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I think they're a still quite a few folks on the fence about signing up with DirecTV. I think now is kinda the perfect storm of offers from both DirecTV and partners. I figured I'd summarize what's available now just so everyone knows what's going on. I have separate threads on the "how to" on some of these deals, especially how to do some of the stacking. I thought a list of the deals without the mess of the "how to do it" would be valuable to help you determine which deal or combination of deals would be best for you.
The general rumor is that the current promotions will be replaced by the 5 free months of Premere with the purchase of NFL Sunday Ticket. If you don't have an interest in Sunday Ticket, it may the be the safest to sign up on or before 7/14/2010.
New customers only of course on most offers.
Bottom line....
DO NOT just settle for the national offer....stack one of the retailer's Gift Cards and/or BING Cashback.
DO NOT order without a REFERRAL from a FRIEND. We're all friends here. PM a staff member if you need an account #. Only 40% of member here that took the promotions poll had a referral on their order. Contact someone here for one!!!!
PRINT EVERYTHING. Every page...showing you ordered from Best Buy or showing the BING 40% cashback banner, etc etc. Just in case you have issues, you'll have proof. I recommend saving every screenshot you can as a PDF just in in case.
Considering the 24mo commitment, all total savings will be calculated over 24mos.
DirecTV's National Offer **ENDS 7/21**
$348 - $29/mo off for 12mos - National Promotion
$240 - $10/mo off to life - HD for Life
$298 - Free HD-DVR and HD receiver (or only $99 for 2 HD-DVRs) + free standard receviers
$100 - Referral from a friend (no SatelliteGuys member should sign up without a referral, PM a staff member if you need an acct #
$ 72 - Free Showtime and HBO (possible extra $50 savings with $25 rebates from each)
$1058 "savings" over 2 years
CHOICE XTRA costs with 2 receviers and Whole House HD DVR service. No premiums.
Months: 1-10 $39.99 11-12 $49.99 13-24 $78.99
DirecTV's Regional Offer (National Offer + $14/mo for months 13-24) **ENDS 7/21**
Same as above plus
$348 - $14/mo off for months 13-24 - Regional Promotion
$1406 "savings" over 2 years
CHOICE XTRA costs with 2 receviers and Whole House HD DVR service. No premiums.
Months: 1-10 $39.99 11-12 $49.99 13-24 $64.99
BING CASHBACK, stackable with DirecTV's National or Regional offer **ENDS 7/31**
....basically, if your signing up for DirecTV via the web, it's probably stackable with BING.
BING Cashback is no longer as of 7/31/2010. Currently, BING Cashback is at 40%, and has been for the last month, but could end/change at anytime and definitely ends 7/31/2010.
The 40% is ONLY for the amount you get billed for at the time of your order, typically the Installation Fees (like TV Internet Connection Service) and Hardware Costs, like extra receivers. It has not been confirmed if a deposit is charged due to choice or bad credit, if that $300 is counted towards the rebate or not. Tax and shipping charges are not included. The check can be requested or money transferred to your PayPal account 60 days from the date of your order.
Savings... could be $200 or more....Your savings will vary a lot depending on how much hardware you order. I saved $208 with 4 HD-DVRs and TV Internet Connection Service.
Best Buy Gift Cards - Appears stackable with DirecTV's offers as well as BING Cashback. **ENDS 7/14**
$50 for signing up for DirecTV though Best Buy's DirecTV store instead of direct at DirecTV's website.
Additional $300 for also buying a $499 or above HDTV from Best Buy during the Rebate period.
Savings...$350 gc w/tv, $50 gc w/o tv purchase.
http://www.bestbuy.directv.com/images/cobranding/PDF/BestBuyRebateForm.pdf
Negative: Must pay $499+ for an HDTV to get the extra $300 gift card.
CostCo Gift Cards - Appears stackable with DirecTV's offers as well as BING Cashback. **ENDS 7/14**
$50 gift card for signing up through CostCo's DirecTV store
Add'l $200 gift card for also buying any HDTV from CostCo.
