BIGFOOTspaceman Posted July 17, 2022 Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said: Question for someone who knows. Last year was my first year using my nephew's college package deal from DTV. This year I'm using his son's college email. What is the proper time to sign up again? I'm thinking when preseason football starts. Is that a good time? That's what I've been doing the last few years. I believe new member sign ups happen in the pre season 1 Quote
Xwnyer Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 11:34 AM, The Dean said: You could have paid only for the ticket on DTV too. Just do the streaming, like I did last year. you had sunday ticket without Directv other charges service? Quote
The Dean Posted July 18, 2022 Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Xwnyer said: you had sunday ticket without Directv other charges service? The total bill was $300, so I don't know as I never had DTV and had no streaming access to it's other channels. That might change this year with the general DTV Online option. 3 hours ago, Xwnyer said: you had sunday ticket without Directv other charges service? The total bill was $300, so I don't know as I never had DTV and had no streaming access to it's other channels. That might change this year with the general DTV Online option. To be clear, live in an apartment. Small 100+ year old house converted into apartments. So they never challenged my ability to bypass the dish itself. I suppose I could have used almost any address. Again I think that changed recently for regular DTV service. I just don't know if you can get the Ticket without getting the online DTV now. Quote
Xwnyer Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, The Dean said: The total bill was $300, so I don't know as I never had DTV and had no streaming access to it's other channels. That might change this year with the general DTV Online option. The total bill was $300, so I don't know as I never had DTV and had no streaming access to it's other channels. That might change this year with the general DTV Online option. To be clear, live in an apartment. Small 100+ year old house converted into apartments. So they never challenged my ability to bypass the dish itself. I suppose I could have used almost any address. Again I think that changed recently for regular DTV service. I just don't know if you can get the Ticket without getting the online DTV now. oh ok I have had DTV since 1996 I believe I am grandfathered in that I can get ST without any other service from them. Considering the DTV stream now so dont need to install a dish in new home Quote
The Dean Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/21/are-nfls-sunday-ticket-talks-not-going-well/ It's a Florio article, so take it for what it's worth. Quote
Nervous Guy Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 3:02 PM, The Avenger said: So I made the dreaded yearly DTV call after reading this thread - God I hate this task.... No deals on Sunday Ticket (shocker!). They did give me $70/month for 12 months and a 1-time $100 Sunday Ticket credit so I got $940 in credits and paid $395 for Sunday Ticket - in the end I got ST for free and $545 in credits so I guess I'm OK - really hope the last time I have to do this BS... For the second year in a row I don't have to pay and I get ST Max....just got an email from DTV on Tuesday....pretty excited to not have to haggle!!! 1 Quote
Ned Flanders Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 12 hours ago, The Dean said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/21/are-nfls-sunday-ticket-talks-not-going-well/ It's a Florio article, so take it for what it's worth. We know the NFL has a flair for the dramatic...maybe they'll make an announcement via a one hour special on NFL Network in the off-season, similar to the schedule release? Seriously, I'm not concerned...seems like they have a stable of offers and like any business, will take the best one. Oh, and I like how Florio took a story and tried to make it his own here...he's shameless. Quote
nucci Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 12 hours ago, The Dean said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/21/are-nfls-sunday-ticket-talks-not-going-well/ It's a Florio article, so take it for what it's worth. Maybe they are realizing $3B is a lot to pay for this. I feel the cost of the Ticket is also going to increase significantly....Everyone complaining about DirecTV but we all get discounts and many get it for free after a phone call. Those days will be no more. We'll all pay full price Quote
plenzmd1 Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 2 hours ago, nucci said: Maybe they are realizing $3B is a lot to pay for this. I feel the cost of the Ticket is also going to increase significantly....Everyone complaining about DirecTV but we all get discounts and many get it for free after a phone call. Those days will be no more. We'll all pay full price true on the Ticket price, but I am saving well over $200 a month by ditching DTV ...so it still way better no matter what they charge 1 Quote
The Dean Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 I received an email yesterday that says my NFL Ticket Subscription (streaming) will auto renew on September 10th. Decisions decisions. Quote
nucci Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: true on the Ticket price, but I am saving well over $200 a month by ditching DTV ...so it still way better no matter what they charge did you replace directv with another TV service? Quote
FilthyBeast Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 5 hours ago, nucci said: Maybe they are realizing $3B is a lot to pay for this. I feel the cost of the Ticket is also going to increase significantly....Everyone complaining about DirecTV but we all get discounts and many get it for free after a phone call. Those days will be no more. We'll all pay full price This ^^^^^ Directv is far from perfect like any dish or cable provider, but they have always been more than fair with loyal long time suscribers. There will be no leverage to negotiate any discount with a streaming service that only charges a nominal monthly fee to begin with that anybody can cancel when they want without a contract. Here's hoping that DTV can somehow retain sunday ticket at the 11th hour. Quote
