I've been with DirecTV for over 10 years and had almost no issues. But it seems like the bill has really gone up and I'm now paying over $125 for Just Preferred XTra+HBO. I recently bought a 4K TV and was looking to possibly get an HR54 and 2 Genie 4K Minis to replace my current HR44 and 2xHR24, but was quoted $300 up front ($200 for HR54 $99 for 1 Genie Mini other Free). I asked about bill credits to compete as has been suggested here and $7 off HBO for 6 months and $10/mon for 12 months was the best offer.
This still leaves the total all-in price about $45 higher than the cable package I reviewed, and the up front $300 cost, AND a new 2 year agreement. The cable package I reviewed included about 30 more channels than now (but I lose Viacom, Comedy Central being the only one that hurts), all equipment is included for free, installation fees are being waived, and they are giving a $200 gift card for signing up, in addition to locked pricing for 2 years and no contract.
Provider is Suddenlink if anyone has specific knowledge of them. They include a 6-Tuner Tivo and 2 Tivo Minis so it would be similar to my current setup.
This is in no way a troll or bait question, DirecTV has been great to me over the last decade, but saving $300 up front, gaining a $200 GC, not having to sign a contract, and gaining channels just seemed like too much of a slam dunk. That's along with the $500/yr savings in monthly cost to boot.
Please give me your thoughts, I'd certainly appreciate it.
This still leaves the total all-in price about $45 higher than the cable package I reviewed, and the up front $300 cost, AND a new 2 year agreement. The cable package I reviewed included about 30 more channels than now (but I lose Viacom, Comedy Central being the only one that hurts), all equipment is included for free, installation fees are being waived, and they are giving a $200 gift card for signing up, in addition to locked pricing for 2 years and no contract.
Provider is Suddenlink if anyone has specific knowledge of them. They include a 6-Tuner Tivo and 2 Tivo Minis so it would be similar to my current setup.
This is in no way a troll or bait question, DirecTV has been great to me over the last decade, but saving $300 up front, gaining a $200 GC, not having to sign a contract, and gaining channels just seemed like too much of a slam dunk. That's along with the $500/yr savings in monthly cost to boot.
Please give me your thoughts, I'd certainly appreciate it.