Sunday Ticket update

[Mr Info]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

I've had the Sunday ticket for 8 years and have never heard of it taking any amount of time to process, unless I missed something and you guys are talking about something completely different 

We are talking about an email we received as season ticket holders for Sunday Ticket Max for $100 for existing DTV customers. I had not auto-renewed so it was not on my bill and it appears the discount worked for me. 

[BillnutinHouston]

41 minutes ago, Steptide said:

I've had the Sunday ticket for 8 years and have never heard of it taking any amount of time to process, unless I missed something and you guys are talking about something completely different 

It was a special offer for Bills season ticket holders - ST Max for $99 - offer came via a link in an email.  

[PetermansRedemption]

1 hour ago, Steptide said:

Actually, I still don't have ABC and cw. I have all the football stations though, so that's good. I haven't had abc since may. It's kinda ridiculous 

? do you know if it’s a Nexstar station? I thought they settled all their disputes with DIRECTV. 

[BillnutinHouston]

50 minutes ago, Mr Info said:

I just checked the 700s on DTV and Bills-Jets on 708 and set it to record so it must have gone through!

 

Channel 114 tells you if you are good to go.  Click on it.  If it says something like "You are authorized for this program" then it went thru.  Mine hasn't yet.  You can also check your account online to see if you have ST set up.

[Steptide]

22 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

? do you know if it’s a Nexstar station? I thought they settled all their disputes with DIRECTV. 

What's interesting is on that "TV promise" website it says there are no disputes in my area. I called directv and it was like talking to a brick wall. Couldn't tell you why I don't have those channels still and directv gave me no answers. The guy litterally kept telling me that ABC and CBS are different channels when I asked why CBS was back but not abc. You can't make this stuff up 

Edited September 4, 2019 by Steptide

[Xwnyer]

9 hours ago, Mr Info said:

I just checked the 700s on DTV and Bills-Jets on 708 and set it to record so it must have gone through!

Everyone gets first week free so all subscribers will have the games this weekend

[BillsFan17]

I'm a cord cutter. Basically use Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc... I have used streams I find online and screen mirror, but that isn't always the most reliable. Im not paying the damn near $75 a month for the ticket tho.. .

[Xwnyer]

3 hours ago, BillsFan17 said:

I'm a cord cutter. Basically use Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc... I have used streams I find online and screen mirror, but that isn't always the most reliable. Im not paying the damn near $75 a month for the ticket tho.. .

Total price is less than 300$ that’s less than 20$ a week for games.  

[PetermansRedemption]

3 hours ago, BillsFan17 said:

I'm a cord cutter. Basically use Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc... I have used streams I find online and screen mirror, but that isn't always the most reliable. Im not paying the damn near $75 a month for the ticket tho.. .

My total cost for DIRECTV is $42/month with the Sunday Ticket max package. Too good for me to pass up so far. 

[nucci]

13 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

My total cost for DIRECTV is $42/month with the Sunday Ticket max package. Too good for me to pass up so far. 

I'm happy if I'm under $150

[plenzmd1]

55 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

My total cost for DIRECTV is $42/month with the Sunday Ticket max package. Too good for me to pass up so far. 

How in the world did you accomplish that

[PetermansRedemption]

1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said:

How in the world did you accomplish that

I would have to check my bill exactly for what package I have. But I get all the channels I want (NFL network, NBC Sports, MSG, all the Disney’s for the kid). I know I get a $60/ month credit, $25/month credit and a $5/ month autopay credit. And they gave me Sunday Ticket max free this year in exchange for a one year contract back in December. 

[plenzmd1]

2 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

I would have to check my bill exactly for what package I have. But I get all the channels I want (NFL network, NBC Sports, MSG, all the Disney’s for the kid). I know I get a $60/ month credit, $25/month credit and a $5/ month autopay credit. And they gave me Sunday Ticket max free this year in exchange for a one year contract back in December. 

awesome

[nemhoff]

I'm going to have to call back this year again.  The first time around I spent 45 minutes on the phone with some woman in India that I could not for the life of me understand (the connection was so bad).  I ended up with paying $17 a month for the Max ST for 6 months, no other offers though.

