Price Increase on NFLST for 2010 season
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Who ? that easy....me.
I wanna watch entire cowboys games & also games i am betting $$ on, not just parts of games that redzone shows.
& again directv always has new people coming into sunday ticket each season so they dont care if they lose some renewing subs along the way.
+ as mentioned many times it helps keep a cap on the # of people that have ST which is the goal & its why the NFL contracts exsclusively with just directv in the 1st place.
Just my take on ST, but I think it's geared more to those that want to watch entire games or to channel-surf, like me, to various games. I rarely watch the RZ Channel and I don't use the other SF options but overall, ST has been great for me. That said, the price last year was getting too high for me as well as others here so I called for the 1st time and got a good deal. I'll be calling again this summer.
I'm in the same boat as you, I love my ST and want to be able to watch MY game.
I have NO INTEREST in the extra fantasy stuff that were stuck paying for, all I want it my ST in HD with a score guide (Sunday Snap, was it called) channel.
This way I can see my game and catch the end of other games too.
Last year I was able to get ST including SF for $260.00 early bird special, plus I was able to receive a $20 credit for 6 months for re-subscribing to ST ( I had been a previous customer of the package). I am with you, if I receive ST plus SF for under $ 200.00 I'll do it , otherwise NO WAYYYYY !!!! Do people actually pay $314.00 plus $100 for SF ?? $ 414 for the package, seems like a big time rip off , but I guess some people must pay it, I certainly wouldn't, my breaking point is $200.00 firm.
Are you kidding me ?
IF they came out and gave you ST and SF for $ 200, everybody would sign up ....
That would be awesome, don't count on it any time soon.
It's well past the $ 200 mark and not going back, though you'd have thought that with the economy they might make a concession this year, but remember it's the NFL setting the price, not D*.
I use to pay $ 79 for the year back in the day for the ST.
I dont have Direct anymore, but when I did I was a sub for the Tickeet. 400 is a bit much I think. If anything it would be nice if you could get the package with HD for around 300 and maybe pick if you want anything from a menu of superfan services. But it will continue to sell so I dont think that option will ever happen
You're not kidding there though someone will show up claiming they got it for that price.
I'm a die hard, I have to have it and it's getting to the point that I can't afford what I want. Getting close to the last straw for me.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-forum/180221-good-deal-nfl-st.html
Several of us got it for less last year.
I believe the vast majority of NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers are like myself. Cost is an issue for the games and Super Fan but we manage to cough up the money even in these trying times (I, like many others, was just recently laid off). We subscribe because we can see our team and other NFL games in its entirety. I don't care for the Cable Red Zone channel; others may. Although my teams appears in a lot of Sunday & Monday nights games (I am a Colts fan) I still use the Ticket to see them play in the non-national games. I also love the ability to watch other games. With the Ticket you get a chance to see all the interesting games, for instance who knew the Browns-Lions game last year would turn out to be a very good game. I like the ticket because I am a diehard Colts and NFL fan and it gives me what I want - NFL football GAMES on Sunday.
Maybe that'd be a smart move. Directv pays a lump sum to the NFL for the package, not a per-subscriber rate. So they're better off selling it to everyone for $100 than 10% of the customers for $400. The "some money from more people rather than no money from many" rule applies here.
Directv sets the price, not the NFL, although of course directv has to make up the lump sum and either make a direct profit or attract/retain enough subscribers with collateral income to make up for any shortfalls.
I came back to directv for sunday ticket and basically unless they give me a ~$200 deal for ST with HD, I'll go back to cable and live with the RZ channel and Replay.
I already get internet from comcast, and with a double-play I can pay about $20-25 less a month for that vs cable internet + directv. My contract with directv is up next month, and I'll be damned if I'll sign up for anything that involves a multi-year commitment and a huge early termination fee.
From my reading, D* won the auction that included everyone way back. They later paid 4 billion to retain the rights.
Yes directv paid the NFL $4 billion for 4 years but its never been proven that the NFL has a say in what directv $$ charges their subs for ST.
What amazes me is Roger's "Super Sports Pak" package, where for $29.95 per month (4 month minimum) you get MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, NHL Centre Ice, NFL Sunday Ticket, plus college basketball and football (as well as Canadian Junior hockey coverage).
exactly.
i sign up in september for 4-months. get college football and nfl ST. usually i get the first month free as well
Probably charging by the market. These are all US teams and although there is some interest in american football in Canada (and hey! You might get the Bills some day!) and Germany, I'm betting nobody in those or any other country would ante up $400 to watch a non-local sport.
For example, I'm guessing a package of CFL games would sell pretty cheap in the US.
For example, I'm guessing a package of CFL games would sell pretty cheap in the US.
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