DirecTv Rates going up

[eddiememphis]

From an email sent today.

"From time to time, we adjust pricing as programming costs continue to increase. As of January 19, 2020, some of our rates are changing, and you can find details at..."

Great. I quit- the cord is being cut.

I only watch Nuggets in the Winter and Rockies in the Summer. I pay $1400 a year to not watch television? Stupid on my part.

No more.

[ray1970]

Hmm. I?ll didn?t get the email (yet) so hoping the cost of my package doesn?t go up. I?m already paying $2400 a year for stuff I mostly don?t watch.

[Hummer]

Hmm. I?ll didn?t get the email (yet) so hoping the cost of my package doesn?t go up. I?m already paying $2400 a year for stuff I mostly don?t watch.

Hate be the downer here but good golly, think what that $2400/ year would be worth if invested in mutual funds each year at a very modest (or actually minimal) 10 percent return. In 20 years it would be worth $167,352, and that's if the direct tv rate stayed the same, which of course it wouldn't. In 30 years the cost that tv service could have paid you $476,143. If at 17 percent which is about what we're earning, the 30 year return would be $2,084,565.

Subscription tv service is more costly than most folks realize. In 20 or 30 years what memories of tv entertainment would be worth two million bucks? Is it really worth it? I could travel the world in style for that kind of money and it would definitely be more fun than couch surfing at home.

Cutting the cord is kinda like quitting smoking. You save money and get healthier. And if you still need the tv fix, a good digital antenna for broadcast tv is ~$100, and the public library system can provide any movie you want to watch free of charge. Order online and they'll be ready to pick up.

Just some fast food for thought.

[Great-Kazoo]

everyone's raising their rates. We cut the cord 1.5 yrs ago. Using firestick's apps and the subscription services that have a monthly fee, notified me they're raising their rates.

[GilpinGuy]

We got the same email. Funny though, our DVR is crapping out after several years and new ones are money. We just got a Dish Network promo for a $200 gift card if we switch and a cheaper plan than DirecTV that has all of the same channels my wife and kids use. No brainer. I hear that Dish has much better service than about 10 years ago when I ditched them so we'll probably go with that.

If it was up to me we'd have nothing but streaming, but up here that's an option.

[Great-Kazoo]

If you have decent internet service consider downloading one of the tv apps like atttvnow.com (formerly) direct tv now. Almost all of them are a monthly service plan, no annual or 2 yr contracts.

[FoxtArt]

I haven't paid for TV service since......

Shoot, I don't think I ever had.

I have paid for a proxy for awhile though, but those are only like $3 / month

[cmailliard]

I would agree on cutting the cord and going with Sling, Play Station or one of the others that fit your needs and use OTA for local stuff. The challenge is the internet needed. I have the most basic Comcast tv package. One non-HD box and most basic channel lineup. I really want to get rid of it but getting rid of the tv part shoots my internet alone through the roof. Up on the north side of Denver the only real high speed/high bandwidth option is Comcast. Century Link Prism has not arrived yet up here (if anyone knows of something else please let me know).

[stevew]

Cut the cord a couple of years ago. Not going back. At one point I was paying for 5 or 6 dvr's with Direct. Now all of it is streaming. Only issue is live tv news. They are getting there with 7 and 9 and 13 (CS) available , 31 for some reason (probably profits) decided to stop their live streaming recently. Apple TV has news apps for 7 and 9 and 13 and 31. What I also like is now I can watch Houston or Kansas City or Boston news too without having to do it on a computer. Roku is my preferred set top device because it isn't as much big brothered as Apple is. Roku you can watch things Apple will probably never allow.

[eddiememphis]

I went with playstation Vue a couple years ago. It worked fine but I didn't watch it. As I stated, the only things I watch are basketball and baseball. None of the streaming services have live local sports. I can get pirate streams on the web but they can be hit or miss.

Regardless, DirecTv can suck my nuts, I'll never give them another cent...

Unless they give me a killer offer when I call to quit.

I have a Roku but don't use it either.

I would gladly pay Altitude and whatever the Rockies station is but until a la carte viewing is available, I am out of luck.