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Dish Network Satellite TV Service from Dish Network
 
Discuss (10) : History : Tell : Posted 11:52 AM PDT 10/8/08 by Ben
Dish Network Satellite TV Service from Dish NetworkDish Network has their DishDVR Advantage DHA-24 package for $33 per month, with free HD DVR upgrade, 1 year of cinemax for 1 penny, free 3 Months of HBO and starz, free installation.

DirecTV is offering an introductory rate of of $30/month for a 1-year commitment. Includes 150+ digital channels, up to 4 room installation included.
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#1   dandragonrage - Posted 1:01 pm PDT 10/8/08 (441 Posts)
Had it at my last house... No thanks.
#2   ramses - Posted 1:03 pm PDT 10/8/08 (154 Posts)
Might be fine through Dish Network, but this is through another reseller. Too much fine print. Always dual interests and two sets of fees.

Ram
#3   CitizenX - Posted 1:40 pm PDT 10/8/08 (201 Posts)
Had Dish for over a year, and wasn't told there would be a 3-6 second delay every time you want to change the channel because of receiver-satellite latency. Apparently nothing can be done about it. Be warned.
#4   nailzer - Posted 3:52 pm PDT 10/8/08 (323 Posts)
What's wrong with that?
#5   jkbear11 - Posted 4:34 pm PDT 10/8/08 (61 Posts)
If you have costco membership, go to costco and signup at costco for directv, i think they are giving you $50 costco cash card (probably mail in rebate kinda deal), if you sign up with directv for a year (cheapest package that they offered was 29.99 w/ 150 channels).
#6   doesgof - Posted 4:37 pm PDT 10/8/08 (404 Posts)
I put a "kill-a-watt" on a dish pvr box and powered it on. it uses 38watts turned on. Powered off it uses 38watts. wtf? apparently turning it off just turns off that 0.2 watt led bulb in the front. I use 23 watt cfls to save electricity but am expected to piss away 38 watts in off mode? I'd turn it off but it takes ~10 freakin minutes to scan the channels when its turned on. Dish network can go fuck themselves. OFF means off. I'm curious to know if directv boxes do the same thing. anyone?
#7   superd00d3 - Posted 5:13 pm PDT 10/8/08 (2475 Posts)
#6, I think it stays on to receive software and security updates. My guess is that DirectTv does the same.
#8   nikko - Posted 5:37 pm PDT 10/8/08 (581 Posts)
#6, how is it supposed to record your shows if it's... off? The DVR boxes are essentially computers. They need to be on to do their thing.
#9   njb - Posted 7:39 pm PDT 10/8/08 (2810 Posts)
never had a dish, dont care for cable. hdtv works great.
#10   Crash And Burn - Posted 7:57 am PDT 10/9/08 (2028 Posts)
I have had Dish for years and think it's great. I don't get the channel change lag #3 mentions. Could be that specific receiver. Other than getting knocked out by the weather for short periods a few times a year and being more expensive than it should be I have no complaints. If you like your video on the go the Pocketdish players make it super easy to do. Their DVR's are the best out there. Dual independent outputs without an extra fee is a plus. You can add external hard drives after paying a onetime $5 fee no matter how many DVR's you have. Cable is the worst. DirectTV is best if your into sports packages.
 
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