Anyone know the Best/Cheapest Way to Get the NBA League Pass in my home. I have regular cable, so would it be cheaper to get it through sirect TV satalite or upgrade to digital cable? Satalite may be a more likely option for me, so would Direct TV be the best way to go? WHat other options are there? Which is the cheapest and how much does the total package cost? Anyone have a link ? LOL sorry for all the questions but Im clueless as to whats the best way to go in getting NBA LP. Anyone have any ideas? thanks
If you have cable you should upgrade to digital because, directv gets messed up. freeze when there is a game on due to the weather. also if you live in a apartment you need permission from landlord to place Satalite on the roof or chimney. I wish I had digital cable because, satilite can give you a headache regardless if it costs a little more money.
Satellite is not unreliable. However, he does have a point that serious weather can sometimes temporarily affect the reception. Otherwise it is a more economical option. You can get satellite dishes for free via different internet specials.
I've never had a problem with losing my signal here throughout all kinds of weather. Guess it depends on the area you live in. I even had my dish propped up outside in a big basket for a while... I went with Dish because it ends up being cheaper (monthly) than Digital Cable and I still get my local channels (well, the local channels in the nearest big city).
I live in Austin, TX and the satelite connection screws up about once every other month or so for about 45 minutes during our rare thunderstorms. Living in the NE you may want to get an opinion on how the dish does in snow storms. If you are also a Celtics fan, you may want to inquire about local League Pass blackouts on cable. With the dish, I have never experienced a blackout when the Spurs and Rockets play but I have heard stories that the local cable does have a blackout policy. (SA is geograpically closer than Houston). My local cost is $149.00 for the season and it's paid in 3 installments. Since BBall is one of my few hobbies, I consider this a bargain.
Gator, Have you checked your signal to see if your dish is properly pointed? If your signal strength is between 75 and about 89 then you will have more problems during bad weather. If you can get your signal strength up to over 94 or 95 you should only have very short periods of signal loss in only the worst of weather. I use to loose my signal in bad weather until I tweaked my dish a little and now the only time my picture freezes up is during bad hail and then it is only for a few seconds. When I had cable years ago there were times that I would loose my t.v. for hours.
crash-master, I have never done anything to the dish other than turn on the box since I bought it 3 seasons ago. I will definitely look into this further. Thanks!
Get DTV, if you can do it without having to sign a contract... ONe thing DTV never says in its ads, is that you have to put down a down payment when you sign the contract, making it more expensive than digital cable.
I have both digital cable and direct tv and direct tv gives you a better picture. However, it will cut out a little during really bad thunderstorms, but digital cable does too.
What's the deal with everyone saying digital cable costs less than DirectTV? The Basic digital cable service costs about $40 bucks + small fees. How much does basic cable for Direct TV cost? Also, will the DirectTV user still have to get regular cable if they want local programming?
I had directv for 4 years, and it probably cut out at the most every month or two for maybe 20 minutes. I always thought that Directv was cheaper. Where I live now, you dont have a choice, you have to have cable. The digital cable package is 55$, and it was only $36.99 on Directv, both packages offered basically the same channels. As for local channels, if you live near a metropolitan area, all of the local channels are on the dish at no charge.
