DirecTv Rates going up

[Eric P]

DirecTV and Altitude bragged about how they got a deal done 'for their customers'. Both Comcast and Dish wouldn't bend over to accept the carriage cost increases when folks are price conscious and cord-cutting. Now those DirecTV customers get to pay $2 more per month for the privilege of having Altitude. I miss being able to watch as many Avs games as I would like, but the ridiculous price increases don't make any sense, particularly when the content you get is full of commercials. You would think that more eyes on the commercials would offset any losses in carriage fees.

Altitude should create streaming channel.

[eddiememphis]

Altitude should create streaming channel.

I don't think they can. Contracts with the NHL and NBA prevent it... for now.

[Gman]

I don't think they can. Contracts with the NHL and NBA prevent it... for now.

Yeah, and the NHL streaming option blacks out local games. I have the NHL app and it prompts me to sign up every game, even though I can't watch it.

[Eric P]

Yeah, and the NHL streaming option blacks out local games. I have the NHL app and it prompts me to sign up every game, even though I can't watch it.

VPN set to other location fixes that.