Does Directv offer any Discounts when you pay Automatically by CreditCard each Month?

[hdtvtechno]

Does Directv offer any Discounts or any promos when you pay Automatically by CreditCard each Month?

I currently pay by Credit card but i have sign in to the website by myself and pay each month.

and thinking on having directv charge my cred card automatically.

Thanks

 

[chazcbh]

No discount.

 

[dragon002]

they stopped the discounts in 2003

used to be 8% if paid yearly and 3% if paid twice yearly

 

[boba]

I don't believe either DISH or Directv gives any discounts for credit card autopay. You do save 37 cents postage though.

 

[hdtvtechno]

You do save 37 cents postage though.

 

[markfp-1]

I don't think many companies do that any more. It was a promotion to get people doing it so it would save the companies money (less staff, etc.) Remember when banks didn't charge people to use ATMs. We all know where that went. They got us hooked and then added the fees. Same thing here. It wouldn't surprise me if some of these places started charging a fee when you pay by check one of these days.

 

[ckudrna]

I know many power companies have a 1-3% off per month if paid directly out of checking account.

With a CC it is a little harder to justify a 2 or 5 % savings for customers, as the company charging the CC has to pay a couple percent of the sale plus a flat rate, including any other discounts for using a credit card would reduce margins even moreso.

I would be all about a direct deduction from a checking acct with a small % discount each month

 

[hdtvtechno]

Remember when banks didn't charge people to use ATMs. We all know where that went. They got us hooked and then added the fees.

not all banks charge fees for ATM's

right off my mind, TCF National Bank, Midamerican Bank
don't charge atm fees

 

[EEJay]

Those guys are definitely the exception to the rule then. That's pretty rare these days.

 

[camachinist]

Does Directv offer any Discounts or any promos when you pay Automatically by CreditCard each Month?

I currently pay by Credit card but i have sign in to the website by myself and pay each month.

and thinking on having directv charge my cred card automatically.

Thanks

I think you're smart for doing on-demand payment instead of auto-pay. That way you're in control, and can easily change CC's, depending on what incentive promos may be running at the time.

I look at things another way. If I can float the payment for 45-50 days for free by using the CC with the correct statement closing date, I consider that to be my discount. An important consideration when one's income comes entirely from accounts receivable

Pat