NFL Sunday Ticket / SuperFan questions - latest deals?

[Dave in Atlanta]

Any advice on what current D* customers are getting in terms of promotions for signing up for Sunday Ticket? I understand the current price is $269, but even thought I'm already paying for HD, I'd need to spend another $99 for SuperFan to get the ST games in HD.

I spoke with "CSR du jour" yesterday and got the following answers:

1) I'd heard some folks were given the opportunity to get HD only, with no other SuperFan features. (My objective). She "checked with her supervisor" and said no one had ever heard of that...

2) She finally offered a six-month $10 off discount if I signed up for both. That takes me down to $300. Still more than I care to pay.

Other experiences? Should I just keep calling?

[short]

No experiences to report, but $300 is only $17.64 per week of NFL football. I'd take that. Unless your account history is long (7-8 years) and you have paid on time always.

[jeffwltrs]

Depending how long you have been with D* and what packages you have. You should be able to get it for free. I have been a member for over 10 years and subscribe to Premier, MLBEI, NBAPASS & NFLST and they gave me the "new" customer offer. NFLST, Superfan and Premier all for $70/month for four months!

[jasonp5]

I technically have been with DirecTV for a little over 2 years...I say technically because my past account was in my name while this account is in my wife's name (easier to start fresh than call the Mover's program when we switched.)

Anyway...I have always been able to get deals here and there, including the free HR20 last year around this time...and random service credits here and there.

Today I called and received the following...

$10 off a month for 12 months
Free HD ($9.99 off) for 12 months
Free HBO and Showtime for 6 months
Sunday Ticket for $269, split into 5 payments of $53.80.
$107.60 service credit to cover the cost of the first 2 months of Sunday Ticket
Free Superfan ($99)

So basically when it's all said and done, I will end up with Sunday Ticket, Superfan, HBO and Showtime (for 6 months) and I will spend roughly $90 less for the year than I was for my current package.

Also was offered a 2nd HR20 for free if I wanted it, but since I only have 1 HD TV, he just noted my account so I could call back for it at a later time...

I'm hoping that I will be able to get a service credit of some kind in a few months to offset the rest of the Sunday ticket and make this deal even better...

[Dave in Atlanta]

I'm a new guy - just seven months of paying my (modest) bill on time...

Do you have any special techniques you can share that have led you to this success? I'm always a) polite, b) friendly, c) call the CSR by their name, and d) thank them, even if they were of no use. But I had to work this rep for 15 minutes to get $60 off.

You should teach seminars...

[Anyway...I have always been able to get deals here and there, including the free HR20 last year around this time...and random service credits here and there.

Today I called and received the following...

$10 off a month for 12 months
Free HD ($9.99 off) for 12 months
Free HBO and Showtime for 6 months
Sunday Ticket for $269, split into 5 payments of $53.80.
$107.60 service credit to cover the cost of the first 2 months of Sunday Ticket
Free Superfan ($99)

So basically when it's all said and done, I will end up with Sunday Ticket, Superfan, HBO and Showtime (for 6 months) and I will spend roughly $90 less for the year than I was for my current package.

Also was offered a 2nd HR20 for free if I wanted it, but since I only have 1 HD TV, he just noted my account so I could call back for it at a later time...

I'm hoping that I will be able to get a service credit of some kind in a few months to offset the rest of the Sunday ticket and make this deal even better...[/QUOTE]

[SteveHas]

I technically have been with DirecTV for a little over 2 years...I say technically because my past account was in my name while this account is in my wife's name (easier to start fresh than call the Mover's program when we switched.)

Anyway...I have always been able to get deals here and there, including the free HR20 last year around this time...and random service credits here and there.

Today I called and received the following...

$10 off a month for 12 months
Free HD ($9.99 off) for 12 months
Free HBO and Showtime for 6 months
Sunday Ticket for $269, split into 5 payments of $53.80.
$107.60 service credit to cover the cost of the first 2 months of Sunday Ticket
Free Superfan ($99)





So basically when it's all said and done, I will end up with Sunday Ticket, Superfan, HBO and Showtime (for 6 months) and I will spend roughly $90 less for the year than I was for my current package.

Also was offered a 2nd HR20 for free if I wanted it, but since I only have 1 HD TV, he just noted my account so I could call back for it at a later time...

I'm hoping that I will be able to get a service credit of some kind in a few months to offset the rest of the Sunday ticket and make this deal even better...

