Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 Both DTV and the NFL are smart and the NFL continues to give them exclusive rights as DTV is offering them more more than what they'd get all together from allowing others to carry it. It's not the same in other sports because on one entity is willing to pay an obscene about of money to the league so they parcel it out. Would DTV go out of business without ST, probably not, but they'd be in a much different situation financially, and I'm sure one of the biggest reasons for ATT to buy DTV was because they could see ST is a huge money maker for them and likely will do everything they can to keep up the exclusive rights deal. I also think ATT realized that DTV was dumb to give alt these deals to people so are making it much harder to get a good discount. But they have a tough balancing act as more and more a "cutting the cord" or "smashing the dish" as the costs re getting to high so at some point it may not be worthwhile for them to offer huge piles of money to the NFL anymore. As soon as that happens ST will be available in many formats. My guess is sometime in the not too distant future the NFL will distribute the entire TV package via streaming it themselves and will cut out the middle man. DirecTV is a ripoff. The NFL needs to open up the ticket for all, or at least give everyone the option of live stream regardless of status. Well other than they're the sole holder of Sunday ticket rights.Nfl is the only league with an exclusive arrangement. Every other major sport is also available on cable. It would. E in the nfl's best interest to open up to multiple prooviders Directv w/o ST would have folded a long time ago
plenzmd1 Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 DirecTV is a hell of a lot more expensive, they'd have to cut rates to compete without having ST. And for some reason you cannot comprehend how that is good business.
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 Well it took me five phone calls, but am signed up for ST for another year. First two calls were back in July, and was told to call back in August as then would be offering deals on ST I also was complaining about my overall bill as all my discounts had expired and my bill had essentially increased $23 since Jan 1st due to their yearly price increase and expired discounts. Ironically about 2 hours after I called in July, got an email from TWC offering me a pretty good deal to go with them so signed up for it and was scheduled to have them come next Saturday to tentatively install. My wife is also totally disgusted with DTV as we live in the south and so often in rain storms we lose reception so she would be very happy to see me go back to cable, but understands I want ST too. So called up yesterday and spoke with retention, initially was told they could give me $50 off per month with a 12 month commitment, but nothing available for ST, call back the end of the month. So told her well that will be too late as next Saturday I'm going with cable unless I get a good deal, she puts me on hold and comes back and offers me ST Max for $100 I should have said OK sign me up, but figured I'd make sure my wife isn't totally mad about another year of DTV. Called back two hours later, was told yes can give you the $50 off per month, but no sorry nothing on ST. At that point I said well I will be canceling. She then offered to set up to have it turned off next week which I went with so was set to have turned off next Sunday. She even flat out stated once disconnected, likely I'd be getting phone calls offering me free ST, but told her that would be too late. So decided this morning to call back and make sure I'm not set up to auto-renew as my bill comes due this Tuesday and didn't want to get charged for it, then need to wait for DTV to take a couple of months to issue me a refund. And also figured when I call they will right away ask why I'm canceling which they did. Told me my whole story, we went back and forth. Bottom line I ended up $30 off per month with a 12 month commitment and free ST (but not max) The main reason I wanted max is for mobile access when I'm traveling but understand now the regular ticket includes mobile so probably not a big deal either way. Once in awhile I'd watch Redzone, but mainly during commercials I prefer switching to the Mix channel. Basically $30 off per month puts it in alignment overall with what TWC offered me, obviously no ST from them, but other things would have been better, increased internet speed, couple of movie channels, etc. Still somewhat disappointed (though not as much as my wife is) as had a better deal yesterday, but my fault for not accepting. But at least am done with this for another year and my 12 month commitment ends in alignment with next year when I need to make the call again. Really be much happier if DTV would just come out with a decent price say $200 a season for ST, but no discounts, no negotiations for anyone and make it easier. But I suspect excluding new subscribers the total number of people getting discounts are small, maybe 10 to15% so overall charging the higher price and just dealing with the small number of people like myself nets them more money overall. But at the full price of $250 to $350, I probably wouldn't bother with it and not worth that much money to me either to have it. Admittedly do sometimes enjoy watching other out of market games when the Bills aren't on if don't like the local game. I'm in Panthers territory, so get them every week to start with.
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 just made call now that i have been billed a total of 174 a month. Got 50$ off for next year no commitment changes. 50% off ST so i will be paying 92 a month for next 6 months and than 70$ a month after for another 6 months.
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 Similar to what I got, $30 off per month for a year and free ST. just made call now that i have been billed a total of 174 a month. Got 50$ off for next year no commitment changes. 50% off ST so i will be paying 92 a month for next 6 months and than 70$ a month after for another 6 months.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 Yeah, I need to get around to doing this. But I have to be prepared to walk first. I actually have an Xfinity box in my basement running a special deal I got from them. (Blast internet plus basic cable but HBO thrown in free, no expiration, for $80.) So I'm already playing both sides of the street. Unfortunately if I want Xfinity throughout the house in HD it's gonna start costing what DTV costs.
