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bobTheBenevolent

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The gen. 4 is free with $109.00 commitment to Direct TV. Any reason *not* to buy in this way, other than hassle of quitting if I don’t like the service?
 
It's a fantastic deal. I dropped SlingTV for this and enjoy DirectTVNow much better. I was paying $35 a month for Sling and am paying $35 a month for DirectTVNow with much more channels and a free Apple TV (as I was going to pay $35 each month for Sling anyhow).
 
I think the first person that replied was just stating that Directv Now doesn't have 4k. I've been on Directv Now since the beta. It's pretty solid and a good alternative to cable.
 
OP states that the promo is for the 4th gen AppleTv but it is not. The 4K is the 5th gen, which DirectTv is offering as the promo.
 
The gen. 4 is free with $109.00 commitment to Direct TV. Any reason *not* to buy in this way, other than hassle of quitting if I don’t like the service?
As others have said, the promotion now includes the ATV 4K, not the older 4. I did the same promotion last year (when it acutally was the 4). Cancelling the service is no hassle at all, just a few clicks. So I'd say go for it.
 
Took the promotion and haven’t looked back. Got the ATV4k in about 4 days. Canceled the cable plan added a HD antenna and we are getting everything we had before that we cared about watching. And the really good thing is we are saving $120 a month over the cable system, plus we increased our internet speed from 100meg to 500meg. Should have cut the cord a long time ago!
 
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