I have been a subscriber for nearly 10 years.
I have never gotten any kind of incentives like this!
How did you get all that?
What package do you subscribe to?

[db1113]

I actually cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year after having it for 6 years. They called me and offered me Sunday Ticket for $189.00 and free superfan. Now how could I say no to that.

[SteveHas]

I actually cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year after having it for 6 years. They called me and offered me Sunday Ticket for $189.00 and free superfan. Now how could I say no to that.

thats not all you've gotten...
and a free HR20 last year!!!!!!
whats the trick
what package have you been subscribing to?

[Skooz]

I actually cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year after having it for 6 years. They called me and offered me Sunday Ticket for $189.00 and free superfan. Now how could I say no to that.

I just checked my bill online and it looks like this:

DIRECTV DVR Service..... $5.99
TOTAL CHOICE PLUS...... $51.99
HD Access.....................$9.99
NFL SUNDAY TICKET.... - $45.80
NFL SUNDAY TICKET Superfan - $33.00
Primary Leased Receiver - ($4.99)
Primary Leased Receiver -. $4.99

Total bill this month: $146.77

I think I'll call and cancel my Sunday Ticket (Chiefs are going to be horrible this year anyway, why pay good money to watch that train wreck?)

Then, I'll sit by the phone and wait for them to call with a better offer.

[FlyBono24]

Can you just subscribe to Sunday Ticket like halfway through the season and get it at a discounted rate?

[sportshermit]

I paid full price for both and was happy to do so. I guess I don't understand the mindset of always needing a deal. It's a product for sale. I'd think you'd spend far too much time on the phone with the CSR trying to get such deals. Just my 2 cents....

[jasonp5]

I was just very polite with him...Laughed a lot, used his name, explained that I was truly appreciative of anything he could do for me....etc...

We originally only had the discounts and HBO and Showtime...I then asked about the ticket...Told him it was too expensive for me, my wife would kill me, laughed, etc...and thats when he gave the Free superfan and $107 off...

I have Total Choice with 1 HD DVR, 1 D* DVR and 2 D* Tivos. No premium channels or packages...1 pay per view a month or so...Nothing special at all...Customer with this account since May 05.

This is what came up on my bill after he was done hooking me up..

08/24/2007 Credit: Equipment or Install - Reconnect CR $-107.60 $0.00
08/24/2007 HD Access Credit $-9.99 $0.00
08/24/2007 DIRECTV DVR Service $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 DIRECTV DVR Service $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 DIRECTV DVR Service $-2.00 $-0.12
08/24/2007 Sunday Ticket HD - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 Thank you for Choosing DIRECTV - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 NFL SUNDAY TICKET Superfan - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 NFL SUNDAY TICKET - Charge $53.80 $3.23
08/24/2007 12 Mos Prog Crdt $-10.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 SHOWTIME HD - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 HBO HD - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 SHOWTIME - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 HBO - Charge $0.00 $0.00
08/24/2007 To Our Valued Customer: - Charge $0.00 $0.00

And then my account was noted to get a free HR-20 when I need one (called back and verified this)..

[drx792]

I paid full price for both and was happy to do so. I guess I don't understand the mindset of always needing a deal. It's a product for sale. I'd think you'd spend far too much time on the phone with the CSR trying to get such deals. Just my 2 cents....

well IMO the fact of the matter here is no one really wants Superfan for the features they want the HD, we shouldnt really have to pay for HD games when we have HD Access. HD Access unlocks the HD channels that correspond to your package, so why shouldnt it let you get the sports in HD $33 a month to watch football in HD is a heavy burden especially when you have the regular Sunday Ticket with a whole bunch of other high priced stuff tacted on. HD games should be included and those features that most people dont use (aside form the Red Zone Channel) should be the stuff people have to pay for. So bottom line here People pay for superfan, and have the HD access they expect HD for everything. Superfan is like paying for another premium that only gets you programming on certain days for certain games in HD. I think the least D* can do is offer a ST HD pack for those that just want the HD, have it maybe 5-10 dollars more that what NFLST is normally a month.

[joed32]

Can you just subscribe to Sunday Ticket like halfway through the season and get it at a discounted rate?

Yes you can, but if I remember correctly they charge you more than half the price, so it's not really a good deal.

