Dish Network

[ness5575]

I was thinking of getting Dish Network and was wondering if anyone had any experiences good or bad? The main reason I am getting something is because all the Brewers games (yeah, i know they suck, but i still like watching the games...) this year are on Fox Sports Net - and the dishnetwork is quite a bit cheaper then directtvc and cable (time warner).

thanks for any thoughts...

[lrymal]

The end result is the cost might end up being the same after about a year of use. Don't let cost be your deciding factor. Hit the website of the cable company, DirecTV, and Dish. Compare the programming and chose the site which has the programming that you want.

 

Compare the optional services, the basic services, and the sports packages. You gotta really dig because the two satellite services both offer a heck of a lot of stuff for the buck and you can get buried with what's basic, and what's subscription, and what's premium.

 

Depending on where you live, the digital cable can offer superior packages, but that certainly hasn't applied to my area. Soooooo, without revealing which satellite service I use, I have been happily viewing some simply amazing programming since 1995 on my digital satellite system.

 

Anyway, don't be penny wise on this. Go for the programming that you want after comparing.

[ToeJam]

I almost got Dish Network last month. They were running a special for installation in three rooms for free, no contract. After looking at the details between Dish and cable, I found the DN was going to give me far more channels at a cheaper price than cable.

 

BUT...I didn't get the Dish for one reason...their programming is all east coast times and I live in Seattle. Sucks...

[melbertbloosfan]

I was thinking of getting Dish Network and was wondering if anyone had any experiences good or bad?  The main reason I am getting something is because all the Brewers games (yeah, i know they suck, but i still like watching the games...) this year are on Fox Sports Net - and the dishnetwork is quite a bit cheaper then directtvc and cable (time warner). 

thanks for any thoughts...

Dish man for the last 3 years or so.

Pros: Pretty good service, lotsa choices, lotsa good deals out there now.

Cons: HD service is lacking, overcompression on most channels results in a pretty soft/pixelated picture at times.

 

If you have a big screen, you will really notice the overcompression on certain channels and moreso during weekends when there is a lot of sports on.

 

Cant get cable out here in the stix, so after looking at both services, I chose Dish.

Prolly not a whole 'elluva lot of difference unless you want to get a BUD (c-band big ugly dish). Now, that is sweet, no compression, but kinda quirky and kinda pricey.

 

Good luck (you will need it being a brewskie).

[Shadowfax]

I like Dish Network. They stood up for their customers a few weeks ago and prevented Viacom from jacking up the subscription costs for DN customers. I thought that spoke volumes right there.

 

My uncle has Direct TV and it works great as well. I really dont think you can go wrong with either one of them.

[Elwood]

I had Dish Network beofre I moved into the apartment complex I'm in now and am bound to their cable provider as long as I live there.

 

I loved Dish, I plan on getting it again as soon as I get out of this place. I East and West Coast channels too. Great service and I loved the selection of packages they offered.

[Torque Junkie]

I have DirecTV now, switching to Dish at the end of the month.

 

DirecTV is fine, but their prices are higher, and they're going up $3/mo now over the Viacom BS stunt.

 

I'm paying $10-15/mo more for less channels on DirecTV than I will have with Dish.

 

-Mike