With the impending switch from Time Warner to Comcast, I'm considering making the switch to Direct TV. IS there ANY reason not to make the jump? Will I be able to get local channels in HD? IS the picture better/worse? I see that they are running a special where NFL Ticket + all Movie channels are $64/month. Am I missing something? Also, does the picture go out when a storm comes in? I've heard from friends in the past about issues with the weather. Any and all input is appreciated!
i have dish network. my bill is about $30-40 cheaper a month since i switched from cable. yet, i have more channels and my channels come in far more clearly. yes...it is affected by storms. not every time, though. but if it's a significant storm, mine goes out.
I have DirecTV and have only had problems with the weather when really bad storms come or the dish wasn't installed properly. Their website is nice also, you can add/remove programming and it takes effect immediately (not sure how cable is about this).
I have Dish Network and its awesome! Get yourself a HDDVR reciever and your set. Dish has a ton of HD channels since they bought Voom plus the basic HD programming and the HD local channels so in the end you'll have a ton of HD programming. Code: Showtime HD Starz HDTV HBO HD Animania HD Family Room HD GamePlay HD Discovery HD Theater Equator HD National Geographic Channel HD DISH Network PPV in HD Film Fest HD HDNet Movies Kung Fu HD Monsters HD World Cinema HD HDNews Rave HD ESPN HD ESPN2 HD NFL Network HD Rush HD WorldSport HD Gallery HD HDNet HGTV HD TNT HD Treasure HD Ultra HD Universal HD Plus Local HD channels
My problems with satellite are: 1) Contract (at least for the first year) 2) Requires a landline 3) Equipment - When you're done with cable, you return it. What about satellite?
2) They say it's required but I don't have a land line and have never had a problem. You don't get the firmware updates for the hardware without one though. 3) You buy the equipment. Most of the time you can get some deal were it's either cheap or free.
I was looking at some dish network packages and they list a ton of fox sports nets (for all the dif cities).. do you actually get all of those or just your local one?
DTV rules. I got rid of cable last year. NFL sunday ticket is the best thing ever. I still have Road Runner, but I got Road Runner lite. It is only $26.95 and still plenty fast. I pay about $65 per month for DTV and $26 for RR. I'm happy with that setup.
liamrock, I was just about to start the SAME thread. Where did you see $64? I have seen only $69. No cable, no satellite here. I have seen the flyers and called DIrectV for their 69.99 plan and you get HBO, STARZ, CINEMAX, SHOWTIME for free for 4 months. You can pay 69.99 x 4 at once or separately. I don't care about signing up for 1 year. The way I see it, I give a service 1 year to try out. HD upgrade free, HDDVR upgrade free, but you must purchase the DVR service monthly ($5.99?). I won't get HDDVR, but will upgrade at least ONE receiver to HD, so I can see at least the local channels, even though I have an HD receiver without cable/satellite right now. I am going with DirecTV soon. Do any of you dudes have the satellite inside the ATTIC on the second story of the house at all? Is that even possible? Smokey, what LANDLINE are you talking about?
I've been thinking of doing the same...My special with comcast went out last month and man, its freakin' expensive...It jumped to $110, and I told them to kiss my ass, and then we adj. some stuff and now pay $70...but hell, that's a lot of money, plus there aren't a lot of HD channels...
max.. thanks for the info. I see a lot of ads for equipment for up to 4 rooms etc... but do you end up having to pay an extra fee for each room beyond 1.. or no if you wait for the right deal?
i don't think i paid a fee. i have it in 3 rooms. i went through SBC to do DSL/phone/Dish in one bill. i had Time Warner's 3-in-1 deal before, too. literally, i'm saving $60/month total on those 3 services.
