From PC World: Now that AT&T owns DirecTV, it’s bundling mobile broadband and satellite TV together at a discount.
Starting August 10, new subscribers can pay $200 per month for four lines of smartphone service with 10GB of shared data, plus DirecTV on four televisions with 145 channels. That’s $10 cheaper than buying the two services separately—$160 per month for wireless service, $50 per month for satellite TV—and combines everything on a single AT&T bill.
The same deal applies when bundling wireless service with AT&T’s U-verse Family television package. Subscribers can also pay a bit more for additional channels: DirecTV Xtra (220 channels) and U-verse U-200 cost $220 per month, DirecTV Ultimate (240 channels) and U-verse U-300 cost $225 per month, and DirecTV Premiere (315 channels) and U-verse U-450 cost $275 per month.
Note the fine print, however: Taking this deal requires a two-year contract, and basic TV service becomes $10 per month pricier at the halfway point. If you stay on board after two years, the cost of TV increases by another $20 per month. The $200 per month price is strictly a promotional rate, which is why existing customers can’t take advantage. We’ve reached out to AT&T to see if existing subscribers will get any sort of discount for bundling wireless and TV together.
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