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Just a total falsehood.
I have Preferred Xtra / HR54 / AM21 and with my DirecTV promos I'm paying $91/mo out the door. No RSN fee on this package. I also have Cox Gigabit + digital phone (Cox makes you take it or the internet is higher lol) for like $119 I think, but it has a 1.25TB data cap and to get rid of that for streaming is an extra $50/mo. No thanks. Plus, no streaming service has all the Los Angeles locals and I'd lose the OTA integration. Plus Preferred Xtra has a lot more channels. Don't care about sports, so love that I don't pay the $12/mo RSN fee on this package.Just a total falsehood.
First off, only $100 for a cable package?
Average pricing for DirecTV is over $130 a month, even with any services from cable/Sat. you can have Broadcast fees, RSN fees, DVR fees, Box fees.
This is what I have Streaming, no Live TV service and it includes the vast majority of content on Live TV except certain sporting events.
All in yearly prices because of some deals, all commercial free except ESPN+
Hulu with Disney, ESPN+ -$240 (need ESPN for the Red Wings).
Paramount+ with Showtime-$129
Peacock-$50
HBOMAX-$149
AMC+-$30
Apple TV-$44 ( bought gift cards when on sale at Costco, paid up until 2026)
MLB-$59 ( wait until May for the better price) need it for the Tigers since I live in Florida now.
Netflix-$240
So, $941 divide by 12 is $78.42
Show me one cable package that is that price with HBO and Showtime.
Then of course, with cable/sat Netflix and Apple TV is not available
So, without the premium stuff, but including sports because DirecTV/Cable has the RSN-
Hulu with Disney, ESPN+ -$240 (need ESPN for the Red Wings).
Paramount+ -$99
Peacock-$50
AMC+-$30
MLB-$59 ( wait until May for the better price) need it for the Tigers since I live in Florida now).
So $478 divide by 12 is, roughly, $40 a month.
So I was correct, I pay $78 that get the vast majority of content that is on your preferred xtra package ( and more) with HBO, Showtime and Netflix, plus all the exclusive stuff not available to DirecTV, like the shows on Paramount for example.I have Preferred Xtra / HR54 / AM21 and with my DirecTV promos I'm paying $91/mo out the door. No RSN fee on this package. I also have Cox Gigabit + digital phone (Cox makes you take it or the internet is higher lol) for like $119 I think, but it has a 1.25TB data cap and to get rid of that for streaming is an extra $50/mo. No thanks. Plus, no streaming service has all the Los Angeles locals and I'd lose the OTA integration. Plus Preferred Xtra has a lot more channels. Don't care about sports, so love that I don't pay the $12/mo RSN fee on this package.
Doubtful I really need the no data cap. I'm at 300-400GB/mo with only what I'm doing now, so that's $50/mo cheaper.So I was correct, I pay $78 that get the vast majority of content that is on your preferred xtra package ( and more) with HBO, Showtime and Netflix, plus all the exclusive stuff not available to DirecTV, like the shows on Paramount for example.
or a lot cheaper, $40 for the vast majority of content on your Live TV Package and the exclusive stuff.
Gigabit, no data cap, is $100 for me.
So, with Premium, $178 or without $140.
If you did Cox, no data cap, $169 + my no premium, no mlb $35 package, your price would be $204, so a savings of $7, but gain a bunch of content
If you get a Live streaming service plus multiple vod providers, aren't you in that range? Plus, I think Rat is a huge sports fan, so he probably has all the sports services which are expensive.It's only a comic strip, but I'd like to know what nine streaming services Rat gets for $200/month. I think he's overpaying a lot...
Apple+ and Paramount+ are also free for 1 year with T-MobleNetflix is free with my T-Mobile plan.
That is a ‘duh statement, of course it will go up, everything does.Streaming Services are hiking prices all the time & will eventually be as much as cable/satellite bills. It might not be right now or in the near future, but they will be. You still will have to pay for the content you want.
No, we see streaming hiking by larger percentages to catch up. ESPN+ just raised their prices 43%. Premium Hulu is going up 9.2%. Netflix, although, not live TV hiked by 11%.That is a ‘duh statement, of course it will go up, everything does.
Do you see Traditional Providers starting a price freeze so streaming can catch up?
Not everything. 8 pm shows on east feeds show at 5 pm on west. Works fine, though, if you want to watch late night shows.Having east coast feeds on the west coast brings everything into prime time.
Your DirecTV price did not go down. It goes up every January. Your discount went up which is not something that is guaranteed like the yearly price increase.No, we see streaming hiking by larger percentages to catch up. ESPN+ just raised their prices 43%. Premium Hulu is going up 9.2%. Netflix, although, not live TV hiked by 11%.
Compare that with DirecTV. My price DROPPED by -11%this year. Just sayin'. If you're wondering how that's possible... I've been on promos for like 10-15 yrs, but in March of this year, I got better ones.
Stuff I watch on History, Science, ID, etc. get shifted into the 6-7PM PST timeslot. I usually eat at 5pm, then go workout til 6:15pm. By the time I shower and get dressed, all my stuff is recorded and ready to goNot everything. 8 pm shows on east feeds show at 5 pm on west. Works fine, though, if you want to watch late night shows.
I'll agree with you on that. Although I usually play the ignorant card every Jan "hey, my bill went up by $7, what's going on??" lol and it works pretty well to bring it back down.Your discount went up which is not something that is guaranteed like the yearly price increase.
It's a bigger percentage.Also you can’t compare prices by percentages. Someone that subscribes to streaming that had a 10% increase is less than my 4% raise on my DirecTV service in dollar figures.
Yes. And less dollars.It's a bigger percentage.
Not. OTT is generally "skinny" packages. On DirecTV Stream the top package is less channels then on my lowly Preferred Xtra. The comparable priced package is 105 channels vs. 220+ on sat. Also, nobody streams CW and some don't have some other channels like PBS.(same thing, different delivery method)