 

at the end of the football season I am going to cancel Directv for good and hope the NFL works out an alternate streaming option on another platform

[Ned Flanders]

36 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

I would have to check my bill exactly for what package I have. But I get all the channels I want (NFL network, NBC Sports, MSG, all the Disney’s for the kid). I know I get a $60/ month credit, $25/month credit and a $5/ month autopay credit. And they gave me Sunday Ticket max free this year in exchange for a one year contract back in December. 

I found I got a good deal by NOT dropping @nucci name. 

[Whatnot78]

Just called for the 3rd time in 3 months.  Last time I got $40 off/mo. for 12 months off regular bill and turned down their 12.25 off/mo for Sunday ticket when they said it would be cheaper in Sept.  Today's call, they took the ST price back up to regular price and didn't offer the 12.25off/month.  Was told because I was not currently signed up for ST, no discounts were available.  I was not happy and it took some time but after 1 hour, I got the 12.25off/mo. back, plus $5off/mo for 12 months and a $50 statement credit.

 

I've had better years and worse years with the discounts....

[Seasons1992]

I don't have a dish or DirecTV service, but I live in an apartment and was eligible for the streaming option. $294 for the Ticket is worth it to me, as my kids frequently have sporting events right when the Bills play on Sundays. I can watch on my phone. 

[BillsFanNC]

On 8/30/2019 at 2:31 PM, stevens273 said:

I called three days ago. I told her I’ll need to cancel as I can’t afford $396 for Sunday Ticket Max. She told me to hold while she checked on some offers. I was very optimistic. She comes back and tells me there’s nothing she can do. To save face, I cancelled Sunday Ticket. She made no attempt to keep me. I had planned on crawling back next week. 

 

I began researching Sunday Ticket streaming for students. My daughter is in college here in Phoenix and has an .edu email. I went to sign up as a student with only her name, college name and birthdate. Didn’t ask for actual email address. I guess there’s a student clearinghouse which verifies students. Success!  The only thing is you need a different email than your previous ST account. $79.99 for the YEAR includes Red Zone. Use coupon code BACKTOSCHOOL. I installed the ST app on Apple TV (you can watch on any device). As a bonus I got last nights game free as they use the final preseason game to work out bugs. You can only watch on one device at a time so the college kid that lets you use their info must not like football. 

 

An added bonus is the streaming picture is much better than my satellite picture ever was. 

 

This was an unexpected bonus for me as well, the streaming picture is awesome.

[BuffaloButt]

On 8/30/2019 at 11:31 AM, stevens273 said:

I called three days ago. I told her I’ll need to cancel as I can’t afford $396 for Sunday Ticket Max. She told me to hold while she checked on some offers. I was very optimistic. She comes back and tells me there’s nothing she can do. To save face, I cancelled Sunday Ticket. She made no attempt to keep me. I had planned on crawling back next week. 

 

I began researching Sunday Ticket streaming for students. My daughter is in college here in Phoenix and has an .edu email. I went to sign up as a student with only her name, college name and birthdate. Didn’t ask for actual email address. I guess there’s a student clearinghouse which verifies students. Success!  The only thing is you need a different email than your previous ST account. $79.99 for the YEAR includes Red Zone. Use coupon code BACKTOSCHOOL. I installed the ST app on Apple TV (you can watch on any device). As a bonus I got last nights game free as they use the final preseason game to work out bugs. You can only watch on one device at a time so the college kid that lets you use their info must not like football. 

 

An added bonus is the streaming picture is much better than my satellite picture ever was. 

Can the streaming service be paused or recorded to watch at a later time?  Or is it live and no stopping it?

