Viacom-DirecTV cost dispute
 

I had a few people tell me if you call and complain(say you're going to cancel and expect a long wait), they'll discount your monthly bill for a few months and give you free NFL package for the season.

Yeah, I don't have DirecTV anymore & never tried it, but a buddy of mine does that every season. He lets them renew his Sunday Ticket, then calls a few weeks before the season telling them to cancel because he can't afford it. He claims they've given him a hefty discount - 50% or more - every year.

Which is significant, Sunday Ticket ain't cheap!

Wow, a 3 line thread title. Thats as rare as Falcon playoff points.

Wasn't like that earlier this morning... weird.

UM

Great, I just dropped Dish because of them doing the same thing with other channels and got Direct TV, WTF.

Well, I called DirecTV yesterday and used the Viacom thing to leverage a GREAT deal on Sunday Ticket.

Yes, I know. I dropped it when all the bountygate stuff started, but I got a fantastic deal on it, 10 more bucks off my bill for the next year, a free whole-home DVR service for a year.

They'll get the Viacom thing figured out in time, plus they just added Disney Jr which completely thrilled my kids. And I'm currently enjoying a week of MLB Free Preview too.

DirecTV is a good company. I've been with them since December, 1999. Anybody thinking about it ping me and we can both get 10 bucks off our bills!

:-)

My daughter is loving Disney Jr. as well. Still, plenty of quality shows on Nick Jr. that I would like to have back.

No doubt. My daughter had me looking around at other options, but it's hard to get the right combo - and if they don't offer HUB (no my little pony) then the deal is off.

I didn't want to drop DirecTV anyway. They've been good to me over the years. Once Nick Jr. is back, all will be right with the world...

Before moving back to Louisiana, I'd had DirecTV in Alabama for years. No service provider is perfect, of course, but DirecTV was one of the least painful utilities to deal with, and that's saying something.

I have Eatel now (a tiny local provider, but basically same thing as AT&T U-Verse) and they're pretty good, if a little pricey, but it sure beats Cox.

Well, dispute settled.

Watching Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! as we speak.

ALL THIS B.S. WAS DirectTV's fault!
For years they've held the entire industry hostage because they owned major satellites and kept increasing charges to cable providers.

Of course they come into the same markets with their own branded service as similar prices and the war ensued.

Viacom is now owned by a LOT of ticked off people who have had to deal with DirectTV's B.S. and price gouging for years. Viacom has been gobbling up networks left and right, and has now ordered 20% of the market (which they own) to NEVER user the DirectTV feeds or transmit through them.

Therefore, no more DirectTV monopoly.

Now the chickens have come home to roost and DirectTV has to pay BIG TIME to license the Viacom networks. That course will, of course, eventually trickle down to the consumers.