Anybody Else Getting Raped By Directv???

**CanuckG** · 01-17-11, 08:45 PM

Got the NFL, NBA and NHL packages...plus all these movies channels....bill is insane thank god for my mom and dad.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 08:48 PM

Bills are unreal. I remember cable hot boxes. Those were the shit.

**bballs84** · 01-17-11, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by ttrace35

Bills are unreal. I remember cable hot boxes. Those were the shit.

No need to watch the scramble when young

**CanuckG** · 01-17-11, 08:52 PM

get a black box

**gafl** · 01-17-11, 08:54 PM

Hot boxes, Pinnacle and Netteller. Those were the days.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by CanuckG

get a black box

I dunno what that is? I must be getting old.

**beermankirk** · 01-17-11, 08:57 PM

Back when you had to add a cable box, to unscramble channels.

A black box was a rigged cable box with all channels unscrambled.

Even a few years ago it was easy to have a descrabled satellite with a chip in it. Unfortunately not as easy these days.

Google FTA satellite

**CanuckG** · 01-17-11, 08:58 PM

uncle has one...got every channel unreal

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 09:04 PM

About 8 years ago, I knew a guy that would program the credit card in the directv box. Have to reprogram it about every 6 months.

**LarryF** · 01-17-11, 09:05 PM

Watch the games on the Internet, no HD but same the $$$

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 09:12 PM

My internet is always fukkin up. The guy next door, that I steal it from, has some bullsh-t provider. Cheap bastard.

**Emily_Haines** · 01-17-11, 09:16 PM

Yes price is insane and they have figured out ways to fuk you out of the max by taking channels like versus and sticking it in some other group of shit channels so you have to spend an extra $10 to get it.

Nickle and dime you death, $10, for high def, $5 for receiver, $8 for their insurance

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 09:21 PM

Yea emily. Nickel and dime. Even charge you to use an automated phone system.

**paco** · 01-17-11, 09:31 PM

No need for all those packages when u can watch pretty much anything and everything free online.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 09:36 PM

Once you have these fukkin plasmas and leds, you can't watch regular SD

**bogbat** · 01-17-11, 09:40 PM

TV is expensive with every company these days. My friend knows someone who works for Time Warner that hooks up free internet and TV for a one time payment of $300. Too bad I live in a Cox area.

**AMBlai01** · 01-17-11, 09:42 PM

I have Directv and my bill is definitely not $250. You are doing something wrong dude.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by AMBlai01

I have Directv and my bill is definitely not $250. You are doing something wrong dude.

Yea man. These sports packages add up. God forbid if I order a movie. I could have a basic package, but that sux. If I didn't have to have the football package, I wouldn't bother. But, who can live without the football package?

**AMBlai01** · 01-17-11, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by ttrace35

Yea man. These sports packages add up. God forbid if I order a movie. I could have a basic package, but that sux. If I didn't have to have the football package, I wouldn't bother. But, who can live without the football package?

Okay so next year when you see the first installment of the Sunday ticket on your bill...this is what you do. You call Directv and tell them that you wan to cancel it. They will then ask you why.....You tell them that it is just too expensive and that you don't think you should have to pay that much. They will then ask if you would keep it...if they could make it more affordable. You say...well maybe...depends on how much more. THey will then start cutting the price. If you hold out long enough you can get Sunday ticket for almost half of what they charge for it...and mightbe able to get them to throw in a couple other things too. I think I got 3 free months of Starz, Showtime and The Movie Channel.

Works like a charm.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by AMBlai01

Okay so next year when you see the first installment of the Sunday ticket on your bill...this is what you do. You call Directv and tell them that you wan to cancel it. They will then ask you why.....You tell them that it is just too expensive and that you don't think you should have to pay that much. They will then ask if you would keep it...if they could make it more affordable. You say...well maybe...depends on how much more. THey will then start cutting the price. If you hold out long enough you can get Sunday ticket for almost half of what they charge for it...and mightbe able to get them to throw in a couple other things too. I think I got 3 free months of Starz, Showtime and The Movie Channel.

Works like a charm.

Will def try that. Thanx.

**pico** · 01-17-11, 10:29 PM

some people are willing to pay for it.

**jjgold** · 01-17-11, 10:31 PM

all companies charge a lot now, so many taxes too

no way around it if you like sports and packages''

**GELATINOUS CUBE** · 01-17-11, 10:32 PM

yeah, that company is garbage. Total fukin ripoff. They're comericals are oh, so funny, but the actual product is crap.

Pass on it.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 10:48 PM

Even funnier is that they made me buy a dvr at bestbuy for $100. Then they charge me $5 a month for service. And if I leave directv, I have to give them the dvr that I paid $100 for????

**Killa** · 01-17-11, 10:49 PM

I have never been raped, and I intend to keep it that way.

**windwind** · 01-17-11, 10:51 PM

get the verizon fio a lot channels with internet.

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 10:51 PM

Ok killa. Your a real tough guy I'm sure.

**newguy** · 01-17-11, 10:52 PM

The insurance really pissed me off. I will be canceling everything the second my contract is up!!!

**ttrace35** · 01-17-11, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by newguy

The insurance really pissed me off. I will be canceling everything the second my contract is up!!!

I can't live without football. I didn't even know about this insurance bs. Something else added to my bill.

**exstatman** · 01-18-11, 12:53 AM

Cable/satellite will eventually go the way of newspapers. The price of the local paper has gone down for years, and now, it's to the point I haven't paid for about 6 months, but still get it every day.

**mlb** · 01-18-11, 12:56 AM

haha holy shit that bill is insane

i got time warner cable and usually get some nice deals on premium channels

**mlb** · 01-18-11, 12:56 AM

got HBO, Cinemax all the ondemands, all the extra sports packages and my bill last month was somewhere around 40 bones

**THE PROFIT** · 01-18-11, 01:02 AM

Originally posted by ttrace35

My cable bill is fukkin ridiculous. I have this ESPN fastbreak and the games aren't even in fukkin HD. I'm still paying for the football package. Wtf? How much was that sh-t? Am I the only one whose bill is $250+ every month????

why do you have cable & Direct?

**rem sleep** · 01-18-11, 01:07 AM

I would rather spend that money on games.