NFL Sunday Ticket

[Ned Flanders]

1 hour ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

I have yet to make my annual call.  Gotta get on that.

Making mine next week when my contract runs out.  

 

$60 off/month sounds enticing, would be $240/year savings off what I'm getting now...and if they take $15/month off ST Max, would leave me paying a little more less than $100 for ST Max.

 

And with no contract, I think I'd take that deal.

1 hour ago, eball said:

It seems to me there has been a shift with AT&T/DirecTV whereby they do not want to give the impression (to the NFL?) that they are reducing the price of Sunday Ticket, hence the "loyalty discounts" on the bill rather than giving ST away for free or at a deep discount.  Really six of one, half dozen of the other as far as I'm concerned.  I'm going to get on the phone now and I'll report back with what they offer me.

Yup, that's certainly the impression this year.  ST discounts may be a thing of the past.

Edited August 4, 2018 by Ned Flanders

[eball]

Ok, so it took an hour of my time but here's what I got:

 

25% discount off Sunday Ticket (regular), so $36.47/mo. for 6 months -- cost $218.82

50% off Max upgrade (but I have to call back before 9/1) -- cost $50

 

Total cost ST Max:  $268

 

$55/mo. credit on my bill for 12 months ($660 savings)

 

Basically, they paid me nearly $400.

 

Well worth my time.  Enjoy, guys and gals.

[Vod Kanockers]

22 minutes ago, eball said:

Ok, so it took an hour of my time but here's what I got:

 

25% discount off Sunday Ticket (regular), so $36.47/mo. for 6 months -- cost $218.82

50% off Max upgrade (but I have to call back before 9/1) -- cost $50

 

Total cost ST Max:  $268

 

$55/mo. credit on my bill for 12 months ($660 savings)

 

Basically, they paid me nearly $400.

 

Well worth my time.  Enjoy, guys and gals.

Which department did you speak to? The disconnect department, or a different one? 

[Ned Flanders]

40 minutes ago, eball said:

Ok, so it took an hour of my time but here's what I got:

 

25% discount off Sunday Ticket (regular), so $36.47/mo. for 6 months -- cost $218.82

50% off Max upgrade (but I have to call back before 9/1) -- cost $50

 

Total cost ST Max:  $268

 

$55/mo. credit on my bill for 12 months ($660 savings)

 

Basically, they paid me nearly $400.

 

Well worth my time.  Enjoy, guys and gals.

That's pretty good.  The $55/month off is $15 more than what I'm getting now which would $180/year.  $268-180 would equal $88 for ST Max.  I can live with that.

 

Any contract?

 

An hour though?  Sheesh, they don't make it easy.

 

Thanks for the report!

50 minutes ago, eball said:

50% off Max upgrade (but I have to call back before 9/1) -- cost $50

What's that about?

[eball]

17 hours ago, Vod Kanockers said:

Which department did you speak to? The disconnect department, or a different one? 

 

I started with an online chat, then called and asked for the “loyalty team”

 

17 hours ago, Ned Flanders said:

That's pretty good.  The $55/month off is $15 more than what I'm getting now which would $180/year.  $268-180 would equal $88 for ST Max.  I can live with that.

 

Any contract?

 

An hour though?  Sheesh, they don't make it easy.

 

Thanks for the report!

What's that about?

 

I never even bother with asking about the contract because I know I’m keeping the service.

 

It took an hour because the loyalty rep said she couldn’t pull up the ST promotion on her system so she put me on hold while she got a ST rep to do it. She offered me the $55/month immediately.

 

The Max thing is something about how/when it shows up on the bill. If I’d have signed up for Max now the discount would have been much less. 

 

[YoloinOhio]

43 minutes ago, eball said:

 

I started with an online chat, then called and asked for the “loyalty team”

 

 

I never even bother with asking about the contract because I know I’m keeping the service.

 

It took an hour because the loyalty rep said she couldn’t pull up the ST promotion on her system so she put me on hold while she got a ST rep to do it. She offered me the $55/month immediately.

 

The Max thing is something about how/when it shows up on the bill. If I’d have signed up for Max now the discount would have been much less. 

 

When you got to the loyalty team, what did you ask for?

