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Old 07-18-2012, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rodie View Post
Thinking about getting directv for the sports, and using Brighthouse for Internet and basic cable for those times when directv goes out for phone and internet. I very seldom lose Directv, if it's a heavy shower I find that if I go from the HD channel to the SD channel the picture and sound will come back. It has to be a major monsoon to lose it all, and if so it's not ususally for more than a few minutes.

Anybody doing this and if so what is best way to minimize the cost?
We have Directv but I bundle with Century Link for home phone and internet. We have phone with unlimited long distance, caller ID and call block and internet without a modem (to the curb) at 10mpbs download speed. The two together is $59.99 plus tax, which comes to about $75 total. You have to live below CR466A to get brighthouse, otherwise it's Comcast and Century Link I believe is throughout.

If you're new with Directv you can get specials, for one you can give them my account number and we'll both get $100 off our bill. As far as bundling, I saw on my Directv homepage a discount for bundling but when I signed up with Century Link last year it was only $5 a month for me. They have NFL Sunday Ticket this year for only $199 but it doesn't include 'Red Zone', that's $100 more if you want that. Also right now they have a free HD-DVR ($199 value) then you pay $8 a month more for DVR service.