Switching to Directv finally

[jeffero]

I know the Directv DVR reciever may not be quite as nice although it may be better I don't know I know it looks nicer but they have a lot more HD and nonHD channels available at equal to or a better price than Dish Network who I've had for over 2 years now. I'm through with them though and I know that as soon as I call to cancel their service they'll try to bribe me into staying but the answer will be sorry but not interested. I've already scheduled the install for Directv. I'll be glad to have Fox News HD instead of CNN with their point of view on everything. I haven't even had the normal channels that the cable company offers in years because I couldn't afford the higher priced Dish Network package. BYE DISH NETWORK!

[LASooner]

13 posts and you took the time to say goodbye to us... thanks... I think.

[jeffero]

Well you can still read anything I'll post on the Directv forum

[sundude90]

Congratulation Jeffero!! I am sure you are going to proud of what you did. Best of luck.
If you need any help with Directv, please let me know.

[Rangers484]

I know the Directv DVR reciever may not be quite as nice although it may be better I don't know I know it looks nicer but they have a lot more HD and nonHD channels available at equal to or a better price than Dish Network who I've had for over 2 years now. I'm through with them though and I know that as soon as I call to cancel their service they'll try to bribe me into staying but the answer will be sorry but not interested. I've already scheduled the install for Directv. I'll be glad to have Fox News HD instead of CNN with their point of view on everything. I haven't even had the normal channels that the cable company offers in years because I couldn't afford the higher priced Dish Network package. BYE DISH NETWORK!

I'm not buying or selling Dish or Direct here but your statement about a lot more HD may be a perception more than a reality. There are some channels Direct has that Dish does not but the opposite is also true.

Right now the net difference is 1 HD channel but Direct may have the few that are really important to you (Fox v CNN, etc) that would prompt the switch.

When last I checked it was going to cost me several hundred dollars in install and receiver lease fees to switch to direct and in the end I was going to get about what I already had so I did not do it. But I am still open to it if one service really starts to blow the other out of the water again.

It may be too late since you already scheduled the install but take a look at this side by side comparison of HD content available on the major players:


Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV - Updated 12/21/08! - AVS Forum

Direct has NFL and MLB packages but from what you said about the cost of the higher tier Dish packages, this is probably not an option for you either.

[Slamminc11]

I know the Directv DVR reciever may not be quite as nice although it may be better I don't know I know it looks nicer but they have a lot more HD and nonHD channels available at equal to or a better price than Dish Network who I've had for over 2 years now. I'm through with them though and I know that as soon as I call to cancel their service they'll try to bribe me into staying but the answer will be sorry but not interested. I've already scheduled the install for Directv. I'll be glad to have Fox News HD instead of CNN with their point of view on everything. I haven't even had the normal channels that the cable company offers in years because I couldn't afford the higher priced Dish Network package. BYE DISH NETWORK!

Since when is one (1) HD channel difference "a lot more"? Direct has 67 national HD channels, Dish has 66 (as of 12/21/08 anyway).

Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV - Updated 12/21/08! - AVS Forum

[s10zr2]

Why do people feel the need to announce there decision to switch? Wouldn't you post instead in the Directv forum about how you are comming on board and see if they can help with pointers. Maby he is insecure about his decision. I had a buddy who switched about 3 monts ago, and the grass is not always greener!

[gwhitelover]

Since when is one (1) HD channel difference "a lot more"? Direct has 67 national HD channels, Dish has 66 (as of 12/21/08 anyway).

Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV - Updated 12/21/08! - AVS Forum

I love how that chart shows Verizon as having a total of 97. It may have a total of 97 HD channels but it depends on where you live and what channels they offer in HD. One area may get 35 while another may get 65. Its if the local office carriers it!

(bit me in the ass not too long ago, still paying for that mistake)

[KAB]

Why do people feel the need to announce there decision to switch? Wouldn't you post instead in the Directv forum about how you are comming on board and see if they can help with pointers. Maby he is insecure about his decision. I had a buddy who switched about 3 monts ago, and the grass is not always greener!

There have been several "honest" people who've admitted to the greener grass syndrome.

[Hemi 6.1]

There have been several "honest" people who've admitted to the greener grass syndrome.

That can go both ways.