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DIRECTV via Internet is a live TV streaming service that competes directly with cable and satellite services. With DIRECTV via Internet, cord-cutters don’t have to give up live TV. But will you still save money cutting the cord when you sign up for this service? Let’s examine how much DIRECTV via Internet costs monthly and what you’ll get for your money.
How Much Is DIRECTV via Internet per Month?
DIRECTV via Internet offers four basic plans: ENTERTAINMENT, CHOICE, ULTIMATE, and PREMIER. Each package is bigger than the last, with more channels and a higher price.
Plan | Features | Price (for 24 months) |
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DIRECTV ENTERTAINMENT |
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$64.99 per month |
DIRECTV CHOICE |
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$84.99 per month |
DIRECTV ULTIMATE |
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$109.99 per month |
DIRECTV PREMIER |
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$154.99 per month |
Which DIRECTV subscription plan should you choose? It’s worth taking a closer look at each plan. For details on what we like best about the bundles, check out our DIRECTV review.
DIRECTV via Internet Deals
DIRECTV changes its discounts and deals often. Right now, DIRECTV via Internet is throwing in Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax, and MGM+ with the ENTERTAINMENT through ULTIMATE packages free for three months. So, you can add that to the list of perks you'll get when you choose DIRECTV via Internet as your cable TV replacement.
What Is DIRECTV via Internet? How Does it Work?
DIRECTV via Internet is a live TV streaming service. The idea is that DIRECTV is a cable alternative, so instead of signing up for cable or satellite TV, you can get DIRECTV via Internet.
Why would you choose DIRECTV over cable or satellite? For starters, it offers the same basic features. Like cable, DIRECTV via Internet comes with live network TV channels, including local channels, sports channels, news channels, and all the rest of your favorites. You can channel surf, record things on DVR, and do all the other good stuff you can do with cable. As with cable, the channels are bundled together and sold in big chunks.
Streaming services such as DIRECTV via Internet have a few advantages over cable. Since they stream online, you can watch them on all sorts of connected devices — including mobile devices. You won’t have to worry about a cable box (or any pesky cable box fees), and you’ll be able to watch DIRECTV via Internet on all your smart TVs and streaming devices. Since there are no contracts, you can call it quits anytime.
DIRECTV competes with other live TV streaming services, such as Sling TV. DIRECTV’s competition doesn't vary too wildly — YouTube TV’s prices are similar to DIRECTV, for example, and Hulu’s channel list includes many of the same networks as DIRECTV — but there are some important differences, which is why we review all of the options to rate them and rank the best streaming services.
DIRECTV via Internet Channels
DIRECTV has an impressive channel lineup. One of its selling points is its strong sports coverage, including regional sports networks. Regardless of where you live, DIRECTV is likely to be one of your best bets for watching baseball without cable. DIRECTV’s channel selection also includes some hard-to-find networks. For example, DIRECTV is one of the few good options for watching RFD-TV without cable.
CHANNELS | ENTERTAINMENT | CHOICE™ | ULTIMATE | PREMIER |
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ABC | ||||
CBS | ||||
FOX | ||||
NBC | ||||
My9 | ||||
Select Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) — coverage varies by location | ||||
ACC Network | ||||
AccuWeather | ||||
AMC | ||||
American Heroes Channel | ||||
Animal Planet | ||||
Antena 3 | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Arirang TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Aspire | ||||
Atres Series | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
AXS tv | ||||
Azteca | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Baby TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
BabyFirst | ||||
Bandamax | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
BBC America | ||||
BBC World News | ||||
BET | ||||
BET Her | ||||
Big Ten Network (BTN) | ||||
Black News Channel | ||||
Bloomberg Television | ||||
Boomerang | ||||
Bravo | ||||
C-SPAN | ||||
C-SPAN 2 | ||||
Canal 22 Internacional | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Caracol TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Cartoon Network (including Adult Swim) | ||||
CBS Sports Network | ||||
Centroamerica TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Cheddar News | ||||
Cine Estelar | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Cine Mexicano | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Cine Nostalgia | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Cine Latino | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Action Max | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
Cinemax | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
CLEO TV | ||||
CMT | ||||
CNBC | ||||
CNBC World | ||||
CNN en Español | ||||
CNN | ||||
CNN International | ||||
Comedy Central | ||||
Comedy.tv | ||||
Cooking Channel | ||||
Crime + Investigation | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
CTS (Christian Television System) | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
De Pelicula | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
De Pelicula Clásico | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Destination America | ||||
Discovery en Español | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Familia Discovery | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Discovery Family | ||||
Discovery | ||||
Discovery Life | ||||
Disney Channel | ||||
Disney Junior | ||||
Disney XD | ||||
DIY Network | ||||
E! | ||||
EBS (Ethiopian Broadcast System) | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Ecuador TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Ecuavisa Internacional | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Enlace | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Epix 2 | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion |
Epix | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion |
Epix Hits | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion |
ESPN Deportes | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
ESPN | ||||
ESPN2 | ||||
ESPNews | ||||
ESPN U | ||||
Estrella TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Film 24H | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
FM | ||||
Food Network | ||||
FORO TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
FOX Business | ||||
FOX Sports | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
FOX Life | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Fox News | ||||
FS1 | ||||
FS2 | ||||
Freeform | ||||
Fuse | ||||
FX | ||||
FXM | ||||
FXX | ||||
fyi | ||||
GAC Family | ||||
Galavisión | ||||
Game Show Network (GSN) | ||||
Globo | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Golf Channel | ||||
GolTV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Hallmark Channel | ||||
Hallmark Drama | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | Add-on | Add-on | ||
HBO | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
HBO Family | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
HBO Latino | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
HBO 2 | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
HDNet Movies | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
H&I (Heroes & Icons) | ||||
HGTV | ||||
