This satellite TV service has all the channels you’ll want—including premium channels, like HBO and SHOWTIME. Although DIRECTV has a two-year contract with second-year price hikes, you’re guaranteed a great channel variety for the family, for movie buffs, and for sports addicts. You may have to budget wisely to have this great service in your home, but read on to see if this is the satellite provider for you. We think DIRECTV could be a 5-star service—when they decide to stop this price hike nonsense. Each package comes with a set price amount for the first 24 months. After that, your monthly price will increase. But if you’re looking for all of your favorite channels and a TV service that is widely available across the US, DIRECTV is the satellite service for you. And it will be a pain to get out of the contract early. You’ll have to pay an early termination fee if you want out of the relationship. This means you’ll have to pay up to $20 per month that is left on your contract. So if you want DIRECTV because of all of the channels they offer or because satellite TV is your only TV option in your area, then just make sure to budget for that second-year price hike. But you do have to pay for a monthly regional sports fee. Dang, DIRECTV. There you go hurting us again. Like most other TV providers, you’ll have to pay a monthly DVR fee for additional TV receivers if your daughter and son want one in their room. But let us help you decide which package might be the chosen one:
ENTERTAINMENT: With DIRECTV’s starter package, you’ll have all of your family’s favorites like Disney Channel, HGTV, and CNN. Channels that you miss out on going from CHOICE to ENTERTAINMENT that are worth mentioning are TeenNick and TV Land, but in return, you get ESPN and Lifetime Movie Network. CHOICE: The CHOICE package tends to the sports-watching families. Not only do you get a few more key sports channels, like NFL Network, but football fans will also get a nice bonus from DIRECTV. You’ll get to enjoy a free subscription to NFL SUNDAY TICKET for a season if you get CHOICE or above. That means you’ll have access to all out-of-market NFL games on your TV. ULTIMATE: This upgrade adds channels for movie lovers, such as ENCORE Action and ENCORE Drama. If you’re a big fan of Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer, you’re going to want this package for the Tennis Channel. And your kids will love Boomerang and PBS Kids. Plans ULTIMATE and below also get three months free of HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax, and MGM+. Just make sure to cancel after three months if you don’t want to pay for them. PREMIER: The biggest package is for the movie buffs and includes 45+ premium channels, including HBO Max, Cinemax, STARZ, and SHOWTIME. And for the international sports fans, the PREMIER package also includes Fox Deportes and Fox Soccer Channel.
But don’t let us stop you if you need a channel lineup that has all the sports or all the movies. We’ll highlight some channels each package includes when you upgrade from one to another. DIRECTV’S ENTERTAINMENT plan includes the following: Don’t forget to cancel your subscription after the three months is up, or else you’ll be charged $54 per month. Or just make sure you budget so you won’t have to miss out on Raised by Wolves, Strike Back, or Billions. You’ll get a complete list of sports channels if you go as high as the ULTIMATE package (especially if you want to watch your O’s, D-backs, or Yanks). You can also add MLB Extra Innings to any DIRECTV package. DIRECTV ENTERTAINMENT includes the following sports channels:
ESPN ESPN2 FOX Sports 1 (FS1) MotorTrend
DIRECTV CHOICE includes the above sports channels and the following: NFL SUNDAY TICKET is one of DIRECTV’s best features. You get all out-of-market Sunday NFL games right on your TV. And guess what? You get a free season subscription for your first year if you get the DIRECTV CHOICE package or above!
Movies Extra pack: $4.99/mo. (first three months included) DOGTV: $4.99/mo. (first month included) AMC+: $6.99/mo. Outdoor Channel: $4.99/mo. Hallmark Movies Now: $5.99/mo. (or check out other ways to watch the Hallmark channels) Hvault: $4.99/mo. Lifetime Movie Club: $3.99/mo. A&E Crime Central: $4.99/mo. Pantaya: $5.99/mo. Revry: $6.99/mo.
You can also get DIRECTV packages for the following languages ($10.00–$37.99):
Italian Filipino Russian Brazilian Portuguese Chinese Korean Vietnamese Spanish Japanese
You can take your DVR recordings on-the-go with the DIRECTV app, too. So if you start your day with Good Morning America, you don’t have to stop once you get goin’ on your commute. Beyond the price, though, you will get everything you want from DIRECTV. DIRECTV includes most of your favorite channels for you and your family to enjoy. It’s also an NFL fan’s dream with NFL SUNDAY TICKET, and you could get it for free for the 2023 season if you order CHOICE and above. (Don’t forget, we recommend the ULTIMATE plan to get all of the sports channels DIRECTV offers).
