For those worried about the additional one year commitment, I read this to say that you get a $50 rebate now and the second in 13 months. Wouldn't this mean that you get at least $50 just for calling now?? I made the call and still don't quite understand what happens if I cancel before the 13th month.

FWIW - as long as DirecTV is the only game in town for the NFL package, I'm not going anywhere...

BTW - almost forgot - Thanks OP!!

guitardedboy said:my contract is up in April of this year, so I'm not going to bite on this.....

They want to bait you into sticking around once your contrat is up so if you call to cancel, I'm sure they will offer a heck of a lot more than the 50 bucks that they are offering through this service.

That's exactly right. Existing customers should probably only bite if they are already in an agreement that wouldn't be affected by this.

what have people gotten recently when they called out of contract to cancel?

Thanks LBJ, were stylin'...

Had to extend my contract with DirecTV though

cb35 said:jwardl said:Not a hot deal, but a co-worker just told me they've pulled HDNet, UniversalHD, etc, and made them EXTRA-COST channels now, no longer included in the HD package, because they don't have SD counterparts. Anyone know if this is true?

True however you get them for 3 months free - then $4.99 for those channels. Also your post has nothing at all to do with this AAA deal. I doubt many people would cancel because of this - Directv has the NFL Ticket & the most channels in HD right now. Go troll elsewhere
I don't watch football, I am considering getting DirectTV for the first time because of this discount, and that info could affect my decision. Thanks Jwardl!

Wow!!! This is going to be awesome if it works!! Thanks OP

what is the lowest cost after this offer?? they are claiming
$49 pak to get this??
should be
$29 less the $10?????????????? and what HD equip are they
giving?

cb35 said:vickh said:what's their lowest cost package? new customer time contract and installation cost?

I believe it is $29.99 for a 2 yr commitment installation is usually free for new customers - you would need a line of sight to the southern sky

This looks like a good deal for people already planning to get 1. I'm on the fence so need help from you guys. I never had cable, so sorry in advance for these questions.

The Family package is pretty weak, so I would need to get the Choice 1. Would like to hookup 2 TVs, so what would my cost be?
Extra cost for HD receiver?

Monthly Cost:
$50 Choice Package
$10 HD Access fee
$5 HD receiver lease fee
Guessing, there would be some kind of taxes involved so, roughly how much?
Premium channel is extra $5?

Yes, I see DTV has promo of $10/mo for 12 months and $50 Visa GC, but like to estimate the cost after the promo. Since I need a 2nd HD receiver, would it be better to get the Choice Xtra+HD Access for $15 more per month? Thanks.

EDIT: Looking over the options, my best bet would be to get the $65 package since has FREE hd receiver and accress plus 3 months free of premium.

Nice find, but I'm currently a AAA and a DTV customer. My current contract expires 10/2009...I don't think I'm ready to extend it out another year right now, but that may change.

orisky said:Nice find, but I'm currently a AAA and a DTV customer. My current contract expires 10/2009...I don't think I'm ready to extend it out another year right now, but that may change.

I'm not sure it matters. In my experience, they've never tagged an extention on to the end. They've only been able to extend from the current date, so a year agreement when you have more than a year left will have no effect. Things may have changed, but that's been my experience. If anyone knows differenly, please post.