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Posted on 11/28/16 at 4:55 pm to
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27701 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 4:55 pm to
Press release

DIRECTV NOW

Starting Nov. 30, stream your favorite live sports, on demand, premium channels, popular shows, and hit movies right to your tablet, smartphone or TV. It’s the experience you love, without the limits you don’t.

Experience any of our packages free for 7 days when you sign up at www.directvnow.com and download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. To celebrate our historic launch of DIRECTV NOW, we’re making streams come true by offering our “Go Big” package with more than 100 channels for just $35 per month. This is a limited time offer. Customers who sign up for this offer will continue to enjoy this special price for as long as you keep the package, subject only to future reasonable programming price increases applicable to all packages.

DIRECTV NOW programming packages are seeded from our existing satellite TV service, putting popular channels together for a great entertainment value:

Live a Little – $35 / month (60+ channels)
Just Right – $50 / month (80+ channels)
Go Big – $60 / month (100+ channels)
Gotta Have it – $70 / month (120+ channels)
Fans of HBO® and Cinemax® can add these channels for just $5 each per month in addition to your base programming package.

DIRECTV NOW will be available at launch through the following:

Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Android mobile devices and tablets
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
Chromecast (Android at launch; iOS in 2017)
Google Cast-enabled LeEco ecotvs and VIZIO SmartCast Displays
Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari web browsers
In 2017, we plan to add more devices to our lineup including Roku® streaming players and Roku TV™ models3, Amazon Fire tablets, and Smart TVs from Samsung and other leading brands.

Customers can get an Apple TV included with 3 months pre-paid of any DIRECTV NOW package. Apple TV features high-performance hardware and an intuitive and fun user interface using voice and the Siri Remote. For details, visit www.directvnow.com/appletv.

Customers can opt for an Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote included with 1 month pre-paid of any DIRECTV NOW package. For details, visit www.directvnow.com/FireStick.

Starting tomorrow, LeEco is also offering DIRECTV NOW service with the purchase of LeEco smartphones and TVs. For more information, visit www.LeMall.com.

3 months: Le S3 and Le Pro3 ecophones or Super4 X43 Pro ecotv
6 months: Super4 X55 or Super4 X65 ecotvs
12 months: uMax8 ecotv
Or for a limited time, you can get 1 month of DIRECTV NOW service when you buy a Lenovo laptop with Intel® Core™i3, i5 or i7 processor. For more information, visit www.lenovo.com.
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 4:55 pm to
Is that true about pausing for 30mins? Right now no one can pause espn through sling or psvue.

That would be huge, to me at least.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
89820 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 5:10 pm to
Here is the video from today's press release. About 40 minutes in they demo the system:

utube
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28707 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

It’s the experience you love, without the limits you don’t.
Omg, are they serious here? THEY instituted the arbitrary data limits! And now they're making it a selling point that THEIR service doesn't count against THEIR limits? Looks like Sling/Sony/Netflix/whoever will have to pay to play now.


RIP net neutrality, and RIP free markets. How can we allow the gatekeeper to control the price/value of competing services?
Posted by papasmurf1269
Hells Pass
Member since Apr 2005
20893 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 5:47 pm to
If you stream this does it use your data up?
Posted by tlsu15
Capital of Texas
Member since Aug 2011
10018 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 6:21 pm to
Not if you have At&t (at least that's the way it is being presented).
Posted by HubbaBubba
F_uck Joe Biden, TX
Member since Oct 2010
45748 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 6:29 pm to
quote:

RIP net neutrality, and RIP free markets. How can we allow the gatekeeper to control the price/value of competing services?
Agreed. FCC has already taken notice and has required them to come to them and explain how they think this isn't a violation. Prelude to a lawsuit from FedGov.
Posted by BottleGnome
Kenner, LA
Member since Sep 2014
133 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 6:50 pm to
I will definitely be signing up. I do not have access to Uverse due to distance and cannot get a dish. I've been waiting for this announcement. Getting an Apple TV certainly makes it worth trying for me. If only they would actually let me know about an employee discount, that would really be the icing on the cake.
Posted by PTBob
Member since Nov 2010
7071 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 7:00 pm to
i wonder if the streaming service will be a bit behind like if i was streaming on a computer to where twitter will spoil sporting events, etc.

not a huge deal but just curious
Posted by msutiger
Shreveport
Member since Jul 2008
69611 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 7:23 pm to
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This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 2:52 pm
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
89820 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:41 pm to
This might be a more complete list:

Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
4478 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:48 pm to
quote:

Wonder if you will be able to use your directv now credentials to log into the content websites like AMC to be able to view content.


I'd like to know this as well. Would be yuge if so.
Posted by Dodd
Member since Oct 2003
21048 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:09 pm to
So I guess one can't cancel their current DTV without penalty?
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18794 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:39 pm to
I don't see NFL Network
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9415 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:39 pm to
$40/month for 60 channels+HBO and a free Apple TV? Where do I sign up?
Posted by Covingtiger
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Mar 2010
3313 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:01 pm to
Huge Red Flag:


LINK
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 10:02 pm
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42561 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:02 pm to
Doesn't seem like a bad deal
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:09 pm to
Yea, NFL Sunday ticket or NFL Network? Although it's about to be a moot point in like 3-4 weeks
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:10 pm to
I'm assuming the appletv they give is the latest gen right?
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82364 posts
Posted on 11/28/16 at 10:39 pm to
Hmm, they didn't really say no...but if the answer is no then that sucks. Not only for the lack of options when it comes to games being televised only on watchESPN but also for the nick jr and Disney jr apps if you have kids
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