BuffaloBud Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 Called yesterday and the best that DTV could do was 20% off ST. (Subscriber since 1998) And the $30 discount I was getting the past 12 months expired too. So my bill now for 3 receivers (2 dig / 1 basic), standard channels, ST, will be in the $140/mo range. I'm going to try calling in again later in the week to see if there are any new discounts available.
DieHardBillsFan07 Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 I called yesterday with my contract up. I received several offers but decided to accept the following: $600 ($50 off for 12 months for a 1 year commitment) $162 ($27 programming off for 6 months) $54 ($9 off Sunday Ticket Max for 6 months) $7.50 ($2.50 off HD Extra pack for 3 months) My total credits are $823.50 with a Sunday Ticket Max cost of $305.94. My net savings is $517.56 and that makes me a happy customer for another year. Can't thank you enough 26CornerBlitz ! With your outline I received the same deal.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 Can't thank you enough 26CornerBlitz ! With your outline I received the same deal. Sweet! Congrats to you.
Buffalo Boy Posted August 16, 2016 Posted August 16, 2016 I called to cancel because they are going to suck and they offered me $15 off a month. I still quit. The Ryan circus can't leave town soon enough!!!!
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Sweet! Congrats to you. I only so far have dealt with a chat session and best I was getting was the $600 off a year. They wouldn't give me any discount on Sunday Ticket and not even throw in a few months of Showtime which they always give away. Guess I'll have to call and see what I can do.
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 I only so far have dealt with a chat session and best I was getting was the $600 off a year. They wouldn't give me any discount on Sunday Ticket and not even throw in a few months of Showtime which they always give away. Guess I'll have to call and see what I can do.600$ a year off isn't enough??
MikeSpeed Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 I've only has Direct tv back on (I had it turned off for a while) for 2 years. Called and got 10% discount on NFL ticket, one of my 4 boxes taken off my bill, and ShowTime free for 3 months with auto shut off. I did nothing special except call. They even redirected me to the proper people to talk too. Call, be polite, and take what they offer.
zevo Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 I've received the ticket free for the past 3 years...my bill jumped significantly this month due to expiring credits...called in and basically got nothing....always had pretty good luck....lady said to call back later as new credits pop up.....it's a stupid game that gets tiring each year. Maybe things have changed since att took over....I really want fios but it is $$$
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 600$ a year off isn't enough?? I'll settle for that but there is more gold in dem hills. I also asked if I change me cell from Verizon to ATT if there was any discounts and was told no.
Augie Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 I'll wait a little longer, then just call and ask if they have anything since I have both AT&T and DTV (only for ST and the rare cable outage). They were very accommodating last year and I got mobile access for my son in another state, as well as some movie channels and some discounts, but I suspect I should have cancelled the movies and I'm still the loser. Story of my life....
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 With the added advantage of whats posted here and the fact that DTV screwed up and blacked out todays game here I got this nice deal... Tristan (tn568d) DIRECTV:How about this? I'll give you the HBO with $7 off for 6 Months ($42 value) + 4 Months of SHOWTIME Free ($52 value) + 4-payments of $24.99 for NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX & $50 off for 12 months w/ 1 year agreement requirement
Nervous Guy Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 With the added advantage of whats posted here and the fact that DTV screwed up and blacked out todays game here I got this nice deal... Tristan (tn568d) DIRECTV:How about this? I'll give you the HBO with $7 off for 6 Months ($42 value) + 4 Months of SHOWTIME Free ($52 value) + 4-payments of $24.99 for NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX & $50 off for 12 months w/ 1 year agreement requirement I don't know...maybe you should have held out for more.
nucci Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 With the added advantage of whats posted here and the fact that DTV screwed up and blacked out todays game here I got this nice deal... Tristan (tn568d) DIRECTV:How about this? I'll give you the HBO with $7 off for 6 Months ($42 value) + 4 Months of SHOWTIME Free ($52 value) + 4-payments of $24.99 for NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX & $50 off for 12 months w/ 1 year agreement requirement Very nice
Ned Flanders Posted August 21, 2016 Posted August 21, 2016 With the added advantage of whats posted here and the fact that DTV screwed up and blacked out todays game here I got this nice deal... Tristan (tn568d) DIRECTV:How about this? I'll give you the HBO with $7 off for 6 Months ($42 value) + 4 Months of SHOWTIME Free ($52 value) + 4-payments of $24.99 for NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX & $50 off for 12 months w/ 1 year agreement requirement Good deal. Earlier this month, I got the $50 off for 12 months plus the free 4 month Showtime. I cancelled ST because the best they could do was $6 off/month. Looks like it's time to soon call again.
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