They will have a seven day trial, and after that, the service will convert to a free service. From what I understand, it will be with ads and less content.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2016, at 2:26 AM, Terri Stimmel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Kliphton, and list, > > > Kliphton, thank you for this article. I really appreciate it. I really hope > this service is launched this week. I also hope that they do offer a 7 day > trial. > > I really want to see how accessible this App might be. I'm hoping that it > will be much more accessible than Sling. > > > I'm excited about this, and I love the price. Although, if it were $50, I > still would be willing to pay that. > > > I will watch for articles and information as well. But if you hear of > anything else, please let me know. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > >> On 11/14/2016 1:56 PM, Kliphton Miller wrote: >> Here is the link to read article >> http://www.businessinsider.com/directv-now-apple-tv-and-fire-stick-giveaway-2016-11 >> Article is belo. >> AT&T plans to give away free Apple TVs and Amazon Fire TV Sticks with its >> coming $35-a-month streaming TV service, DirecTV Now, according to leaked >> documents viewed by Variety. >> AT&T made waves in the industry last month when it announced that DirecTV >> Now would provide more than 100 channels for a mere $35 a month, >> undercutting many rivals on price. (Wall Street was expecting it to cost >> about $50 a month, according to analysts at Macquarie.) >> AT&T says it will be able to make the economics work at that price in part >> by cutting out legacy equipment like satellite dishes. DirecTV Now will be >> delivered over the internet, eliminating the need for cable or satellite >> but, to watch it on a TV, requiring a streaming box (like an Apple TV) or a >> smart TV. >> Not everyone, however, has a streaming box ready to go. With this leak, it >> seems as if AT&T will try to bridge the "streaming gap" for customers by >> simply giving them a free streaming box. >> And make no mistake: This is a monster giveaway. >> Variety says people who sign up for three months of DirecTV Now will get a >> free Apple TV. DirecTV Now is only $35 a month, which means AT&T is asking >> for just a $105 commitment. An Apple TV alone costs $150 at retail. And if >> you don't want to commit to three months of DirecTV Now, you can sign up for >> one month ($35) and get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick. That would cost you >> about $40 at retail. >> The fuzzy details >> We still don't know exactly which channels will be on DirecTV Now. AT&T has >> already signed deals with HBO, Discovery, NBCUniversal, Turner, Viacom, >> Disney, AMC, Scripps, Starz, and more. So it seems as if all the big guns >> will be signed up for launch. But exactly which channels they are providing >> is still up in the air. (An ad for the service viewed by Business Insider >> showed that ESPN would be on it). >> DirecTV Now will have a "72-hour catch-up window," according to Variety, >> which will let you watch shows on-demand for three days after they air. But >> there may be limitations on this feature — ESPN isn't on that catch-up list, >> for instance. DirecTV Now will also have an on-demand library of "up to >> 14,000 titles," according to Variety. >> For those who don't want to start paying before testing it out, DirecTV Now >> will let you have a seven-day free trial, according to an ad viewed by >> Business Insider that has since been taken down. >> The future is streaming >> AT&T has big plans for DirecTV Now and thinks it will be the company's >> primary TV platform by 2020, according to Bloomberg. >> In the immediate time period, a recent report from MoffettNathanson >> estimated that DirecTV Now could snag 11 million subscribers. On Nov 14, >> 2016, at 2:30 PM, Kliphton Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> committing to 3 months is true. Go to >>> cord cutters.com >>> and read the article there. I also sent in a article this morning that >>> says the service should launch this week. >>>> On Nov 14, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Terri Stimmel <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> >>>> As I mentioned yesterday, I tried talking to someone at Direct tv, about >>>> this new service. She didn't seem to know really anything, but that the >>>> service might exist. >>>> >>>> >>>> So this morning I thought about calling my local AT&T store. I got a >>>> little more help from a guy there. >>>> >>>> He wasn't sure when the service was coming out. He thought it would be >>>> the middle of this month, or some time next month. He said that I should >>>> receive emails about it, and even fliers in the mail. >>>> >>>> >>>> I asked him if he heard about the deal where if you purchased 3 months >>>> of service you would receive a 4th generation Apple tv. But he hadn't >>>> heard of this. Doesn't surprise me, that sounds a little too good to be >>>> true. Although, I could be wrong. >>>> >>>> >>>> He says it's open to everyone, and you don't have to qualify for it. He >>>> says it's like signing up for Netflix. 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