I currently am on Dish network, I just bought a 1080P HD TV and am researching the service I should sign up for. The easiest thing to do is trade my Dish SD DVR for an HD DVR, pay the increased fee and move on.
I tried researching FIOS TV, but I am one of the unlucky ones who has internet without a land lines. After spending more than an hour on hold and dealing with people that didn't have access to enough information, I couldn't get some very simple questions answered. In addition, apparently no one ever wants their service on the weekend (you know, the time when many of us aren't at work). I reluctantly have had to give up on them.
I suppose I could go with local cable, but with my experience with Comcast before they had one price increase too many, I am not going down that road. We now have Time Warner, but I tend to paint all cable companies with the same brush.
The only other alternative is Direct TV. Is the picture noticeably different between Dish and Direct? Are there any other benefits to Direct?
I have a Dish 522 DVR which is very well integrated into my home. I utilize the two TV sets feature and would miss not having it. I also have an old Tivo series one (with lifetime subscription) which I am still using occasionally.
Has anyone else faced this dilemma?
Thanks in advance for your response.
I tried researching FIOS TV, but I am one of the unlucky ones who has internet without a land lines. After spending more than an hour on hold and dealing with people that didn't have access to enough information, I couldn't get some very simple questions answered. In addition, apparently no one ever wants their service on the weekend (you know, the time when many of us aren't at work). I reluctantly have had to give up on them.
I suppose I could go with local cable, but with my experience with Comcast before they had one price increase too many, I am not going down that road. We now have Time Warner, but I tend to paint all cable companies with the same brush.
The only other alternative is Direct TV. Is the picture noticeably different between Dish and Direct? Are there any other benefits to Direct?
I have a Dish 522 DVR which is very well integrated into my home. I utilize the two TV sets feature and would miss not having it. I also have an old Tivo series one (with lifetime subscription) which I am still using occasionally.
Has anyone else faced this dilemma?
Thanks in advance for your response.