{"id":7972,"date":"2019-03-11T17:32:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=7972"},"modified":"2019-03-11T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:32:45","slug":"rants-directv-bait-and-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/rants-directv-bait-and-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rants: DirecTV Bait and Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

November, 2016<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Live a Little – $35 a month, 60+ channels<\/p>\n

Just Right – $50 a month, 80+ channels<\/p>\n

Go Big – $60 a month, 100+ channels<\/p>\n

Gotta Have It – $70 a month, 120+ channels<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

July, 2018:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Later this month, DirecTV Now will raise its prices by $5 on all packages, bringing basic service to $40 a month and the premium package with all the works to $75 a month.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

March, 2019:\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Current DIRECTV NOW customers will be able to keep their old packages but with a $10 a month price hike starting on their next bill. According to our sources as long as you stay subscribed, you will be able to keep your current DIRECTV NOW package. If you leave, you may not be able to resubscribe to the old DIRECTV NOW packages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In 2016 though (back to that first Gizmodo link):<\/p>\n

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During the launch period, DirecTV Now\u2019s \u201cGo Big\u201d plan will be available for $35 a month. Users are grandfathered into the $35 a month price as long as they stay subscribed to the service.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s the plan my girlfriend purchased. She received a $149 AppleTV as well but that language is actually incorrect. It won\u2019t stay $35. You know how I know? Because it costs $50 today, 2 years later. Luckily, I don\u2019t pay for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n