I know it was more than 2yrs ago.... how much longer I don't really remember.. maybe 3?No it was $5 just a year or two ago.
I know it was more than 2yrs ago.... how much longer I don't really remember.. maybe 3?No it was $5 just a year or two ago.
2011 it went from 5 to 6 bucks. I have a spreadsheet of all my Directv invoices and Feb 2011 is when the change happenedNo it was $5 just a year or two ago.
Absolutely correct. I have all statements since 2009 and just checked February 2011 bill.2011 it went from 5 to 6 bucks. I have a spreadsheet of all my Directv invoices and Feb 2011 is when the change happened
I'm one of these people. I was just looking at DirecTV's website to find out what was the difference. Sprout is HUGE here...The one where people may want to consider dropping their "classic" package is the Xtra Classic. At one point there were 8 extra channels in it, at the same price. Today there are 4 extra channels in it at $1.50 more.
If you were after one of the sport channels in Xtra Classic, they have all been returned to the regular Xtra pack at $1.50 less than classic. NHL, Golf, Tennis, and CBS Sports.
The four that remain part of Ultimate that Xtra Classic sub's get: Boomerang, Chiller, Sprout, and Esquire.
So unless one of those 4 intrigue you, it may be time to hit the button on the website and save $18 a year.
I'm one of these people. I was just looking at DirecTV's website to find out what was the difference. Sprout is HUGE here...
That's an increase of 100%.I noticed that my regional sport fee would increase by 50% from $1.82 to $3.63.
Right now I've got D* on suspend and am using E*, got to figure out which to pay the ETF for and get rid of one all together.
DirecTV hiking prices ahead of AT&T deal's closing
Dec 29 2014, 17:23 ET | By: Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor
Effective Feb. 5, DirecTV (NASDAQTV) will respectively raise the monthly baseline prices for its Entertainment, Xtra, Ultimate, and Premier packages by 3.5%, 5.5%, 6%, and 5.4% to $59.99, $79.99, $86.99, and $136.99. In addition, DirecTV has hiked its per-device fee for connected TV sets and set-tops by $0.50 to $6.50/month, and its surcharges for regional sports networks by up to $2.14/month.
The average price hike is bigger than last year's 3.7%. As one would expect, DirecTV, which has hiked prices every year for the last decade, blames higher programming costs. The satellite provider is less than a week removed from announcing a new multi-year deal with Disney/ESPN that covers online access. Like peers, it has had public disputes with network owners over carriage fees.
AT&T (NYSE:T), which expects to close its acquisition of DirecTV in 1H15, has argued the acquisition will lower U-verse content costs by at least 20%, as a result of having more scale. The company has also promised to keep offering DirecTV's services on a standalone basis at "prices that are the same for all customers" for at least three years following the deal's closing.
http://seekingalpha.com/news/219931...t-and-t-deals-closing?uide=8461831#email_link
As the D* side of things rise by 20% over the next 3 years ?AT&T (NYSE:T), which expects to close its acquisition of DirecTV in 1H15, has argued the acquisition will lower U-verse content costs by at least 20%, as a result of having more scale. The company has also promised to keep offering DirecTV's services on a standalone basis at "prices that are the same for all customers" for at least three years following the deal's closing.
http://seekingalpha.com/news/219931...t-and-t-deals-closing?uide=8461831#email_link
2011 it went from 5 to 6 bucks. I have a spreadsheet of all my Directv invoices and Feb 2011 is when the change happened
What's the point in raising the TV fee another 50 cents? I hope its funding some innovative software development or new features / toys to play with. I hate to see unwarranted increases. Programming I can understand as the programming suppliers costs have risen, so they are passing them on.
I too don't understand the TV fee increase? They haven't really added too many new things to the Genie have they?? It's almost like they're saying well we increased all the programming packages so why not the extra receivers why we're at it?