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Make sure to tell them you want new equipment not something that's refurbed.

Scott Greczkowski said:

Make sure to tell them you want new equipment not something that's refurbed.

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your no fun lets aim bigger. and bring back ussb the sony and huges boxes launch more sats and bring back the old reps that ran it and not the morons running it today . and while were at it drop the price back the rates in the 90's. i want a genie 3 that records 40 shows at once and does 20 rooms oh yea and bring back sunday ticket

slow_poke_pete said:

your no fun lets aim bigger. and bring back ussb the sony and huges boxes launch more sats and bring back the old reps that ran it and not the morons running it today . and while were at it drop the price back the rates in the 90's. i want a genie 3 that records 40 shows at once and does 20 rooms oh yea and bring back sunday ticket

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You Can't have all of that, if you want the prices from the 90's, you have to use the technology from the 90's, the ST would be back of course (it was Originally $79 for the year for ALL the teams).

Which would you like the new Tech or the old prices ?

Jimbo said:

You Can't have all of that, if you want the prices from the 90's, you have to use the technology from the 90's, the ST would be back of course (it was Originally $79 for the year for ALL the teams).

Which would you like the new Tech or the old prices ?

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Damma your trying to make me feel old

slow_poke_pete said:

Damma your trying to make me feel old

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Join the crowd !

slow_poke_pete said:

want a genie 3 that records 40 shows at once

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Go with Directv Stream. You can record every channel at once if your heart desires. No record X amount of shows at once limit.

If an existing customer never deactivated their Sony, Hughes, RCA, Phillips, TiVo, etc receivers, they can still use them as long as they are the post 2002/2003 models that are APG compatible, they just won't have access to any MPEG4 or HD channels, VOD or interactive features. The MPG guide stream used by the oldest receivers was shutdown back in 2013, affected customers were contacted well in advanced and given the option to upgrade to a D1x or R1x receiver at no additonal cost. Now, they won't activate any MPEG2 only receivers, including the D1x, R1x and H1x models, I forget exactly when the cutoff was, probably when they dropped the MPEG2 locals from most markets, but up until a few years ago you could still activate one of those models.

D* probably would have kept Sunday Ticket if the NFL would have agreed to renew the rights at a rate that let them offer it at those old price points. Instead it went to the highest bidder Google, so YouTube's non-promotional pricing for Sunday Ticket is higher than it ever was under DIRECTV. DIRECTV's regular price for the final years of Sunday Ticket was $293.94/yr or $395.94/yr if you also wanted Red Zone and Fantasy Zone, while new customers usually got it for free, and if your account was in good standing, it was common for existing customers to get it at a deep discount. YouTube's Sunday Ticket for returning customers is $378/yr with a YTTV subscription that starts at $64.99/mo or $480/yr standalone, for new customers it's $240/yr. If you want Red Zone that's another $54.95/yr.
And its value has only gotten worse if you're a fan of a team that frequently gets picked for the late game of the week, which is no longer restricted to AFC for CBS or NFC for FOX, or the expanding list of national and international games that require additional streaming services if you don't live in the DMA of the teams playing, along with more networks having flex rights later in the season. DTV also offered a PPV option which ended up being cheaper if you only needed Sunday Ticket 1-3 weeks a year to see your favorite team.

KyL416 said:

YouTube's Sunday Ticket for returning customers is $378/yr with a YTTV subscription that starts at $64.99/mo or $480/yr standalone, for new customers it's $240/yr. If you want Red Zone that's another $54.95/yr.

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This is what I paid ( skipped last year, too busy, was not able to watch much football, dating my now future wife), also, do not have the full YTTV base pack, just sports, which I will drop after College Football-

That's the eary bird discount, DTV had that too for Sunday Ticket if you subscribed before August. The current regular pricing for new/returning is what I listed, since it was the wild idea of DTV somehow bringing back the regular pricing from the 90s if they outbid Google to keep the Sunday Ticket rights that triggered this discussion.

For those who only cared about the NFL, DTV's Sunday Ticket was available with the cheapest unadvertised packages like Family, and since the early 2010s they had a streaming service SundayTicket.tv that required no base package for college students, apartment dwellers and residential locations that couldn't get line of sight. They would have likely made it available to everyone as a standalone option if there was a succesful renewal in 2023.

I paid nothing for Sunday Ticket for the final few years on DTV, they gave it to us for free as a loyalty gift during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Eligible customers can still get Center Ice, League Pass and/or Extra Innings for free.