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07-07-2010, 12:13 PM | #1 |
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| Directv or Dish Network? We have Directv right now but were thinking of switching to Dish. What is your experience with Dish? Is it better? According to their advertisement, we would be saving about 30 dollars a month by swithing.
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07-07-2010, 12:39 PM | #2 |
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| We have DirectTV and were also thinking about switching to Dish only to get their introductory offer. However, my SIL switched from DirectTV to Dish and they have not been happy with it and will be switching back as soon as their promotional period is over. So, I am not sure what the differences are, but I will be watching your thread to find out.
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07-07-2010, 01:26 PM | #3 |
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| We to have direct, my son has had Dish and was not pleased and switched back to Direct
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07-07-2010, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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| I've had Directv come out here 3 times this month alone for service calls! My signal goes out even if it's drizzling just a little. Heck, it could be sunny out!
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07-07-2010, 02:46 PM | #5 | |
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otherwise no problem
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07-07-2010, 02:48 PM | #6 |
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| I have Directv. Their the only ones that carry the NFL package.I will switch as soon as someone else starts carrying the football package.Their prices keep going up!It's starting to get ridiculous!When they first came out they were cheaper then cable,now,their probably more then cable!The service itself isn't bad though! |
07-07-2010, 03:07 PM | #7 |
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| That's interesting. They gave me a new dish though this past saturday
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07-07-2010, 03:42 PM | #8 |
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| I spray "Pam" on my dish in the winter.The snow rolls right off it. |
07-07-2010, 03:46 PM | #9 | |
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I have fiberoptic cable by Verizon Fios. It is buried underground and never have to worry about rain or outage. Its lightening fast internet too. I dont think it is everywhere there. But.. I can imagine going to a dish now..after this. What other tricks do you guys have up your sleeves. I dont get snow..but I bet ya ll have some other clever idea | |
07-07-2010, 03:55 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I have direct tv - mine goes out in bad storms but only when it's really on top of us- so far so good - I thought of switching to dish but now am not sure after reading the replies and ya - it IS getting more and more expensive. I miss cable but where I live only offers a certain cable company and I couldn't stand the remote - picky I know but I like to put reminders on the tv - when they did the switchover I dropped them and went to Direct Tv I did have a cute cable guy though for a neighbor - |
07-07-2010, 09:06 PM | #11 |
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| I have a very strong dislike for Direct Tv. I had them and the customer service was really really bad. Its a long story but I would never go back to them.
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07-07-2010, 09:34 PM | #12 | |
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Hate directv. They lied and raked me over the coals. False charges, was supposed to give me discounts, I called at least 20 times, each time I got an I'm so sorry, we will get that fixed for you right away, even at the end I called and insisted on supervisors, had names/numbers/dates of previous calls and nothing ever got fixed. Just thinking about it is getting my blood boiling! I now have dish and other than it going out a couple times (the pam/rain x are excellent ideas) I have not had to call them or fight for discounts I was entitled too. Do a google search and go to rip-off report, found out after the fact thousands of complaints against them. But maybe dish does too, not really sure. All I know is I had a horrible experience and will never go back. Once my contract expires with dish, I may actually get package deal with cable company for tv/phone/internet.
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07-08-2010, 02:14 AM | #13 |
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| Although we have no problems with directv service if cable was available in my area i would go for it because i hate the high channel #'s and our local channels are Nashville,Tn 90 miles away
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07-08-2010, 02:43 AM | #14 | |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Quote:
I remember all my stuff going down almost every day from 1-5 in the afternoon and it took almost 2 months before a GOOD repair guy solved the problem - all the rest who came out never did fix it good thing with cable is you don't have to worry about storms knocking out your service - I have a whine though - there's just too many channels these days ! It blows my mind ....I never flip thru the guide because it would take me days - but I bet MEN love it what is it about men and their remotes ? my (late) husband always held it and so does my dad ...he falls asleep with it in his hand and my poor mom (who just fractured her hip but out of the hospital thankfully) can't reach it when he does this Edited to add - QUESTION - Does Pam really work to secure your service during storms with Rain ? We don't have snow in Texas but I'm up for trying it !
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07-08-2010, 03:17 AM | #15 |
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| I haven't used pam but we do use Rainex and it helps a lot men & remotes yes mine is so addicted to it he has the numbers wore really bad so glad your mom is doing better give her a big hug and thank God that you still have her.. my mom lived with me for 2 yrs before she passed in 88 i still miss her so much... sometimes she would tell me that she hated for me to have to do so much for her... i would tell her that when i was a little girl you took care of me now you are my little girl she always thought that was funny
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