re: AT&T raises DirecTV prices again despite losing millions of customers

Providers keep raising their rates with every contract renewal. Will start happening to streaming services too. Congress needs to do something.

Even for live sports?

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so what's the best way to watch live sports on my tv?

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use sportsurge on laptop or phone and cast to tv.

I’m locked in at $55/mo for internet.

I had DTV at $45/mo but it was about to jump to $105/mo (I guess now $115/mo).

I canceled and didn’t add anything since we don’t watch enough tv outside of sports. I used a login and OTA for that.

So instead of $170/mo, I pay the $55/mo I would have been paying anyway.

Even had I gotten something like Hulu, I’d still be saving $60-$65/mo.

I realize most people watch more tv than we do so they need something but ditching cable/satellite worked great for me.

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I just called Monday and threatened to cancel and they lowered my bill by $50 a month

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Been doing that for a couple years now. As long as they keep giving me the promotions, it doesn't cost much more than streaming. I'm paying $70 all in with DTV and $15/mo savings by switching isn't really worth the sports delay or having a wife complain bc she is not familiar with the new platform.

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Once cable leaves streaming costs will go up.

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Already happening.

I was paying $250 a month, that’s with premium, HBO, and sports package and 10 receivers.

I got it down to $199 and I’m getting rid of 3 or 4 receivers which will drop in down another $21-$28.

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Dropped them for YouTube TV

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They don't have CNN. I need my CNN

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CNN is God awful but it's definitely on there.

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I was joking. I thought they only have foxnews

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Once cable leaves streaming costs will go up.

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I don’t doubt that at all, but I’m sure I’ll be long dead before YouTube TV costs as much as cable television