Tag: DIRECTV NOW
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Did DIRECTV NOW Really Promise $35 For Life? We Investigate
Recently DIRECTV NOW announced a $5 price increase that goes into effect later this month. Many early subscribers have been loudly unhappy about the fact that their $35 GO BIG a month deal is going up to $40 as the regular GO BIG package goes to $65 a month. Many claims they thought the $35…
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DIRECTV NOW vs Sling TV vs Philo vs PlayStation Vue vs YouTube TV vs Hulu vs FuboTV – We Look At What Service is The Best Deal
Most of us have found that we can save a significant amount of money each month by cutting cable and using streaming services instead. Rather than paying for hundreds of channels that you’ll never watch, cutting the cord gives you the opportunity to find a streaming service that has the channels you want, without paying…
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DIRECTV NOW Plans to Add More Device Support & New Parental Controls
Last week AT&T made service announcements about DIRECTV NOW; however, the announcement about the price increase drowned out all the other DIRECTV NOW news. In the same email with the DIRECTV NOW price hike were several other announcements including new parental controls and new device support. Here is everything they listed as coming soon to…
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If You Lost Locals on DIRECTV NOW Here is How to Get Them Back
Have you ever found all or most of your locals just gone from your DIRECTV NOW guide? Don’t worry. It is not just you but a glitch happening to many subscribers. Recently the issue seems to be with the guide. Your locals are still streaming but depending on the device they may not show in…
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DIRECTV NOW is Now Available on Samsung Smart TVs
Today AT&T announced that DIRECTV NOW is now available on 2017 and 2018 Samsung Smart TVs. Samsung TVs join a growing list of supported devices including Rokus, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Tablets, Phones, and web browsers. “After setting up a compatible Samsung Smart TV, DIRECTV NOW will appear in the “Smart Hub” carousel as one of…
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Here Are All The Locals DIRECTV NOW Added This Week
Over the weekend DIRECTV NOW added a long list of locals. Now Cord Cutters News has obtained a full list of locals DIRECTV NOW added. Several readers have contacted Cord Cutters News to say they got an email but didn’t get any new locals. Hopefully, this list of locals answers your questions: Baton Rouge, LA…
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Some DIRECTV NOW Customers Received New Channel Emails By Mistake
Did you get an email yesterday saying you got CBS, FOX, and NBC added? Well, that email may have been a mistake. Multiple readers have contacted Cord Cutters News to say they got the email but already have the channels listed or they didn’t get the locals listed. It seems that email went out to almost…
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DIRECTV NOW is Adding More Nextstar Owned CBS, FOX, and NBC Affiliates
Today AT&T started adding more CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates to their live TV streaming service DIRECTV NOW. This time Nexstar affiliates are being added. Back in November 2017, Nexstar announced that their ABC, CBS, and NBC owned affiliates would be coming to PlayStation Vue. Now it looks like PlayStation Vue is once again adding…
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DIRECTV NOW Is Adding More Sinclair-Owned & Operated Locals
Yesterday several readers contacted Cord Cutters News to notify us that DIRECTV NOW has added WCYB, an NBC affiliate, and WEMT, a FOX affiliate, in the Tri-Cities TN/VA area. What is interesting about this is DIRECTV NOW is expanding into Sinclair-operated but not owned affiliates. Sinclair not only manages locals they own but also locals…
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DIRECTV NOW Brings Back HDMI Lightning Support
Since the rollout of DIRECTV NOW 2.0 the ability to stream DIRECTV NOW over an HDMI Lightning AV Adapter on iOS was no longer supported. AT&T never officially commented on if the feature would be restored, but now it has. Recently DIRECTV NOW rolled out v2.1.0 on iOS. With this update, HDMI Lightning AV Adapters are once…