DirecTV, is this the real price?

Cafe Society
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Recently, DISH network sent me a letter telling me they just couldn’t absorb any more costs, the ppor blighters, and they must raise my rate by $5 per month.

So, naturally, I began looking into other options. DirecTV offers their 150 channel package for 29.99 for one year, plus 6 bucks/month for the DVR service. However it notes that this price isonly good for one year, then it shoots up by another 23 dollars per month, to 58 bucks a month.

What I am trying to get a feel for is whether the $58/month rate is really enuine, or if they inflated it to make you feel like you’re getting a really good deal. Is anyone paying this rate for one of ther low-end packages? If you got the 12 month deal, are they willing to keep you on it at the end of the contract if you threaten to leave?

2

That’s the real price. I’m paying $57.99 for more channels than anyone would ever need (or want).

Our total bill is $105. The extras are a second receiver, DVR, DTV protection (we don’t pay for any maintenance or service calls), HBO, and the local channels. I love DirecTV. We’re now getting Showtime free for a year, just for being a five-year customer.

3

Unless you call and say you’re going to cancel, you probably don’t know what the best price you can get is.