1 posted on
05/31/2011 5:06:17 AM PDT by
30Moves
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If you think cable is expensive, you ain’t see nothing yet.....red
2 posted on
05/31/2011 5:08:53 AM PDT by
rednek
("Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.")
To: 30Moves
Just step away from the TV and get a life.
Broadcast TV channels apparently typically send less compressed data streams.
3 posted on
05/31/2011 5:10:45 AM PDT by
Paladin2
To: 30Moves
I have had all 3. Price is about the same. Right now I have Direct. Dish went out every time the wind blew. Direct is a little better.
4 posted on
05/31/2011 5:11:51 AM PDT by
mathluv
( Conservative first and foremost, republican second - GO SARAHCUDA!!!!)
To: 30Moves
Neither. Turn your TV off.
5 posted on
05/31/2011 5:13:46 AM PDT by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: 30Moves
I prefer Dish. I had Direct for 2 years and as soon as my 2 year contract was up I switched to Dish. I wish I could tell you why easily, but I cant. I think Dish is more accessible when there are questions, etc. It seems I get more HD for less $. There are too many middlemen between you and Direct. I thought I had signed up with Direct directly, but I was hooked in by a ‘middleman’ and when my unit was struck by lightning...I thought I would never get to the right person to solve my problems.
It just feels like Direct lives by the ‘Greed is Good’ mantra and Dish is less voracious and more tuned in to their customers. Dish costs less $, also if only a few dollars, at least I think so.
7 posted on
05/31/2011 5:16:10 AM PDT by
Dudoight
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To: 30Moves
I am new to Television - have only had cable for 2 years
Wow! You should have been around when TV's relied on tinfoil wrapped rabbit ears for reception and you had to constantly screw around with the horizontal and vertical hold buttons........
Now those were the days!
To: 30Moves
No particular wisdom here. We lived on the outskirts of a village and when we left, it still didn't have cable. We tried, dishes and Direct TV. Clouds, birds flying over, would interrupt service. Finally got Direct, but it was 869 channels of *all* the same junk. My cable bundle [closer to civilization now] is obscene: $173./month. Looking at UVerse. FWIW....
10 posted on
05/31/2011 5:18:57 AM PDT by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: 30Moves
I've had both (as have some other commenters). Cable seems on the whole to have less "outage" than does Direct. I believe Direct has a better line up "for the buck". But in this industry, prices are anything but stable...and they always rise.
Question: do you have a digital HDTV? If so, you might want to check out this website: www.antennaweb.org. Click on the button labeled "choose an antenna" and follow the simple directions.
If it indicates you can use an indoor antenna, pick up a $29 Philipps model over at Sears and give it a try. If it works, you can get up to 15 or so HD channels for nothing!! If it doesn't, or you don't get enough channels, you can return the device to Sears, no questions asked.
So - and if it works - you now have free HDTV for the sum total of $29! And no monthly cable or Dish bill to worry about.
11 posted on
05/31/2011 5:18:59 AM PDT by
Logic n' Reason
(The stain must be ERADICATED....NOW!!)
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Currently I am using Dish Network and have for the last 12 years. When I was buying my newest TV, the salesman I was talking to went on about how he quit cable and now only pulls shows from off air or the Internet. Just about all the networks play reruns of their newest shows the day after they premiere. He said it takes some getting used to, but after one year, he doesn't miss cable and has saved over $1,000.
12 posted on
05/31/2011 5:19:51 AM PDT by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: 30Moves
Have had good service with Direct, but it ain’t cheap - guess neither is.
13 posted on
05/31/2011 5:19:57 AM PDT by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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I live in VA. I have been a Dish Network customer since 1998. They have three satellites over the Atlantic and three over AZ. I have the VIP 922 slingbox which was great while I am traveling or when I was in the hospital. I can watch TV from home on my cell phone. I am not a big fan of Direct TV and they seem to always be playing catch up with Dish.
14 posted on
05/31/2011 5:20:08 AM PDT by
bmwcyle
(It is Satan's fault)
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We’ve had Dish for many years and LOVE IT!
15 posted on
05/31/2011 5:22:02 AM PDT by
TSgt
("Some folks just need killin'" - Karl Childers (Sling Blade 1996))
To: 30Moves
Can you get AT+T U-verse?
I’ve shied away from the satellite companies because you have to sign a contract - and have a satellite dish.
I’ve got Brighthouse and AT_T U-Verse to choose from for wired service. As always, with choice, the consumer wins!
16 posted on
05/31/2011 5:23:37 AM PDT by
IamConservative
(If being a vegan is such a good idea, why do vegans try to make vegetables taste like meat?)
To: 30Moves
Every time a storm goes overhead the signal gets lost. So if you want to see whats going on while in a storm - forget about it.
I have HDTV Cable and Internet (20 Mega Bits per second) and prefer that my service does not go out. Dish networks go out with every storm.
17 posted on
05/31/2011 5:25:32 AM PDT by
sr4402
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We’ve had DirecTV for about 10 years. When we moved from CA to TN, did a lot of research, comparing DirecTV, Dish, and Comcast cable (only cable available where we live). Stuck with DirecTV.
To bring in the stations we like, including Fox Business, we’d have had to buy one of the most expensive Comcast packages, upping our cost about $20 more each month. Dish customer reviews online were discouraging, and it didn’t even offer some stations we like. Anyhow, FWIW...
To: 30Moves
Direct TV keeps inching up too. Good luck getting someone to come to your house to service your system without paying! I wish there was an alternative to cable and satellite...
Mike
19 posted on
05/31/2011 5:26:51 AM PDT by
MichaelP
(The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools ~HS)
To: 30Moves
Netflix + DSL + Wii =
all the TV shows and movies you'll have time to watch, WITHOUT commercials OR exorbitant monthly fees!
20 posted on
05/31/2011 5:28:41 AM PDT by
it_ürür
(but the caravan moves along)
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Some random thoughts:
You will need a dish, probably on your roof (meaning drilling holes in the roof, which hopefully won't leak). If you have obstructions between you and the satellites (trees or tall buildings?) you might have trouble finding a good place to put the dish.
You may have to have new cable pulled to each TV (depending on what's already in place).
You will need a satellite receiver for each TV. You don't get any "analog" channels that can be received directly by a TV.
You will probably lose your reception during heavy storms. If you live in a heavy snow area, you may have to worry about getting snow off of the dish (which is up on your snow-covered roof).
If you live far away from the local TV stations, you might have trouble getting network programming from the satellite.
Traditionally, Satellite TV had a better picture than cable, but that will depend on your local cable provider.
Costs will probably be comparable.
Hope this helps.
To: 30Moves
AT&T Uverse....if you have it offered in your area
22 posted on
05/31/2011 5:30:24 AM PDT by
joe fonebone
(Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
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