re: Anyone know how to save $$ with DirecTV?

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Directv is garbage now.

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This switched to it about a year ago because I had Cox and my monthly bill was $320 & some change. If I switched to DTV it was $180 and some change.

The thing about Cox was that when I called about my bill pricing going up, they would lower it then gradually go up every few months.

My internet is better with AT&T, but as for as DTV.. It is a pile of shite. If it rains hard, it goes out... I don't like the onDemand. If you want to watch a movie onDemand it records it as it is playing. It freezes up on me every so often. I hate how they advertise throughout the menu.

They are shite.

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I had the same experience with them a few weeks ago. Called to lower my bill,was transferred to loyalty department and all they offered was $5 off and a one time credit of $25.

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I just went through this this week, and it really does depend on who you get. I’m not under contract, and in a market that still doesn’t have CBS back. The first rep offered to send an antenna, and a one time $25 bill credit. I hung up and called back. The second rep gave me the antenna, free Sunday ticket, and lowered my bill from $114/month to $58/month for 12 months. I think help to be nice and just be honest and say you’re looking to lower your bill and get whatever else they can offer for free.

Once you are out of contact they will pay you to have the service.

once you cancel they will give you a much better deal.

So all I can do is tell you my experience

I finally decided I had had enough of DTV’s $160/month bill even though I have a nice package ( ) and a shitload of receivers

Found out I could get Hulu tv with everything I needed for like $60/month. Called DTV told them I wanted to cancel, dude casually asks if there was anything specifically they could do to keep me and I said no and he didn’t push it any further saying it would work for another couple of weeks until the billing cycle ran out

The next day a different person called me from I guess their retention Dept basically begging me to stay. I told her I would if I could keep everything with my current package and got the bill down to $60/month and she said yes AND threw in free Sunday Ticket

I think the price is locked in for a year though I’m sure I can get it back down again

The best part about this is i learned they don’t cancel immediately as long as you have time left in your billing cycle so you could always call, bullshite them about cancelling, and if you don’t get a call from them within a few days offering you a deal you could just call back and say you changed your mind

just did this after 2 year contract. Directv lost ABC so I used this to my advantage and told them the audacity of paying more for less channels, one I can get for free without them no less, isn’t going to happen. Immediately renewed my contract for a year and about $10 lower per month.

The Cable/Sat providers are on their last leg. Streaming is huge. My little sister gives my parents $20/mo and uses their cable login/password on Roku and antenna for locals, all through her phone hotspot with unlimited data on family plan. Pays $60 total for cell phone, internet, and cable.

I'm cutting-and-pasting a post I posted on a Wisconsin board back in July. It works as a few of my friends have gotten the same deal.

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Disregard this post if you are not currently or potentially a Costco customer.

Coming up on the annual dance with DTV/AT&T on getting my monthly rate reduced. I'm currently paying $60/mo. (+ taxes and equipment fees) for the Choice package- which includes HBO- and that would be expiring in August. Stopped by Costco this morning and the DTV rep at their kiosk approached me, I told him I was a current subscriber with two months left on my one year agreement but had older equipment. He then told me about a promotion for new customers where if you sign up through Costco I can get:

- my old equipment replaced with newer equipment (Genie 4k boxes, or something like that)
- the NFL Max Ticket for free for a year
- $200 Costco cash card
- all connection fees waived
- the same Choice package I currently have for a total $53.80/mo. for 12 months (includes taxes and equipment fees)
- Showtime, Starz, and Cinemax included at no extra cost for 3 months. (After the promotional period I will cancel, or I will be billed each month the price then in effect)
- HBO is included at no extra cost for 12 months
- EPIX is included at no extra cost for 3 months (not sure what that is)

Now, to get this promotion you need to be a new customer and I've been a DTV customer for 20 yrs. He walked me through a process with a loophole where I can take advantage of this deal where I simply had to provide a different name (I used my middle name) and phone number (used my landline). Very simple and I was approved on the spot, it took maybe 10 minutes. After installation tomorrow I call DTV and cancel my original account but can use my same credit card I used on my original account for Auto Pay and enter my original phone number in my contact info. The only downsides are I'm now on a 24 month agreement and I will be charged a $20 early cancellation fee. A no brainer with getting the NFL Max, $200 gift card and new equipment and I don't have to make the yearly call threatening cancellation next month. I also reduced my bill about $20/mo., my bill last month was $74.78. Not sure if you get all of the benefits above if you sign up online or call DirecTV directly. The Costco offer expires on 9/30/2019.

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I’m stuck with directv here. My only other option is cable and it’s not viable. No other provider has mlb network or att sports southwest and I can’t do without Astros games or mlb network. I do have a fire stick though, so if I got mlbtv and used a vpn, could I bypass the Astros blackout in my area? I may go that route if that would work. Mlbtv is like 179 for the year but that’s less than my monthly directv bill.

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No other provider has mlb network

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YouTube tv