I know that they usually have a special deal on it if you order in July.

$335

Too Much

Lions victory = priceless...

My friend has DirecTV and I split the cost of the package with him each year, since I go to his house to watch it.

This past season they rolled in the "superfan" into the sunday ticket and it now is an eye-popping $350. I was quite pissed when my already outrageous bill of $300 went UP by $50.

Oh, and PREseason games are NOT included in that $350 either!

You can, however, watch games from your phone.

I always wonder how good that would be even. You would think it would go by the service of your phone.

FWIW-
You can always call up DirecTv and get credits/refunds/etc to offset the cost of Sunday Ticket....I have been doing this for the past 3-4 years without issue. Their customer service is one of the best and they understand how expensive these things can get, especially in these difficult times.

Thats a good idea. So about how much has your bill amounted to?

This past year I think we were discounted something like $100 in all for Sunday Ticket.

Last year I thought about switching to Dish, because they had the Red zone for about $10 a month and I just couldn't see myself paying $300 for the NFL Ticket. I called Directv up and told them to I would like to cancel my service, before I knew it they offered me a $10 a month credit for 12 months and the Starz Movie package for 6 months free if I stayed and kept the NFL Sunday Ticket. I took the deal, but I'm concerned as to whether they will give me that same deal this year? I just can't see me paying $350 for the NFL Ticket this year.

I've had DirecTV for several years now, but have never bought NFL Sunday Ticket. With that said, whenever I've called to drop or reduce a service, they've offered me discounts in order to keep them. For instance, the last time I called to drop Showtime ($12.99/mo), they gave it to me for $2.99/mo for 6 months plus dropped my ChoiceXtra package by $5/mo for the same time period. So, by keeping Showtime, I ended up paying $2 less per month than cancelling it. Strange how things work out sometimes.

What everybody's saying about the discounts they offer is true, they really throw them at you. But they'll come down on the Ticket, too. I got it for $180 last year, everything included, and to me that's huge savings over 16 weeks at the bar to watch the Lions. If the first rep you talk to won't give you a good deal, keep calling back until you get one that will. Two years ago I had to call about seven times before I got what I knew was the lowest they'd go; last year I got it on the first call.