What is the average monthly cost for DIRECTV?
The monthly cost of DIRECTV satellite TV is an average price of $50-$150 per month depending on the plan that you select. DIRECTV provides customers with multiple packages that cater to their wants and pocket niceness.
The Entry-Level Packages
The basic DIRECTV packages depend on the channels, and they can range from $50 per month upward. These include.
- DIRECTV ENTERTAINMENT – Basic Package with a price of $54.99 per month and it includes 155 or more channels. This package ensures that you have local channels, top cable networks for your news and entertainment, and regional sports networks. None of the services offered are related to sports packages or premium movies.
- DIRECTV CHOICE – Package details include a $64.99 per month service fee and access to 185+ channels. Entails everything in entertainment plus other extra sports & entertainment packages such as MLB Network, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, and many others. Still no premium channels.
- DIRECTV XTRA – this package costs $79.99 a month for 235+ channels. It also incorporates more sports like NHL Network,venvix, tennis channel more movie channels such as Sony Movie Channel, HDNet Movies, M GM HD, secondary premium such as HBO2, Showtime 2, and Cinemax 2.
Therefore, the initial level for the Direct TV offers is around $55 per month. However, they are positioned slightly higher than these packages to access regional sports networks and more choices in movies.
The Premium Packages
For additional packages or options such as HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz, it will cost you between $15-$18 monthly for each premium channel. So if you want HBO, this would impose an additional $15 to the monthly bill. Want HBO and Showtime? Then, they charge an additional $30 on top of your base package price.
The Sports Packages
DIRECTV also has sports add-ons for the various leagues for those fanatical about particular sporting disciplines. These include.
- NFL SUNDAY TICKET – 73.49 USD per month.
- It is the official website of Major League Baseball which will cost $85 per season for extra innings.
- NBA LEAGUE PASS – provides the most comprehensive access to NBA games The annual subscription fee is $39 per month.
- NHL CENTER ICE - $89.97/season for high-definition digital cable.
Therefore, a sports fan could spend well over $100 per month depending on the individual packages of sports that are chosen in the account.
The Channel Count Packages
DIRECTV offers tiered programming levels mainly differentiated by channel count.
- The CHOICE Package offers 185 + Channels at $64.99 per month.
- XTRA Package – 235+ Cable Channels – With a Price of $79.99 Per Month
- This is the ULTIMATE Package that includes more than 250 channels and costs $94.99 per month.
- The PREMIER Package includes 330+ Channels for a price of $134.99 per month.
As you can see, the price of the package also increases with the number of channels when you have a choice of availability. A package known as the PREMIER is slightly short of $150 per month yet offers over 330 channels.
Other additional options include DVR, High Definition, and Genie upgrades.
On top of your base package, DIRECTV adds on fees for
- High Definition channels – 10 USD a month
- DVR service will cost $10 per month.
- The Advanced Genie HD DVR comes with an added cost of $15/month.
But if you went for the HD and the DVR service, then you would have to add, $20+ to your monthly expenditure.
In conclusion, the large majority of DIRECTV customers are charged between $70-$150 per month including all the extra charges. On the lower end, you can opt for a more slimmed-down package that might include a basic set of channels for $70-$80 a month. On the higher end, the lovers of sporting events and movies that subscribe to all the additional channels can end up spending more than $150 or using up to $330 per month for the 330+ channel DIRECTV service.
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