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All About the Superfan Package
Posted by 0845 Telephone Numbers in TV on March 3rd, 2010
DirecTV is marking third quarter of 2008 with a great deal on their NFL Sunday Ticket plan. The regular season for the NFL doesn’t start until September, but training camp starts in late July for most NFL teams, and the pre-season games start in August. Maybe you have passed on the Sunday Ticket deal in the past. If so, now is the time to find the best deals out there, as this is the start of the busy time of year for DirecTV.
Now if you haven’t heard of this tremendous package, here are the details on DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket. Designed as the premium football viewing package, it is designed to give you viewing access to every single NFL game. In most cases, most viewers will see four or five games a week on network television, the Sunday morning and afternoon games, the Sunday Night game, and then Monday night football.
Now if you reside in the area where “your” home team plays, you can usually see your team play on network TV. However, if you don’t live in that market, you would have to make a trip down to the local bar to watch your team’s game. Since Direct TV began the Sunday Ticket package a few years back, you can always see your local team play, right from your own couch.
While out of area fans make up a strong base for the NFL Sunday Ticket, there are other fans that need this package as well. Fantasy football enthusiasts have been subscribing to the package, as it lets them keep up on their fantasy players at any time. Another group buying up the package is those who may have a little money on NFL games. They love the Direct TV Sunday Ticket as it lets them keep up on who covers the spread.
What about price? In past years, the NFL Sunday ticket package cost has been around $250 per season, billed over 4 monthly installments. This year’s price for existing DirecTV subscribers will be almost $300 dollars. Those who sign up in time get a $20 discount.
New Direct TV subscribers can take advantage of the promotion on the Sunday Ticket. Current offers bill the same price $74.99 per month for 4 months, with a great start up bonus. New subscribers signing up for NFL Sunday Ticket can get the DirecTV Premier package free for 4 months. If you want the Superfan bundle though, you will have to pay an extra $100 for HD. This is DirecTV’s top end package, with 265 stations, 35 sports stations, and also free movie channels.
Free DVR service is also included and a Direct TV DVR upgrade rounds out this great offer on dish television service.
Direct TV or Charter Cable Service
Posted by 0845 Telephone Numbers in TV on February 19th, 2010
Two of the big companies in the cable television landscape today are Charter cable and DIRECTV satellite television. If these big media companies are on options for you when it comes to choosing a satellite or cable company, you may be confused about what they claim to offer, and how much it is going to cost. The smart thing to do is sit down and make a chart of what each company offers, and of course price out the services including everything they offer. Here are a couple of points to factor in when shopping for Charter cable against satellite.
HD Channels – While both cable and satellite now offer hi def content, Dish beats Charter cable quite handily as far as the actual number of channels. Direct TV promotes they have 130 hi definition networks, but on close examination that number is inflated. They in reality have around 90 when you take out the pay per view stations. Charter TV maxes out at 60 in the best case, and many areas have far fewer HD channels depending on the network. Using the DVR by Charter will help you save more high definition content.
Sports content – You will be able to find lots of sports content with either provider, as both carry all of the local networks and ESPN. But if you want out of market sports content, DirecTV satellite is the way to go. They have exclusive rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket bundle, but it doesn’t stop there. Other packages found on satellite but missing from Charter include the NBA League Pass and the NASCAR Hotpass serires.
Bundled options – One downfall of satellite TV service is that they do not have the ability to compete with Charter service when it comes to the triple play. Charter can offer bundled services which also add internet access and long distance calling through your home phone. Combining these services with your cable television company is convenient as far as billing and customer service issues.
So which service is the right one for your situation? Of course only you can make the final decision. While HD channels and out of market sports programming may be top priorities for some of us, they aren’t a big deal to others. Evaluating both services and the prices involved will insure that you make the correct decision for your particular situation.