Little help here guys, need some opinions

[stonedstooge]

I just finished my first 3 months with DirectTV and called in to have them not extend the 3 free months of all the pay channels. Bastard started to argue with me about cutting them to a point I finally had to say "NO. I DON"T WANT THEM". They also started charging me $20 bucks a month more then what I was quoted by the lady that set me up initially. Found out they were charging me $19.99 a month for insurance of the equipment and supposedly my equipment. Dude argued for close to 20 minutes about how I needed it to a point I finally said "I DON'T ****ING WANT THE ****ING INSURANCE. TAKE IT ****ING OFF!!!!". Damn, I've never had a rep argue and be that aggressive with me on the phone over shit like this before. Finally got him to agree to what I wanted. I guess we'll see how much they bill me for from now on.

[RyFo18]

DirecTV is overpriced no doubt. I only have them b/c I have to watch the Chiefs.

Last year I called to tell them I was cancelling because I wanted to switch to dish since they have the "hopper" that records 5 things at once AND because I only wanted the Redzone channel and they didn't offer a package like that. They gave me NFL Sunday Ticket ($330 value) for free, upgraded my receiver to the one that records 5 things at once, and gave me a $20 bill credit for 6 months.

I imagine since it sounds like you don't have Sunday Ticket, that you might be able to get some nice savings. Call them and tell them "I can save $70 a month by switching to Comcast." They'll do whatever they can to accommodate you. You will get locked into another 2 year deal, but it can't hurt to try.

[soopamanluva]

I dropped direct tv last year. I dont have cable. I bought a slingbox and connected it to my parents tv and sling cable from them. Im waiting on Google fiber.