Dish Network vs Direct TV

[alexsbuddy]

Have had both. DISH is my choice without a doubt.

 

[Tinstafl]

We have had direct TV for 15 years both in the house and the motorhome. We moved it to two houses and three motorhomes they were very easy to deal with that way now the XM radio would not shut it off. Said they would move it to another vehicle, said don't have one, said give me a free radio, said for the car I or motorhome I don't have. Etc. finally had to ask to speak to her supervisor to get it turned off

 

[two_bit_score]

I signed up for a free week of Hulu. Thought I'd check it out but decided against it and cancelled it on the same day I signed up. Now they are sending me offers to try it for two free weeks.


Has anyone used Hulu?


TBS

 

[sixdogs]

I signed up for a free week of Hulu. Thought I'd check it out but decided against it and cancelled it on the same day I signed up. Now they are sending me offers to try it for two free weeks.


Has anyone used Hulu?


TBS

I do not even know how it works but I've had it with DTV and Dish.
How does it work and why did you drop it?

 

[reb]

I, too, would like to drop satellite tv. However, SWMBO is a tv addict. When I looked at internet options, it appeared that finding current programs was difficult, if not impossible. I would prefer to avoid Sling, a Dish subsidiary. What are the options for current programming?.

 

[crackerjack222]

I have had Dish for about 15 years at our vacation cabin in NM. I have always put it on "Dish Pause" when we are not there, then activate it when we are there. It cost me $5 plus tax per month while it is on pause. For years, it was a battle to get it activated, the CSR's are clueless and apparently it can only be done by phone. I learned I would get a better response if I asked for "technical assistance".
Now, I have been doing battle with them for over four months after I called in August to put it on pause again. Instead, they canceled my service, deactivated my account and charged me a $220 "early termination fee". Since I had been on their auto-pay, I had to battle with Visa and Dish to get the charge reversed. Then, this last week they did it again after I called Jan 3rd to put it on pause again. The CSR insisted I had canceled service and they had deactivated my account and I owed a $220 "early termination fee". We will see how this plays out, I am seriously considering switching to Direct.; and I plan to cancel Dish auto-pay, if I can figure out how....

 

[two_bit_score]

I do not even know how it works but I've had it with DTV and Dish.
How does it work and why did you drop it?

>>>>Hulu is an American subscription video on demand service owned by Hulu LLC, a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, 21st Century Fox, Comcast, and as of August 10, 2016, Time Warner. Wikipedia<<<


I dropped it because we are reconsidering cable or tv options and I didn't want to use it right now.


TBS

 

[two_bit_score]

I have had Dish for about 15 years at our vacation cabin in NM. I have always put it on "Dish Pause" when we are not there, then activate it when we are there. It cost me $5 plus tax per month while it is on pause. For years, it was a battle to get it activated, the CSR's are clueless and apparently it can only be done by phone. I learned I would get a better response if I asked for "technical assistance".
Now, I have been doing battle with them for over four months after I called in August to put it on pause again. Instead, they canceled my service, deactivated my account and charged me a $220 "early termination fee". Since I had been on their auto-pay, I had to battle with Visa and Dish to get the charge reversed. Then, this last week they did it again after I called Jan 3rd to put it on pause again. The CSR insisted I had canceled service and they had deactivated my account and I owed a $220 "early termination fee". We will see how this plays out, I am seriously considering switching to Direct.; and I plan to cancel Dish auto-pay, if I can figure out how....

Sadly, that kind of service is becoming the norm for just about anything where you have to do business over the phone. But, especially cable TV.


TBS

 

[sixdogs]

crackerjack--the way to cancel is to cancel the credit card. We did that for Sirius Radio.

By cancel, I mean just ask for another card with a new number.

 

[BoylermanCT]

crackerjack--the way to cancel is to cancel the credit card. We did that for Sirius Radio.

By cancel, I mean just ask for another card with a new number.

I had to do that with Columbia House DVD's. Worst service ever. You can't stop it! The DVD version of Hotel California!

We just signed up for Hulu, got a month free. They have a lot of our favorite shows so we can binge watch with no commercials.

 

[two_bit_score]

Here's my update.

We cut the cable/phone/internet package from TWC down to just internet service. Went with DirectTVNow for TV. Just completely dropped the phone and are using cell service only.

