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Soon I'll discover if I miss anything
Aug. 20th, 2014 03:23 pmMy DirecTV bill is currently $98 monthly. That's ridiculous, especially considering that I'm paying another $25 or so per month for Netflix (the three-DVD-at-a-time package). And that's without any premium channels, just TNT and similar non-premium cable channels.
I finally got my act together to call DirecTV. When the automatic voice asked me what I wanted, I remembered the magic word: "retention."
That got me to Melissa, who switched me to DirecTV's "Select" plan, which is $49/month. It trims out a lot of channels, but I think the ones she listed are all the ones I watch, and the ones I'm losing are the ones that clog up the list when I scroll through. As I said in the subject line, I'll presumably find out if there's anything I forgot about that I'll miss.
I'm also currently eligible for a DVR upgrade, but I'm not sure I see the need. I never fill up the unit except when the Olympics are on, so that gives me another couple of years.
I'd been dithering about buying the Chromecast/PlayOn/PlayLater combo, mostly because I just purchased a Craftsy class, and then was annoyed to discover I couldn't watch it on my TV -- and possibly could, with that setup. Since the cost for that is $69, two months of savings will cover it. I doubt it'll be a complete substitute for DirecTV, but I'm willing to give it a try. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
laurel, didn't you have a post about dumping cable providers entirely? I thought I bookmarked it, but I can't find it.)
I did try Plex, but it didn't work very well for me. I hate the interface, and I think my broadband may not be broad enough.
But at least now I'm looking at other options.
I finally got my act together to call DirecTV. When the automatic voice asked me what I wanted, I remembered the magic word: "retention."
That got me to Melissa, who switched me to DirecTV's "Select" plan, which is $49/month. It trims out a lot of channels, but I think the ones she listed are all the ones I watch, and the ones I'm losing are the ones that clog up the list when I scroll through. As I said in the subject line, I'll presumably find out if there's anything I forgot about that I'll miss.
I'm also currently eligible for a DVR upgrade, but I'm not sure I see the need. I never fill up the unit except when the Olympics are on, so that gives me another couple of years.
I'd been dithering about buying the Chromecast/PlayOn/PlayLater combo, mostly because I just purchased a Craftsy class, and then was annoyed to discover I couldn't watch it on my TV -- and possibly could, with that setup. Since the cost for that is $69, two months of savings will cover it. I doubt it'll be a complete substitute for DirecTV, but I'm willing to give it a try. (
laurel, didn't you have a post about dumping cable providers entirely? I thought I bookmarked it, but I can't find it.) I did try Plex, but it didn't work very well for me. I hate the interface, and I think my broadband may not be broad enough.
But at least now I'm looking at other options.