[kentuck1163]

I actually cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year after having it for 6 years. They called me and offered me Sunday Ticket for $189.00 and free superfan. Now how could I say no to that.

I got the same offer - and had to accept too.

[DCSholtis]

I paid full price for both and was happy to do so. I guess I don't understand the mindset of always needing a deal. It's a product for sale. I'd think you'd spend far too much time on the phone with the CSR trying to get such deals. Just my 2 cents....

+1 I just noticed the SF charge as well but happy to pay it due to its worth for me.

[rcoleman111]

Well, my bill shows the $33 Superfan charge (3 payments) as well. When I called back on April 30, I was told it would be added free again this year. I don't get why some people are having to pay for it while others get it free. I really shouldn't have to threaten to cancel to get the same deal others are getting.

[mforward]

I agree with rcoleman111 that you should not have to threaten D* to get a good deal, however I can understand why D* is giving goodies only to those who inquire.

I've been a D* susbcriber since 2003 and NFLST since 2004. This year I was given Superfan for free simply because I inquired about any special deals for existing customers. I was told by the CSR that anyone who has had NFLST for at least 3 consecutive years with an account remaining in good standing can get Superfan for free. Of course they will not openly publicize this deal so you do have to inquire yourself. It's kind of messed up that you have to pull teeth sort of to get loyal customer perks, but hey I'll take saving $99 anytime :)

[rcoleman111]

I agree with rcoleman111 that you should not have to threaten D* to get a good deal, however I can understand why D* is giving goodies only to those who inquire.

I've been a D* susbcriber since 2003 and NFLST since 2004. This year I was given Superfan for free simply because I inquired about any special deals for existing customers. I was told by the CSR that anyone who has had NFLST for at least 3 consecutive years with an account remaining in good standing can get Superfan for free. Of course they will not openly publicize this deal so you do have to inquire yourself. It's kind of messed up that you have to pull teeth sort of to get loyal customer perks, but hey I'll take saving $99 anytime :)

I'm definitely going to call in and ask. Since I signed up for DirecTV in 2003, I've always had the top programming package and the Sunday Ticket (this will be my 5th year of ST). I've had Superfan since they started offering it - got it for a special $50 price when I first subscribed to it and it was auto-renewed for free last year. I'm on the A-list and I use a CC autopay for my bill, which means it has never been paid late. I'm not sure what more I could do to qualify, but we'll see what they say.

[sticketfan]

i called to ask how come i was being charged the full 99 for superfan, the rep told me anyone who says they got a deal on it are lying unless they are a new subscriber . she said once you are on auto renewal a csr cant change pricing

[FlyBono24]

Yes you can, but if I remember correctly they charge you more than half the price, so it's not really a good deal.

The thing is, I usually get the Raider games in the beginning of the season on CBS... but if they start losing games, those *ssholes start playing CHARGERS games instead, so that's why I would need Sunday Ticket at that point.

So IF the Raiders actually play well and CBS keeps showing the games, I won't need Sunday Ticket.

IF the Raiders start off slow and lose some games, CBS will start showing Chargers games (since apparently Los Angeles is now a CHARGER market :rolleyes: ) and I will need to order it.

So the earliest I'll need it is probably like Week 4 or 6 (I'm going to the first 2 home games, and the first road game is already scheduled for regular TV... and Week 5 is a BYE week)

[schlar01]

i called to ask how come i was being charged the full 99 for superfan, the rep told me anyone who says they got a deal on it are lying unless they are a new subscriber . she said once you are on auto renewal a csr cant change pricing

I've only been a customer for a month or so and I tried to get a deal today.........nope. They won't give me a deal on anything. I even tried to get it for free if I bought a receiver from them and they wouldn't budge. I'll just get it somewhere else or go without it, so they could have made a $120 sale just by changing a bit in the computer system, but nope.

[rcoleman111]

i called to ask how come i was being charged the full 99 for superfan, the rep told me anyone who says they got a deal on it are lying unless they are a new subscriber . she said once you are on auto renewal a csr cant change pricing

There are a lot of people in this forum with auto-renewals who are reporting that they have gotten the Superfan charge dropped or received other concessions. I suppose we should believe that all of them are lying and the CSR is telling the truth.

[generalpatton78]

I actually cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year after having it for 6 years. They called me and offered me Sunday Ticket for $189.00 and free superfan. Now how could I say no to that.

I got the same deal last night!

