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DirecTV DSL

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The Resume

    (April 2001-February 28, 2003)
    Owned by Hughes Electronics
    160,000 subscribers
    Slogan: 'Feel the Joy' (2001)
    Slogan: 'My Gateway to a More Thrilling Internet' (2002)
    Prices 2002: $49.95 per month (first 3 months $19.95)

Why DirecTV DSL might be annoying:

    It fell short of a projected 175,000 customers by the end of 2001, only having 91,000.
    They laid off 200 employees, 2 weeks before Christmas (2002).
    They dropped DSL when the proposed merger with EchoStar Communications fell through. The Dept of Justice vetoed the deal, because it would have created a satellite monopoly.
    It never attempted to bundle the DSL service with its other services.

Why DirecTV DSL might not be annoying:

    They acquired Telocity, an ISP founded in 1997.
    It announced the end of service, scheduled for January 16, 2003, but gave users an extra month and a half.
    Their ad campaign focused on the absurdity of doing things in real life that can be done on the internet. For example, show up at a house for sale at 3 AM or asking a record clerk to sell you a single CD track.
    It offered parental controls and virus protection at no additional charge.
    They chose BellSouth DSL and Verizon Online DSL as preferred replacement.
    It did not charge any activation fee and free use of modem.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 46 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 69.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 62.93% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 370 Votes: 42.70% Annoying