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Important tip for NFL Sunday Ticket on Directv

I know that a lot of people on here do not live in the Indiana area, like myself, putting us at the mercy of the scheduling gods when it comes to watching Colts games. I also know that a lot of people here love the NFL and want to watch as much as possible. There are two things I want to tell you about NFL Sunday Ticket (this is not a paid ad, I'm just really excited to have ordered it myself).

First of all, you can almost certainly get it cheaper than the listed price (assuming you have Directv or whoever else offers it). Just call in and ask for a cheaper price. Seriously. The normal price is $300. I got it yesterday for $240. Sometimes the first person you call in won't help so just hang up and get a new rep on the phone. They can give you all sorts of deals. I've also read that if you had it the year before and call in saying you're going to cancel, they might give it to you for like $50, with Superfan included.

The other note on finances is to compare it to watching games in bars. So there's 16 games in a season. We usually have 5 or so games on primetime TV (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday/Monday night). And then we can usually get another 4 or 5 games on when there aren't any local competing games (out here I have to hope we don't play at the same time as the Pats). So there are probably somewhere between 4-6 games you can't watch at home. If you're like me, you'll find the nearest establishment to watch these games. Obviously you could be frugal and just order a coke while watching a 3 hour game. But in my case, I'll probably get lunch/dinner and several beers. At the all too high Boston prices, that's going to cost me at least $30-$40. Multiplied by 4-6 games and it's anywhere from $100 to $250. And when you can get Sunday Ticket for the same price, tada! It's worth it.

Or so I convinced my wife.....

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