[BuffaloButt]

I just made the dreaded call to DTV (loyalty dept) and after 1:15 mins they only offered me $20 mo discount plus $12.25 mo off ST.  Also a one time $30 credit.  I had a $60 credit last year which they said they can't offer right now but to try back in 30 days.  I said no and I want to cancel, she said she was going to transfer me to the VIP loyalty team.  Really annoyed with the new ATT takeover as they SUCK on retention.  I'm going to cancel and restart under a new name to get everything offered to new customers. That is what they stated is necessary.  I will be getting ST for free and a $50 mo discount plus a gift card of some amount.  Not sure it's worth the hassle!! 

[Bills4life1924]

4 hours ago, BuffaloButt said:

I just made the dreaded call to DTV (loyalty dept) and after 1:15 mins they only offered me $20 mo discount plus $12.25 mo off ST.  Also a one time $30 credit.  I had a $60 credit last year which they said they can't offer right now but to try back in 30 days.  I said no and I want to cancel, she said she was going to transfer me to the VIP loyalty team.  Really annoyed with the new ATT takeover as they SUCK on retention.  I'm going to cancel and restart under a new name to get everything offered to new customers. That is what they stated is necessary.  I will be getting ST for free and a $50 mo discount plus a gift card of some amount.  Not sure it's worth the hassle!! 

I actually tried this before, cancel my account and having my wife get account in her name.. they noticed the address and last name and said bc we were married it is considered fraud!! If we were not married, it could have possibly worked(hope you have better luck)! But, all said and done we have been getting the $60 off a month repeatedly(including a new year starting this month, and discount on the ticket)

[JimmyNoodles]

After playing the game with DTV for about 8 years to get discounts, it is finally over. I quit this year (had done this in the past too) to get Sunday ticket and it looks like they called me on it this time. No attempt to try and keep me. So, no more DTV and I'm not getting cable back either. Going with streaming (fire stick) and regular antenna. 99% of the TV we watch is on Netflix or Amazon Prime. I think I'll get Game Pass and can watch the games that way.  So long DTV. I won't miss you and this yearly headache!

[davefan66]

Called last week and nothing.

 

Called yesterday, took an hour.  Only offered me a $70 discount total.  I explained last year I received ST Max for free and $50 off per month for 12 months.  He asked when I received the discounts.  When he read the notes from a year ago and verified I got it for free, he then offered me ST Max free of charge.  Not sure why he had to reference what happened last year, unless AT&T is going to stop these heavy discounts next year.  Lastly, he told me to call in a week when the $50 discount expires to request it again.

 

Been with DTV since early 2000, left for a week and came right back was only separation.  Well worth the hour or so it takes to get ST for free.  Honestly wish they offered a RedZone only option, that’s all I watch anyways.

 

 

[PetermansRedemption]

2 minutes ago, davefan66 said:

Called last week and nothing.

 

Called yesterday, took an hour.  Only offered me a $70 discount total.  I explained last year I received ST Max for free and $50 off per month for 12 months.  He asked when I received the discounts.  When he read the notes from a year ago and verified I got it for free, he then offered me ST Max free of charge.  Not sure why he had to reference what happened last year, unless AT&T is going to stop these heavy discounts next year.  Lastly, he told me to call in a week when the $50 discount expires to request it again.

 

Been with DTV since early 2000, left for a week and came right back was only separation.  Well worth the hour or so it takes to get ST for free.  Honestly wish they offered a RedZone only option, that’s all I watch anyways.

 

 

I wish that as well. Red zone is all I need. Verizon and some streaming services offer Red Zone as a stand-alone $9.99/month option. I would gladly pay that to DIRECTV for Red Zone

[davefan66]

2 minutes ago, Bills2ref said:

I wish that as well. Red zone is all I need. Verizon and some streaming services offer Red Zone as a stand-alone $9.99/month option. I would gladly pay that to DIRECTV for Red Zone

 

I would pay that as long as it was streaming also.  My son and I watch RedZone as we drive home from games.

