Dish Network vs Direct TV

[roadhunter]

Yes thanks, I have been watching the progress. No packages with everything I need yet.

I have experimented with a Roku.

The internet speed here also needs to improve, but without making it so expensive, there is no savings.

It's kind of third+ world here.

Interesting. What programming is it that you require that is only available on satellite?

I agree on the internet getting expensive which offsets the cost of the satellite but honestly at this point the fast internet is pretty much required with or without the cable internet service so I'm nost sure it can be looked at that simply.

I'm amazed at the free stuff that is available on Roku. I love thier weather channel which is pretty much a knock off of the weather channel and the free movie options are endless which my wife loves.

Our options are dial up, Cell Tower Internet (Viaero), Cell tower internet (Verizon), and the satellite options which are ridiculously expensive from what I have seen. I always laugh when I see how fast some of the options are in bigger cities, holy smokes.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Interesting. What programming is it that you require that is only available on satellite?

I agree on the internet getting expensive which offsets the cost of the satellite but honestly at this point the fast internet is pretty much required with or without the cable internet service so I'm nost sure it can be looked at that simply.

I'm amazed at the free stuff that is available on Roku. I love thier weather channel which is pretty much a knock off of the weather channel and the free movie options are endless which my wife loves.

Our options are dial up, Cell Tower Internet (Viaero), Cell tower internet (Verizon), and the satellite options which are ridiculously expensive from what I have seen. I always laugh when I see how fast some of the options are in bigger cities, holy smokes.

So you're using Roku with cell tower internet?

 

[scdeerslayer]

Hopefully with so many people going to streaming services it will force the cable/satellite companies to change their services.

The biggest reason the bundles are the way they are and you get so many channels you don't want is because there are a few high-priced channels, and they bundle a bunch of the cheap channels with them so it seems like you're getting a better deal.

Also, with digital tuners in TVs now, why can't we just use them instead of requiring a box? I get my local channels in HD from cable with the TV tuner, why can't they make all the channels available that way? Then we could even buy our own DVRs to use.

Until we can pay for a set number of channels and pick the channels and not be required to have a box they're all going to suck.

 

[ovrszd]

I think the bundles are the way they are because those loser channels pay the provider to put them in the packages hoping they'll pick up some viewer numbers.

So in the end the provider gets paid by those channels, and gets paid by us for the package which they can advertise as something great i.e., 120 channels.

 

[ray66v]

Interesting. What programming is it that you require that is only available on satellite?

I agree on the internet getting expensive which offsets the cost of the satellite but honestly at this point the fast internet is pretty much required with or without the cable internet service so I'm nost sure it can be looked at that simply.

I'm amazed at the free stuff that is available on Roku. I love thier weather channel which is pretty much a knock off of the weather channel and the free movie options are endless which my wife loves.

Our options are dial up, Cell Tower Internet (Viaero), Cell tower internet (Verizon), and the satellite options which are ridiculously expensive from what I have seen. I always laugh when I see how fast some of the options are in bigger cities, holy smokes.

Geez, it's nearly impossible to just get a simple list of the channels available on Direct Now. From what I saw today, it does seem to be pretty complete.

I would be giving up my DVR, which will be hard to do. I have had the first one available, a series one TIVO, since the day they came out. A DVR is supposed to be coming soon for Direct Now though.

There is currently no support for Roku? So, I would have to buy a compatible box, just to try it, and see if I can even stream it. (Perhaps Santa will me a wifi ready 4k tv?) I'm supposed to be getting up to 12mb service, but it's never even 10.

My phone co. does offer up to 25mb now, but its expensive. And, the only other option, a tower near by, is even more costly.

I will look at this again before March, when my current agreement expires.

There are also people predicting that internet providers will be hyperventilating, if everyone moves to this, because they will be tying up the system will all this streaming. Providers may start limiting, the unlimited internet plans.

 

[roadhunter]

So you're using Roku with cell tower internet?

Yes. We have Roku boxes on each TV connected to the internet.

 

[roadhunter]

Geez, it's nearly impossible to just get a simple list of the channels available on Direct Now. From what I saw today, it does seem to be pretty complete.

I would be giving up my DVR, which will be hard to do. I have had the first one available, a series one TIVO, since the day they came out. A DVR is supposed to be coming soon for Direct Now though.

There is currently no support for Roku? So, I would have to buy a compatible box, just to try it, and see if I can even stream it. (Perhaps Santa will me a wifi ready 4k tv?) I'm supposed to be getting up to 12mb service, but it's never even 10.

My phone co. does offer up to 25mb now, but its expensive. And, the only other option, a tower near by, is even more costly.

I will look at this again before March, when my current agreement expires.

There are also people predicting that internet providers will be hyperventilating, if everyone moves to this, because they will be tying up the system will all this streaming. Providers may start limiting, the unlimited internet plans.

I am also waiting for this to be offered on Roku. Supposed to be early next year.

 

[ray66v]

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I am also waiting for this to be offered on Roku. Supposed to be early next year.

Yeah, that's the chart I eventually found. Can't just find a simple list though.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

We ABSOLUTELY LOVE our DVR! I NEVER watch commercials and I never miss a show I really want to see either!

SR

 

[jcummins]

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