Nfl sunday ticket; Who's signing up?

[HurlyBurly51]

And no, many companies won't reduce their price if you just ask. Best Buy won't reduce their price if you just ask.

 

The minute DTV has competition, I'll be gone. It may never happen, but if it does, I'll be gone in a second. The only cable/sat company people seem to like is FIOS. I have them for internet and it's fantastic. I just can't wait for the day that Sunday Ticket is spread among all outlets.

 

Blah, blah, blah. Hot air. Get some balls, take a stand, and leave DirecTV now! Otherwise you just look like a big kitty for whining like a B word but you end up taking it hard.

 

Oh and dumbass, I get price reductions all the time at Best Buy, so try again. That list of companies you don't like is growing

[DarthICE]

I remember at one point the Sunday Ticket was like $159, which averaged out to about $10/game. Inflation and greed. Greedy bastages...

 

 

That is my thinking. Screw em it is cheaper to go to a sports bar, order up whatever I want and sit back and enjoy it with a few friends than renew that ****.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Just called and got it for $179.

 

They wouldn't give me NFL to-go for free though or any discount on that, so I passed.

[San Jose Bills Fan]

That is my thinking. Screw em it is cheaper to go to a sports bar, order up whatever I want and sit back and enjoy it with a few friends than renew that ****.

$179 divided by 17 weeks is about $10/week.

 

Now granted you have to buy DirecTV so the cost also includes the difference in cost between DirecTV and what you paying for your TV service (cable?, Dishnetwork?) right now but bottom line, at the $179 price, The NFL Sunday Ticket is a BARGAIN.

 

Then you can buy a 6 pack for just a bit more than a beer costs at the sports bar costs…food is cheaper at home…

 

There's no math in this universe that would show that going to the sports bar is cheaper than buying The NFL Sunday Ticket.

 

Again, The NFL Sunday Ticket is a bargain.

[BillsFanNC]

That is my thinking. Screw em it is cheaper to go to a sports bar, order up whatever I want and sit back and enjoy it with a few friends than renew that ****.

 

Water and crackers?

[thewildrabbit]

We were about to cancel direct TV and go to a package from Time Warner or Frontier, before we did we called direct TV and complained...They gave us the NFL package for more then 1/2 off.

 

 

BTW, it comes with the super fan pack included now so you can re-watch every game in 1/2 hour each on Mon-Tues.

[DarthICE]

$179 divided by 17 weeks is about $10/week.

 

Now granted you have to buy DirecTV so the cost also includes the difference in cost between DirecTV and what you paying for your TV service (cable?, Dishnetwork?) right now but bottom line, at the $179 price, The NFL Sunday Ticket is a BARGAIN.

 

Then you can buy a 6 pack for just a bit more than a beer costs at the sports bar costs…food is cheaper at home…

 

There's no math in this universe that would show that going to the sports bar is cheaper than buying The NFL Sunday Ticket.

 

Again, The NFL Sunday Ticket is a bargain.

 

I was going on the fact the OP said 315.00

[DarthICE]

DTV site says 299.99

 

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/nfl

[notwoz]

I've re-signed. What are my options? In the Nother Va. area -- just outside of Washington DC I can watch the team with the racist nickname or the Ravens. I'd rather watch the Bills, no matter how much they make me swear. And, quite frankly, spread out over a 16-game season, the price tag isn't outrageous. Sure I wish it were $159, or whatever it was when I first got it, but hey, I wish gasoline was 99 cents a gallon, too.

[Spiderweb]

I've re-signed. What are my options? In the Nother Va. area -- just outside of Washington DC I can watch the team with the racist nickname or the Ravens. I'd rather watch the Bills, no matter how much they make me swear. And, quite frankly, spread out over a 16-game season, the price tag isn't outrageous. Sure I wish it were $159, or whatever it was when I first got it, but hey, I wish gasoline was 99 cents a gallon, too.