[EmotionallyUnstable]

4 year customer now on a monthly contract. We had their lowest subscription that spontaneously jumped to $102 a month. My wife and I were realistically thinking of canceling. She called and they offered a reduction in the Bill to $48 a month, which we could not pass up. She brought up Ticket and Red axons and the representative told her they don’t have any deals or promotions right now for that. I think we’ll stick with the basics to get the games locally but come December (hopefully January, if we are lucky) we will axe it all together. It’s just too big of an expense for how much use we get out of it and the cheaper streaming alternatives 

[nucci]

On 8/2/2018 at 3:28 PM, zow2 said:

 

The discounts on my bill have been rolling over for at least 5 years now, which I appreciate, but doesn't lower the price of NFL.   So my bill for the next 6 months is still $65 higher than it is now.  I got ST Max last year for $99.  That would make me a happy customer again.  But it seems like that is no longer an option w AT&T.  It's possible calling back in mid-August will open up more discounts, we'll see.  

That's usually how it works...they don't always discount Sunday Ticket....you get discounts to reduce your bill to cover the cost....I get $60 off a month.....the Ticket is $65.99 per month...then get free movie channels and other stuff to offset...

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Last years $100 flat rate isn’t available.  But I did get a $16 per month discount on the ticket. 

[That's No Moon]

On 8/4/2018 at 11:59 AM, Seanbillsfan2206 said:

Get an android box and download Kodi solutions to it. 8 bucks a month gets you every single channel. NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, pay per views, etc. You can even get 35 channels of hard core porno, if you’re into that kind of thing.....

I miss when we all argued why Napster wasn't stealing.

[eball]

22 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

When you got to the loyalty team, what did you ask for?

 

I kept it simple; said I was looking to lower my bill and get a discount on the Ticket.  At first she said no discounts on Ticket but offered the $55/month.  I politely said I was looking for more than that.  It never got testy.  They have discounts to give if you are persistent yet pleasant.

[nucci]

Decided to call again......along with $60/month for 12 months discount I received last month......got an extra $16.50 off for 6 months on the Ticket....some movie channels thrown in as well..

[dorquemada]

5 hours ago, eball said:

 

I kept it simple; said I was looking to lower my bill and get a discount on the Ticket.  At first she said no discounts on Ticket but offered the $55/month.  I politely said I was looking for more than that.  It never got testy.  They have discounts to give if you are persistent yet pleasant.

 

So i cancelled my DTV sub when I changed jobs (was at ATT, got free DTV & ST) but was wondering if anyone has reactivated their subscription just for the ST?  I don't mind paying for it, i still have the dish on my roof, i'd just need a box i guess?  Does anyone know if I can do that?  I dont want the rest of the package, but as long as I can get the ST, and cancel DTV at the end of the season, i'm not terribly price sensitive.

 

The other solution using the official NFL stream over a european VPN is an interesting possibility.  I use PIA on my pc, and could probably cobble together a linux box to connect to my tv, VPN to europe, and sign up for the NFL stream.  

 

Failing that, i'm looking now at the kodi streaming solution.  If the NFL isn't going to take my money that I am willingly offering to them, i may have to find a plan B.

[nucci]

3 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

 

So i cancelled my DTV sub when I changed jobs (was at ATT, got free DTV & ST) but was wondering if anyone has reactivated their subscription just for the ST?  I don't mind paying for it, i still have the dish on my roof, i'd just need a box i guess?  Does anyone know if I can do that?  I dont want the rest of the package, but as long as I can get the ST, and cancel DTV at the end of the season, i'm not terribly price sensitive.

 

The other solution using the official NFL stream over a european VPN is an interesting possibility.  I use PIA on my pc, and could probably cobble together a linux box to connect to my tv, VPN to europe, and sign up for the NFL stream.  

 

Failing that, i'm looking now at the kodi streaming solution.  If the NFL isn't going to take my money that I am willingly offering to them, i may have to find a plan B.

they offer this...

 

https://nflst.directv.com/

[dorquemada]

3 minutes ago, nucci said:

they offer this...

 

https://nflst.directv.com/

 

it just sent me to the DTV front page, I cant seem to get at that URL.

 

The college student package, what's the story there?  My oldest is at UB, i'd feel largely justified in having her get the package then using it since she'll be at the home games anyways.

[nucci]

4 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

 

it just sent me to the DTV front page, I cant seem to get at that URL.

 

The college student package, what's the story there?  My oldest is at UB, i'd feel largely justified in having her get the package then using it since she'll be at the home games anyways.

