New prices/packages?
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Total Choice is currently $44.99 and has over 155 channels, the replacement package is "Choice" with over 140 channels for $49.99. That is $5 more for 15 channels less or a big Double Dip. Reduce the package by 10% in content increase the cost by 10% seems like a heck of a deal for D*. Has anybody heard about what channels are being dropped?
From a psot over a TiVo Community I see this:
Channels being removed from the former "TOTAL CHOICE" package and moved to "EXTRA":
E!
G4
OLN=VERSUS
Golf
Discovery Health
ESPN Classic
National Geographic
Fuel TV
Speed
Fox Reality
Sleuth
WGN
Oxygen
You gonna send me the $$$ difference every month?
Here's a novel idea./ Drop DirecTV if you are priced out.
Here's a novel idea./ Drop DirecTV if you are priced out.
I'm about to, by the end of this week.
I e-mailed D* about the HD and when my contract is done. It is on August so I should be good for when the HD packages come in, and this is what I got back. I am sure it is nothing new but thought I would post this incase something might be.
As for the new HD channels, although we can't specify yet the specific dates on when we will be adding the new HD channels in our lineup, upon review, I found that we will be launching more DIRECTV HD – national channels this year. We'll offer hundreds of games from RSNs (regional sports networks), including YES Network, Comcast Sports Net, NESN, and Fox Sports. We'll also offer an expanded line-up from all premium movie channels and we will add HD channels on more than 70 major networks, including:
A&E
Bravo
Cartoon Network
CNN
Food Network
FX
HGTV
MTV
National Geographic
NFL Network
SciFi Channel
Speed
TBS
The History Channel
The Weather Channel
USA Network
In addition, we're committed to continue providing the best in HDTV programming, so we're in constant discussions with program providers to continue adding new channels and programming. We expect to offer HD locals in 100 markets, serving 85% of U.S. homes.
As for the new HD channels, although we can't specify yet the specific dates on when we will be adding the new HD channels in our lineup, upon review, I found that we will be launching more DIRECTV HD – national channels this year. We'll offer hundreds of games from RSNs (regional sports networks), including YES Network, Comcast Sports Net, NESN, and Fox Sports. We'll also offer an expanded line-up from all premium movie channels and we will add HD channels on more than 70 major networks, including:
A&E
Bravo
Cartoon Network
CNN
Food Network
FX
HGTV
MTV
National Geographic
NFL Network
SciFi Channel
Speed
TBS
The History Channel
The Weather Channel
USA Network
In addition, we're committed to continue providing the best in HDTV programming, so we're in constant discussions with program providers to continue adding new channels and programming. We expect to offer HD locals in 100 markets, serving 85% of U.S. homes.
But you said the new pricing would include the DVR service fee, so that would even out the extra $5.00 it costs for programming wouldn't it? Isn't the current DVR Fee like $5.99?
Yes, it would.
I really dont think the change is that big a deal.
IF you take the package you have and add the HD package and the addl / lease rec. fees that you curently pay,don't forget the DVR fee, add that all up and seewhat you are paying and then look at teh packages they are changing to and you will find it is very close in price.
Now I have not looked at any changes in channels in each packages yet.
I have yet to see this info on thier site for compairision.
Jimbo
Here's a novel idea./ Drop DirecTV if you are priced out.
Don't tempt me, cable is looking better here every day and Comcast here just announced that they are "will be adding many new HD channels in the upcoming months". So it looks like they are in on whatever D* is doing. As someone speculated all these HD channels are exclusive to D*.
D* is pricing themselves out of the market. IT'S ONLY TV!!! I'll buy my parents a Tivo with two tuners, get a Slingbox and run it through a Media Center PC before long, and split the cost with them. It may not be HD but SO WHAT? What do I care if FoxNews is in HD?
If Cable here had better service and wasn't fighting with every channel it seemed, I would probably still be with them.
With that said, I love SundayTicket and am a huge MLB fan so the choice for me is quite simple.
I don't think there is anyone that seriously thinks that. These networks would definatley not make them exclusive to D*, it would be stupid. Now I can certainly see a "first launch on DirecTV" deal but certainly not an exclusive.
Hardly.
Wow, they went up $3. Big deal.
Cable is already more expensive and goes up at least once a year themselves.
Dish also is raising rates.
This comes up anytime there is a rate increase. But everyone increases rates so switching just because of that makes no sense. Switch if you have other reasons. If you switched every time your provider raised rates you'd be switching at least once a year, no matter who you're with.
It's funny because if you go to the Dish forums you see the same threads "I'm switching to DirecTV or cable because Dish is pricing themselves out". Funny stuff.
Typo on my part. I meant are not.
But the pricing....It's only $3 if you never change. If you do up it goes. And with the new FCC ruling cable is only going to get cheaper. If it were just $3 I wouldn't say too much, but the HD paks aren't going to be cheap. I'm beginning to think it's just not worth it. I'm going to have to think long and hard about it.
But the pricing....It's only $3 if you never change. If you do up it goes. And with the new FCC ruling cable is only going to get cheaper. If it were just $3 I wouldn't say too much, but the HD paks aren't going to be cheap. I'm beginning to think it's just not worth it. I'm going to have to think long and hard about it.
Early in 2006 I was told by a reliable and respected dealer-source that we'd have many new national channels by end-of-2006. At the time, that's what the dealer had been told. That plan was just announced to the public at CES.
The same thing applies to this new package/pricing model. It's all speculation until a press release announces it to the public. You're worked into a lather over speculation.
I would rather pay a nominal annual increase to cover cost increases and new channels, than to have the constant pissing-contest that E* has every time a provider raises its price by $0.10.
As for cable, the feds have always slanted the playing-field in their direction. But it's safe to speculate that requiring ATT to offer naked-DSL is a strong indication that cable will be required to do the same with broadband. That's going to pick their pockets, and they'll do their own part to raise their package prices. Don't count on low cable pricing just yet.
You know you might have just figured out a way to the problem.That idea doesn't
sound bad at all.
I don't know how well this would work, but if I don't care about HD and I'm beginning not to, then this is looking better and better. I'm going to talk to some of the computer wizards about it.
If we upgraded to TC + in the next few days do you think it would just go up a few dollars in March, or would changing something now bump us into the "new customer" pricing?
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