Sure thing Curds.
I made this post on June 17th in this thread >>>
https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/topic/537834-can-you-negotiate-with-directv/?page=67#comment-19178712
I have been with DTV for 12 years and I called yesterday to cancel, not as a ploy but to genuinely cancel because of awful customer service and many other issues that I finally got fed up with. They called me back all day and today from a local number until I finally answered, didnt know it was them until I answered. After I told them I no longer want to be with ATT/DTV in an angry upset discussion and that I am bothered they even called me as much as they did after I cancelled, they threw everything at me. I MEAN EVERYTHING, My bill is 28 for the Ultimate for a year (before the fees and taxes, so $55 total roughly) was 120 before. I have every station for a year, including premiums and got the ST Max plus a $200 Visa gift card. By far the best deal I have ever gotten from DTV and needless to say they kept me. Glad I answered the darn annoying calls. The gentleman who helped me was wanting to keep me.
The game here is to prove you are not wanting them anymore no matter what, they will beg you to stay. They just dont make money off of you from your bill, they sell the amount of customers to their advertisers since they cant sell ratings. I heard a rumor that if DTV falls below a certain amount of subscribers. NFL can pull out of its deal.