Dish vs Direct TV

[Middleman]

I'm considering getting satellite TV. Which satellite TV company do you think is best, an why?

 

[strollingbones]

direct tv...dish sucks....dish has lousy customer service....direct tv will follow right thru...with that said...i have cable now.....direct tv is pricey

 

[uscitizen]

They both provede reliable service. I have had direct TV for close to 20 years and am satisfied.
Check online as to what channels are included in what package and pick the one that offers the cheapest package that covers your needs.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I've had Dish for over 12 years. Had to replace two seperated Dish setups due to lightening strikes and it was done easily. I've never had any sort of problem with Dish and except for loosing the signal during severe storms, my service has been flawless. Guess I'm lucky.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I have AT&T Uverse.
Better than both

 

[Middleman]

I've looked online. It sounds like Dish is cheaper

 

[uscitizen]

Yes BBD I forgot the severe storm outages. Either very heavy rain or snow will kill your satellite signal for the duration of the severe weather.
Also trees in the path of your satellite to the south or southwest will kill or degrade your signal to the point where lesser rain storms will kill it.

 

[uscitizen]

I've looked online. It sounds like Dish is cheaper

Just make sure their package covers the channels you like.

Also remember you are entering I think a 2 year contract and may have to pay for your equip if you cancel service before the contract term is up.

I wish I could just pick and pay for the channels I wanted. I have no need for 25 shoppng and 20 religious channels.

 

[Middleman]

Yes BBD I forgot the severe storm outages. Either very heavy rain or snow will kill your satellite signal for the duration of the severe weather.
Also trees in the path of your satellite to the south or southwest will kill or degrade your signal to the point where lesser rain storms will kill it.

I already have satellite internet. The only problem I have is when too much snow accumulates on the dish, so I'll simply brush it off with a broom.

 

[Middleman]

I've looked online. It sounds like Dish is cheaper

Just make sure their package covers the channels you like.

Also remember you are entering I think a 2 year contract and may have to pay for your equip if you cancel service before the contract term is up.

I wish I could just pick and pay for the channels I wanted. I have no need for 25 shoppng and 20 religious channels.

I agree with that. Is there a way to block the channels you don't want from your TV?

 

[Care4all]

we have had Dish for nearly 4 years and are fairly happy with it....

negatives: we lose connection during major rain or snow storms, though just for short periods.

after our contract was over, i believe it was 2 years, we stayed with them and felt screwed when first time accounts were getting better deals...though when the hubby called them and said, ''You are telling me that because we were loyal to you and because we decided to stay with you, for nearly 4 years without 1 late payment to you, you've decided to punish us, and not give us these deals, while offering them to a stranger, who you have no record or relationship with....?'' the employee said, hold please, and the supervisor came on, and gave us the special offering!

dish has more HD channels.

HOWEVER, if CABLE was available here as we had in Massachusetts, I would never have satellite tv.

-we never lost our cable in storms
-we had very very highspeed broadband cable and our unlimited ld phone and tv, all for about $100 bucks a month!

here, with no cable avail and no dsl avail, our options are few.

 

[uscitizen]

I've looked online. It sounds like Dish is cheaper

Just make sure their package covers the channels you like.

Also remember you are entering I think a 2 year contract and may have to pay for your equip if you cancel service before the contract term is up.

I wish I could just pick and pay for the channels I wanted. I have no need for 25 shoppng and 20 religious channels.

I agree with that. Is there a way to block the channels you don't want from your TV?

On direct there is, you edit your channel list to only display on the program guide the channels you want. I have about 1/3 of mine to not display.

 

[Middleman]

I just went to the Direct TV site and a phony 'live' person tried to have a phony conversation with me. What a turn off.

Alex: Hi. I’m a live DIRECTV product specialist. Would you like my help checking out?
Alex: Just type your question below.
You: Are you a real person?
Alex: Thank you for considering DIRECTV. I'd be happy to explain how switching to DIRECTV would greatly benefit you and your household.
You: So, you are not a real person
Alex: Let's move this chat and make it a window of its own. That way, you'll still see this web page while we chat. Please click 'Move My Chat' to move it now.
You: Are you a real person?
Alex: Is there anything else I can assist you with today?
You: I don't want to be assisted by a non-human
Alex: Thank you for visiting DIRECTV today.

PLEASE MOVE THE CHAT

 

[Middleman]

Just make sure their package covers the channels you like.

Also remember you are entering I think a 2 year contract and may have to pay for your equip if you cancel service before the contract term is up.

I wish I could just pick and pay for the channels I wanted. I have no need for 25 shoppng and 20 religious channels.

I agree with that. Is there a way to block the channels you don't want from your TV?

On direct there is, you edit your channel list to only display on the program guide the channels you want. I have about 1/3 of mine to not display.

That's good. I wonder if Dish has the same feature?

 

[uscitizen]

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[uscitizen]

I just went to the Direct TV site and a phony 'live' person tried to have a phony conversation with me. What a turn off.

Alex: Hi. I’m a live DIRECTV product specialist. Would you like my help checking out?
Alex: Just type your question below.
You: Are you a real person?
Alex: Thank you for considering DIRECTV. I'd be happy to explain how switching to DIRECTV would greatly benefit you and your household.
You: So, you are not a real person
Alex: Let's move this chat and make it a window of its own. That way, you'll still see this web page while we chat. Please click 'Move My Chat' to move it now.
You: Are you a real person?
Alex: Is there anything else I can assist you with today?
You: I don't want to be assisted by a non-human
Alex: Thank you for visiting DIRECTV today.

PLEASE MOVE THE CHAT

Hmm I have not had any trouble for over a year and the last time I had an issue I talked with a real live human.

 

[Care4all]

I agree with that. Is there a way to block the channels you don't want from your TV?

On direct there is, you edit your channel list to only display on the program guide the channels you want. I have about 1/3 of mine to not display.

That's good. I wonder if Dish has the same feature?

yes, you just set up ''favorite channels''....

 

[goldcatt]

Dish is cheaper, but I had major service and billing problems with them when I had them.

During that time I moved and they set up and installed my new account in no time flat, but never cut off my old one - after repeated attempts on my part to explain to them that I MOVED. And explaining that they knew this because A. They set up my new service, B. They managed to get both bills to the correct address, and C. I had already called them (X number of times) on (list of dates and times).

After a couple months of this I ditched them and switched to Direct TV. It's slightly more expensive, but I have never, ever had an issue with either billing or service.

 

[Middleman]

On direct there is, you edit your channel list to only display on the program guide the channels you want. I have about 1/3 of mine to not display.

That's good. I wonder if Dish has the same feature?

yes, you just set up ''favorite channels''....

Sounds good. It seems like Dish has a better deal.

 

[Meister]

I have Direct TV and am very happy with it. You might want to think about the HD quality channels...I think Direct TV offers more HD channels than does Dish.