Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Verizon FiOS announced yesterday that its technicians will no longer enter customer homes to install new service or do repair work on existing ones. The telco, which offers video and Internet service, joins Comcast in discontinuing in-home service for new customers. However, while Comcast is still doing in-home service for
Q. I bought a subscription to DIRECTV’s MLB Extra Innings package in early March and now it looks like the season will at least be delayed for a few months if not cancelled entirely. It doesn’t seem fair that they get to keep my money during this time. I could use it now. Is there
For the first time ever, the Super Bowl this year will be available in 4K, which promises a sharper and more vivid picture than we have ever seen. The news has 4K TV owners scrambling for more information so the TV Answer Man has compiled this guide that has everything you need to know. Which
Verizon has announced at its web site that it will broadcast next month’s NFL Super Bowl from Miami in 4K. The telco joins DIRECTV, Altice (Optimum) and the live streaming service, fuboTV, as pay TV providers that will carry the game in the new picture format. Click Amazon: See Today’s Hottest Deals!! Comcast’s Twitter page
Comcast has revealed at its web site that its ‘early bird’ price for the 2019 MLB Extra Innings plan will be $170, which is roughly $6 (and 3.7 percent) higher than its 2018 pre-season price. The ‘early bird’ offer is good until March 27. Comcast does not say what the price will be after that.
Charter’s Spectrum TV service has revealed at its web site that its price for the 2019 MLB Extra Innings plan will be $177.99, which is $4 higher than the 2018 price. The cable operator’s price for the package of out-of-market games is nearly identical to what DIRECTV is now charging ($177.90). The satcaster raised its
Amazon announced yesterday that subscribers to DIRECTV, TiVo, Verizon and Dish will soon be able to use the ‘Alexa’ Echo to record programming. The new recording feature, which Amazon says the four TV providers are now testing, will enable you to set and manage your DVRs with your voice. Click Amazon: Roku Streaming Stick: Just
Comcast has revealed at its web site that its ‘early bird’ price for the 2018 MLB Extra Innings plan will be $163.96, which is roughly $9 (and 5.8 percent) higher than its 2017 pre-season price The cable operator’s price for the package of out-of-market games is still $9.99 less than what DIRECTV is now charging
Dish is now selling the 2018 MLB Extra Innings plan for $175, which is $10 more than it charged for the 2017 package of out-of-market baseball games. The $10 hike represents a six percent increase. Click Amazon: See Today’s Top-Selling TVs! DIRECTV, Dish’s satellite rival, recently announced that it has priced this season’s Extra Innings package