 

It was available in 1994 (first year) for $89.00 (big dish....before DTV and DishNetwork ran the Big dish away). It was located on satellite G5 where the TVN Theaters (multi channels - pay for view movie/events) were. After the second game (began at 4:00 PM) was complete, it would switch back to the TVN Theaters for their pay for view showings.

 

Ah, the good old days of C-band........virtually no rain fade either but watch out for when the Sun, Satellite, and dish lined up. There would be 5-10 minutes of deteriorating signal, none, then the gradual return. Happened for a couple weeks in October around 3:00 PM or so (when I lived in Dayton, OH).

[Navy Chief Navy Pride]

Just locked in my price for this season.....179.94!

 

Thats better than my iscount of 10 bucks a month off last year!

[Stan da Man]

Just locked in my price for this season.....179.94!

 

Thats better than my iscount of 10 bucks a month off last year!

 

I just got the same deal. Now i gotta find some local fans to watch games with....

 

Almost time to place an order on buffalofoods.com to get my wing sauce, Rooties Blue Cheese dressing and pepperoni...maybe some pizza logs too!

[Fezmid]

The only problem with this is that there are many airlines. Many hotels. And many car companies. PERIOD. If I don't like one, I can go to another one.

 

DTV, again, has a monopoly on Sunday Ticket. End of story. No other options. If I think Marriott is unethical, I don't have to go there. If I don't like Chevy's practices, I don't have to buy one. If I don't think Southwest is honest with me, I don't need them.

 

Unlike Hurly Burly, the moron that can't comprehend that concept, DTV has you by the nutsack.

 

And no, many companies won't reduce their price if you just ask. Best Buy won't reduce their price if you just ask. Ruth's Chris won't just reduce their price because you ask. Target won't sell you a rug cheaper because you just ask.

 

Maybe DTV will do it. Well, good for them. They are now lumped in with the likes of car salesman, furniture stores, and pawn shops. That's a great rep to have. And believe me, many people feel this way about all cable and satellite companies. DTV is just now stepping to the front of the line with this crap.

 

The minute DTV has competition, I'll be gone. It may never happen, but if it does, I'll be gone in a second. The only cable/sat company people seem to like is FIOS. I have them for internet and it's fantastic. I just can't wait for the day that Sunday Ticket is spread among all outlets.

DTV does not have a monopoly. You have plenty of options to experience the NFL:

 

1) Fly to Buffalo (or whatever city they're in), buy a ticket, and watch the game live

2) Go to a sports bar and watch the game there

3) Find the radio feed of your favorite team and listen (often times for free I believe)

4) Watch the many free games that CBS, FOX, NFLN, and ESPN broadcast

 

It's hardly a monopoly. Lots of people watch the NFL and don't have Sunday Ticket.

 

And as for your, "many companies won't reduce their price if you just ask" comment - I can tell you've never asked, because I've received discounts at Best Buy just for asking. You have to ask a manager, not a regular guy, but it happens. No, you're not going to get a discount on a candy bar most likely, but if you're buying something bigger (like a television), you can generally get at least 10% off. And what do you think price matching is all about?

[SDS]

DTV does not have a monopoly.

 

The OP said DTV has a monopoly on THE SUNDAY TICKET.

 

I believe the OP is correct.

[Nervous Guy]

The OP said DTV has a monopoly on THE SUNDAY TICKET.

 

I believe the OP is correct.

Stay out this is....There's only one way to settle this feud between Fezmid and Lv-Bills....spearing contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John from Riverside]

I didn't get it for as good a price as some of the rest of you.....they took $100 off so I paid $199.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Stay out this is....There's only one way to settle this feud between Fezmid and Lv-Bills....spearing contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

On fire!

