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Posted at 2:03 PM on Monday 03/17/08 by
Ben
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AllSat.com has their America's Top 100 Digital DISH package for $33 per month, with $39.99 credit on 1st, 9th, and 19th bill statement, free DVR upgrade, free HD upgrade, free installation, plus free DishHD for 6 months. Free $50 VISA Gift Card with purchase.

DirecTV is offering an introductory rate of of $35/month for a 1-year commitment. Includes 150+ digital channels, up to 4 room installation included.
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    breybm - Posted 2:14 pm PDT 03/17/08 (93 Posts)  Report Spam

    sorry dish sucks. they increase thre prices 10% every six monthes. Long live Direct

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    soccermomluv_ - Posted 2:19 pm PDT 03/17/08 (211 Posts)  Report Spam

    wow...10% every six months. dang! i must be paying a ton compared to what i started out paying...oh, wait, no i'm not. actually, they have increased prices once since i've had Dish. that's in four years. all tv services suck, not just Dish. Wink

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    foomench - Posted 2:25 pm PDT 03/17/08 (1392 Posts)  Report Spam

    I've had Dish nearly 8 years. I think the price has gone up twice, maybe? And over 8 years the total increase has been less than 20%, and they added in more channels. Admittedly most of the new channels are garbage, but Dish isn't making the content, just delivering it.

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    gassyjoe - Posted 2:30 pm PDT 03/17/08 (2518 Posts)  Report Spam

    If you ever decide to quit Dish they'll never leave you alone. We still get at least 2-3 calls a month asking if we'd like to come back to Dish. We've told them no and to not call us anymore but a week or two later we get another call. If you want to trip them up, when they ask why you left, tell them you don't watch TV anymore. It's obviously not an answer in their customer response manual. There is always a long pause after I say that and a mad scramble to think of what to say next, kinda funny.

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    hillsolo - Posted 2:34 pm PDT 03/17/08 (109 Posts)  Report Spam

    Man, I need a TV Service, cable, Direct or Dish? help me out here.

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    Statler - Posted 2:40 pm PDT 03/17/08 (359 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5, Verizon FIOS if it's in your area.

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    schemp98 - Posted 2:44 pm PDT 03/17/08 (6 Posts)  Report Spam

    @ hillsolo

    They both have their pros and cons. I am a Dish customer, which has less HD channels, but apparently has a better DVR (just based on reading...)

    Personally I only really watch the HD channels, and Dish has a great DishHD package that is $30/mo (excluding fees) and has all of the non-premium HD channels available on Dish.

    I do not know how the HD channels that are Direct TV exclusive (USA, Sci-Fi, FX, and some more...) are, but I would suspect that a majority of the programming is just strech-a-vision anyways. I would love to hear whether or not this is true though.

    You could also go to sites like CNET.com where they have some comparison of the 2 services (but it might be outdated...)

    just my 2 cents...

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    hsn - Posted 2:46 pm PDT 03/17/08 (73 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have not experience with Dish Network.

    I have Directv. They have been the biggest PITA I ever had in my life. Never go for directv. Ask those who already tangled in their loop. They give you many irresistible offers to get you hooked and to get you signed for the contract. You won't see all the offers. My experience is you will get 50% of the initial offer. In my case they replaced my HD-DVR after the first year as the unit had gone bad, and they "automatically" renewed my contract for another two years. In order to have your in their contract all they have to do is to replace their DVR before the contract is over. I am taking them to the state attorney's office to get justice.

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    cadaver - Posted 2:47 pm PDT 03/17/08 (2659 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ditto #6.

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    dhho1 - Posted 2:48 pm PDT 03/17/08 (2173 Posts)  Report Spam

    in the end, they both charge about the same. The worst part is the commitment is now upto 2 years! I just renewed my with dish.

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    silversound - Posted 3:01 pm PDT 03/17/08 (346 Posts)  Report Spam

    Dish is cheap and directTV alway 10 bucks more expensive, I only pay 19.99/month for American top 60 and Cinemax on the 1 year 99 cent deal

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    m0f0 - Posted 3:06 pm PDT 03/17/08 (7605 Posts)  Report Spam

    Verizon FIOS SUCKS! FACT!

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    Statler - Posted 3:24 pm PDT 03/17/08 (359 Posts)  Report Spam

    That won't work, m0f0. Smile I already enjoy your antics....

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    gummy - Posted 3:57 pm PDT 03/17/08 (624 Posts)  Report Spam

    Dish = leaving my house in just over another week (end of contract). Will be glad to have them gone.

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    hillsolo - Posted 4:06 pm PDT 03/17/08 (109 Posts)  Report Spam

    Thank you so much guys!

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    nolonemo - Posted 4:16 pm PDT 03/17/08 (972 Posts)  Report Spam

    HD OTA, baby, it's free, and it already has more crap than anyone would want to watch. Who need 100 more channels of crap? Of course it sucks if you're out in the boonies with no OTA. Try meditating instead.

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    superd00d3 - Posted 4:33 pm PDT 03/17/08 (3031 Posts)  Report Spam

    gummy wrote:
    Dish = leaving my house in just over another week (end of contract). Will be glad to have them gone.


    Details?

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    guyinaz - Posted 6:27 pm PDT 03/17/08 (510 Posts)  Report Spam

    Just call DirecTV and threaten to leave to Dish Network. They gave me their HD-DVR (which is the reason I wanted to leave because DirecTV wanted a $299.00 lease) plus they gave me 6 months of HBO and Showtime. Sometimes it's worth 45 minutes of bitching to get what you want

    They also gave me that DirecTV magazine, but after the free year of it, they started charging me.... so i called and complained and got 3 more months of Showtime.

    Suckers

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    quince - Posted 7:52 pm PDT 03/17/08 (75 Posts)  Report Spam

    What a great way to waist a life.

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    bunnie - Posted 10:22 pm PDT 03/17/08 (341 Posts)  Report Spam

    We went from "free" cable to Direct TV after the cable guy asked if we would like to pay for the cable.

    Last I heard, you had to have two dishes to get local channels on Dish Network and our Direct service has been trouble free with the exception of maybe half an hour a year during a bad storm.

    There is a lot of channel crap that Direct TV counts as something watchable. The best thing that they could give us is a set top box with auto volume control so the ass-hole local stations don't play the commercial twice as loud. And some of the Direct channels are really loud compared to other channels, keep the remote control handy.

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