eball Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 18 hours ago, The Dean said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/21/are-nfls-sunday-ticket-talks-not-going-well/ It's a Florio article, so take it for what it's worth. Good lord, what a non-article. 1 Quote
PetermansRedemption Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 6 hours ago, nucci said: Maybe they are realizing $3B is a lot to pay for this. I feel the cost of the Ticket is also going to increase significantly....Everyone complaining about DirecTV but we all get discounts and many get it for free after a phone call. Those days will be no more. We'll all pay full price I always thought the one billion Directv was paying was astronomical. The 3 billion is crazy. Obviously they have ran studies and it will pay off, because Apple is a hell of a lot better at business than I am. But just seems nuts. Quote
eball Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 1 hour ago, PetermansRedemption said: I always thought the one billion Directv was paying was astronomical. The 3 billion is crazy. Obviously they have ran studies and it will pay off, because Apple is a hell of a lot better at business than I am. But just seems nuts. I don't think any of the suitors for the Ticket believe they are going to "make" money on the NFL package...it is a way to draw larger numbers of consumers to their services in general, because nothing is bigger than the NFL. Apple TV+ wants more monthly subscribers, and they'll get a ton of them if they have the NFL. 1 Quote
plenzmd1 Posted July 24, 2022 Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) On 7/22/2022 at 11:18 AM, nucci said: did you replace directv with another TV service? I did...we now have youtube TV. DTV was killing me with equipment fees...that all goes away with streaming TV. Plus, it is perfectly fine to share split the service under their family accounts. What great is each person gets their own online DVR too. So i have the service at our place in DC, our home in Richmond, son has it at college in WV, daughter has it at her home in DC, and my SIL has it in WNY. All of that for $90 a month which includes the sports channels( no msg though if you live in WNY and want Sabres). Get the Sunday ticket for $99 streaming with college email address, and the Sabres on ESPN +. ( NHL.TV was SOOOO much better) All told, prolly saving over $300 a month if ya include the kids. Not an insignificant amount. The DTV model with all that hardware is just a dead model...equivalent to making people have a DVD player to watch a movie... Edited July 24, 2022 by plenzmd1 Quote
nucci Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: I did...we now have youtube TV. DTV was killing me with equipment fees...that all goes away with streaming TV. Plus, it is perfectly fine to share split the service under their family accounts. What great is each person gets their own online DVR too. So i have the service at our place in DC, our home in Richmond, son has it at college in WV, daughter has it at her home in DC, and my SIL has it in WNY. All of that for $90 a month which includes the sports channels( no msg though if you live in WNY and want Sabres). Get the Sunday ticket for $99 streaming with college email address, and the Sabres on ESPN +. ( NHL.TV was SOOOO much better) All told, prolly saving over $300 a month if ya include the kids. Not an insignificant amount. The DTV model with all that hardware is just a dead model...equivalent to making people have a DVD player to watch a movie... Cool, thanks. I'm also looking at Hulu live, it includes ESPN+ so I can get Sabre games. However, rumor popped up about google bidding for Sunday Ticket 1 Quote
eball Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 13 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: I did...we now have youtube TV. DTV was killing me with equipment fees...that all goes away with streaming TV. Plus, it is perfectly fine to share split the service under their family accounts. What great is each person gets their own online DVR too. So i have the service at our place in DC, our home in Richmond, son has it at college in WV, daughter has it at her home in DC, and my SIL has it in WNY. All of that for $90 a month which includes the sports channels( no msg though if you live in WNY and want Sabres). Get the Sunday ticket for $99 streaming with college email address, and the Sabres on ESPN +. ( NHL.TV was SOOOO much better) All told, prolly saving over $300 a month if ya include the kids. Not an insignificant amount. The DTV model with all that hardware is just a dead model...equivalent to making people have a DVD player to watch a movie... 1 hour ago, nucci said: Cool, thanks. I'm also looking at Hulu live, it includes ESPN+ so I can get Sabre games. However, rumor popped up about google bidding for Sunday Ticket Yup, I have no complaints — financially or programming-wise — since ditching DTV for YoutubeTV. If no streaming service gets the Sunday Ticket this season I think I’ll be able to use my mom’s DTV login (she got the email saying she’ll have it free this season) so I should be good to go. 2 1 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 When is the best time to call and haggle? Is it still too early? Anyone have success via chat? 1 Quote
nucci Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: When is the best time to call and haggle? Is it still too early? Anyone have success via chat? Call anytime...if no luck wait a day or 2 and call again. I forgot to call this weekend so I'll be calling soon Quote
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