Howdy !
New member here….thought I'd share my recent experience as I switched from Dish to Comcast about a week or so ago.
I was just shopping around, evaluating my HD options, after I bought a Sharp LC32GA5U for my family room. Dish actually offered to lease a HD receiver for $5 a month for 12 months -- but, I'd have to go the OTA route for locals. I just didn't want to deal with all that hassle at this point. So, talked to Comcast and surprisingly got a very good deal. I got the digital silver package with HD and HBO for around $35.00 a month (I didn't have to give my Dish equipment to them -- just had to show the installer the dish bill) and got a discount on the cable model as well. They also did not charge for the HD-DVR. Of course, all this holds true only for 12 months. So, I now pay $69.99 for Digital Silver package (With HD-DVR) and Internet combined together -- savings of atleast $30 over dish and I get all the locals in HD.
We watch mostly the locals in HD, ESPN HD, Discovery HD and occasionally Sci-fi and HDTV. SD channels look surprisingly better than I thought they would. But, my wife and I are blown away with the clarity of HD and are pretty much addicted to the HD channels when we are watching TV.
Having said that, the install was the crapiest install I ever had.
The installer (if I can call him that) did not the difference between a "splitter" and "diplexer" and a "multi-switch". I wanted him to keep my current dish connections (We watch international channels) as is and diplex the cable signals on top of the existing cabling. Of course, he didn't know how to do that and he wanted to run extra cables inside the walls and charge me extra. I told him I could do that myself later and asked him to just install the HD-DVR in the family room. Big Mistake ! He took almost 4 hours and called in another installer to complete just one drop !! In the process, both of them stomped thro' my attic, stained my carpet and left even before the picture was on the TV. They also left me a single tuner HD-DVR when I speficically asked for a dual-tuner HD-DVR. The best part is when he asked me use my phone and used it call his girl friend at work :shocked The most incompetant, unprofessional installer I ever had to deal with !!!!
Anyways, sorry for the rant -- just wanted to vent the frustration. Of course, I called Comcast next day and gave them an earful about the their incompetent installers. The whole experience reminded me about why I moved from cable to Dish in the first place. If only dish had better offerings in HD ! Well, you can't have everything, I guess.
Other than the installation experience, I am definitely pleased with the quality of signals and most definitely enjoying the HD experience
. The DVR is a little clunky compared to the Dish DVR I am used to -- but just takes a little getting used to.
AN
New member here….thought I'd share my recent experience as I switched from Dish to Comcast about a week or so ago.
I was just shopping around, evaluating my HD options, after I bought a Sharp LC32GA5U for my family room. Dish actually offered to lease a HD receiver for $5 a month for 12 months -- but, I'd have to go the OTA route for locals. I just didn't want to deal with all that hassle at this point. So, talked to Comcast and surprisingly got a very good deal. I got the digital silver package with HD and HBO for around $35.00 a month (I didn't have to give my Dish equipment to them -- just had to show the installer the dish bill) and got a discount on the cable model as well. They also did not charge for the HD-DVR. Of course, all this holds true only for 12 months. So, I now pay $69.99 for Digital Silver package (With HD-DVR) and Internet combined together -- savings of atleast $30 over dish and I get all the locals in HD.
We watch mostly the locals in HD, ESPN HD, Discovery HD and occasionally Sci-fi and HDTV. SD channels look surprisingly better than I thought they would. But, my wife and I are blown away with the clarity of HD and are pretty much addicted to the HD channels when we are watching TV.
Having said that, the install was the crapiest install I ever had.
Anyways, sorry for the rant -- just wanted to vent the frustration. Of course, I called Comcast next day and gave them an earful about the their incompetent installers. The whole experience reminded me about why I moved from cable to Dish in the first place. If only dish had better offerings in HD ! Well, you can't have everything, I guess.
Other than the installation experience, I am definitely pleased with the quality of signals and most definitely enjoying the HD experience
AN