Let me know if it's any better. When I looked into it I had to install all this equipment on the side of my house and still had to have a crappy cable box attached to ever set. And to make things worse the 5 stations or so that I do watch were spread out over different packages so I'd still end up paying about the same as comcast.
Dish claims a cheaper price for the basic plan, but there isn't anything included in it that an adult with an IQ over plant life would watch.
Direct has news channels, ALL of them, even Fox Business channel. Dish charges extra for everything but PMS_NBC and a couple other commie propaganda channels.
FO vs. Cable
1) No congestion during peak-use times.
2) Greater bandwidth
3) More “on demand” choices.
4) Slightly better HD quality and vastly superior SD (less compression)
5) Tighter integration of PC, TV, Phone, and other LAN devices.
6) In my experience, FiOS customer service beats Comcast hands-down.
Downside is FO can be more expensive.