Today must be my lucky day. Called and explained how I have Time Warner for internet and phone and looking to consolidate. Also told them I notice the Sunday Ticket on my bill (first installment of $44 of 6 installments) and I'm a little pissed that they auto billed it. Client retention lady was very nice (Nel) and she said she's take care of everything. Asked if I have a data plan for my cell phone. Said, yes, with ATT. She said that I can link my ATT phone with DirectTV on their app and get unlimited data to watch games elsewhere for a low, low price. Haven't checked the price out yet but I never got a discount on my data plan before so it has to be better.
She then asked ME what I want my bill to be every month. The current bill was $170 with the $44/month Sunday Ticket. I told her I'd like my bill to be $120/month. She said how does $125/mth sound. Same Xtra programming, same receivers, equip, and Sunday Ticket included. I said "I'll take it". Only catch is I have to stay subscribed for 12 months.....uhhh, ok. I'll call them again next August and re-do the whole thing.
I always heard you should wait until a week or so before the season...now's the time to get your best rates.