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'DirecTV NOW' Launches on the iOS and Apple TV App Stores

Defthand said:
The more things change, the more they stay the same.--Alphonse Karr

As expected, there’s no benefit to viewers other than the ability to stream to mobile devices. Otherwise, it’s the same business model as traditional cable tv… the few channels you want bundled with half-ass networks that have only one noteworthy program each. Don’t have kids in your household? Too bad. You still have to pay for a half dozen kid channels. Don’t follow politics? Too bad. There’s three C-SPAN channels anyway. Ask yourself… are the few channels you will watch, worth $35+ a month? And that price… it’s very temporary. Content providers raise their costs yearly. In turn, AT&T will raise their price.
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I think its a step in the right direction. First you get away from companies gouging you with equipment rental fees and other added fees and taxes. You're also not bound by a contract so you can freely switch around without worrying about returning equipment or whether your neighborhood is even equipped for service. Hopefully this will help keep them a little honest since people can switch around in a heartbeat. I'm sure other things will change over time as more and more people move in this direction. I think a la carte would be way too expensive, you'd probably end up paying the same price if not more for a small group of channels you actually want. I mean look at cbs... they want to charge you 5-10 bucks for 1 channel, a channel that I can watch for free with an HD antenna.
 
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can you go to an att store and walk out with the tv there? or is this online only with the 2-3 week wait? I don't want to airplay crap to my apple tv 3 for this to work. or should I just go buy one to test anyway, and order up as we have 2 rooms in need; and I tend on kicking comcast X1 to the curb.
 
Signed up for the ATV deal this morning and had no sales tax to pay. Little dissapointed that I have to wait 2-3 weeks before it arrives. From my computer the streaming worked really well.

So far Chrome indeed works best for viewing.
 
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mthomas184 said:
If you mean sign up for the trial and then after the trial is over, sign up for 3 months to get the TV, then no. You have to do it from the beginning to get the devices.
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Ah. That sucks. I want both a trial and, if the trial goes well, the free Apple TV. I'll have to talk with my wife to decide which promotion she thinks we should go with.
 
I like this, but the problem is that cable companies (Comcast in my case) charge very nearly as much for just Internet as for Internet plus cable. I think I'd save like $8/month by dropping cable but keeping my internet. (Granted I only have basic cable)
 
tigres said:
can you go to an att store and walk out with the tv there? or is this online only with the 2-3 week wait? I don't want to airplay crap to my apple tv 3 for this to work. or should I just go buy one to test anyway, and order up as we have 2 rooms in need; and I tend on kicking comcast X1 to the curb.
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Yes, you can get one if you signup in an "official" AT&T store (not an 'Authorized Retailer', has to be an AT&T Corporate store)
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Ah. That sucks. I want both a trial and, if the trial goes well, the free Apple TV. I'll have to talk with my wife to decide which promotion she thinks we should go with.
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Do an account under the wifes account and do the free trial. If you like it, create an account under your name to go with it
 
As a DTV subscriber I find the pricing and bundles fascinating. I could live off of the entry $35 package all day long. But with the regular DTV service I'm stuck with one of the top tiers at almost $100 after taxes because of how they play hide and go seek with channels and also rape with the box rental. Proof of how we are getting bamboozled. Up to now I've stuck with DTV because of the NFL. But saving $65/mo gives me pause. I'm on contract with DTV now, but so glad I only did a one year agreement.
 
Signed up 30 mins ago. No issues watching (listening) here at work. 2-3 weeks for the Apple TV, $128.10 out the door with HBO.

Goodbye Comcast cable....well keeping the internet and alarm system anyway lol.
 
co.ag.2005 said:
Q for anyone who has this... I just signed up to get the free apple tv. On the iPhone app, I'm not able to see the local, OTA channels of NBC or FOX even though it shows they are available in my area. Anyone else have any luck with OTA channels?

https://cdn.directv.com//content/dam/dtv/gmott/html/compare-packages-account.html
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Working fine in the Chicago area.

Also, keep in mind that DirecTV said locals will only be accessible on mobile and desktop, not on streaming devices like AppleTV and FireTV.

That being said, ABC and my regional CSN Sports work on the AppleTV.
 
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AppleHater said:
Thank you. I guess, there goes my hope
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here's a link where you can check your zip code to be sure

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/packProg/attLocalChannels.jsp?assetId=att_cms_local_channels
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webbuzz said:
Working fine in the Chicago area.

Also, keep in mind that DirecTV said locals will only be accessible on mobile and desktop, not on streaming devices like AppleTV and FireTV.

That being said, ABC and my regional CSN Sports work on the AppleTV.
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yeah, I'm on the iPhone app. According to their website, when I put in my zip code (which matches my billing zip code), I should see these as live OTA

Network Affiliate
Fox KDFW-TV
NBC KXAS
Telemundo National East

I don't see any of these in the "Guide" portion of the iOS app.
 
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