[wolfpacker]

I got the same deal last night!

Make that at least three of us!

[JACKIEGAGA]

i called to ask how come i was being charged the full 99 for superfan, the rep told me anyone who says they got a deal on it are lying unless they are a new subscriber . she said once you are on auto renewal a csr cant change pricing

She can't change it but she credits your account for SF

[RichWNJ]

I got that deal a couple weeks ago also

[wolfpacker]

What got me is that I only wanted to be credited for the SuperFan charge. The Rep calls and gives me everything for 189 which is $40 less than I was going to pay originally. Why do I have to cancel and go through the paces... It's a princapal thing for me. I'm not paying $10 a month for HD and then an additional $99 to get the same programing in HD. I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way.:confused:

[rcoleman111]

What bothers me is that they don't just give everyone the same deal. They advertise that the auto-renewal gives us a "special low price", but we end up paying substantially more if we have to pay for the SuperFan. And it also doesn't make sense that some people with auto-renewal are having the SF charge added while others continue to get if free. Anyway, I'm going to call in and see if I can get them to give me a credit. A CSR definitely told me back in April that I would be getting SF free. Maybe it's like last year, when I got charged the $99 and it was credited back on the next bill.

[dkgoalie]

What bothers me is that they don't just give everyone the same deal. They advertise that the auto-renewal gives us a "special low price", but we end up paying substantially more if we have to pay for the SuperFan. And it also doesn't make sense that some people with auto-renewal are having the SF charge added while others continue to get if free. Anyway, I'm going to call in and see if I can get them to give me a credit. A CSR definitely told me back in April that I would be getting SF free. Maybe it's like last year, when I got charged the $99 and it was credited back on the next bill.


I just called and waited 15 minutes on hold before finally got a CSR. I explained that I understood that there were deals being offered at $189 for ST/SF. She did some digging and could not give me that price.

However, she said I could have it for $269, then apply a $20.00 per month credit for 4 months. If my math is correct, I got it for a total $189 including SF.

It would have been nice if they offered it to me, but it didn't hurt to ask for sure.


- dk

[jhollan2]

I called after being billed for superfan. It had been promised to me free back in may. I got a very nice CSR who reversed the charges and hooked me up with a second HR20-700 for free.

I've been a customer since 99 and have had sunday ticket since 2000. I had opted to pay for the whole thing upfront back in may. I dont know if that changes everything because it technically wasnt an auto renewal

[chopperjc]

I finally broke down after seeing 189 when I am paying 350? I calledb first csr supervisor said she would give me 10 bucks a month for a year, I took it then was kind of insulted as I looked at the board again why was I special? 9 years premier ect ect. called back made my case told her I had no intention of canceling but thought it was unfair, She gave me the 189 and left the 10 buck credit for a year on my account. :) I am obviously satisfied. Thanks to the board. Without the knowledge gained here my net worth would be much less.

[996911]

I finally broke down after seeing 189 when I am paying 350? I calledb first csr supervisor said she would give me 10 bucks a month for a year, I took it then was kind of insulted as I looked at the board again why was I special? 9 years premier ect ect. called back made my case told her I had no intention of canceling but thought it was unfair, She gave me the 189 and left the 10 buck credit for a year on my account. :) I am obviously satisfied. Thanks to the board. Without the knowledge gained here my net worth would be much less.

While I fully understand why some could be "mad" that some are getting deals and others are not but to keep calling back and bitchin about discounts and pulling the "I have been with D* for x number of years" card is nothing but arrogant entitlement.

Sure, you got a deal today, but what's going to happen next year? And the year after? And the year after that? etc.

Not really singling you out as the only person but rather just highlighting the disturbing trend I have seen reading thread after thread about long time subs that feel they deserve a better deal than somebody that has been with D* less time and call to complain (or complain profusely here on DBS).

2 things:

1. If there wasn't offers and deals for new subs, then you wouldn't have a growing number of subs to D* that YOU as a senior sub need to increase the bottom line of D* to enable them to keep pushing to bring better programming/HD/services/etc.

2. Don't you think that for every person they have to just go ahead and give a discount to to shut them up that they have to keep from giving a discount to another sub that might be just as "deserving"? Not sure how D* handles it but this is the very thing I had to do back in my college days bartending. If I gave you a stiffer drink b/c you were one of my best customers then I had to short pour somebody else to even everything out.



PERSONALLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT (1) EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME DEAL REGARDLESS OF SENIORITY WITHIN THE COMPANY AND THEN HAVE GRADUATED DISCOUNTS BASED ON NUMBERS OF YEARS CONSECUTIVE SUBSCRIBING TO A SERVICE; and (2)HAVE FREAKIN CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD! I HAVE A FEELING THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE VERY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

[chopperjc]

While I fully understand why some could be "mad" that some are getting deals and others are not but to keep calling back and bitchin about discounts and pulling the "I have been with D* for x number of years" card is nothing but arrogant entitlement.

Sure, you got a deal today, but what's going to happen next year? And the year after? And the year after that? etc.

Not really singling you out as the only person but rather just highlighting the disturbing trend I have seen reading thread after thread about long time subs that feel they deserve a better deal than somebody that has been with D* less time and call to complain (or complain profusely here on DBS).

2 things:

1. If there wasn't offers and deals for new subs, then you wouldn't have a growing number of subs to D* that YOU as a senior sub need to increase the bottom line of D* to enable them to keep pushing to bring better programming/HD/services/etc.

2. Don't you think that for every person they have to just go ahead and give a discount to to shut them up that they have to keep from giving a discount to another sub that might be just as "deserving"? Not sure how D* handles it but this is the very thing I had to do back in my college days bartending. If I gave you a stiffer drink b/c you were one of my best customers then I had to short pour somebody else to even everything out.



PERSONALLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT (1) EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME DEAL REGARDLESS OF SENIORITY WITHIN THE COMPANY AND THEN HAVE GRADUATED DISCOUNTS BASED ON NUMBERS OF YEARS CONSECUTIVE SUBSCRIBING TO A SERVICE; and (2)HAVE FREAKIN CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD! I HAVE A FEELING THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE VERY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

All wonderful points. I agree consistency would be better in the end. As you could tell from my post I truely do not like calling for "entitlement". For the record I have never had a discount with Sunday Ticket. The problem is not with the subscribers.
The new customer deal I could have lived with and gone ahead and paid. When people are calling to cancel and the get a deal on the backend from D* from telemarketers the company has opened themselves up for this.

Question: Should I sit back and say well it does not matter that people who cancel end up getting a 160 buck break?

How does it make you feel?

I personally felt somewhat betrayed. D* has obviously fixed that. I do not mind at all paying for service because it has value to me. I do not feel like my loyality goes to paying extra for something somebody else can get for a 46% discount. Even Circuit city will give you a refund if your product you bought gets discounted in 30-days.

I opened up my conversation with the supervisor with " I am in NO WAY going to leave D* or Sunday Ticket & Superfan because I love the service". That is how I sleep at night. I confirmed my loyality and asked for a fair resolution.

No I do not feel like you were picking on me at all. I believe in your points. The customer service should have specific guidlines almost like Vegas. Bet this much see this show.

Have a great day.

[996911]

All wonderful points. I agree consistency would be better in the end. As you could tell from my post I truely do not like calling for "entitlement". For the record I have never had a discount with Sunday Ticket. The problem is not with the subscribers.
The new customer deal I could have lived with and gone ahead and paid. When people are calling to cancel and the get a deal on the backend from D* from telemarketers the company has opened themselves up for this.

Question: Should I sit back and say well it does not matter that people who cancel end up getting a 160 buck break?

How does it make you feel?

I personally felt somewhat betrayed. D* has obviously fixed that. I do not mind at all paying for service because it has value to me. I do not feel like my loyality goes to paying extra for something somebody else can get for a 46% discount. Even Circuit city will give you a refund if your product you bought gets discounted in 30-days.

I opened up my conversation with the supervisor with " I am in NO WAY going to leave D* or Sunday Ticket & Superfan because I love the service". That is how I sleep at night. I confirmed my loyality and asked for a fair resolution.

No I do not feel like you were picking on me at all. I believe in your points. The customer service should have specific guidlines almost like Vegas. Bet this much see this show.

Have a great day.

Glad that you were able to wade through my rhetoric and understand that I was not singling you out. I was a little worried b/c some people around here get so damn excited and have thin skin that fail to actually see the point being made then start a pissin match of berating argumentation.

Anyway, wrt what you did and the approach you took. You did it properly if you want to call for the discount. Not threaten, not berate, not get angry, not demand, etc.. Rather state you case "I have been a loyal subscriber for x consecutive years" followed with "what do you feel would be fair considering all the discounts and inconsistency that has been reported?"

