DirecTV rocks.
Dishnetwork's HDTV lineup is significantly superior to that of DirctTV. DirectTV has better sports programming, although it also costs more. Dishnetwork is generally cheaper.
Wasn't this all but a done deal a couple years ago? What's different now?
BTW, I've had Primestar, DirecTV and Dish. Dish is better than Direct, IMHO.
Oh I hope not, I've have both Direct TV and Dish (it's a long story) and Dish is head and shoulders above Direct TV. I'll be very sad if Charlie sells. Don't do it Charlie!
If this happens then you will see prices shoot up even higher. So much for competition.
I thought Echostar (DiSH) was all set to buy DirecTV a few years ago, but the deal fell through because it didn't clear those "regulatory and antitrust hurdles".
Why should this deal be any different? BTW, I've been a satisfied DiSH customer form many years. If Charlie sells, and quality declines, and rates go up, I'll switch to cable, and get a 1-year special for switching back.
Love Dish with DVR. Recorded whole season of 24. Cable companies can bl0w me.
Whatever happened to anti-trust laws? Isn't this sort of thing exactly why they were created in the first place?
Or is there another satellite broadcast service that I haven't heard about?
I really want to dump the ever-evil Comcast. The picture quality STINKS on analog - when I buy 320x240 "Battlestar Galactica" episodes on iTunes, it is equal in picture quality to Comcast!
They scramble DiscoveryHD and ESPN-HD, even though I pay through the nose for the analog versions. Even if I were to pay for them, I can't watch them without a set-top box, and hence they won't be viewable on my Elgato EyeTV HDTV system I have on my Mac.
The only think keeping my holding on to Comcast is the very-high speed internet connection. While Comcast offers cable internet without TV service, I've heard reports that the "TV channel blocking" filters they place on the line signifigantly impact internet speed.
I just yanked DISH out of my house and went back to cable. They finally added enough HDTV channels to make it worthwhile, but when I scheduled the installation of the necessary upgrade, they screwed up the scheduling. When informed of their screwup, instead of going out of their way to remedy it, they basically just said "oops" and put me back at the end of the line to wait another 11 days before getting the service.
After several wasted hours on the phone (mostly on hold, including getting disconnected a time or two) over the course of about four days, I was eventually told that the installer would be out to hook it up the next day. Not only did that not happen, but when I called again, there were no notes on my computer file indicating that anything had been said to me, let alone the lie I'd been told apparently just to get me off the phone. So that was the end of DISH network for me.
Well, if they succeed, I'm betting Charlie Ergen will be ticked. Dish tried to buy DirecTV a few years back, and the feds nixed it. So I guess it's ok for DirecTV, but not Dish?
I sure hope Charlie can take it private. I like Dish, and don't want DirecTV or AT&T taking over.
This is the second time this has been floated; the first time the antitrust people shot it down. I guess the appropriate palms have been greased this go around?