The latest DIRECTV promotional offers were introduced earlier this month, and as part of the revamped offer there is a new package available. The DIRECTV Choice Ultimate package is now available to both new and existing satellite TV customers. Lets take a closer look at this satellite TV package and see what it has to offer.
This new package from DIRECTV takes the popular Choice Xtra package and adds in about 11 new channels. If you are not familiar with this package, here is an overview of the Choice Xtra bundle. Over the past year, this package has become extremely popular in that it offers over 200 audio and video channels at a price that is cheaper than most digital cable packages. One thing was missing though, and that was access to commercial free movie channels.
That has been solved to some degree with the Choice Ultimate package. For $5 more per month, you will get access to 11 commercial free movie channels in addition to the 200 plus channels in the ChoiceXtra package. Here are the channels included:
Encore Action
Encore Drama
Encore East
Encore Love
Encore Mystery
Encore WAM
Encore West
Encore Westerns
The Movie Channel -East
The Movie Channel -West
Sundance
So you unfortunately won’t find any of the big name premium channels like HBO or Showtime. On the other hand, it is nice to have access to at least some movie channels that are uncut and uninterrupted. This new package lines up well with the Dish Network America’s Top 250 bundle, which is priced at $62.99 a month as the regular price.
The DIRECTV Choice Ultimate package is priced at $68.99 a month, $5 higher than the Choice Xtra package. New subscribers to the package can get a $29 a month discount, bringing the price down to a very reasonable $39.99 a month for the first year. If you are wanting HD access with the Chioce Ultimate package, add another $10 a month to the price.
DIRECTV is also now offering two HD upgrades with the Choice Ultimate and Premier packages. While in the past you could get one HD DVR, you would have to pay an upfront charge if you wanted another HD receiver. Now you can get both an HD DVR and an HD receiver at no upfront charge with the latest DIRECTV deal. This is a savings of $298 total according to regular DIRECTV retail pricing.
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Do you have Versus now?
DIRECT TV IS GREAT BUT THE PROGRAMING SUCKS THESE BONUS CHANNELS ARE A TOTAL
WASTE SAME OLD SAME OLD STUFF OVER AND OVER WHY WOULD ANY DUMMY PAY FOR THIS?
WE SURE WON”T YOU NEED SOME ONE TO PROGRAM YOUR LINE UP ITS TOOO SAME OLD SAME OLD BORING WITHJ ALL THE CHANNELS WHY WATCH THE SAME STUFF OVER AND OVER
Where do I get free channel you offering for 3 months? I saw this promotion when I was paying my bill.
I cannot find anything negative about our Direct TV Package. We enjoy it very much and thank you for the 3 FREE Months Package.
I’d like to upgrade to “choice ultimate” and add HD for $10.00 per month. Is there an additional monthly cost for the HDDVR unit???
Chuck
We are Existing customers and have been for years. How do we get out free three month of extra channels, that your Thank you card you sent us tells us about???
Just wanted to know how you get your free three months for being a good long time DirectTV user???
We are extremely pleased with DIRECTV. Will you please give us the exact date of the deadline for the free three months package of the 10+ movie channels with Choice Ultimate?
I would like you to offer a TV program to cover travel to many countries arround the world. Showing how the people live,seight seeing,foods,enternment.culture, etc
I agree with John Riley. Your programing is very poor. The same old stuff. I feel we are being taken with your pricing. Make an effort improve the service.
What is the problem with the direct tv broadcasting. I just kicked out dish network and had direct tv installed today. I have 2 tv’s both new, one 37 inch one 47 inch, everytime i change channels i cant see the part of the screen (upper) that tells me what channel i’m on so i have to shrink the picture to about 2/3 its full size then find the channel i want then take the tv control and put it back on full screen, which also cuts out part of the picture. I had none of these problems with dish network, what is going on???