I think you handled it properly.

Bottom line. D* has caused this problem of people calling and using ANY MEANS necessary until they get what they want, even calling repeatedly until they get the "right" CSR.

DIRECTV...IF YOU ARE READING THIS........GET SOME SORT OF CONSISTENCY SO THESE TACTICS CAN BE AVOIDED AND THE CSR's CAN ACTUALLY DO THEIR JOB OF MISINFORMATION TO CALLERS NEEDING HELP :lol:

[chopperjc]

The CSR also stated she was aware of what the telemarketers were offering.

Why get mad? I live in Florida I am leaving "for the weekend" today. I am playing golf 3 times and watching and betting football all weekend. (for entertainment only of course:D ) Hard to not enjoy life. Why be mad???:lol:

[996911]

Hard not to enjoy life, right? Have a great time on the links!

[FlyBono24]

So I called today to cancel my SuperFan package and receive the credit for the 2 payments I had already made for this season (one in July, one in August, for early renewal)....
Lucky me, I waited about 20 minutes and got some dumbass who barely spoke English, and didn't know if football season had even started yet.

Her: "Mr. Ryan (Ryan is my FIRST name, dumbass!) if the season has already started you cannot receive a credit"

Me: "Umm... football season doesn't start until September."

Her: "Mr. Ryan I can see you made a payment in January, you cannot receive a credit on this, I am sorry"

Me: "That was LAST SEASON." :rolleyes:

Her: "Okay Mr. Ryan please hold and let me ask my supervisor..."


God these people are morons...

[Skooz]

So I called today to cancel my SuperFan package and receive the credit for the 2 payments I had already made for this season (one in July, one in August, for early renewal)....
Lucky me, I waited about 20 minutes and got some dumbass who barely spoke English, and didn't know if football season had even started yet.

Her: "Mr. Ryan (Ryan is my FIRST name, dumbass!) if the season has already started you cannot receive a credit"

Me: "Umm... football season doesn't start until September."

Her: "Mr. Ryan I can see you made a payment in January, you cannot receive a credit on this, I am sorry"

Me: "That was LAST SEASON." :rolleyes:

Her: "Okay Mr. Ryan please hold and let me ask my supervisor..."


God these people are morons...

:lol: :lol:

You spun the wheel and got the booby prize.

[brihall]

I just checked my bill online and it looks like this:

DIRECTV DVR Service..... $5.99
TOTAL CHOICE PLUS...... $51.99
HD Access.....................$9.99
NFL SUNDAY TICKET.... - $45.80
NFL SUNDAY TICKET Superfan - $33.00
Primary Leased Receiver - ($4.99)
Primary Leased Receiver -. $4.99

Total bill this month: $146.77

I think I'll call and cancel my Sunday Ticket (Chiefs are going to be horrible this year anyway, why pay good money to watch that train wreck?)

Then, I'll sit by the phone and wait for them to call with a better offer.

Be careful. Doesn't always work. I called and cancelled ST and SF about 3 weeks ago for reasons others have mentioned (don't feel $99 is fair for SF when I'm only interested in HD and none of the other features). Nobody called me to offer anything. Not that I'm looking for it, just saying they don't call everyone.

For those that got the phone call with the $189 deal how long after you cancelled did D* call?

[EaglePC]

HD Delay for 1st weeks games

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=96457

[JLucPicard]

If you're talking about NFL HD games, those are not involved with the new stuff going up on D10. They are broadcast in the existing MPEG2 format/channels and will be available the first week of the season.

[db1113]

thats not all you've gotten...
and a free HR20 last year!!!!!!
whats the trick
what package have you been subscribing to?
actually I paid half price(150.00) for my HR20.

[FlyBono24]

They never air the Raider games in HD anyways... that's why I cancelled it. Waste of money.

[996911]

Bono....I feel for ya! If anything, they should be paying YOU to watch some of those games :)

[rcoleman111]

They never air the Raider games in HD anyways... that's why I cancelled it. Waste of money.

I watched the Rams-Raiders game last December and it was in HD. With CBS increasing its HD coverage this year, the majority of Raiders games should be in HD. If you look at the schedule, you'll see that the first two Raiders games this season (Detroit and @Denver) are already scheduled to be in HD.