So far the Direct TV Now has a package that is OK as far a programs and networks we look at. The rest we can get online anyway. They did have a deal where if you paid for a few months up front they would give you an Apple TV unit for no additional charge. We use that on the main TV and something called a Firestick on the other ones. With those Firesticks you can view your subscription on any TV where you have internet. So we can take it to the farm. DW is trying it out this weekend and we already cut the cable service out there. Internet service has always been good there so she should have no problem.

We did lose the built in DVR with the cable box but so far that hasn't been a noticible loss. A lot of available auxiliaries on the new system we haven't got into yet. Might never. The remote control is much smaller and more streamlined than the cable remote. Still have on for the TV and then the Apple TV. The remote for the Apple TV is very small and you switch mostly by swiping your thumb across it. Takes some getting used to.

We cut a little over $200 off our bill between both places. Still get TV that we want and internet. We will see how it works out.


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[dickfoster]

Sadly, that kind of service is becoming the norm for just about anything where you have to do business over the phone. But, especially cable TV.


TBS

I never sign up for auto pay for anyone or anything and never will. I know once they have get their hand in my pocket I'll play h e l l trying to get it out. I saw that one coming from a mile away.

 

[dickfoster]

Stupid Dish. I called to have them come up to get the TV dish up off the roof so it would stop getting buried in snow. Why they put it there in the first place is beyond me. The cross arm was right down on the roof and satellite signals can not propagate through snow. The guy finally shows up yesterday two days late with a new Internet modem. Clueless idiots!

 

[two_bit_score]

I never sign up for auto pay for anyone or anything and never will. I know once they have get their hand in my pocket I'll play h e l l trying to get it out. I saw that one coming from a mile away.

Pre-pay is not the same as auto pay.

Auto pay or draft pay is not a problem if you pay attention to your account. Probably millions of people use it daily.

 

[roadhunter]

Here's my update.

We cut the cable/phone/internet package from TWC down to just internet service. Went with DirectTVNow for TV. Just completely dropped the phone and are using cell service only.

So far the Direct TV Now has a package that is OK as far a programs and networks we look at. The rest we can get online anyway. They did have a deal where if you paid for a few months up front they would give you an Apple TV unit for no additional charge. We use that on the main TV and something called a Firestick on the other ones. With those Firesticks you can view your subscription on any TV where you have internet. So we can take it to the farm. DW is trying it out this weekend and we already cut the cable service out there. Internet service has always been good there so she should have no problem.

We did lose the built in DVR with the cable box but so far that hasn't been a noticible loss. A lot of available auxiliaries on the new system we haven't got into yet. Might never. The remote control is much smaller and more streamlined than the cable remote. Still have on for the TV and then the Apple TV. The remote for the Apple TV is very small and you switch mostly by swiping your thumb across it. Takes some getting used to.

We cut a little over $200 off our bill between both places. Still get TV that we want and internet. We will see how it works out.


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Interesting. I've been thinking of switching once Directvnow works for roku boxes. What do you get for local channels like NBC, CBS, FOX, and ABC?

That's the one thing I dont' like about Sling is I do not get all the locals.

 

[two_bit_score]

Interesting. I've been thinking of switching once Directvnow works for roku boxes. What do you get for local channels like NBC, CBS, FOX, and ABC?

That's the one thing I dont' like about Sling is I do not get all the locals.

We only get one local station. So if you want a lot of local news or just a broadcast network assortment you can just plug in an antenna and get broadcast TV. We don't need local stations that much.

 

[japody]

Dish just went up another $5. Said it was to cover local channels.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Dish just went up another $5. Said it was to cover local channels.

Right now Dish has taken the local ABC affiliate off their feed because they don't want to pay the same rate for the programming that other cable and satellite feeds do. They used to steal it from an antenna, and there was a six week service interruption while they "negotiated" a fair payment system then, too...

 

[Shaneard]

Dish just went up another $5. Said it was to cover local channels.

We just got that letter in the mail today. Looks like we may be going to a firestick and internet TV.

 

[rekees4300]

Right now Dish has taken the local ABC affiliate off their feed because they don't want to pay the same rate for the programming that other cable and satellite feeds do. They used to steal it from an antenna, and there was a six week service interruption while they "negotiated" a fair payment system then, too...

Same thing here with DirecTv and NBC. It was off for 2 weeks. Everybody wants a bigger piece of the pie. :greedy: