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Reminder: DirecTV's free HD Extra Pack is up
Last fall when DirecTV was adding HD channels like no one could believe, new HD channels weren't the only thing that changed. DirecTV also added a new tier called the HD Extra Pack of HD only channels like UHD and MGM HD for an extra $5 a month. Well, at least DirecTV was nice enough to give the package away for the first 90 days -- probably hoping we'd forget about the extra money it was costing us -- but now the free ride is over. So if you're in the club of those who don't want to pay $5 a month for five HD channels, then don't forget to cancel the package, cause we doubt DirecTV will be nice enough to remind ya.
DirecTV customers will have to re-sign up for HD Extra pack
There's been a little bit of controversy recently about DirecTV's latest HD Extra pack. In the early days of HD, DirecTV's HD programming was optional, then about a year ago they changed it, requiring every customer with a HD capable STB to pay a $10/mo HD access fee, which included all their HD channels. But now that they've added so many HD channels, they moved most of the HD only channels (those not simulcasts of SD channels, ie. UHD) to a new tier called the HD Extra pack for $5/mo extra. Now, according to Earl Bonovich of DBSTalk.com, starting yesterday customers will have to re-sign up for these channels,. The good news is that the first three months are free and includes access to; HDNet Movies, MGM HD, MHD, Smithsonian HD and Universal HD. Mysteriously missing from this list are, Food HD, HGTV HD, and HDNet.