Savings...$250 gc w/tv $50 gc w/o TV
Negative: Requires membership. Must buy HDTV to get additional $200 gift card.
http://cw.directv.com/images/cobranding/PDF/CostcoRebateForm.pdf
HD Extra Pack Free for 3 months (add after installation) **ENDS ??**
Savings...$15
DIRECTV: Premiums : HD Extra Pack : Overview
Buy HBO @14.99 get Cinemax Free (add after installation) **ENDS ??**
Savings...about $30
This was offered on my first call in to DirecTV. YMMV
Go GREEN, get $20 back from DirecTV **ENDS 60 days after installation**
Savings...$20
Sign up for paperless billing,etc and get $20 back. It's not reflected online, but confirmed with DirecTV customer service and Stonecold.
I don't know that I can remember a time where there were better DirecTV offers with other great offers that can be stacked with it. Here are some of the "other" deals that can be better for some people, but I think most will benefit the most from the above deals.
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OTHER Promotions
Dan Patrick members Extra $10 off for 12mos, 12mos of free protection in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS 7/14**
I believe Dan Patrick membership is free. Must phone in.
Savings...$191.88...including the value of the free 12mo of protection plan service.
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback or Retailer rebates. Probably no referral discount.
Dan Patrick DirecTV Exclusive Offer
AAA additional $10 off for 20 months in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS 7/14**
Must call in.
Savings...$200!
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback or Retailer rebates. Probably no referral discount. Requires expensive AAA membership
Target $75 Gift Card for ordering through Target in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS ???**
Must call in. See store for Brochure.
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback. Probably no referral discount.
NOTE: You must promise not to hold it against me if better deals come out after the current offers expire. I know I missed some too I'm sure.
Please don't hesitate to post or PM your questions! I'd be glad to help!!
GOOD LUCK!
Jason
The general rumor is that the current promotions will be replaced by the 5 free months of Premere with the purchase of NFL Sunday Ticket. If you don't have an interest in Sunday Ticket, it may the be the safest to sign up on or before 7/14/2010.
New customers only of course on most offers.
Bottom line....
DO NOT just settle for the national offer....stack one of the retailer's Gift Cards and/or BING Cashback.
DO NOT order without a REFERRAL from a FRIEND. We're all friends here. PM a staff member if you need an account #. Only 40% of member here that took the promotions poll had a referral on their order. Contact someone here for one!!!!
PRINT EVERYTHING. Every page...showing you ordered from Best Buy or showing the BING 40% cashback banner, etc etc. Just in case you have issues, you'll have proof. I recommend saving every screenshot you can as a PDF just in in case.
Considering the 24mo commitment, all total savings will be calculated over 24mos.
DirecTV's National Offer **ENDS 7/21**
$348 - $29/mo off for 12mos - National Promotion
$240 - $10/mo off to life - HD for Life
$298 - Free HD-DVR and HD receiver (or only $99 for 2 HD-DVRs) + free standard receviers
$100 - Referral from a friend (no SatelliteGuys member should sign up without a referral, PM a staff member if you need an acct #
$ 72 - Free Showtime and HBO (possible extra $50 savings with $25 rebates from each)
$1058 "savings" over 2 years
CHOICE XTRA costs with 2 receviers and Whole House HD DVR service. No premiums.
Months: 1-10 $39.99 11-12 $49.99 13-24 $78.99
DirecTV's Regional Offer (National Offer + $14/mo for months 13-24) **ENDS 7/21**
Same as above plus
$348 - $14/mo off for months 13-24 - Regional Promotion
$1406 "savings" over 2 years
CHOICE XTRA costs with 2 receviers and Whole House HD DVR service. No premiums.
Months: 1-10 $39.99 11-12 $49.99 13-24 $64.99
BING CASHBACK, stackable with DirecTV's National or Regional offer **ENDS 7/31**
....basically, if your signing up for DirecTV via the web, it's probably stackable with BING.
