Maybe, but if you sign up now you don't see any price increase until 2010.
But you will be in a 24 month commitment if you go with DIRECTV now as a new sub and when 2010 comes you will get hit with a double price increase, of both 2009 that was delayed and the new price increase that will come in 2010. Then you will really be screwed and you will still have a year left of your commitment. You won't be able to leave without paying off the rest of your commitment. NO ONE alive escapes the price increases for too long.