Sorry, try this.....if not just search stream sunday ticket.....

 

http://www.nfl.com/nflsundaytickettv

[msw2112]

My annual contract runs out on August 16.  I have called a couple of times to see what offers are out there for next year and so far, there hasn't been much.  $5 off per month and some free Cinemax.  My current agreement has me with $75 off per month and I got free Ticket Max last year.  Last year, I had already gotten $55 off per month for 12 months and free Ticket, and an unrelated call to an inexperienced rep last year netted me an additional $20 off per month for 12 months.  I'm not realistically expecting to do as well as that this year, but if I can get something in the range of $50 off per month and some kind of decent discount on the Ticket, I will be happy.  So far, I am not happy.  Will try again.

 

I'll keep checking back here to see how others have done, as that is an indicator of what is available.

[gjv001]

Any updates for free or reduced pricing on the NFL Sunday Ticket? 

[WhoTom]

 

[brianthomas]

All i do is pay $40 per month for internet only & I watch all the NFL games in HD & for free. Not to mention any sporting event or tv series in the world or movie that gets released. But hopefully this year i'll go to a few more home games, because nothing beats the live experience.

[klos63]

18 minutes ago, gjv001 said:

Any updates for free or reduced pricing on the NFL Sunday Ticket? 

Call customer retention and ask what offers are available. Great deals available , just have to ask for them.

[YoloinOhio]

Ok I called last night and it was a cluster (I’ll spare the details) but was given a direct line to the loyalty team so called this afternoon. Got a nice kid and just said I was calling to lower my bill, any discounts out there. He offered 50 off/mo for a savings of 600. That  competely covers my ST plus a lot more. I then asked about ST specifically and he said he didn’t have anything for that. I moved on to HBO (so I can watch Hard Knocks) and be gave me 6 months free. It was a long-ish call, about 45 min, but I’m satisfied!

Edited August 7, 2018 by YoloinOhio

[JP's Voice]

49 minutes ago, gjv001 said:

Any updates for free or reduced pricing on the NFL Sunday Ticket? 

$100 with a college ID if you don't have DirectTV.

[BillnutinHouston]

Made my call today, got a $60/month discount for a year.  I'll take it.

 

It helps to stay out of a contract and, get to the "Loyalty Team".

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

10 hours ago, dorquemada said:

The other solution using the official NFL stream over a european VPN is an interesting possibility.  I use PIA on my pc, and could probably cobble together a linux box to connect to my tv, VPN to europe, and sign up for the NFL stream.  

 

Game Pass is Chromecast compatible. I did this 2 years ago and the picture quality was great. Only issue was the sound was very slightly distorted at louder levels compared to an over the air broadcast. Not sure if that's been fixed, but well worth the money. Also, it may be different now, but the price was different based on the country, so you should look into that as well. I believe I signed up "from" the Netherlands

10 hours ago, dorquemada said:

 

it just sent me to the DTV front page, I cant seem to get at that URL.

 

The college student package, what's the story there?  My oldest is at UB, i'd feel largely justified in having her get the package then using it since she'll be at the home games anyways.

 

Student package would actually be best. IIRC it's only $100. Pretty sure all you'll need is her .edu email address.

[Augie]

2 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said:

Made my call today, got a $60/month discount for a year.  I'll take it.

 

It helps to stay out of a contract and, get to the "Loyalty Team".

 

Will you call for me? I’ll cut you a deal for a %. 

 

I hate that crap......

[machine gun kelly]

Every year I threaten to quit and they cut it in half.  You just have to wait for the right moment, and they blink.   You’ll still pay but less.  Worked fr 20+ years.

[nucci]

10 hours ago, gjv001 said:

Any updates for free or reduced pricing on the NFL Sunday Ticket? 

already a thread on this....check it out to see what others have done

 

 

Edited August 7, 2018 by nucci

[The Process]

Agreed...just call Direct TV......make sure the first thing you say is "I'm calling to see if my contract is up". 

[nucci]

5 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Will you call for me? I’ll cut you a deal for a %. 

 

I hate that crap......

They have a chat link available if you don't want to call

[May Day 10]

It sounds like at&t has let off their harder line stance on retention.  I called in the spring and was basically told to pound sand, but offered savings if i bundled their internet and phone service.

[Fr. Jerk]

NFL Sunday Ticket = TV antenna, ya dig?