BING Cashback is no longer as of 7/31/2010. Currently, BING Cashback is at 40%, and has been for the last month, but could end/change at anytime and definitely ends 7/31/2010.
The 40% is ONLY for the amount you get billed for at the time of your order, typically the Installation Fees (like TV Internet Connection Service) and Hardware Costs, like extra receivers. It has not been confirmed if a deposit is charged due to choice or bad credit, if that $300 is counted towards the rebate or not. Tax and shipping charges are not included. The check can be requested or money transferred to your PayPal account 60 days from the date of your order.
Savings... could be $200 or more....Your savings will vary a lot depending on how much hardware you order. I saved $208 with 4 HD-DVRs and TV Internet Connection Service.
Best Buy Gift Cards - Appears stackable with DirecTV's offers as well as BING Cashback. **ENDS 7/14**
$50 for signing up for DirecTV though Best Buy's DirecTV store instead of direct at DirecTV's website.
Additional $300 for also buying a $499 or above HDTV from Best Buy during the Rebate period.
Savings...$350 gc w/tv, $50 gc w/o tv purchase.
http://www.bestbuy.directv.com/images/cobranding/PDF/BestBuyRebateForm.pdf
Negative: Must pay $499+ for an HDTV to get the extra $300 gift card.
CostCo Gift Cards - Appears stackable with DirecTV's offers as well as BING Cashback. **ENDS 7/14**
$50 gift card for signing up through CostCo's DirecTV store
Add'l $200 gift card for also buying any HDTV from CostCo.
Savings...$250 gc w/tv $50 gc w/o TV
Negative: Requires membership. Must buy HDTV to get additional $200 gift card.
http://cw.directv.com/images/cobranding/PDF/CostcoRebateForm.pdf
HD Extra Pack Free for 3 months (add after installation) **ENDS ??**
Savings...$15
DIRECTV: Premiums : HD Extra Pack : Overview
Buy HBO @14.99 get Cinemax Free (add after installation) **ENDS ??**
Savings...about $30
This was offered on my first call in to DirecTV. YMMV
Go GREEN, get $20 back from DirecTV **ENDS 60 days after installation**
Savings...$20
Sign up for paperless billing,etc and get $20 back. It's not reflected online, but confirmed with DirecTV customer service and Stonecold.
I don't know that I can remember a time where there were better DirecTV offers with other great offers that can be stacked with it. Here are some of the "other" deals that can be better for some people, but I think most will benefit the most from the above deals.
=================================================
OTHER Promotions
Dan Patrick members Extra $10 off for 12mos, 12mos of free protection in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS 7/14**
I believe Dan Patrick membership is free. Must phone in.
Savings...$191.88...including the value of the free 12mo of protection plan service.
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback or Retailer rebates. Probably no referral discount.
Dan Patrick DirecTV Exclusive Offer
AAA additional $10 off for 20 months in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS 7/14**
Must call in.
Savings...$200!
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback or Retailer rebates. Probably no referral discount. Requires expensive AAA membership
Target $75 Gift Card for ordering through Target in addition to DirecTV national offer, possibly regional offer as well. **ENDS ???**
Must call in. See store for Brochure.
Negative: Must pay $19.99 Shipping. Can't get BING cashback. Probably no referral discount.
NOTE: You must promise not to hold it against me if better deals come out after the current offers expire. I know I missed some too I'm sure.
Please don't hesitate to post or PM your questions! I'd be glad to help!!
GOOD LUCK!
Jason
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Installed in July 2nd
Best Buy $50 Gift Card received on July 23rd!!!
Best Buy $50 Gift Card received on July 23rd!!!
I got my BING money this week and transferred it to my bank account.
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But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big cityAnother Tulsa King spin off.
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
www.ign.com
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
www.ign.com
That's what I will be watching this weekend."Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
www.nbcsports.com
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
