2013 DirecTV Packages - Including Family, Select & Grandfathered

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Updated for 2013 including the 2/17 price increases.

We are often asked about the Family and Select packages, what channels are included and what is not. Packages like Family and Select are available from DirecTV CSR's by request for most customers, but they intentionally do not provide information on their website, including what channels are included.

We have compiled information from several sources to build a complete list of packages and channels, as accurate as possible. There may be a few misses in these, let me know if that is the case so we can fix it - you can just post it in this thread.

Several packages have been merged into Choice Xtra Classic, including Total Choice Plus, and Plus HD / Plus HDDVR.
New this year Choice Xtra Classic is $1 more than the current Xtra package. (includes Boomerang, Chiller, NHL Net, PBS Sprout, Style, and Tennis).

We hope this helps you understand what is available in each package, including the select packages. Remember, with Family, Select, or Entertainment packages you do NOT get your Regional Sports Network (channels like YES, Fox Sports Net, Comcast Sports Net, NESN, MASN, TWC, etc.)

Thanks for being Satelliteguys!

Updated 3/1/13 for minor corrections and channel package changes.
 

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no problem and welcome :wave to the site
(that was one channel that kept me in Xtra...now that it moved Choice is doable for me too)
 
Berg, I show on the sheet TeenNick is in Entertainment and Choice (and up)
Are you saying you get it now with Choice but didn't have it with Entertainment?
 
There are 2 "Choice Xtra's" out there

Choice Xtra Classic is a grandfathered package for 71.99. Was phased out last year in place of.....
Choice Xtra is the new version. Its $1 less and is missing 6 channels from it

Basically they (D*) were going to move those channels from Xtra Classic to Ultimate for everyone then decided to just make a new package with those missing
 
I am officially no longer a classic package sub for the first time in years. I just changed my base package from Choice Xtra Classic to Xtra. It wasn't to save $1/month it was more so I have more control over my account online. I don't watch those few channels I lost anyway.
 
I am officially no longer a classic package sub for the first time in years. I just changed my base package from Choice Xtra Classic to Xtra. It wasn't to save $1/month it was more so I have more control over my account online. I don't watch those few channels I lost anyway.

That's the only thing I hate having Choice Xtra Classic. Everyone move requires you call to do any changes. I do have people in my house that watch Chiller and Sprout. So I'm staying put.
 
Sprout and Boomerang are the holdouts for me. I really wish they would just sync those.
 
Updating the file on the first post to reflect changes between 1/1/13 and 3/1/13.

I put a change in there for OWN about a month early, it is moving from Entertainment to Choice for a min package, and will soon be added in HD, so I added the HD indicator.
 
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