I've thinking of signing up for dishn etwork satellite TV service. I've been browsing these forums for a long time and decided to get dish network satellite TV since it looks like the best value for me. I haven't had cable for a while now since they gave me a bunch of stuff because i was stealing and me to pay for converter in each room of my house when I only need a converter on my hidef tv and wanted basic analog cable on the rest since they were analog TV's. So anyway now that I've decided on Dish Network whats programming packages are best I don't really want the Top 60 because it doesn't all the basic cable networks and some of the news channels that we watched and some channels like amc, tcm, and that we watched for movies so I'm debating between the Top 120 and the Top 180 but can't decide is there enough added channels to make the Top 180 worth getting or should I get the Top 120 with HD?
Also I got estimates on my monthly bill one was for the top 120 with HD as follows:
$39.99 for Top 120 with Locals
$5.00 for Digital Home Advantage 322 Dual Tuner receiver
$9.99 for HD PAK
$54.98 Total Monthly Cost
And For Top 180 with HD I got:
$49.99 for Top 180 with Locals
$5.00 for Digital Home Advantage 322 Dual Tuner receiver
$9.99 for HD PAK
$64.98 Total Monthly Cost
Are they pretty accurate estimates for the monthly cost? Finally would Dish Network allow me to save money by dropping my locals? I am wondering this since my antenna on my roof picks up all my local stations with crystal analog image quality and I'm assuming very good digital over the air as well since the analog quality is perfect for all stations. They don't seem to offer the digital home advantage anywheres without the locals only with the locals because $50 a month would be too bad since its only $3 bucks more than comcast basic I had and I would get my hi definition programming as well and more channels including music I didn't get before. A pretty savings for me and I know 180 is good savings as well since my neighbor pays comcast like 62 dollars for basic digital cable without hi-def and not as many channels. So an information and advice you you guys have would be worth it.
Thank You,
Henry
Also I got estimates on my monthly bill one was for the top 120 with HD as follows:
$39.99 for Top 120 with Locals
$5.00 for Digital Home Advantage 322 Dual Tuner receiver
$9.99 for HD PAK
$54.98 Total Monthly Cost
And For Top 180 with HD I got:
$49.99 for Top 180 with Locals
$5.00 for Digital Home Advantage 322 Dual Tuner receiver
$9.99 for HD PAK
$64.98 Total Monthly Cost
Are they pretty accurate estimates for the monthly cost? Finally would Dish Network allow me to save money by dropping my locals? I am wondering this since my antenna on my roof picks up all my local stations with crystal analog image quality and I'm assuming very good digital over the air as well since the analog quality is perfect for all stations. They don't seem to offer the digital home advantage anywheres without the locals only with the locals because $50 a month would be too bad since its only $3 bucks more than comcast basic I had and I would get my hi definition programming as well and more channels including music I didn't get before. A pretty savings for me and I know 180 is good savings as well since my neighbor pays comcast like 62 dollars for basic digital cable without hi-def and not as many channels. So an information and advice you you guys have would be worth it.
Thank You,
Henry
