I have some tricks for you guys. And I have a love-HATE relationship with DirecTV!
They and the NFL are criminally scrooowing us.
#1- If you are out of contract but have DirecTV, call to cancel your DirecTV service and tell them you are switching to Dish Network because DirecTV is ripping you off. Act like you could be talked out of it, but you're tired of overpaying.... they will get you to a Retention Team agent.
They have the power to give away the Sunday Ticket now free, per their deal with the NFL. They give it free now to new customers, so they should treat you and your loyalty the same!
#2- If you have a friend or family member who orders the Sunday Ticket, you can swap a receiver with them, and when you hook up their receiver in your house, that TV will get their packages/channels. It works, but it's got it's flaw because I get a lot of other channels that my buddy here doesn't, so I would miss the Tennis Channel if I swapped.
I miss the olden days when I had contacts that could doctor/program the access cards to be able to get EVERY single channel, pay-per-view included. Was that stealing?
I guess so. But so are their rates! And so is our Government!