Dish Network vs DirecTV

[cnamon]

I am thinking about getting rid of my cable and getting DirecTV or the Dish Network.

We have DirecTV at my daddy's house, and my mommy has Dish Network...I don't use either enough to see a huge difference in programming and features.

What Would Junto Choose?

[ReBurn]

Whichever one has a DVR.

[eo000]

not to drop cable.

[sapphirehart]

I am thinking about getting rid of my cable and getting DirecTV or the Dish Network.

We have DirecTV at my daddy's house, and my mommy has Dish Network...I don't use either enough to see a huge difference in programming and features.

What Would Junto Choose?

I've been a Dish Network customer for six years.  I like them but I may be biased.

[ReBurn]

not to drop cable.

Yeah, I kinda like being able to watch TV when it rains.

[eo000]

not to drop cable.

Yeah, I kinda like being able to watch TV when it rains.

or when it's windy

[DownSouth]

I had satellite years ago.  Unless the customer service has improved a lot I'd stick with cable.  My satellite got struck by lightning and they had to subcontract a guy to fix it.

[meredith]

Dishes haven't really had those issues since the first generation, if they are aligned properly and fixed well.  A lightning storm can disrupt signal from EM interference, if it's a bad-ass one, but you're not going to realy get around that as all of the cable channels are delivered by satellite anyway. I'm not a fan of DirecTV because they employ a dishonest telemarketing company to call current customers and attempt to upsell them, and call previous customers to get them to rejoin.

[ReBurn]

I guess the installation I had on mine was just shoddy, then.  Because a week or so after they put it in I made them take it back out because I couldn't get a clear picture.

[BigDun]

I have been a DirecTV customer for 8 years and have had very few problems.

Yes, really big thunderstorms can block the satellite.

Yes, snow or ice can accumulate on the dish and prevent you from getting a signal.

But overall, I have had much fewer outages than I had when I was on cable. We currently subscribe to the HiDef package and have a HiDef/DirecTV Tivo unit that is wonderful.

[Listener]

I have been a DirecTV customer for 8 years and have had very few problems.

Yes, really big thunderstorms can block the satellite.

Yes, snow or ice can accumulate on the dish and prevent you from getting a signal.

But overall, I have had much fewer outages than I had when I was on cable. We currently subscribe to the HiDef package and have a HiDef/DirecTV Tivo unit that is wonderful.

I have considered getting satellite, but I think our cable has gone out twice since we moved to Georgia, and for no more than half an hour at a time.  So I'm not messing with what works.  Plus, we get a discount for having cable and internet on the same account.

[cnamon]

We get the discount, too, but I am not a huge fan of Comcast here...they rape you and they are super rude.  No reach around.

It is pretty expensive, and I am considering getting a home phone and DSL.  I haven't decided yet.

[Listener]

We get the discount, too, but I am not a huge fan of Comcast here...they rape you and they are super rude.  No reach around.

It is pretty expensive, and I am considering getting a home phone and DSL.  I haven't decided yet.

Comcast offers VOIP for like $25/month in some places, and $40/month for traditional phone service with free long distance and all that add-on crap free as well.  To get each of those things (dish/cable, phone, dsl) separately may cost a bit more.

[Jessie]

My dad has trouble with the weather and his satellite.  I don't remember if it's DishNetwork or DirecTV. 

I get dsl and digital cable for $60/month, so I'm pretty happy.

[Gamplayerx]

We pay a lot for Comcast - but have never had any problems and the customer service is awesome.  Also, we really don't have any choice.  We're 1800 feet too far from the substation for dsl and too treed for satellite and there aren't any other cable companies serving this area.

[DownSouth]

I pay a lot.  I have every channel though and cable internet.

[meredith]

We get the discount, too, but I am not a huge fan of Comcast here...they rape you and they are super rude.  No reach around.

It is pretty expensive, and I am considering getting a home phone and DSL.  I haven't decided yet.

Comcast offers VOIP for like $25/month in some places, and $40/month for traditional phone service with free long distance and all that add-on crap free as well.  To get each of those things (dish/cable, phone, dsl) separately may cost a bit more.

Does your avatar caption mean the fourth episode or the fourth season?  Isn't an entire season one day in that show?

[Listener]

We get the discount, too, but I am not a huge fan of Comcast here...they rape you and they are super rude.  No reach around.

It is pretty expensive, and I am considering getting a home phone and DSL.  I haven't decided yet.

Comcast offers VOIP for like $25/month in some places, and $40/month for traditional phone service with free long distance and all that add-on crap free as well.  To get each of those things (dish/cable, phone, dsl) separately may cost a bit more.

Does your avatar caption mean the fourth episode or the fourth season?  Isn't an entire season one day in that show?

Well, the episode names are pretty unimaginative... "Day 4, 1:00pm - 2:00pm" for instance.  Day # = Season #.

So yes.