Effective Feb. 10, 2011, DirecTV will be increasing the prices of all of its packages (with the exception of the Total Choice Mobile package, which will apparently experience a price reduction). The price increases appear to be minor (they seem to be about $2-3 per package), but they are increases, nonetheless. You can view the new pricing information on DirecTV’s website (PDF).
When I first signed up for DirecTV, I did so rather begrudgingly. I hate signing long-term contracts for services, but I was truly tired of only having five networks from which to choose (we were only able to pick up NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and three PBS channels – we didn’t even get UPN or the WB – which, in our area, consequently became MyNetwork and the CW, respectively).
However, I’ve actually become rather attached to the service over the last year or so. I like the all-digital network (which cost me more than twice what DirecTV is costing me when I had the digital cable service when I lived in a cable-ready house), with the built-in programming guide. I actually am at a loss for what to do when I turn on the television at someone else’s house, and I can’t just hit the “guide” button to see what’s on.
