Quasi OT: Changes to Sunday Ticket - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

***MassPats38*** · 07-21-2010, 01:46 PM

Somebody has to provide insurance to cover the $700 million to $1 billion lost in the event of a lock-out. It should come as no surprise that the "somebody" will be the consumers, now and later. I probably should check that subscription agreement and make sure I am not signing on to pay for next season as well, whether the NFL plays or not.

***FreeTedWilliams*** · 07-21-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by nabwong

Hey Peeps,

I called directv to cancel my sunday ticket (for real) cos I didn't wanna pay $300+ for it. I was really polite. The rep asked if I enjoyed it last year. I told her I did but i couldn't afford it this year. Then she asked if I would still keep it if I only had to pay $29.99 for 6 months instead of $49.99. A $120 savings. This happened yesterday. Merry Christmas in July!

Nab

Dude, you are the MAN!!! Just got off the phone with them, thanks for saving me $120 bucks!!!!! Plus they threw in a new remote when I told them that mine was acting up!

larryo · 07-21-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nabwong

Hey Peeps,

I called directv to cancel my sunday ticket (for real) cos I didn't wanna pay $300+ for it. I was really polite. The rep asked if I enjoyed it last year. I told her I did but i couldn't afford it this year. Then she asked if I would still keep it if I only had to pay $29.99 for 6 months instead of $49.99. A $120 savings. This happened yesterday. Merry Christmas in July!

Nab

Hey thanks for the heads up. I'm in.

Sirius will do this too if anyone is interested.

sc patriot · 07-21-2010, 03:23 PM

I called also and said I couldn't afford it hoping for a discount. They did the the whole selling part on why it is so great, and I agreed with him but said it was too much. Then he offered the deal for 180. i said "that works." And I imagine I'll be doing that every year from now on.

IndyKen · 07-21-2010, 03:40 PM

I've had it for 5-6 years now - it is very good, no question. But I just came to the conclusion they hold all the cards and it's simply too much. I'd like to see more selective opportunities to save money - be able to purchase one team, or 1 conference, etc.

So I cancelled, they did offer me the same discount by the way, but my mind was made up.

ahmed · 07-21-2010, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by signbabybrady

Not every football game used to be taped in HD so this might have been the issue. I believe now and maybe even last year they have begun taping them all in HD. So unless Canada does something different with the broadcast of it this should be corrected.

I know in the States, they started airing all the games in HD a year or two ago but not in Canada. Here, they normally only have 3 HD channels and 7 or 8 regular channels. Hopefully, they will increase the number of games in HD this year which they did last year.

TrueBeliever · 07-21-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyKen

I'd like to see more selective opportunities to save money - be able to purchase one team, or 1 conference, etc.

I like that idea, I've been hoping they would do that for years. Besides, you can really only watch one game at a time, particularly during the early game time slot when most of them are on. It's different for the late game when there's usually only three or four on.

WhoaDirty · 07-21-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by signbabybrady

Not every football game used to be taped in HD so this might have been the issue. I believe now and maybe even last year they have begun taping them all in HD. So unless Canada does something different with the broadcast of it this should be corrected.

With the early bird special last year I got SundayTicket for $140 Cdn. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I believe all the games were televeised in HD. All the Pats ones were anyway, but that would be because my LSP has Boston channels as one of the affiliates it uses.

Patsfanin Philly · 07-21-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nabwong

Hey Peeps,

I called directv to cancel my sunday ticket (for real) cos I didn't wanna pay $300+ for it. I was really polite. The rep asked if I enjoyed it last year. I told her I did but i couldn't afford it this year. Then she asked if I would still keep it if I only had to pay $29.99 for 6 months instead of $49.99. A $120 savings. This happened yesterday. Merry Christmas in July!

Nab

Dude, you just saved me $120.00. You have to go to the second level representative ( one who handles cancellations)
to get the discount.....

***nabwong*** · 07-21-2010, 08:51 PM

Glad you all are getting the discounts. Kindly deposit $10 into my paypal account... just kidding...

Do you guys know if we get all pre-season games on sunday ticket? The pats play thursday right?