(09-13-2017 04:42 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(09-13-2017 04:30 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(09-13-2017 04:18 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(09-13-2017 11:17 AM)Kronke Wrote:  If you're paying $150 for DTV, you're doing it wrong. Call in and threaten to cancel, and they'll cut it in half, and give you all the movie channels and NFL Sunday Ticket for free.

With that said, I'm close to cutting, though it isn't about the cost, but more about the principle of giving money to media outlets that I despise. You can stream pretty much anything you want these days anyway.

Or do the two years in the wife's name and the next two years in your name switching every two years. That's what we do with Directv

Anyone paying $150 a month and switching to a $35 a month streaming service is not comparing apples to apples.

My two years just ran out this past month. We called and got it in my wife's name for the next two years. 185 channels (mostly useless but needed for free NFL Sunday) 4 rooms with whole house DVR and free HD...

total bill $65 a month and 3 free months of HBO/ST..movie channels

After 12 months it goes up to $99 a month. But in year 2 we will drop the package down to 150 channels and pay $76 a month. For saying I can get a better deal with Dish in year 2 I got a $130 off spread out over 13-24

I gave each of the streaming services a test ride for a free 7 day trial. What I found you can not stream espn on 2 TVs at the same time. One will cutoff. With the most expensive package they allowed 3 (might have been 4) streams devices but not if you are watching the same channel.

If a person is paying $150 a month for Directv they have EXTRAS they ordered. Below are the cost for each package



ULTIMATE ALL INCLUDED
245+ $ 75.00 mo Plus taxes. For 12 mos. w/24 mos. TV agmt. $134/mo. in mos. 13-24



XTRA ALL INCLUDED
230+ channels $ 70.00 mo Plus taxes. For 12 mos. w/24 mos. TV agmt. $124/mo. in mos. 13-24



CHOICE ALL INCLUDED
185+ channels $ 60.00 mo Plus taxes. For 12 mos. w/24 mos. TV agmt. $115/mo. in mos. 13-24



ENTERTAINMENT ALL INCLUDED
155+ channels $ 55.00 mo Plus taxes. For 12 mos. w/24 mos. TV agmt. $101/mo. in mos. 13-24




SELECT ALL INCLUDED (includes espn, espn2, fs1)
150+ channels $ 50.00 mo Plus taxes. For 12 mos. w/24 mos. TV agmt. $90/mo. in mos. 13-24

Just to clarify, I had 5 DirecTV HD receivers with DVR:
1. Den
2. Master BR
3. Mother-in-law's room
4. Playroom
5. Media room

My package was Choice at $115 / month base price.

My package provided 1 receiver. I had to pay equipment fees for the other 4 receivers.

Plus they had an equipment upcharge for HD and another upcharge for DVR.


PS Vue gives me 5 profiles:
1. Me
2. Wife
3. Daughter
4. Mother-in-law
5. Extra

Each profile has its own DVR feature.

PS Vue has 4 bundles, with each tier including more channels than the prior tier:
1. Access - $39.99
2. Core - $44.99
3. Elite - $54.99
4. Ultra - $74.99

I forgot that my package is about to go up $10/mth.

At first, PS Vue had two pricing structures: one without local channels and one with. The local channels structure was $10/mth higher.

When they started they didn't have agreements with local broadcasters in every market.

When I signed up they didn't offer local channels in Memphis - which was fine with me. So my prices was for Core was $34.99. That changes at the end of October. It goes up to $44.99.

Core is the one I was looking at too.

Clear something up for me-

So we have one whole house DVR, then a separate cable box in three places- Master Bdrm, playroom, living room. As of now, max is 2 spots cause as of 3 weeks ago that's all that's left of us unless the dog starts watching.

So when you say 5 "profiles" what does that mean? If I want to watch in the playroom (soon to be mancave) and there's no "box", how does it receive the programming from the PS, which would be downstairs?

Do we need another device for each location?

I set up an account on Sony's PlayStation site. That account serves as my PS Vue login. That account also serves as my PlayStation gaming login etc, but that's not important here.

Now that you have a PS Vue account you can download the PS Vue app to any of your streaming devices.

I have 5 streaming devices. Each one has the PS Vue app.

When you launch the app you'll have to log in the first time. After that, it will remember your login.

Once you're logged in to PS Vue you will create a profile. You can have a total of 5 profiles: one for you, one for your wife, etc.

When you're watching TV you'll want to use your profile.

<< wife needs to use the computer. I'll be back later. >> :D