Mike Wuerthele
DirecTV Now has re-started the promotion it had at launch, and is offering new subscribers the new Apple TV 4K if they pay for three months of service in advance instead of the normal four.
The new deal requires users to sign up, and pre-pay for the service at a minimum of $35 per month. The offer is limited to one redemption per DirecTV Now account, with two shipments allowed per household.
The Apple TV 4K retails for $179 for the 32GB model, and three months of DirecTV Now service can be had for as low as $105 to qualify for the free device.
After a bumpy launch, DirecTV Now garnered 200,000 subscribers in its first month of service.
The streaming platform provides users with a slate of popular cable channels including properties owned by AMC, Discovery, Disney, NBCUniversal and Viacom, among others. In November 2017, AT&T struck a deal with CBS to carry streaming and on-demand content from CBS News, CBS Sports Network, The CW, Pop and Showtime.
Along with Apple TV, DirecTV Now supports a wide variety of internet-connected devices including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, iPhone, iPad, Android hardware, Chromecast, and Google Cast-enabled LeEco ecotvs and VIZIO SmartCast Displays. Subscribers can also access programming through web browsers.
AT&T's offer is available while supplies last, and devices ship out within two to three weeks of placing an order.
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21 Comments
Happy to call myself a “cable never” instead of a cordcutter (that includes satellite services).
I had been wanting to try DirecTV Now but I wanted to wait until they had the DVR feature release. I went to the site to check out this offer but I found one I liked better. I already have an Apple TV 4K. DTVN offered me a 7 day trial and $10 a month for the first 3 months. So I'm doing that. Thanks for the article. Even though I didn't accept that offer you saved me some money.
SON of a... GRRR!!!
Last week, I bought a 4K TV and needed a 4K Apple TV. I'd already tried DTVNow a year ago and it was a complete disaster.
I have NO intentions of using their awful service, but pre-paid for 4 months @ $35 ONLY to get the Apple TV 4K for $140 vs $179 at retail.
Win some, lose some. :neutral: