DirecTV can be classified as one of the most significant satellite television service providers in the United States. DirecTV has over 16 million subscribers all across the United States and provides a variety of channels in its packages.
Currently, DirecTV has gone further than just offering satellite television service and has incorporated the feature of streaming through applications and other boxes. This makes it possible for DirecTV users to watch their programs not only on a satellite box but on other devices such as phone, laptop and more.
However, as more streaming options arise, the issue of cost and fees arises as well. Thus, does DirecTV impose costs for streaming?
DirecTV Streaming Overview
Before getting into costs, let’s overview the streaming options available from DirecTV:
**DirecTV App** – This feature is available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, and Android devices, and it lets you stream live television and thousands of on-demand movies and TV shows from your DirecTV plan.
**DIRECTV STREAM Device** – Additional monthly charge for the physical streaming device that has the same capabilities as the DirecTV app, but supports more advanced voice commands.
**Cloud DVR** – Found on the DirecTV app and streaming players, this service enables the recording of shows to the cloud and watch recorded shows on different devices.
Thus, in conclusion – streaming access is also provided as a part of your basic DirecTV package and subscription. The only extra charges are if you subscribe to any of DirecTV’s dedicated streaming devices.
Does DirecTV Charge Extra for Streaming?
The short answer is **yes**, DirecTV does not actually charge anything for the streaming access itself.
If you refer to the previous sections of the article, you will recall that the streaming of your DirecTV subscription comes free with any of their base packages. Which means if you are subscribing to a channel package through satellite, you are also subscribed to the same channels through the DirecTV or the DIRECTV STREAM device.
The only charges related to streaming from DirecTV are:
> The monthly equipment fee if you lease a DIRECTV STREAM device
* Data overage charges for home internet usage in the event that you exceed the set data limit.
As for the rest of the scenarios mentioned here, there are no additional streaming fees or charges from DirecTV. Although streaming live TV is available, any streaming ability and content access is included with your basic satellite TV package.
What About NFL Sunday Ticket Streaming?
The only exception when it comes to streaming fees from DirecTV is NFL Sunday Ticket.
Sunday Ticket is an additional service which provides all the NFL games that are not televised locally on Sundays. If you want to stream Sunday Ticket to devices like phones, tablets, or connected TVs, there are some additional charges:
>The Sunday Ticket Streaming Package costs $73. 49/month to grant users streaming rights.
>Sunday Ticket Max Package – this is at 99 dollars per month, with streaming.
Thus, if you only subscribe to the basic Sunday Ticket package provided by DirecTV, you will have to pay more to be able to stream. This is the only place where ‘streaming’ does entail an extra expense.
Managing Streaming Data Usage
As you may have learned, streaming does not incur additional charges from DirecTV apart from the fact that you should monitor your home internet data consumption.
Interestingly, streaming HD video can consume as much as 2-3GB of data per hour. If you’re online activity is limited to 1TB per month, streaming the equivalent of 10 football games could consume up to 30GB of data – that’s 3% of your cap!
As most providers provide unlimited data, if this is not the case for your provider, one should monitor data usage to avoid incurring large bills. The quality settings of the videos that are streamed within the DirecTV application can be adjusted in a way that would ensure that data is used sparingly.
Summary – No Extra Streaming Fees
To sum up – the availability of watching live television and thousands of other programs and movies is a feature that is available for all DirecTV channels and tariffs. The only additional charges involve equipment such as the DIRECTV STREAM box or NFL Sunday Ticket streaming service.
Thus, you don’t need to worry about additional charges, fees, or costs above the basic satellite TV subscription to enjoy DirecTV streaming apps and features. Other than that, just ensure not to download much data when on a capped home internet service.
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