Sunday Ticket: cool but strange letter....

[OpIv37]

So I got my first mailing regarding my Sunday Ticket renewal yesterday.

They sent me a complete NFL schedule. But the odd thing: It had a Bills logo on the address label, it had Losman on the cover of the schedule, and the form letter they sent with it had a Bills logo and mentioned Lynch, Schobel and Jauron by name.

Obviously they personalized it by team. The strange part: how the hell does DirecTV know I root for the Bills? I live in the suburbs of DC (hence the need for Sunday Ticket to watch the games) so if they had done it by zip code I would have been in Redskins or Ravens territory. I don't recall how or why DirecTV would have that information.

Oh well, what's that cliche about looking a gift horse in the mouth?

[mayotm]

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I'm sure they are able to track the games you've watched in the past.

[OpIv37]

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how though? A cable signal is two way but the satellite is download only- there is no uplink capability from a mini dish.

[Mitchy moo]

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Notes my friend, notes. Any personal information is collected and used to market crap to us. I got the same letter and thought to myself damn, I'm in SW FL and they know me, lol.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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Big Brother is watching, Op. Be afraid.

[BlackMetalNinja]

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You sure there wasn't one of those "Whose your favorite team" questions on something you filled out for them at some point in time?

[DraftBoy]

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Im sure there is a way to track what you download through their service

[OpIv37]

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You sure there wasn't one of those "Whose your favorite team" questions on something you filled out for them at some point in time?

it's possible, but this is my 4th full season with the Ticket and 5th year total, so it has been on automatic renewal- I haven't sent them anything in nearly 5 years, and this is the first time I got anything team-specific.

[Philagape]

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The Patriot Act

[Mitchy moo]

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The Patriot Act

NE?

[BAM]

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You should not have enabled your cookies!

[PIZ]

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I remember when I signed up years ago they asked me who "my team was" and I said the Bills. I too received the same specialized letter. I assumed they got it from the question they asked me years ago.

[FlyingDutchman]

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The government knows EVERYTHING

[carybillsfan]

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There is no way to track what each receiver is watching, they can only track what feeds are being connect to the most. The way they know this, since I got on also, is in your profile you chose favorite teams. My profile lists the Sabres, Bills and Mets. One Night I was talking to CSR for over 50min about the Sabres, he said he got the info from my profile and what I supplied them.

[Gunzlingr]

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The phone line that goes into the receiver tracks all that stuff. When my buddy hacks them, the first thing he does is unhook it from the phone jack so they can't tell what you are watching.