OT: Dish vs Cable

Profound23 · Post #1 » by **Profound23** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:35 pm

We have had this discussion before.

Just wanted to give an update on why I still have Cable.

My mom has Dish, last night it snowed and it went out for the millionth time. Except this time it never came back on. While talking on the phone with numerous tech's who tried trouble shooting by saying "check the cable, check the box....hold please" then transferred her to another tech who did the same thing between 7pm until midnight she was told she would have to pay a substantial charge for them to come out there and fix it.

Guess what happens IF my cable goes out? They come out and fix it for free. All though the only time my cable went out was 8 years ago because an animal chewed through the wire and they still fixed it for free, even though the animal was mine.

Post #2 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:39 pm

We all have our stories to tell about cable/dish. :lol:

When I had TWC I had outages all the time. And customer "service" was horrible. No problems with DirecTV. Not to mention better picture, lower monthly bill and dozens more HD channels plus NFL Sunday Ticket.

But certainly a dish isn't for everyone and neither DirecTV or Dish Network has perfect customer service.

The bottom line is if you are happy with your service, keep it.

BuckFan25226 · Post #3 » by **BuckFan25226** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:42 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:We all have our stories to tell about cable/dish.

When I had TWC I had outages all the time. And customer "service" was horrible. No problems with DirecTV. Not to mention better picture, lower monthly bill and dozens more HD channels plus NFL Sunday Ticket.

But certainly a dish isn't for everyone and neither DirecTV or Dish Network has perfect customer service.

The bottom line is if you are happy with your service, keep it.

There is no way in hell I would consider cable because of that reason. They almost lost the MLB package, which I purchase every year with DTV.

Post #4 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:50 pm

For Sports fans or HD fans DirecTV is the choice. Otherwise Dish Network is fine too. But as I said if you are happy with cable, great, keep it.

carmelbrownqueen · Post #5 » by **carmelbrownqueen** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:00 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:We all have our stories to tell about cable/dish.

When I had TWC I had outages all the time. And customer "service" was horrible. No problems with DirecTV. Not to mention better picture, lower monthly bill and dozens more HD channels plus NFL Sunday Ticket.

But certainly a dish isn't for everyone and neither DirecTV or Dish Network has perfect customer service.

The bottom line is if you are happy with your service, keep it.

Post #6 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:06 pm

I can't wait to get DirectTV.

jerrod · Post #7 » by **jerrod** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:16 pm

DrugBust wrote:I can't wait to get DirectTV.

i can't remember the last time i had a cable outage, but charter doesn't offer league pass.

the ability to get directv is a big selling point when i'm looking at apartments

mnstinks · Post #8 » by **mnstinks** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:25 pm

My Directv has lost it's signal maybe 4 or 5 times the last year, and it always comes back within a few minutes. It it was always due to severe thunderstorms or heavy (blizzard like) snow.

I have had more trouble with cable in the past.

I have had d-tv for 6 years now...no complaints, and tons of sports!

xTitan · Post #9 » by **xTitan** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:36 pm

I switched to Direct TV in November and i luv it for the most part....but last night and the last time we had wet snow my HD channels went out.....I had to bang the dish with a broom to get the wet snow off, not happy about that.

0BobLobLaw0 · Post #10 » by **0BobLobLaw0** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:38 pm

My cousin really likes his AT&T U Verse

BuckFan25226 · Post #11 » by **BuckFan25226** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:44 pm

xTitan wrote:I switched to Direct TV in November and i luv it for the most part....but last night and the last time we had wet snow my HD channels went out.....I had to bang the dish with a broom to get the wet snow off, not happy about that.

That's what a buddy of mine were talking about last night. What the hell do you do when your dish is on the roof? Mine is in the ground and I just go outside and wipe it off with a towel. When I did that everything was fine for the night.

xTitan · Post #12 » by **xTitan** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:54 pm

BuckFan25226 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

That's what a buddy of mine were talking about last night. What the hell do you do when your dish is on the roof? Mine is in the ground and I just go outside and wipe it off with a towel. When I did that everything was fine for the night.

Mine is on the roof....I can get to it with a broom and an extension when I walk out on my sun roof, but then I am just banging on it until the snow slides off, afraid I will know it out of alignment or break it. Ice, rain, and heavy snow do not seem to matter, only real wet snow has an effect.

Post #13 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:56 pm

I've heard good things about U-Verse too. The more competition the better IMO.

BobbyLight · Post #14 » by **BobbyLight** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:15 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:I've heard good things about U-Verse too. The more competition the better IMO.

I am excited to try U-Verse out. My only concern is that you can only have 1 HD stream at a time.

In the last year I have had Dish Network and Cable. Both services have worked well while I was a subscriber. My only complaint about either right now is the huge pain in the ass it was to cancel Dish Network, even when I was out of contract.

Like others have said, stick with what works for you.

steger_3434 · Post #15 » by **steger_3434** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:49 pm

I think I'm going to give U-Verse a try. I gave them a call to see if I"m in their area, but to my dismay I"m not yet. They have my number and will give me a call when they get Menomonee Falls into their program.

From the brochure it looks like a great deal. The main package that is similar to my Time Warner package is $85. With Time Warner I pay $112 for 1 HD reciever and 1 HDDVR reciever, about 15 HD channels, 100 regular channels, the music stuff and roadrunner.

With U-Verse I'd get 3 HD Recievers (only need 2) and 1 HDDVR which records up to 4 shows, around 30 HD channels including NFL and Big Ten, and about 100 regular channels and the movie stuff. It also comes with high speed internet. This is all for $85 instead of the $112 I"m paying for TWC. My only question would be how do the internet speeds compare?

BobbyLight · Post #16 » by **BobbyLight** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:33 pm

steger_3434 wrote:
With U-Verse I'd get 3 HD Recievers (only need 2) and 1 HDDVR which records up to 4 shows, around 30 HD channels including NFL and Big Ten, and about 100 regular channels and the movie stuff. It also comes with high speed internet. This is all for $85 instead of the $112 I"m paying for TWC. My only question would be how do the internet speeds compare?

UNfortunatley only one HD stream at a time. You can't record and watch an HD program (or record 2 hd programs) at once.

0BobLobLaw0 · Post #17 » by **0BobLobLaw0** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:52 pm

I've heard the HD isnt as perfect as the dish or cable, but the internet is just as fast

Post #18 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:56 pm

The absolute best way to get HD is over the air. Sweet sweet sweet.

0BobLobLaw0 · Post #19 » by **0BobLobLaw0** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:02 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:The absolute best way to get HD is over the air. Sweet sweet sweet.

what makes it better?
sorry i know nothing about technology

jerrod · Post #20 » by **jerrod** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:07 pm

AgainstMe! wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

what makes it better?
sorry i know nothing about technology

i think it's because the signal isn't compressed at all