Thank goodness, my blood pressure is much lower now.
Thanks to our Master Beagle for beating this info out of the DirecTV folks.
Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: <snoopy1@pig.net>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 12:30 PM
Subject: Official word from DirecTV
> I called their programming dept at 800 730 4742. Apparently, they just
> reached a finalized agreement with the NBA *TODAY*. That's why no new
info
> before now. Per the rep, John, they are NOT officially offering preseason
> games--BUT--they say that EVERY year.
>
> He said that people who are set for auto-renewal should be automatically
in
> between Oct 8-12. The accounts won't even HAVE info on the pass until
> TOMORROW (Oct8), so there's apparently no point checking your accounts
today.
>
> He quoted the auto-renewal preice at $149, the Early bird rate at $159,
and
> the normal price at $179.
>
> In short, it's as disorganized as it is EVERY year. But, as I suspected,
> it's the NBA being slow to come to terms. Again. sigh.
>
> Snoopy the Celtics Beagle