Seems like a lot of complaining for a service that allows you to watch all 16 games (minus any blackouts if you are local) of your favorite team, plus any other game you want to watch for $250 (or less). If you are just watching your favorite team, that's about $15 a game. Some people act like they are charging an arm and a leg for the convenience of watching every nfl game in your home.
I agree. I believe though that the primary argument is that by the time DTV is done nickel and diming you, that $250 is actually around $650 just for the ST and a year of basic programming. Most people today can get what they need from the various internet sources such as Netflix, Hulu, Kodi, Roku, etc., etc. Why can't ST be the same way? $250 without the BS of getting contract TV service. DTV used to be the s**t back in the 90s. I could just get the ST and that was it. Then they made you get a sub with it, but then it was no big deal, $20 a month + taxes and the ST was $119. So for the year you were paying (for one TV), about $400. My father when we installed the service said he would easily pay $500 a year just to see the Fins (we are in North Jersey).
Now forget it. You have to pay not only the $20/month for the service, you get tagged with that crappy $10+/month HD fee. WTF is that? Everything is in f**king HD today, are we so stupid that we put up with that charge? I bitch them out every year for $120 in credits to get that dumb ass fee waived. And then on top of that, I think there used to be a ST HD fee of $100, I think they called it ST Max. I almost jumped through the phone to strangle rep when he tried to justify that fee. I live for the day I can cancel that crap, but the Fins are so deep in my blood, I pay it. Dumb Ass!
The Breakdown of my "Equpiment Services":
4. Watch DIRECTV on Multiple TVs 42.00
7 TVs at $7 each; Save $7 off 1st TV
5. Advanced Receiver Service - HD 10.00
6. DIRECTV Protection Plan 7.99
7. Advanced Receiver Service - DVR 10.00
8. DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR Service 3.00
I forgot I even had the Protection Plan so that will be cancelled. But Look at the other charges. It's 2016. Why am I still paying an HD services fee (number 5)? Why am I still paying a DVR fee (number 7)? And worst of all, why is there a DVR service fee (number 8) so that both of my DVRs can share the recorded programming on each? This is basic computer crap that has been around for decades. The only thing keeping DTV afloat, I am convinced, it live sports and especially NFL ST.
I have a question for those that have FIOS, Comcast, Dish Network, Cablevision, etc. Do you guys pay monthly HD and DVR fees for your services? Is this the norm? I've had DTV so long, Bush the first was the President.