guideline imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (known as the "terrestrial exception"), that was implemented to encourage investments in local programming, which stated that television channels that do not transmit via satellite uplink – MSG HD's programming is distributed to cable television providers through a terrestrial infrastructure using only microwave and fiber optic relays – have the authority to decide which pay television providers (cable, satellite or telco) can have access to its programming. Because the network was once owned by Cablevision (and remains under common control by the Dolan family to this day), MSG fought attempts by the telco providers to carry it despite the significant rights fees it could collect from carriage deals with those services. On September 22, 2011, the FCC ordered MSG to negotiate with both Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse for carriage on each system. MSG and Cablevision used every appeal available to keep the HD channels from being carried by both distributors; however on December 14, 2011, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Cablevision/MSG Holdings' petition for review. Verizon FiOS began carrying MSG HD and MSG+ HD on its New York City area systems the next day, and AT&T U-Verse began carrying the HD feeds on its Connecticut systems later that month. Edited October 30, 2015 by Brick Pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Where I live in Monmouth county I can't get FIOS, Dishnet doesn't carry MSG. So my only choice is stay with SD from DirecTV or switch to Optimum for HD. Talking with Optimum tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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