Brighthouse Seems to be Clueless

[stevenl]

I didn't pay squat for my Dish equipment. As I said, I have both BHN and Dish. You are looking simply at $$$ value and not quality and quantity. Many of us are willing to pay more for more channels, both HD and SD. The fact is, BHN DOES NOT DELIVER. Several channels have been added to Dish in the six months I have had the service.

BHN has added very little in the last few years. Yes, I appreciate the Versus HD for my hockey fix, but I am still waiting for Cinemax HD and Starz On Demand, among others. Incidentally, I have my Starz sub with Dish because they at least carry the HD feed of the channel. Unlike BHN.

Did you read anything I wrote or just skim the highlights? I did a mock order on directv.com and mybrighthouse.com and those are the numbers I got. You can wheel and deal with BHN or Directv and get it cheaper im sure. But I compared apples to apples. The price they will offer me without any hassle from both companies. Keep in mind as Mentioned that is DirecTV VS BHN I did not do Dish, maybe I will later I dont have time atm.



You seem to be going for channel quantity over quality. or even price. Sure if you pay more you get more. BHNS service costs less so as far as HD goes you get less. (Do you get any on-demand content with Dish yet?)

again 20$ for dish HD 6 for BHN, OF course Dish will have more HD channels. You pay more. When BHNs HD pak is 20 bucks im sure they will have as much or more. But if you look at the price, you get about 15 more channels with dish in HD vs BHN so thats what almost a buck per channel you are paying... If its worth it to you go for it. But to me its surely not.

[skottey]

So until Switched video is solid, or BHN can free up spectrum, they will be picky and choosey with which HD content they add.

MND, Versus, the elimination of INHD2 (not BHN's fault) and INHD change to Mojo is hardly simply being "choosey." Other than those changes and that HD Showcase, they haven't done crap in a long time.

[skottey]

Have you had them visit your home for a trouble call? Ask them how much that costs.

No, I haven't needed to. If they tried to rape me financially I would drop them in a heartbeat. I am in no contract.

[skottey]

Did you read anything I wrote or just skim the highlights? I did a mock order on directv.com and mybrighthouse.com and those are the numbers I got. You can wheel and deal with BHN or Directv and get it cheaper im sure. But I compared apples to apples. The price they will offer me without any hassle from both companies. Keep in mind as Mentioned that is DirecTV VS BHN I did not do Dish, maybe I will later I dont have time atm.

You seem to be going for channel quantity over quality. or even price. Sure if you pay more you get more. BHNS service costs less so as far as HD goes you get less. (Do you get any on-demand content with Dish yet?)

again 20$ for dish HD 6 for BHN, OF course Dish will have more HD channels. You pay more. When BHNs HD pak is 20 bucks im sure they will have as much or more. But if you look at the price, you get about 15 more channels with dish in HD vs BHN so thats what almost a buck per channel you are paying... If its worth it to you go for it. But to me its surely not.

You need to look at the overall price of Dish vs. BHN.

You need to understand my complaint is that BHN does squat to add channels. Price is not the issue. As I said, I subscribe to BHN and Dish and if BHN had what I wanted, I'd gladly ditch Dish, just have BHN, and pay more.

But I will bitch until BHN lives up to my expectations.

[stevenl]

Please re-read my post about what BHN does to add channels and why its just as easy as flipping a switch.


Bye all means Bitch, its your right as a customer.

[iceturkee]

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Just on the 20th of this month BHN added another on-demand channel for HD. Called HD showcase. its included in the HD Pack and you get unlimited access to it.

BHNS current HD lineup in Central Florida

We offer 19 High Definition channels. The programming available on these channels is determined by the broadcaster and may not be entirely HD. Channels provided in HD are:
Bright House Networks HD channels
WESH NBC Broadcast
WRDQ-27 Broadcast
WKMG CBS Broadcast
WFTV ABC Broadcast
WOFL FOX Broadcast
WRBW My Network TV Broadcast
WKCF The CW Broadcast
WFME HD Broadcast
Discovery HD Theater Broadcast
A&E HD Broadcast
TNT HD Broadcast
ESPN HD High Definition Pack
ESPN2 HD High Definition Pack
HDNet High Definition Pack
HDNet Movies High Definition Pack
MOJO High Definition Pack
HBO HD HD Premium
Showtime HD HD Premium
HD Movies on Demand On Demand Channel


Dish HD offers about 15 more national channels but charges 20$ per month extra for those channels. Not to mention for the Locals its another 6$ so that brings
DishHD = 26/month BHN HD = 6/month Sure you get more but pay more. BHN is still the better dollar for dollar value.

Thats even if you can get the locals HD in your location. Not to mention BHN's HD picture in orlando blows away anything DishNet has to offer.

Lets look at DirecTV

They have basically the same package Bhn does as far as channels go, in fact I think BHN offers more,

DirecTV charges $9.99/month. for their basic HD package which include locals I think,

in this case BHN is cheaper by 3 dollars and has the better picture and the same channels. (give or take 1 or two)

Not to mention with BHN you dont need to buy a 300$ receiver, You get top quality Picture signal (no HD-Lite!) and if you ever have a problem your service calls are always free. (unless you break something, which can be covered by timeguard)

Do the math play wit hthe numbers + quality of service. BHN Is without a doubt the better value over Dish or Directv, in the Orlando market. If having 15 more channels is worth everything else associated with it including the contract and other associated fees, then by all means. It surely will cost you more, then with BHN but of course you will get those 15 more channels. Its a cost vs benefit factor and unless 15 channels is that big of a deal to you, you will not leave BHN. I assure you BHN will compete and keep up its HD programming lineup in par with those companies in which it competes. If BHN were to add 15 more HD channels, expect the HD pack price to go up.

and directv will be adding 70 hd channels before the end of september.