DirecTV is now so popular in town and often you will see various websites offering free DirecTV satellite TV. Have you ever ask yourself about the accurateness of the term free? Have you ever wonder how do they make business when everything you get is free?

What you can get from free DirecTV offers?

Often you will find DirecTV dealers offer free satellite TV system free up to four rooms. This means that they are going to provide you four satellite signal decoders, four remote controls, and an 18 inches satellite dish to receive satellite signals. This is the so-call free DirecTV offers. Above on that, some dealers also offer free incentive gifts such as DVD players, home theater system, digital camera, and free movie channels.

Yes, the free offers above are for real and there are millions in United States enjoying these kind of free deals. HOWEVER there are terms and conditions to be complied in order to get these free deals and free gifts,. To get these free deals, you must be the first time customer for DirecTV. Plus, you must be willing to sign off a contract saying that you will be taking up their services for more than 12 (some stats 18) months. Cancellation fees are charged if you failed to do so.

So how do DirecTV dealers make money?

Simple, the offer actually says it all. They need you to commit to a year or more of contract so that they can earn back their money through subscription fees. The competition in satellite business is steep and dealers are fighting hard to win the market. In order to attract more customers, they are now sacrificing their upfront cost. Yes, the satellite systems are for free, the incentive gifts are for real but they will earn back all these cost slowly thru your every month subscription fees.

Are we saying that DirecTV is a bad deal to go for?

Nope, DirecTV is NOT a bad deal to go for. We are just trying to explain that free DirecTV is not as free as it looks like from outside but we are not against them. In fact, DirecTV services are quite good and most other paid TV services (cables) cannot compare. Their customer support is reputable, the TV picture quality is good (100% digital) and they provide wide programming choices with low monthly subscription cost.

DirecTV programming choices

One of the reasons why DirecTV is so successful is because it offers a wide range of programming selections to the users. DirecTV users can get up to 225 standard channels in normal programming packages. On top of that, users still can enjoy wider range of non-English programming choice such like Spanish and Chinese programming. The DirecTV Para Todos service features more than 45 Spanish-language channels, including sports, movies, news, music and educational networks; while Phoenix TV is offer where you can get 24-hour Mandarin programming.

DirecTV also gives a better option to sport fans that wish to enjoy live sport event at home. It has exclusive rights to lots of sports channels. Famous DirecTV sports packages like NHL Center Ice, MLB Extra Innings, NY Yankee Games, NBA League Pass and NFL Sunday Ticket allow you access to almost every NFL or NBA game. The sport coverage is so wide that you will not even miss a game in the league with DirecTV services.

HD channels in DirecTV

Like its competitor Dish Network, DirecTV also provides high-definition television (HDTV) and interactive services through TiVo technologies. Through partnership with TiVo, DirecTV are now offering their HD channels through their own DVR systems produced by News Corporation-owned NDS.

Currently there are 10 major HD channels offered by DirecTV, local HD channels are provided whenever its available. HD channels provided by DirecTV are Channel 70 HBO HD, Channel 71 Showtime HD, Channel 72 ESPN 2 HD, Channel 73 ESPN HD, Channel 74 Universal, Channel 75 TNT HD, Channel 76 Discovery HD, Channel 78 HDNet Movies, Channel 79 HDNet, and Channel 101 CD USA.

Local channels in DirecTV

DirecTV also offers local channels (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, PBS, WB, UPN, and some independent stations) for many markets. In the largest markets, the locals are carried on the main satelite location. In smaller markets, the locals are carried another sat location where HD and most Spanish language programming is located, requiring a slighlty larger oval dish, capable of "seeing" both sats at once. Generally this dish will include three LNBs so it can "see" three sats. In a few smaller markets, locals are located on yet another satelite, requiring a second dish pointed in a different direction. In markets that lack a WB affiliate, DirecTV includes WBZL-TV from Miami or KSWB-TV from San Diego (both stations will join the CW network in September, 2006). Certain persons who live far from a city with television stations and who cannot easily receive television over-the-air, known as a 'white area', can receive feeds from New York & Los Angeles for CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox. A national PBS channel is also available. In early 2006 DirecTV began the roll out of HD locals in the largest cities, which require new set-top boxes and an even larger dish capable of "seeing" four sats at once.

Why order DirecTV online?

Ordering DirecTV online is recommended because you can shop hassle free online and the satellite TV deals found online are normally better (in terms of cost and free incentive gifts).

DirecTV retailers websites provide clear package information stated and normally tools provided in the website allows you to sum up the money you are paying. You can thus choose the optimum package for yourself by comparing the package price and programming choices as much as you want.

Reason two, DirecTV online retailers offer better bargains. Online DirecTV retailers are those who can afford the extra bargains as online retailers have extremely low start up cost. Get more free gifts that you can ever imagine through ordering online. The competition on the Internet is so steep where online retailers are now loosing the up front money to win their market share in the satellite business.

Installing DirecTV satellite system

Most users worry about the DirecTV system installation. In fact, the installation processs is actually pretty simple and fast. You can install your DirecTV system to your TV regardless that at the type of building you are installing. Landed or terrace house, condominium or shop lot DirecTV can be installed in all these type of buildings. To install personally, users can setup the DirecTV satellite system by referring user manual guides. However professional installation is recommended because it is FREE. Why take the hassles? Standard installation is provided free by most of the DirecTV dealers, users actually do not need to worry about this issue.