Comments on: Sonic.net & HDTV

By: Brad Allen

Brad Allen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:35:46 +0000

My roommate recently got DirecTV and a 720p display. There is an on-demand aspect to DirecTV, and it seems to work quite decently when I plug it into my Comcast service LAN. So, DirecTV On Demand and Comcast (Internet) work well together. This is with DirecTV’s DVR that works with HDMI to the 720p display, ethernet to the LAN, and a couple of cables from the satellite dish.

Is this also the case with Sonic’s Fusion and CLEC products? If so, you ought to at least mention its availability and quality of service. It is a feature of note that not all DirecTV customers and Comcast customers would be aware that DirecTV can actually deliver.

The problem is that DirecTV’s On Demand inventory is sparse — it is between arid and what Comcast has. But if you keep an eye on it, you can craft your advertising of it in an honest fasion.

By: Dane Jasper

Dane Jasper — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:00:51 +0000

We can provide naked DSL in areas where our new network is deployed. For product information, see http://www.sonic.net/sales/fusion/broadband/. As a current DirecTV subscriber, we cannot take over your DTV account; unfortunatly, our Sonic.net DirecTV service can only be offered to new DirecTV subscribers. (You already have a great television product, what you're missing out on is our customer service, plus the $10/mo for 18 months bundle discount; sorry!) -Dane

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:18:11 +0000

Dane, Can sonic provide naked DSL and Directv? I’ve been a sonic.net customer for many years, and I have been a long term Directv HD customer with 2 Directv receivers. AT&T is my current land line provider. I’d would keep my cell phone service for voice. As a current Directv customer can I switch to sonic.net and drop the AT&T land line?

Joe

By: Dane Jasper

Dane Jasper — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:34:28 +0000

Michael,

We can certainly provide television there, but I don’t anticipate broadband or voice in the near term. The reason for this is that Kenwood is a tiny island of Verizon, which creates some challenges. We would need to negotiate interconnection with Verizon, get set up for colocation with them, plus find a way to backhaul fiber out of that area. All of these are big challenges.

-Dane

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:36:12 +0000

PLEASE tell me that we can get DirecTV, landline phone service with voicemail and hi-speed internet from Sonic.net in Kenwood. We are stuck in ComCast hell out here in Kenwood!

By: Dane Jasper

Dane Jasper — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:35:03 +0000

Ryan,

The discount when bundled with any access product is $10 monthly. Currently, this is good for 18 months.

-Dane

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:06:02 +0000

This is an intriguing development. Thank you for making this available to sonic customers. It appears that this bundle provides a discount over the first year, but then reverts to regular DirecTV pricing afterwards. Is this the case?