 

:lol:

[Clippers of Nfl]

I didn't get it for as good a price as some of the rest of you.....they took $100 off so I paid $199.

why not? i got the 179 and i'm a "new" customer. (moved and changed account under the wifey)

[XTC]

I fought with these fags for an hour today. They told me that because I had agreed to and was already receiving -$10 off per month (a conversation that I had with them a month ago) that there was NO WAY that they could reverse this and give me -$20 per month. They seemed to agree that had I originally asked for the $20 off per month I probably would have gotten it. So now I am stuck (at least this year) paying $240 for the ticket instead of $179.

 

I went up the chain of command at least three levels and one guy was foaming at the mouth about to cuss me because I was asking for his full name and for the names of all his superiors. I stayed reasonably calm. I did not let it all go until I finally talked to one halfway nice lady who repeated the same "our hands are tied" bull ****, I told her it was not worth my time but that the guy with the smartass tone who went haywire should be terminated or at least reprimanded. Pretty amusing/weird experience all in all.

[don_of_manhattan]

I remember at one point the Sunday Ticket was like $159, which averaged out to about $10/game. Inflation and greed. Greedy bastages...

I think it was about $120 when I first signed up in 1995 - I'm signed up for 2010.

[Saudi Arabia Rob]

I called up and cancelled this year after having it since 1999 because I'll be out of the country for half the season and I think the team is really going to suck. However, when I called to cancel, all of a sudden they told me they had this $219 rate, including HD...just without redzone or superfan. I was tempted, but it would have been $219/8 games for me so it's still cheaper to go to a Sports bar around here. It's funny how there are all different rates for things. I had them note the price so next year when/if I resign up, they'll give it to me for $219....Gosh only knows what the rates will be then.

[mellaman101]

why pay when you can watch them live steam online. myp2p or atdhe.net has all the games.

 

 

we canx our package this year too, Im tired of wasting my sundays on this team

[sabretooth94]

Yesterday I called Directv to complain that they were going to be giving away 5 months of free service if you sign up for Sunday Ticket. Being an existing customer I asked the customer service guy if he thought that was a kick in the face and he agreed and passed me onto the special offers operator. I plead my case and they ended up giving me $20 off for six months. He said it's basically half price for the ticket. I was good w/ that.

[JohnC]

Yesterday I called Directv to complain that they were going to be giving away 5 months of free service if you sign up for Sunday Ticket. Being an existing customer I asked the customer service guy if he thought that was a kick in the face and he agreed and passed me onto the special offers operator. I plead my case and they ended up giving me $20 off for six months. He said it's basically half price for the ticket. I was good w/ that.

 

Thanks for the information. I'll look into getting a similar discount.

 

Last year I got into a battle with AOL which was charging me for a service they were making free for new customers. They fought me tooth and nail against giving me a rebate. It got to the point where I filed a formal complaint to my local consumer affairs office against them.

 

After numerous correspondences and with the support of the consumer affairs office I finally was able to get a credit. I hope that I can more easily get a rebate without the rancor and energy expended.

[billsfaninvgs]

I got the same discount. They called me because I missed my payment and then offered the discount to me when I asked how much it was. It's a good deal.

[texasjute]

Just got the 179 price as well. Took about 10 minutes to get them to 179 from an initial offer of 219, but they did it. As others have mentioned, I was nice and didn't threaten to cancel or anything. I've been a customer for a long time (12 years) so I can use that to my advantage. And, I just bluntly told them I was staring at a 20 page thread online where everyone's getting it for 179! It is a pretty good deal; less than I've paid (even with a discount) in recent years.

[San Jose Bills Fan]

Thanks for the information. I'll look into getting a similar discount.

 

Last year I got into a battle with AOL which was charging me for a service they were making free for new customers. They fought me tooth and nail against giving me a rebate. It got to the point where I filed a formal complaint to my local consumer affairs office against them.

 

After numerous correspondences and with the support of the consumer affairs office I finally was able to get a credit. I hope that I can more easily get a rebate without the rancor and energy expended.

Geez John. That blows about the AOL thing.

 

It's all backwards and upside down now.

 

It didn't used to be this way but I've been lamenting the "new business model" for many years now.

