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Let me answer your question in this manner. If the NFL package cost $2000, I'd pay it.Seriously.[Don't tell that to anyone at Directv...]
Let me answer your question in this manner. If the NFL package cost $2000, I'd pay it.Seriously.[Don't tell that to anyone at Directv...]
Dont know how i would afford the 2 G's, but i would find a way.
I just signed up from it last week and switched from cable. By signing up I received 4 free months of the premier service ($90 value), free installation and equipment, and NFL Sunday Ticket for 4 payments of $62. The premier service includes all sports channels and all movie channels. I was paying over $50 month for cable so this was a no brainer for me. This will be my first year with the Ticket and I can't wait.
$62 a month for this, with all the premium content? No-####ing-brainer. Only problem with it for me is that I'm not home during the week, so I have to wait until the 21st for them to come out. 
Not exactly.
Most Sundays last year, there were exactly nine 1:00 games, which is how I arrived at the number of TVs that I needed. Only four Sundays did they bring more than nine games at 1:00, and every time it was EXACTLY ten games. On those weeks, there is always going to be one game that you don't have money on, or you have no fantasy players going. But even still, I bring it up on the big screen from time to time.
I guess you need nine receivers for this... isnt that an extra $45 a month?Not exactly.
No. You may have to pay additionally to get them, but they are almost always available. The local game will be blacked out on Sunday Ticket...but will still be broadcast locally if a sell out.
Sup, cos....To your first point. I have to laugh when I see the commercials pimping cable TV. One of their arguments against Directv is that the weather will knock out your reception. They actually show a guy sitting in his house during a thunderstorm, and his Directv is on the fritz.... he gets frustrated and immediately calls the cable company to make an appointment for installation!
In nine years with Directv, I can honestly tell you that weather has interrupted my service maybe three times, and each time it has been back up within ten minutes. I live in New Engalnd, as well. We get some of the nastiest weather conditions you can imagine.
Over it. And peeps have hit me with that joke everytime I post that pic. So THERE!i like how raider nation has the patriots on the big screen. tuck rule anyone?So friggin' unfair...You're gonna love it! This will be my 9th year... one for each TV.This will be my first year with the Ticket and I can't wait.
I didn't know about the Tivo option last year, but I think it is about $100 more. If I were to do it again, I'd definitely to the Tivo/ DirecTV DVR.
Yep. I wouldn't hook up more than three TVs though. That would be excessive.
Well, not quite. It's an extra $40 a month. I always had the HD receiver set up.So, eight more non-HD receivers x $5/mo.I guess you need nine receivers for this... isnt that an extra $45 a month?Not exactly.
Getting to watch that many NFL games at the same time every week makes up for any pain caused by the tuck rule.i like how raider nation has the patriots on the big screen. tuck rule anyone?So friggin' unfair...You're gonna love it! This will be my 9th year... one for each TV.This will be my first year with the Ticket and I can't wait.
Absolutely without a doubt it is worth it. Again, just like Raider said, if the package cost thousands a year, I would pay it. Take a look at my sig for a picture of my NFL Sunday Ticket setup every week.
LOL. One note of caution, however.DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME IF YOU ARE MARRIED!Getting to watch that many NFL games at the same time every week makes up for any pain caused by the tuck rule.i like how raider nation has the patriots on the big screen. tuck rule anyone?So friggin' unfair...You're gonna love it! This will be my 9th year... one for each TV.This will be my first year with the Ticket and I can't wait.
You got a pic with the flash? I'd like to see your setup in the light. I just switched my pic to "lights off" mode, BTW. I forgot I took that pic until I saw yours.
get 2 and 1 so they wire up all your rooms. you can always get an extension coax cable and bring a 3rd tv into the room. and get the tivo upgrade
you don't lose them necessarily. but number one, if you have the sunday ticket you'l get the bucs game on it. not all cities get local channels through directv. since the signal is a national signal, they have no repeaters that can add local channels. so you pay 5 bucks for local channels if they're offered in your area. tampa probably should be ok. but like i said, you'll still get the bucs game. unless it doesn't sell out. directv is still bound by the nfl local blackout rules. in case you didn't know it, it says: if a home game doesn't sell out in a certain time before the game, it is blcked out within 90 miles of the stadium. directv complies with it.
just the jealousy talking. i only have a 36", a 27", and a 13" for my setup.Over it. And peeps have hit me with that joke everytime I post that pic. So THERE!i like how raider nation has the patriots on the big screen. tuck rule anyone?So friggin' unfair...You're gonna love it! This will be my 9th year... one for each TV.This will be my first year with the Ticket and I can't wait.
It's kind of as if God spoke to you in a dream one night and said he could give your wife 10 beautiful, perky breasts. So you think, "Sure, that sounds friggin' awesome." And then you realize you only have 2 hands. 
Attaboy! Good luck, man.O.K. You guys convinced me. My main TV is a widescreen HD. Tommorrow I'm calling and ordering Directtv HD with the Sunday Ticket. I'm cutting the cable and (if your all right) about to enhance my fantasy football experience. Thanks for all the great comments,you guys have exceded my expectations.
Those are cool, but the picture qulaity is vastly inferior and I wish they'd but them next to the other channels. I like just using the up and down channel button and they always stick those too far away. I usually run that to one small tv and use it for a cheat sheet on which channel to go to on the big screen.,
You will be eternally grateful.I recommend ordering thru the Satellite Experts website. They are really top notch and good backup support. THe deal is the same anywhere you go, but no tax from them.O.K. You guys convinced me. My main TV is a widescreen HD. Tommorrow I'm calling and ordering Directtv HD with the Sunday Ticket. I'm cutting the cable and (if your all right) about to enhance my fantasy football experience. Thanks for all the great comments,you guys have exceded my expectations.
Yeah but each set is different!It only takes me about half a quarter to get in rhythm, but I've been doing it over 10 years. You'll get better.And while its true you don;t necessarily get into the rhythm of a single game, getting into that multi-game rhythm is pretty sweet. I find it almost impossible to watch Sunday and Monday night football now. Whotf need to watch them mill around and huddlr. THere's probably only about 8-10 minutes of real action in each game.The only draw back from the Ticket is that at 1pm, there are too many games on. I found I was always switching from one game to another to another to another to another, so I never really got into the rythm of any game. It seemed like I would watch the Bills offense to see if Moulds caught anything, then when they got stopped I would switch over and watch to see if Priest could punch it in, and then switch over to see if Curtis Martin was in getting goal line carries, and then see if yada, yada, yada. By the time you settle into a groove, all the games are starting the 4th quarter and you try to pick a close game to watch.If your a Panthers fan living in San Francisco, sure the ticket is a great way to watch all their games, but if you're only interested in players (like many of us FFers are) you can get that ADD feeling.
Beavis, I have seen the mountain top. And it is good.
