HIGHER PRICES AT DIRECT TV.
For the 5th year in a row, Direct TV has chosen to raise their prices. NFL Sunday Ticket is now a whopping $280 per football season. You would think in a slumping economy companies would lower their prices, or keep them the same.
Nope! The greedy bastards at Direct TV continue to jam their consumers with higher fees.
Direct TV has a monopoly on the NFL Season Package, so unfortunately, there is no alternative; adhere to the higher costs or go without.
Going without the Sunday Ticket isn't all that bad. A normal viewer will get two games on Sunday, sometimes three, another game Sunday night on NBC, and of course Monday Night Football. There will also be occasional games broadcast Saturday and Thursday throughout the season. Thus, out of the normal 13 games a weekend, you'll get to see about five. Is it worth it to pay that much to see the other 8 games? That's your choice.
Keep in mind you can only watch one game on one TV. Flipping channels to see other games becomes tiresome quickly.
For $280 you get football from September to December, that's it. The season starts in mid-September (Sept 13th) this year. The Playoffs start in January.
Recently, Direct TV also raised their monthly rates on their basic TV programs, as well as raising pay-per-view movie rates from $3.99 to $5 bucks per movie. Five bucks to rent an old movie? I'd rather go see a new movie for $10 bucks!
I wouldn't be surprised to see a dropoff in Direct TV subscriptions. The public will only stand for escalating fees for so long...
~ Cat
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