Cable or Dish - Which is really the better choice?

donkeybucks · Feb 1, 2012

Currently have cable but just feel like it's costing way too much. I see many houses with the dish and wonder if it's really the better way to go. The two most heard about complaints I've heard over the years about the dish are:

1) It doesn't have local channels (from what I understand dish networks now provide local channels)

2) People not happy with the service contracts.

What do you guys know as the best way to go? Anyone NOT satisfied with their dish network?

Thanks for any input you can provide.

Mongoose · Feb 1, 2012

i was wondering the same, i live in northern louisiana and i have cable, had it for 10 yrs now, seems like cable is too high for what they offer, really wanting to go the dish route, but unsure which way to go as in directv or dish network ?

ThreeKings · Feb 2, 2012

Direct is great but it is not cheap.

Recon792 · Feb 2, 2012

direct tv is mucho $$$ -- esp when you start to include the movie and sports packages.
everytime the wind blows - my tv flickers -- lol

genosays · Feb 2, 2012

Your signal can get very fuzzy during storms, this happens at the local bar I go to here in Chicago that has DirectTV

ANOTHERDAY · Feb 2, 2012

Dish for me and locals included..pay around $110 for everything going on 3 years

ParlaysStoleMyMoney · Feb 2, 2012

Had AT&T Uverse last and now DirectTV. I actually think both are great. I haven't had any problems with the signal going out during storms or high winds or anything like that. You get your local channels so that isn't a problem. I think it really just depends on your situation.

One good thing about AT&T is the on demand feature. I don't have that on Direct.

rolltide · Feb 2, 2012

had dish for 7 years but dropped it in november. they have no bundling of phone/internet in my region and i ended up moving to verizon FIOS and saved $80 month on tv/phone/internet and only lost the STARZ networks and PiP capability

Betallsports · Feb 2, 2012

rolltide said:
had dish for 7 years but dropped it in november. they have no bundling of phone/internet in my region and i ended up moving to verizon FIOS and saved $80 month on tv/phone/internet and only lost the STARZ networks and PiP capability

Agree 10000000%, IF available where you Live, Get FiOs by Verizon
I have Everything under the Sun Including Starz, plus you can get The NFL Red zone
and it doesn't Only mean they show Just Red Zone of Games. A Lot of times, you are seeing a good part of a game.

I got rid of Cablevision a Long time ago and went with DTV, then had both Fios and DTV because of the NFL package. But just got rid of DTV because after watching the Red Zone, there was really no need to have the NFL package.

Also, there are other Sport Packages that Verizon has...So if you can get it in your area... Go for it.

Heard they might be coming to FL as well... and I hope so, because i can use it down there !

billhill999 · Feb 2, 2012

Cable is 1000x better than Dish

Optimum > Fios > Time Warner

flashmo · Feb 2, 2012

I've had Direct TV for 15 yrs and have never had a problem with the picture, plus the sports packages are better there..don't know how expensive they are compared to others, never compared-the others don't get the Sunday Ticket

Mr_Mark · Feb 2, 2012

Dish was better for years... now I think cable is back on top. The on demand feature is great. I never thought anything could beat Sunday ticket but NFL Redzone is pure awesome. I use to have Direct TV but now have Verizon Fios, my brother has ATT Uverse. I like both a Fios and Uverse over Direct TV

Mr_Mark · Feb 2, 2012

billhill999 said:
Cable is 1000x better than Dish

Optimum > Fios > Time Warner

Bill what is optimum?

billhill999 · Feb 2, 2012

^
Cablevision

rolltide · Feb 2, 2012

Betallsports said:
Agree 10000000%, IF available where you Live, Get FiOs by Verizon
I have Everything under the Sun Including Starz, plus you can get The NFL Red zone
and it doesn't Only mean they show Just Red Zone of Games. A Lot of times, you are seeing a good part of a game.

I got rid of Cablevision a Long time ago and went with DTV, then had both Fios and DTV because of the NFL package. But just got rid of DTV because after watching the Red Zone, there was really no need to have the NFL package.

Also, there are other Sport Packages that Verizon has...So if you can get it in your area... Go for it.

Heard they might be coming to FL as well... and I hope so, because i can use it down there !

was tough to give up my PiP...Dish allowed you to PiP any of their channels so I could have a movie on the main screen then pop on the Pens game in the corner. I can run PiP through my Pioneer but the only channels I can PiP are the OTA locals which works just fine on Sundays but pretty useless the rest of the week. So, got a used computer to put next to TV to stream games while watching a "family" show on the Big Screen

FIOS did give me some channels that I didn't have with Dish however...Goltv/fox sports deportes with some great soccer, some various Fox Sports locals, NFL Red Zone, NBC Sports, and Cinemax so is a hell of a deal to save 1k/year. Plus they upgraded my internet to 35/25 from 25/15 and added me to digital phone where i can check my voicemail online.

The Dish "on demand" was superior to FIOS' version but not a big factor one way or the other

Holmes · Feb 2, 2012

Up where I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia, there is a small regional cable company (Eastlink). They have a kick ass Super Sports Pak which includes everything: NFL, NBA, CFB, CBB, MLB, and NHL. Because it's a small market and somewhat economically disadvantaged it's super cheap.

patswin · Feb 2, 2012

i just switched to DTV after years with cable for the free NFL package. I am stuck with Time Warner who refuses to carry the NFL network so i finally switched to DTV. Because of the new customer deal I am saving about $60 a month off by switching. I have had a few times where the signal went out but really it hasn't been much. I might go back to cable once the 2 year contact is up and i have to pay normal rates

billhill999 · Feb 2, 2012

patswin said:
i just switched to DTV after years with cable for the free NFL package. I am stuck with Time Warner who refuses to carry the NFL network so i finally switched to DTV. Because of the new customer deal I am saving about $60 a month off by switching. I have had a few times where the signal went out but really it hasn't been much. I might go back to cable once the 2 year contact is up and i have to pay normal rates

Time Warner is brutal, the worst of the big 4.

I used to be a techie for Cablevision, believe me, TW sucks.

eoghater · Feb 2, 2012

billhill999 said:
Cable is 1000x better than Dish

Optimum > Fios > Time Warner

optimum has no hbo go, no nfl network, no tennis channel, and no access to ESPN3.

Don't support a cheap ass like Dolan, go Fios

Betallsports · Feb 2, 2012

billhill999 said:
^
Cablevision

Dolan sucks D__k !! Haha

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