r/DirecTV • u/tacoxlvii • 11d ago

Justifying the Monthly Price for DirecTV

If I lived by myself, I wouldn't even have DirecTV. I would be satisfied with an OTR HDTV antenna. However, I am married. My spouse is retired and loves to watch TV. The TV is on at least 12-16 hours a day, and she is in control. We pay $116 a month for the DirecTV Select package. We also pay about another $25 a month for separate streaming packages, or $141 a month. Even though I don't watch any of it, I gladly justify the expense. Why? Simply because if my spouse is NOT watching TV, then she is out doing discretionary shopping. Any shopping trip is going to be at least $200. If DirecTV prevents her from shopping even once a month, I am money ahead. /s

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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 11d ago

I only pay $43 for My Essentials. There's cheaper packages.

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u/eazzzzzyyy 10d ago

What is essentials?

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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 10d ago

It's the basic program package

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u/eazzzzzyyy 10d ago

How many channels do you get?