DirecTV Bonus
 

I did a search and could not find any list of the current mileage bonus amounts for becoming a new customer.

The best I've located so far is 30k at United:
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index....b-0-0-10071307

Our Dish contract ends on 11/30 and so I'd like to make the switch as valuable as possible.

From my website (I think I have them all):


25,000 American Airlines miles. Expires Expires January 5, 2015. After that date, call (877)297-6637 to see if it is still available.

25,000 United Airlines miles. Expires Expires January 5, 2015. After that date, call (877)297-6637 to see if it is still available.
The United Airlines promotions page lists an ongoing 25,000 mile offer. Registration is required.

6,200 Delta Airlines miles.

Thanks. I'll trust you would know!

We had Dish (and were happy with them aside from bad customer phone service) and then moved to a new house so we took advantage of this offer about a year ago from Direct. This is a great/easy way to get miles. At the time they were offering 30k in United miles. I think I have seen Dish with milage offers too (I don't recall with which airline or how many miles) so once this two year period is up we will switch back but only if there is a milage offer. I think DTV is a few more dollars a month for about the same thing but really these two services are pretty much the identical. IMO anything is better than Comast! One piece of advice with DTV-watch your bill! We had several issues with over billing from them.

Trust, but verify.

@pgary: Absolutely!

@1readyset2go: Have you gone back and forth every two years and been able to get the miles? We started this Dish account two years ago through a mileage offer. Now going to DirecTV through one. I'm wondering if I can get one again two years from now with Dish again????

The first time I signed up for Dish I was not aware of any mileage bonus. Although it is quite possible they had it at the time I was not into collecting miles like I am now. I have about 9 months left on our two year deal with DTV so I am hopeful since i did not get any miles (or any bonus for that matter) the first time i signed up I can get this next time. What kind of bonuses have you seen offered by Dish?

When I signed up with Dish I went through MyPoints and got 20,000 points (10k miles +/- at UAL). The bonus was upped just before xmas that year, so that tipped the scales.

Has anyone had success getting miles to renew service or as a retention offer?

I have successfully transferred service to new accounts within the same household after the contract was up simply by using a family member's social. There isn't any gap in service and last time I got to keep the same equipment without needing to have a tech do a swap. This time around, they had me schedule an appt for a tech to come to my house where they will do the transfer of equipment (seems backwards, but I talked to two reps and there wasn't a way around this).

This is very good to know thanks for the update :)

So you just changed the name on the account and SS and got the bonus again? Was this with DTV or Dish and which Airline program bonus?

We have DTV, but if I can get either the UA, SWA (or even AA) bonus I can put the account in my wife's name when its up in August.

Was wondering the same.

I'm pretty sure they do a hard pull, which sucks.

Any chance they will put it into a minor's name?

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index....e-0-0-10061309

Offer is now good through 5/27/15.

So are the Hilton free 2 night stay offer and the 25K American Airlines offer.

One other item of note, I called to do the cancellation and switch and was offered to have my bill cut in half. I pay $41 for my package plus HBO and Starz now each month. This is a 10 month offer from them (for the package, HBO/Starz offer expires in April). So, at this price I'm not getting into a contract with anyone for a few months. Even if you don't want to switch right now but are at the end of your contract, call and say you want to cancel. The savings could be significant for a few minutes on the phone.

Wow, hilton 2 free night offer is pretty kick .... Obviously it's easy to sign up for the citi card for it, but it saves a hard pull!

I need to remember this deal, when I move this year.

I think DTV does a hard pull on your credit if you want to avoid a several hundred dollar deposit on your equipment.

they have 3 airline offers US, southwest and Hawaiian. E-bates has a $150 rebate which allows me to sign up and get the good price (and free NFL package) along with 3 months of free hbo, starz, ect.
After 3 months I cancel premium channels. 9 channels of HBO and only a couple of decent movies each month, makes me remember why they're not worth the money.
Then at the 1 year mark when the bill doubles I can cancel and use the $150 towards the early termination fees...it will cost me $90 to cancel, but then my wife can get it in her name and we get the signup deals again...the NFL package alone is $240 if you get it again the second year of service...Blah...also the $60 tv bill goes to about $120 the second year.....so it almost makes sense to pay the termination fee.
Keep an eye on rebates, bigcrumbs had a $220 rebate at the end of last year, I just missed. Frequent miler posted there is a $100 back on $100 directv bill payment offer from Amex that might work, it can be found here: http://frequentmiler.boardingarea.co...offer-directv/

I'm trying to find the best DTV promo to take advantage of while taking into account my upcoming wedding and [hopefully] honeymoon if funds/rewards allow.

The terms state the following:

Would the Hilton Bora Bora Nui work for this?

Dish Network is on MyPoints.com for 10,000 points. Not a great deal but if you're switching anyway it beats a kick in the ______.

Extended to 5/27/15 now (30k United).
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index....e-0-0-10061313

Are you able to get both the Hilton two nights and refer-a-friend bonus, or is it only one or the other?

25K at AA
 

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index....ml-6-0-1004132

Through 5/27/15.

Got the 2 weekend nights at hilton.
 

They did a hardpull :(

You have to sign a contract. Honestly, not worth it to do unless you were going to pay for tv anyways.

if you are then get miles for it! or get the hotel stays.

I value the hilton certificate more than the mileage offers, but it may not be the same for everyone. Check out the offers and pick the one that give you the most value.

This thread has been dormant for a little while and our DTV contract is up in August. What, if any, are the current offers?

I am willing to stay with DTV and just switch the name on the account to my wife's as I have heard others have successfully done this and gotten another bonus. Or we could switch back to Dish (where we never got a sigh up bonus on our contract before). Honestly to me both these providers seem to be pretty much the same so its more about the bonus for us.

Can you keep the same equipment when switching names? Avoid all the hassle of them coming out, etc?

No you have to turn in the equipment. Yeah it sucks to lose your shows, but on the plus side usually the new box is superior.

The 30k at UAL is good through October now.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index....b-0-0-10071307

I noticed that all of the FF Miles offers for Directv have higher monthly rates for the first 12 months as compared to simply going to the DTV web site and looking up new packages. For example, the Choice Package is 29.99 vs. 39.99/month.

Is there a way to get the FF miles but still get the lower monthly price?

FF

You are correct. You end up paying about $120 more that first year. After that, the prices should be the same. You have to determine if the 25-30K miles are worth that extra dough. For me, I think it is. Plus, depending on how you do it, it might be smarter to eat the early termination fee after 12 months and do it again.

Just saw a commercial: "DirectTV is now at&t". Wonder how this will affect suchlike.

Probably everyone who's already a customer already knows all about the buyout, but since this thread is for prospective customers... @:-)

FYI, we signed up with this promotion back in October. Got an email in November saying that the 25,000 AA miles would post within a week. NOthing posted. Took 2 phone calls (one for over an hour with no success; the other with only one transfer). The rep created an "escalation" for me, said we'd be contacted within 7 business days. We were and after another long conversation, the miles were posted within a week. Not the best process, but happy to get the miles.

Has anyone successfully used their own United MP account number for service under someone else's name? So for instance, if my parents wanted to get DirecTV and did not have a United account, would they be able to sign up for service and enter my MP account number and I receive the miles? I have no idea if DirecTV shares customer information with United or if they just say that the requirements for earning the miles has been met and then United deposits the miles into the account number that DirecTV gives them. I recently just signed up for DirecTV service myself and all I was asked was to supply a United MP account number and once I hit submit, it said that the miles should arrive within 6-8 weeks. Thanks in advance for anyone who can shed some light on this for me.