Seems pretty steep. I’m content with Netflix (4K), Amazon, and premium YouTube. Covers me and the kids just fine.
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DirecTV Now Confirms $10/Month Price Hike for Existing Users, Raises HBO From $5 to $15/Month for New Add-Ons
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Maybe they want to get their capacity / infrastructure expansion costs down to zero.
I switched to Youtube TV. If you have a few people to go in, they give you multiple accounts. Not bad for $14 and change. I'm not sure why anyone would want to pay this rate for directv now.
Also, for those that don't care for sports, I'd look into Philo. At $16 I believe, it offers a lot of channels.
Also, for those that don't care for sports, I'd look into Philo. At $16 I believe, it offers a lot of channels.
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Service providers solution to cord cutting. 1. Charge just as much (if not more) for a la carte skinny bundles. 2. Try to segregate as much content as possible into separate subscription services. 3. Combine 1 & 2. 4. Profit.
While DirecTV Now is average/poor - not great, not horrendous. Just a C grade. Raising prices on a average or poor product isn't a good idea when there is plenty of competition.
I am going to check out PS Vue, Youtube TV etc (not Sling though given their lack of objective news) later today and compare for the next few weeks. I'll keep the better one or just not have any of them. At an unchanged price, inertia would've kept me going at least until May or June.
The best part about DTVN is that *if* you are an AT&T subscriber, streaming doesn't use bandwidth.
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DirecTV is a satellite provider of TV channels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV ). I suspect you meant DirecTV Now though, and it is a streaming service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV_Now)
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Disney+ is rumored to be $6/mo with the entire Disney Movie Library.
Between Prime/Netflix and OTA I have absolutely no interest in overpriced services like this.
It's a traditional business practice. When your company is so large, adding $5 or $10 across your entire customer base will almost always give you more overall revenue, even if you have a bunch of people leave because of said price increase.
Insane. These prices should be falling the opposite direction IMO. It already costs a fortune to watch TV these days.
Good lord, I read HBO was going to be free before and I thought: eh, I guess it isn't that bad. This is nuts, what a weird bait and switch tactic for them to use - are they counting on that many people being too lazy to switch since they aren't price competitive at all now?
Wait, I thought the initial rumor yesterday was that the prices would be increasing $10/mo but would include HBO for free. They’re really trying to milk the Game of Thrones final season.
Directv Now’s Apple TV app is still garbage. We’ll be cancelling and just using the free Hulu that comes with Spotify now, and dusting off the old OTA antenna. Thanks for the free Apple TV.
Directv Now’s Apple TV app is still garbage. We’ll be cancelling and just using the free Hulu that comes with Spotify now, and dusting off the old OTA antenna. Thanks for the free Apple TV.
In another six months they’ll raise prices an additional $10. Pretty obvious that they want to do away with these packages totally.
What sucks the most is that I’m sure they’ll no longer be updating the original packages. No new channels, features etc.
What sucks the most is that I’m sure they’ll no longer be updating the original packages. No new channels, features etc.
I wonder if this is to grab cash from the Game of Thrones market. The timing seems to indicate that.
That’s just the enticement price.
Once they reach critical mass price will change.
This is why I just buy my content off iTunes instead of dealing with these services. All my season passes are cheaper than any monthly payments.
I have some friends that are cord cutters.
One of two things seem to happen.
1. They are strictly OTA with one or two subscriptions.
2. They have multiple services and end up paying close to what comparable service from their cable provider offers.
One friend put it this way. The service we went from having a universal remote to 10 remotes.
If they could offer (Disney-owned) ESPN and ABC for an additional $5 a month each--- THAT could be very enticing.
I predict that they will match DirectTV Now increases sometime this year.
Really interested to see what Apple brings to the table. But currently I am satisfied with my Hulu $7.99 and Netflix $14.99, has all my needs. But also a geek and curious what Disney+ will look like. As it stands now DC streaming is $4.99, so eventually I will be nickel and dimed or just go with out some services.
I've been a DIRECTV NOW subscriber since the beginning. I've backed many of their changes. This one though? Stupid. Price goes any higher and we'll leave too. At $40/month including HBO, the price was amazing for what we got. $50 though? That puts the cost on par with regular cable service so the cost benefit simply isn't there anymore.