OT: NFL Sunday Ticket Question

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

Next year I'm getting a ticket so I can watch the Panthers in my home and avoid internet feeds and sports bars for all 16 games (with my luck we'll get like 6 primetime games and it won't be worth buying).

My question is--what is the total cost on getting Sunday ticket for those of you who ended up getting Direct TV? I mean after installation, etc. what am I looking at in terms of total cost?

I would be starting from scratch, have just basic cable now. It always says like $99 per month or some deal amount for NFL Sunday Ticket..... but I've heard is astronomically expensive. Just trying to get an idea so I can price it out.

[Gabeking]

I don't know about the price for TV but I know on the ps3 you can get nfl Sunday ticket for a pretty hefty price per season. Idk the price though but u get all games live on your ps3 without having direct tv.

[panther1]

I don't know if the deal is still going on, but probably not. A few months ago DirecTV had a deal going on that if you signed up for service with them NFL Sunday Ticket was free. My neighbor got it free when he signed up. Doubt it's still going on for the 2012 season but maybe worth asking.

[Wyank]

You can also haggle with them after their promotion is over. We've had directtv for 3 years now with the sunday ticket each of those years. We are getting choice extra package with sunday ticket for the price of choice package with sunday ticket.

[rainwater]

If you are a new customer, you should get it for free for the first year. And otherwise, people always talk Directv down on the price.

[dbulls874]

Yeah, they typically give it away free to first-year customers. On my ps3, I get it for 84 bucks a month i believe.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

So what is the price to sign up for Direct TV from scratch then, assuming NFL Sunday Ticket will be free via promotion?

[bauss]

$84 a month? Holy fug. What a rip.

[kls11310]

i got directtv new this year (switched from time-warner cable) and it came with NFL sunday ticket and 2-room HD DVR for around 60 bucks a month, installation and equipment were free :) overall experience has been a small headache tho, each monthly statement has had some higher bill/random fee then you get rebate later kinda crap... the wife deals with them tho so im happy

[dbulls874]

$84 a month? Holy fug. What a rip.

yea...i'd just get a dish if i could. helps that i convinced the gf to split it with me so we could watch eagles games. she's just starting to catch on that they're on national tv or on in the DC market more often than not...

[Montsta]

I've had DTV for about 4 years now, and every year I call to cancel my Sunday Ticket and they reduce it to six payments of $33. Comes out to a little over $12/game. I can live with that, considering I used to go get tanked at the bar at 10am and it'd cost me easy $50 per Sunday. I'm pretty sure if you wait until football season is close next year they will give you the first year of ST for free too. My DTV bill is usually around $100 a month with all the regular and sports stuff plus HBO.

[pantherfan81]

I also "canceled" mine and got that deal this past year. Worth it :)

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

poo though, I've got cable and internet now for $90 month with NFL Network included.

Sounds like I can expect 100 a month next year for just Television if I want Sunday ticket. And then I'll get random statements that don't make sense and it will be a battle. But installation is free--sound rite?

[tiger7_88]

I've had DTV for about 4 years now, and every year I call to cancel my Sunday Ticket and they reduce it to six payments of $33. Comes out to a little over $12/game.

Is that Sunday Ticket HD?