Dish Network

[dmccarty]

There is an article in today's WSJ about Dish and Fox. The head of Dish is playing hardball with a couple of Fox channels to get them to lower their prices. The CEO is trying to hold subscription costs to under $100 a month, surprised they have not gone over that amount all ready, so he is going for a lower price from the channels in question. The Fox channels say that other providers are paying the same amount but the article makes the point that many of the other providers are trying to merge with various companies and are not in a position to fight the current rate.

The CEO of Dish thinks that the providers are gong to have to have different channels over time as people cut the cord. Some channels will be on different services and some channels will disappear. Some channels will elect to be on certain providers and not on others. I suspect that will be the case as people stop watching the bad programming being provided. We cut the cord a few years ago and we won't be going back.

Some of the cable companies realize that their future is not in cable tv per say but in being an Internet service provider. I think that is what will happen. For us, there is better "programming" on YouTube than on the channels.

Later,
Dan

 

[LD1]

less reruns

That did not answer my question.

Reruns of what? on what channel?

The package I got from direct tv and the similar one from Dish, probably 80% of the channels were the same. And the ones that I watch frequently as follows

ESPN's
TNT
TBS
Disc
Sci
History
H2
FX
And the promotional HBO and Cmax...

How are those channels (and what they air) any different weather you receive them through Dish or through Direct TV?

 

[deerseeker001]

we watched HBO<CINAMAX movie channels

That did not answer my question.reruns2-3 times month

Reruns of what? on what channel?

The package I got from direct tv and the similar one from Dish, probably 80% of the channels were the same. And the ones that I watch frequently as follows

ESPN's
TNT
TBS
Disc
Sci
History
H2
FX
And the promotional HBO and Cmax...

How are those channels (and what they air) any different weather you receive them through Dish or through Direct TV?

 

[MikePA]

we watched HBO<CINAMAX movie channels

There are different feeds of HBO and CINEMAX to DirecTV and Dish?

 

[LD1]

There are different feeds of HBO and CINEMAX to DirecTV and Dish?

That is what I am trying to understand?

 

[deerseeker001]

there is another thread,might want to read through that one.

That is what I am trying to understand?

 

[MikePA]

I did - there's nothing in that thread that indicates there are different HBO and CINEMAX feeds to Dish and DirecTV.

All LD1 and I are asking is for you to explain why you think HBO and CINEMAX have more reruns on Dish versus DirecTV.

I got rid of them years ago to many reruns.Direct tv my choice.

less reruns

we watched HBO<CINAMAX movie channels

 

[LD1]

Precisely what I am asking.

And if it only effects HBO and Cinamax, no big deal to me, cause once he free 3 month deal runs out, I will cancel them anyway.

I do have direct TV, and the 50 some movie channels that are free, there are usually several of them playing the exact same thing at the exact same time

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I am thinking about Internet only with Dish/Direct and using Netflix or Hulu plus a antennae.

What experience does the group have or what am I not thinking about? I always had cable as a adult but haven't lived in the states for the last 10 years or so.

I'm on my THIRD satellite Internet provider, and believe me, if you have ANY other alternative, you DO NOT want satellite Internet. The biggest problem is the data cap, which in my case is 10Gb/month for which I pay about $65. A single movie can use most of a Gb, so it's very easy to us all 10Gb in just a few days if I'm not careful. If I go over I can either pay another $10/Gb or suffer under reduced data transfer rates that are similar to the old wired telephone modems. The data caps are lifted between midnight and 5AM, but who wants to stay up all night just to use the computer? And so far, at least, I have yet to find a program that will let me set up an automated download from any of the streaming media providers that I can capture and watch at a later, more reasonable, time.

I've had Dish for the last four years, and recently got a free equipment upgrade when I threatened to switch to DirecTV. Service is about the same between the two, but I think Dish may be a few dollars cheaper each month.

Another Internet option that is available in many rural areas (unfortunately not mine) is sometimes called WI-MAX. It works off a radio based technology and is usually provided by small regional companies. Bandwidth is good and data caps are rare, but it changes from company to company.

Cellular telephone companies like Verizon Wireless and ATT are also offering Internet through 3G and 4G networks, but they also usually come with data caps, and the service areas can be spotty outside of large metro areas.

Wherever you decide to relocate, make sure you check the availability of both television and Internet services at the actual address before you buy. Also make sure you can actually start a new service, as in some areas the service is there but is so oversubscribed they are only accepting new customers when an existing one cancels. I found out too late and learned the real truth about satellite Internet and the predatory nature of satellite TV service. I also paid $3500 to have a land line telephone service installed the last mile down to my house (the house was wired for telephones, but I never bothered to ask if they were connected to the network). Even worse, I'm too far from the "office" to get any kind of DSL.

 

[farmer2009]

Had Dish for 4 years then we moved. The new installer and me didn't get along. So I sent him packing and went to Direct. Had them for 4 years and started having trouble with the leased equipment. They wanted me to buy new equipment so I am now back with Dish. Dish for me has been cheaper with a few more channels I'll watch. Not much $30-40 a month though.

But do your research on where your moving too.