[Steptide]

Instead of fighting and making numerous calls this year, I only called once and got $12.50 off per month for the Sunday ticket. I couldnt deal with the hassle this year. Directv is beyond awful since AT&T took over. I want to cancel so bad, but the convenience of Sunday ticket is the only thing that keeps me. I know I can get ST through other sources, but having it right through my cable box is the best. 

[PetermansRedemption]

11 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Instead of fighting and making numerous calls this year, I only called once and got $12.50 off per month for the Sunday ticket. I couldnt deal with the hassle this year. Directv is beyond awful since AT&T took over. I want to cancel so bad, but the convenience of Sunday ticket is the only thing that keeps me. I know I can get ST through other sources, but having it right through my cable box is the best. 

I value Sunday Ticket very highly. I’ll always call to try for free, but luckily they don’t know that I would pay full price rather than go without. Red zone and Sunday Ticket is all that consumes my TV from 1-8 on a Sunday. Break it down for 17 weeks of the season and it comes out to around $2 an hour. 

[Mr Info]

On 9/3/2019 at 7:09 PM, BillnutinHouston said:

I'm curious to know if any other season ticket holders took the $100 ST Max deal that came via email.  I did, got an acknowledgement message in return, but the deal's not active on my account yet.  I hope they don't wait too long to activate it. 

An update on this NFL offer for Directv existing customers for Sunday Ticket Max for $100 that went to season ticket holders via email. I went to the link in the email for this offer and filled it out and submitted it. I received a confirmation email that it would take 5 days. Well...my access was never updated. 

Called DTV today and told them about the email and wanted them to match it since it is 5 business days to process & season starts tomorrow. I said I would forward the email but they told me to show it at ATT store. 

That is where I am now as I knew I would be passing by one this afternoon. It took a bit of contact between the store & Directv but I got the discount.

No calls next year. Just take my NFL email for partner discounts to an ATT store  & get it honored.

[BillsfanAZ]

5 hours ago, Steptide said:

Instead of fighting and making numerous calls this year, I only called once and got $12.50 off per month for the Sunday ticket. I couldnt deal with the hassle this year. Directv is beyond awful since AT&T took over. I want to cancel so bad, but the convenience of Sunday ticket is the only thing that keeps me. I know I can get ST through other sources, but having it right through my cable box is the best. 

I called yesterday and got that same discount. I still have the $30 off from last year that ends in Oct so I will call and try to get that extended for another year in Oct. DTV didnt want to do anything for me. Took 20 min and talking to a few different people before they would budge. I cant wait until DTV loses the NFL contract so I can cancel. 

[Virgil]

Anyone get the online version get thrown in that aren't going to use it?  I just found out that both people who used to let me use theirs are no longer getting it, so I'm scrambling to find a way to watch the game tomorrow

[Yav]

They need to offer a Team streaming option. 

Honestly I only watch the Bills game and I'm not into fantasy, so the redzone and fantasy channel are something I just don't use. 

 

I think if they offered a team only package for say 4 payments of $30 - $50/mo they would get a lot more users. 

 

I live in the Phoenix area so Sunday Ticket is great for me, and I've found a great way to add it. 

I moved here last summer and purchased a RokuTv from Best Buy from there I signed up for DirectTVNow (now called AT&T Now) for $55/mo I get a good amount of stations and HBO (my package is no longer offered) https://www.atttvnow.com Whats great is there is no satellite on my place and no cable wire as its all streaming. From there I could get SundayTicket and there's an app for RokuTv for that. 

 

Shared in hopes it helps someone out. 

[ndirish1978]

Isn't the DirectTv deal going away sometime soon? Time for the NFL to realize people are cutting the cord. Forcing people to pay for a service they don't want is only going to promote piracy and they aren't going to be seeing a penny from that.

[BillnutinHouston]

16 hours ago, Mr Info said:

An update on this NFL offer for Directv existing customers for Sunday Ticket Max for $100 that went to season ticket holders via email. I went to the link in the email for this offer and filled it out and submitted it. I received a confirmation email that it would take 5 days. Well...my access was never updated. 

Called DTV today and told them about the email and wanted them to match it since it is 5 business days to process & season starts tomorrow. I said I would forward the email but they told me to show it at ATT store. 

That is where I am now as I knew I would be passing by one this afternoon. It took a bit of contact between the store & Directv but I got the discount.

No calls next year. Just take my NFL email for partner discounts to an ATT store  & get it honored.

 

Thanks for the update.  I was in the same boat yesterday, saw your post and went to my local AT&T store.  They said they couldn't change programming there, that's only possible at their "Hub" stores.  My area Hub store was already closed for the day so I went home and took on the hour+ slog  of finding a rep by phone who could help me. 

 

It turns out that the execution of this deal between NFL and DTV failed miserably, and the rep told me her supervisor was at his computer manually programming ST Max for season ticket holders who were offered this promotion.  This morning my account had a charge on it of $395.95 for ST Max, then two $100 credits for ST Max and another credit for $95.94, the net result being ST Max for $100 as per the offer.

 

ST Max for $100 is a nice perk as a Bills season ticket holder, but when they don't process it within 5 days as they say they will, it creates a lot of extra work and stress.

 

 

[GG]

Looks like a lot of people are noticing problems with AT&T's merger splurge.  Expect things to change in the future.

 

 

 

Quote

 

Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. disclosed a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T Inc., T 1.00% criticized the company’s strategy and called on the telecommunications giant to shed unnecessary assets.

The New York fund wrote in a letter to the company released Monday that and challenged AT&T to sharpen its focus on its core assets, including its relatively healthy wireless business.

The fund didn’t ask AT&T to sell specific divisions but said the company should review any assets that lack a strategic rationale, including the DirecTV satellite service and Mexican wireless operations.

 

 

[PetermansRedemption]

5 minutes ago, GG said:

Looks like a lot of people are noticing problems with AT&T's merger splurge.  Expect things to change in the future.

 

 

 

 

Hopefully they sell DIRECTV to someone who employs actual English speakers and utilizes customer retention techniques other than the middle finger. 

[nucci]

On 9/7/2019 at 3:03 PM, ndirish1978 said:

Isn't the DirectTv deal going away sometime soon? Time for the NFL to realize people are cutting the cord. Forcing people to pay for a service they don't want is only going to promote piracy and they aren't going to be seeing a penny from that.

It's up for renewal next year. 

[Xwnyer]

Called today they won't budge since I have a 50$ loyalty on my account.   Used to get deals every year till this year.

[Tisker A Tasker]

I called and after much back and forth ended up with a couple of discounts.

 

My bottom line ( with the Choice package) is that I'm paying: 

$ 114.21/mo. for first 6 months w/ Sunday Ticket

$ 65.22/mo. for remaining 6 months

 

Not the best deal I've had, but not the worst either.

Edited September 9, 2019 by Tisker A Tasker

[IDBillzFan]

While I annually go for a deal, the exception is when the deal I got the previous year was outstanding. Last year I got a killer deal, paying nothing for Ticket and all the trimmings, and getting other rebates I never expected.

 

So this year I choose to just let it pass...until Thursday Night Football, when I find out the regionalFox affiliate is in dispute and I can't get TNF or SNF. 

 

We'll see what happens when I call today, but I've been with them for 25 years and I plan on straying from my usual nice-guy script and going batschittQtip on them.

 

 

[Ned Flanders]

3 hours ago, nucci said:

It's up for renewal next year. 

Article here sez DTV has the satellite rights through 2021.  Interesting perspectives on why the NFL is not rushing to stream...MLB is light years ahead of them now (even with their stupid blackout rules) but the NFL needs to find a way to stream without pissing off the networks.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-08/the-nfl-will-stream-games-once-it-s-good-and-ready-just-not-yet