History en Español | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
History | ||||
HITN | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
HLN | ||||
¡HOLA! TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
HSN (Home Shopping Network) | ||||
HONVIETV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
IFC | ||||
Investigation Discovery | ||||
Jewelry Television | ||||
Jewish Life TV | ||||
Justice Central | ||||
KBS World | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Lifetime | ||||
LMN | ||||
Logo | ||||
MBC | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
MBN | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
MegaTV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
MGM | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
MLB Network | ||||
MotorTrend | ||||
MSNBC | ||||
MTV Classic | ||||
MTV Live | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
MTV 2 | ||||
Multimedios | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Nat Geo Wild | ||||
Nat Geo mundo | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
National Geographic | ||||
National Geographic Korea | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
NBA League Pass | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
NBA TV | ||||
NBCSN | ||||
Newsmax TV | ||||
NewsNation | ||||
NHL Network | ||||
Nick Jr. | ||||
Nickelodeon | ||||
NickToons | ||||
NTN24 | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Nuestra Tele | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Olympic Channel | ||||
Once Mexico | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
One America News Network | ||||
Ovation HD | ||||
OWN | ||||
Oxygen | ||||
Paramount Network | ||||
Pasiones | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
PBS Kids | ||||
Peru Magico | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Pop | ||||
QVC | ||||
QVC 2 | ||||
Reelz | ||||
Revolt | ||||
RFD TV | ||||
S Channel | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
SBS | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
SBS Plus | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
SBTN | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
SCI (Science) | ||||
SEC Network | ||||
SHOP LC | ||||
ShortsTV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Showtime 2 | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
Showtime 2 | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
Showtime Extreme | Add-on | Promotion | Promotion | |
Smithsonian Channel | Add-on | Add-on | ||
Sony Movies | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Sportsman Channel | ||||
Sportv | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
STARZ | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion | |
STARZ Encore Action | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore Black | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore Classic | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore Family | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore Suspense | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore West | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Encore Westerns | Promotion | Promotion | ||
STARZ Kids & Family HD | Promotion | Promotion | Promotion | |
Sundance TV | ||||
SUR Perú | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
SyFy | ||||
TAN | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Tastemade | ||||
TBS | ||||
TCM | ||||
TeenNick | ||||
Telecentro | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Telefe | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Telemundo | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Tennis Channel | ||||
The Weather Channel | ||||
TLC | ||||
TNT | ||||
Tr3s | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Trvl (Travel Channel) | ||||
truTV | ||||
TUDN | Add-on | Add-on | ||
TV Chile | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
TV Land | ||||
TV One | ||||
TVe | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
TVG | ||||
TViet | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
TVV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
TyC Sports | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
UniMás | Add-on | |||
Universal Kids | ||||
Universo | Add-on | Add-on | ||
Univision | ||||
Univision tnovelas | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
UPtv | ||||
USA | ||||
VePlus | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
VGN TV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
VH1 | ||||
Vice | ||||
Videorola | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Vien Thao | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
ViendoMovies | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Viet Face | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
VIETV | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Vme | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
WAPA | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
WE tv | ||||
YTN | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
ZooMoo | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
DIRECTV via Internet On-Demand Content
Though it’s a live TV streaming service, DIRECTV isn't just about watching channels like Comedy Central, FS1, and Adult Swim without cable. DIRECTV also offers on-demand content, including hit movies and popular TV shows.
Are There Commercials on DIRECTV via Internet?
DIRECTV offers live TV, just like cable. And just as with cable, the live networks have commercial breaks with ads. That doesn’t change, but you can always turn to DIRECTV’s ad-free on-demand content or use its cloud DVR feature to fast-forward through commercial breaks in recorded content.
What Devices Work With the DIRECTV App?
A big reason live TV streaming services such as DIRECTV are so exciting is they don’t tie you to a cable box. You can use DIRECTV on all sorts of smart TVs and streaming devices, not to mention smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Platform/Device | Can I get the DIRECTV app? |
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Roku devices | Yes |
Fire TV devices (including Fire TV Stick) | Yes |
Android TV devices | Yes |
Apple TV devices | Yes |
Samsung Smart TVs | Yes |
iOS devices (iPhones and iPads) | Yes |
Android devices | Yes |
Web browser (desktop and laptop computers) | Yes |
Once you sign up for DIRECTV, you can just download the DIRECTV app on any compatible device and sign in. You can use the same account on multiple devices.
If you don’t have a device already, you may want to consider DIRECTV’s own hardware. The DIRECTV Gemini device uses a version of Android TV, so it will look familiar if you’re used to using an Nvidia Shield TV, a Sony smart TV, or one of the other devices that use Android TV. The DIRECTV device has a voice remote powered by Google, and it will run all your major streaming services, including Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock.
DIRECTV via Internet Features
DIRECTV offers more than just tons of live TV and on-demand content. You’ll find plenty of perks here too, such as the impressive DVR feature and the ability to stream on multiple devices at the same time.
DIRECTV Key Features
- Fast and easy installation
- No satellite dish required
- 4K streaming quality on the Gemini device
- Unlimited cloud DVR recordings
- Two-year price lock guaranteed
DIRECTV via Internet FAQs
How much does DIRECTV via Internet cost?
DIRECTV via Internet prices start at $64.99 per month for 24 months for the ENTERTAINMENT plan and go up to $154.99 per month for 24 months for the PREMIER plan.
Does DIRECTV via Internet have contracts?
DIRECTV via Internet requires a 24-month agreement.
Does DIRECTV via Internet have a DVR?
DIRECTV via Internet comes equipped with unlimited cloud DVR recordings.