Not to defend Silverlight but it was created in 2007 not 1999. The 3 months deal is sweet if you're looking for another AppleTV.
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AT&T Unveils 'DirecTV Now' Streaming Television Service
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That's great to hear, thanks for the info! Normally I don't trust the betas but i'm downloading 10.12.2 just for this now.
In the meantime I begrudgingly tried the latest Chrome and it works fine. The stream quality looks ok, and the speed of channel changes is WAY faster than sling. I've got all things google blocked with Little Snitch and Chrome seems fine with this.
I just signed up. $35 + $5 for 100 channels and HBO.
I have noticed that almost all network shows are missing all the most recent episodes. Anywhere form the last 2 to 4 or 5 episodes. I have 7 days to decide to keep. If this is how it is going to be, then I will cancel and stay with Hulu which has all the recent episodes.
DirecTVNow does have live TV for most all channels except major networks like ABC, NBC and FOX. No CBS at all yet.
Mike
I have noticed that almost all network shows are missing all the most recent episodes. Anywhere form the last 2 to 4 or 5 episodes. I have 7 days to decide to keep. If this is how it is going to be, then I will cancel and stay with Hulu which has all the recent episodes.
DirecTVNow does have live TV for most all channels except major networks like ABC, NBC and FOX. No CBS at all yet.
Mike
Thanks, I should have tried Chrome but I instead tried to instal Silverlight on Chrome and it didn't work. That sent me to the Silverlight compatibility page. However it is playing DirecTV Now fine on Chrome. Wonder how it bypasses Silverlight?
Also don't like using Chrome much...but.....
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Well, actually, it looks like some channels don't work, but everything works on ATV, and iOS devices.
It always does.
Streaming can't give us freedom from cable company prices, when the content owners are the cable companies.
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This always seems like a good argument, but I am not completely sure it is true.
If a station puts out good content (risky or not) they will get viewers. a la carte really opens up a chance for some some stations to take their brand directly to the people.
I remember the days when G4 went off the air because the cable companies wouldn't carry the station in most markets.
I think a la carte would give these types of stations a chance and new content wouldn't just be up to the cable companies to decide what to bring us in our bundles.
Well, I know I was using it before that but was a developer.. might as well be 1899.
And, the whole thing is EOL at this point, MSFT isn't even supporting it anymore. WTF.
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indeed, even just say ESPN is like 7$ a month to the carriers (might be a tad lower in 2017 as so many people are leaving it), but that's nearly 20% of the 35$ monthly fee here.
Same trouble here, works great with my Apple tv 4, iPad, iPadpro, iphone 7 and I got it so my wife could finally have TV which I did not have -- great discussion on channel bundles learned a bit there folks. I downloaded the latest silverlight so far no channel I tried works then it says my browser or system may not be compatable with silvelight oh well. So much for using the mac also ;-)
Update some channels now work, will try to see which ones do not... still a bit different than on apple TV or iOS
[doublepost=1480544159][/doublepost]Very weird some channels work others do not. then they all work if I kill the safari login window and reopen new one but after watching for a short time I get the damn silverlight error message. It seems that Sierra/latest version of Safari has major issues with this. All channels eventually fail for me. Not a deal breaker I am more on ipad and iPhone or apple TV for my movies and TV anyway.
[doublepost=1480544928][/doublepost]Interesting experiement. I used chrome and it worked for a bit then told me I had more than two streams running (error 60) well my wife is watching something on apple TV and I had the DirectTV now app paused on my and her iPad and iPhone which I guess was issue. I killed it and still got error but then rebooted Macbook Pro and then it works in Chrome. I suppose it could have been the multiple streams I tried in Safari but "quit" also who knows. Since I use Chrome for a number of things Safari does not do for me this works. Now working on mac and iOS and Apple TV yeah!
I installed 10.12.2 beta4 to get Safari 10.0.2 like you, but still no workie for me.
Does anyone know if I will be able to keep my unlimited iPhone data plan if I cancel UVerse and switch to Directv Now? I went into an att store and they told me I wouldn't not be able to keep it. However, I called Att and they told me I would be able to keep unlimited data.
You're right! Reading comprehension fail. I thought he was saying Sling is also owned by AT&T.
