ARTnSocal Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 OK, go back and read VARIOUS threads from the search option about Sunday Ticket. All you have to do is call and threaten to cancel and they were giving it to you for cut rates. Everyone was posting their rates in threads, and as a matter of fact, the fact that you could do this, was also flying around all NFL message boards. The first two years, I called and acted like I was going to cancel, whined about Superfan (which was an incredible ripoff)and eventually I got it for $150. Last year, I just called and said I've gotten it for $150 the last two years, and I go to half of the Bills games anyway, and they gave it to me for $179. Simple as that. They charge you the full monthly price each month, and then credit your account monthly a few days after to make it what they quoted you. No one else in my family, including my wife or my 13 month old daughter pays DTV a dime. I pay the bills. Enjoy this information this year, when you hopefully don't pay full price for the ticket. On a side note, the bizzare thing about the whole thing is that this doens't work for the other sports packages. At least not for me. Okay, now it makes sense ... Whenever I phone DIRECTV I always insist on speaking to a head supervisor, and not one of the ones that are in the middle, between regular customer service and head supervisor. I tell that supervisor that I have purchased the Sunday Ticket since 1994 along with their top premier channel package and demand (nicely) that they give me the NHL Centre Ice for free. I've gotten it for the past 3 years, and then I phoned trying to get a discount on something else (don't recall) .... that supervisor then looked up my account and told me I used up all the extras I can get for the year, my quota was max'd, after reminding me how they gave me the hockey package and a few other things, so it seems that depending on the customers time with them, and the amount of product they order, there's a certain amount of free things they're able to let you get out of them, and like you say, you must work them for it. When they did the Superfan I did the exact same thing and got them to throw that in ... and you're right ... it was a big ripoff. They charge you and issue you a credit at the same time. So it seems that the it depends on each customer. They allow you a certain amount to grind them per year. It's like Vegas, they're not gonna comp you for things unless you're spending money at the tables. If someone got the $29 channel package and nothing else, I highly doubt they'd get 50% off on their NFL Sunday Ticket or any other benefits. Sounds right, so my apologies for doubting it.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 I have gotten it for $170 and $180 the past two seasons, it isn't difficult and I know no one else in my household is paying the difference since I have the only account and I pay the bill. And I've paid just about the same. Here's one thing though…just because no one in your household pays more or even pays the difference, that doesn't account for the fact that someone is, in fact, paying the difference. And the answer to that is; you can pay more or you can pay less. A lot of times it's just a matter of how hard you want to bargain.
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