 

Companies like AOL screw their long time, faithful customers and instead offer the best deals to new subscribers to lure them in.

 

I wish companies would reward LOYALTY instead.

[Amstel]

I used to have the Ticket years ago. The apt I live in now I'm not sure if I could get a dish even if I wanted to. It would be more cost effective for me to get it and stay home on sundays however, I go to a bar in NJ with a bunch of other fans and its a lot of fun. It certainly takes the sting out of some of the maddening things the Bills do on gameday. Watching at home I just tend to get really mad. However, I like PTR's idea. It would be worth it to subscribe for a month if I cant make it to the bar one week. You figure all our games are at one so you watch later in the afternoon.....

[weehawk]

+1

 

Much better ways to spend the time. The Bills are pretty hapless. They tend to be out of contention by week 10. Not much reason to watch after they bow out. It's wasted money, but more importantly wasted time. When you get to my age (50), you start using both time and money more wisely. Watching this train wreck of a team is just not my idea of a fun or productive Sunday.

 

If they somehow make the playoffs (LOL), I see it for free and they'll have my undivided attention. They have to start winning again to get me to invest any time or money on them.

 

 

 

It's not about the money with me. I've subscribed since 2002 but am not renewing this year because I'm tired of wasting sunday afternooons watching a bad football team lose. And that's saying something because I'm a huge Bills fan. I'll have a better time playing with my kids and not feel I wasted a precious day off work as I prepare for the upcoming work week. I'll certainly subscribe in 2011 if I see signs of us being competitive.

 

"Watch" is a subjective term. I have a blazing fast internet connection and I tried watching some games last year. It's a joke. Remember when you'd try to watch porn on a scrambled cable channel? It's almost that bad.

 

 

 

why pay when you can watch them live steam online. myp2p or atdhe.net has all the games.

 

 

we canx our package this year too, Im tired of wasting my sundays on this team

[JohnC]

Geez John. That blows about the AOL thing.

 

It's all backwards and upside down now.

 

It didn't used to be this way but I've been lamenting the "new business model" for many years now.

 

Companies like AOL screw their long time, faithful customers and instead offer the best deals to new subscribers to lure them in.

 

I wish companies would reward LOYALTY instead.

 

SJB, The AOL experience was one of the most exasperating consumer experiences I have ever had. I'm the type of person who understands the challenges of running a business and the difficulty of dealing with unreasonable customers. I have always given the business establishment the benefit of the doubt.

 

Right from the start AOL was unyielding. It wasn't until the County Consumer Affairs Office got involved that I was able to make headway. From a "legal standpoint" I didn't have a case. They sent me an underlined statement which was hidden in a variety of convoluted legalistic clauses that indicated that there would be no rebates. After months of back and forth sparring AOL finally relented due to their "goodwill". Screw them and their goodwill.

 

As a dramatic contrast to my AOL experience was the service I received from DirecTv. I spoke to a representative of DirecTv and asked for a NFL Ticket discount. I was immediately transferred to a special customer service staffer who worked with me to get the discount. There was a little friendly haggling but the rep was very professional and friendly. The rep stressed that the company appreciated my long term relationship with the company and wanted to work with me to make me happy. I certainly apppreciated the way they conducted themselves.

[bills_fan]

I didn't even have to haggle, threaten to quit etc. I just asked what the price was, 299.94, and if there were any discounts available to me. Immediately it went to the $179.94. Took 5 minutes to save the $120. Thanks TBD!

[BUFFALOKIE]

Just ordered my sunday ticket. Asked for the special offers department. The ticket cost $320, but they gave me $20 off my monthly service for six months. So with that savings of $120, the sunday ticket will cost me $200. I asked for the $179 deal, but they said that was the only offer they had at the moment.

 

The reason I chose to post this is to let everyone know that Directv is turning the Sunday Ticket on for ALL customers on Sunday,September 12. So for those of you who have never had it, and may be considering it, this is a good opportunity to preview it.