I respectfully rescind my snarky comment.
Well, playing around with it with voiceover on apple tv, and not good. Too much modality - gotta swipe up, then over to guide, and once on the guide the focus is on the channel labels, which are announced with unhelpful "button," then you have to swipe to get to the actual programs... No way my mother-in-law can remember all those steps and navigate all that given her vision.
I wonder if the interface on amazon fire stick is any better.
I wonder if the interface on amazon fire stick is any better.
Can't believe it. DirectTV Now requires you to create an account with your name and email address before they will even show you the channels that are available with the service. Seems like they are more interested in getting customer details than they are about letting people know what they are offering.
I even sent a chat message to one of their representatives and he confirmed that you need to register before you can view the plan and channel information.
They might even be trying to make money on the contact information even before you decide to sign up. I'd suggest a boycott until they change their policy.
They should list the plans, costs, and channels openly. Are they trying to hide something?
I even sent a chat message to one of their representatives and he confirmed that you need to register before you can view the plan and channel information.
They might even be trying to make money on the contact information even before you decide to sign up. I'd suggest a boycott until they change their policy.
They should list the plans, costs, and channels openly. Are they trying to hide something?
It's a dopey reason to call for a boycott. They have provided channel lists to the press and they have been published all over the place. If one is looking to be offended, one will be offended by anything.
More importantly, it took me about 2 seconds to find the information on directv's site: http://cdn.directv.com/content/dam/dtv/gmott/html/compare-packages-account.html
cmaier, I'd like to respond, but I want you to send me your real name and your private email address before I do that. See the problem? 
cmaier, I'd like to respond, but I want you to send me your real name and your private email address before I do that. See the problem?
Are you being obtuse. I gave you a link that does not require you to provide any information. Your entire premise is wrong.
http://cdn.directv.com/content/dam/dtv/gmott/html/compare-packages-account.html
[doublepost=1480562615][/doublepost]I see I'm not the only person who found the exact information you claim doesn't exist on the directv now website.
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I'm not being obtuse and I'm not wrong. The channel listings are NOT available from their top page landings and there are no direct links from there to the listings. If you go back earlier in this thread here on MR you'll see that others were confused by this policy also. How many thousands of people have already given up their email information just to see what is available and how many thousands of people have had to take the time to search for this information rather than having it easily available from the DirectTV Now home page.
In any case, as I said in my first post I confirmed with one of their customer service representatives that you need to register before you can view the channel listings. They are obviously doing this for a reason and it's just not good customer relations (IMO).
I'm complaining about their policy, not that you can't find the information somewhere else.
In any case, as I said in my first post I confirmed with one of their customer service representatives that you need to register before you can view the channel listings. They are obviously doing this for a reason and it's just not good customer relations (IMO).
I'm complaining about their policy, not that you can't find the information somewhere else.
These links are to direct tv's own website. I provided no credentials to retrieve them or locate them. I found them through the help pages, which also require no personal information. It is simply false that you need to register before seeing the channel listings, regardless of what you were told.
So yes, comments that they require you to register to see it are provably completely wrong.
[doublepost=1480564232][/doublepost]Steps to get the channel listing without signing in and without clicking on the links multiple people have already provided you:
1) go to directv.com
2) click "sign in" in the upper right
3) click "forgot your password"
4) click "help center"
5) click "Which DIRECTV NOW channels can I watch?"
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That is pretty funny, I'll forward your instructions to my grandmother (I hope you can see the humor in that). I guess I should thank you (seriously) for taking some time to provide this "workaround," but my point is that DirectTV Now is apparently wanting people to register before they will openly offer this basic information.
Maybe I should add that I found most of the listing even before they opened up the official website, so my concern isn't from a lack of knowing how to search for such information. Again, I'm not complaining that you can't FIND this information (even somewhere on the DirectTV Now website), the issue is that DirectTV Now is apparently "fishing" for customer information.
The customer rep I contacted was very polite and understanding, but his first response was that I should register because they are offering such great deals. When I declined to do that he said said he was sorry but the only way to see the listings was to register. That's their "official" policy. I suspect that might change pretty quickly if more people would push back or complain and I already have done that, directly to DirectTV (sorry, I couldn't help myself from writing that).
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