[dorquemada]

9 hours ago, Drunken Pygmy Goat said:

 

Game Pass is Chromecast compatible. I did this 2 years ago and the picture quality was great. Only issue was the sound was very slightly distorted at louder levels compared to an over the air broadcast. Not sure if that's been fixed, but well worth the money. Also, it may be different now, but the price was different based on the country, so you should look into that as well. I believe I signed up "from" the Netherlands

 

Student package would actually be best. IIRC it's only $100. Pretty sure all you'll need is her .edu email address.

 

I'll probably do the student thing then, but for kicks I went out last night and bought the amazon fire stick, put PIA VPN on it, Kodi, and SportsDevil.  Including the 10 minute drive to BJs and back, it was all in about an hour of time and $40.

 

 

[Mr Info]

I called last week and tried to get a ST discount. It was obvious to me the rep had been trained. He asked, “Wouldn’t you spend more $ going to a bar for 16 games?”. 

I cancelled my ST and asked to remove my first charge.

But I knew my contract expires Aug 25 so I will call back before then to see what I can do about re-adding ST. Will try the approach recommended in this thread about requesting account discounts rather than specifically asking about ST. 

I am waiting to see if Directv sends me any offers about ST after I cancelled. I am a long-time Directv & ST customer and also multi-line ATT mobile customer.

[nucci]

6 minutes ago, Mr Info said:

I called last week and tried to get a ST discount. It was obvious to me the rep had been trained. He asked, “Wouldn’t you spend more $ going to a bar for 16 games?”. 

I cancelled my ST and asked to remove my first charge.

But I knew my contract expires Aug 25 so I will call back before then to see what I can do about re-adding ST. Will try the approach recommended in this thread about requesting account discounts rather than specifically asking about ST. 

I am waiting to see if Directv sends me any offers about ST after I cancelled. I am a long-time Directv & ST customer and also multi-line ATT mobile customer.

ask for retention/loyalty department. I'm a long time DirecTV and AT&T customer and have never encountered someone like that

Edited August 7, 2018 by nucci

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

7 hours ago, The Jerk said:

NFL Sunday Ticket = TV antenna, ya dig?

 

Jerk

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

14 hours ago, dorquemada said:

 

I'll probably do the student thing then, but for kicks I went out last night and bought the amazon fire stick, put PIA VPN on it, Kodi, and SportsDevil.  Including the 10 minute drive to BJs and back, it was all in about an hour of time and $40.

 

 

 

I assume you've been using PIA for a while and are familiar with it. What about it makes it better than others? I'll be signing up for a VPN soon, so general tips you might have about PIA and other VPN providers would be great...thanks! 

[Chevyracingfan39]

Made my yearly call to DirecTv Yesterday afternoon to the loyalty department and this is what i got from them

60 Dollars off for 12 Months

12.25 off the 6 installments of ST

Free HBO and MAX for 6 months and Showtime for 4 Months

 

Easiest call I have ever made was on phone less than 15 minutes

[nucci]

16 minutes ago, Chevyracingfan39 said:

Made my yearly call to DirecTv Yesterday afternoon to the loyalty department and this is what i got from them

60 Dollars off for 12 Months

12.25 off the 6 installments of ST

Free HBO and MAX for 6 months and Showtime for 4 Months

 

Easiest call I have ever made was on phone less than 15 minutes

Nice....seems like the standard discount. I received similar numbers

[BillnutinHouston]

21 hours ago, Mr Info said:

I called last week and tried to get a ST discount. It was obvious to me the rep had been trained. He asked, “Wouldn’t you spend more $ going to a bar for 16 games?”. 

I cancelled my ST and asked to remove my first charge.

But I knew my contract expires Aug 25 so I will call back before then to see what I can do about re-adding ST. Will try the approach recommended in this thread about requesting account discounts rather than specifically asking about ST. 

I am waiting to see if Directv sends me any offers about ST after I cancelled. I am a long-time Directv & ST customer and also multi-line ATT mobile customer.

 

PSA:

 

The DTV rep I spoke to earlier this week was super cool and gave me a few tips:

 

- Stay out of a contract if possible.  Far better to be a free agent.

 

- Take ST off auto-renew.

 

- if you're not eligible for credits due to contract status or lack of tenure, do not order ST until the day before Opening Day.  DTV usually offers great discounts on that day and afterward.