In sports, you want to be the best of the best. On that note, congratulations, Stream with DIRECTV, for hing so many sports channels, including more regional sports networks (RSNs) than your competitors. That said, it’s too bad customers pay a steep price for all that.
Stream with DIRECTV‘s best sports experience lies in its CHOICE™ plan. It’s regularly $94.99/mo. for 125+ channels, unlimited Cloud DVR, and three streams. That’s hella expensive—and it gets worse.
CHOICE has 30+ channels covering NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB action, plus all those RSNs. That gives customers access to many national and in-market broadcasts, which is sweet. However, the RSNs he an extra fee (up to $19.99), which bumps up the cost pretty significantly.
Live TV streaming services are meant to be more straightforward, more affordable, and more flexible than traditional TV providers. That means no contracts, simple plans, no hidden fees (like RSN charges), and consistency.
DIRECTV is terrible on the latter count, always tinkering with its branding, plans, pricing, and channel lineups. Like, the service used to be called DIRECTV STREAM, but now they’ve consolidated their streaming and satellite plans under one DIRECTV name. Confused? Yeah, same. That’s why we’re referring to the service as Stream with DIRECTV.
This inconsistency is why I don’t subscribe. I could see being happy with the service. It works great, has the features and channels I want, and I love that it’s the only live TV streaming service that includes channel numbers on its onscreen guide. But I can’t stomach the high prices and constant changes.
Stream with DIRECTV customers feel similarly. The service had the second-lowest overall satisfaction score (74%) on our 2025 survey (and last year, too) and ranked last in the J.D. Power (558) and ACSI (72) reports. Yet, in our survey, 85% of Stream with DIRECTV customers said they love the user experience, and 81% are happy with the channel offerings.