Now's the time to sign up for DirecTV!!!

[DJ]

If you're thinking about getting DirecTV with the upcoming locals launch, or upgrading your service to receive locals, now is the time! As of right now we're running about 3 weeks out for installs and upgrades. Last official internal announcement for Columbus was September 29, but that was several months ago and the launch may be pushed up since DISH launched the Columbus locals two months ago.

Once locals are launched by DirecTV, our order-to-install times could run several weeks out.

[Alan Gordon]

Aug 6, 2010 17:23:59 GMT -5 DJ said:

Once locals are launched by DirecTV, our order-to-install times could run several weeks out.

You are correct! I tried to update a few DVRs to MPEG4 capable ones three weeks prior to the launch of my locals, but was told that my locals were launching in September instead of August. The day they launched (August 4th), I called DirecTV and got an install date of August 12th.

My order was botched and had to be cancelled the day of the install, so I called again only to get an install date of September 2nd. Turns out that install got botched as well, and now my install date is September 9th. Things picked up for installers VERY fast.

~Alan