What’s keeping you guys with Dish Network…

[Pere845]

Just curious to see why some of us on here are still on satellite. For me, the biggest reasons are there is no OTT service with no channel gaps and YouTube TV still not bringing back the MLB network…

 

[navychop]

Great equipment, and unwatched shows on EHDs.

NOW- why might I leave? Lack of content. Secondarily, cost. I’ve gone from 250 to 120. I will certainly tough it out until after Team Summit, hoping for the best.

 

[Juan]

Great equipment, and unwatched shows on EHDs.

NOW- why might I leave? Lack of content. Secondarily, cost. I’ve gone from 250 to 120. I will certainly tough it out until after Team Summit, hoping for the best.

Did you get a 2 year price lock?

 

[navychop]

Why? I downgraded. Did not ask for price lock.

 

[navychop]

CORRECTION: Found I failed to downgrade before the cruise. Marked to do so later this week.

 

[Jim5506]

I find streaming services are too quirky for me. The remote with my FireStick is not always responsive especially after long pauses or trying to rejoin an episode that we had to abandon in midstream. Turning closed captioning on and off is erratic, sometimes the icon does not respond. They are still in their infancy whereas satellite, which has its glitches, is mature enough to not tempt me to throw the remote at the TV occasionally.

 

[Russ8594]

For me it's ease of use with the Hopper 3. I like to time shift a lot, especially sports, and that's very easy with the Hopper.

 

[Pere845]

I find streaming services are too quirky for me. The remote with my FireStick is not always responsive especially after long pauses or trying to rejoin an episode that we had to abandon in midstream. Turning closed captioning on and off is erratic, sometimes the icon does not respond. They are still in their infancy whereas satellite, which has its glitches, is mature enough to not tempt me to throw the remote at the TV occasionally.

Totally forgot to mention that, My family has enjoyed having an actual remote and channel numbers since coming back to satellite

 

[charlesrshell]

I would be a happy camper if streaming disappeared tomorrow and Charlie launched some new birds.

 

[Radioguy41]

Convenience. It's all there in one package with numbered channels (the wife doesn't want it any other way). In addition the DVR is local meaning even if the service and Internet are down I can still watch recordings and the time shifting capability is nice. I've tried the other devices, Roku, Firestick, etc and none are perfect, especially when it comes to interfaces. Some are better than others but all leave something to be desired. There's more but those are the main reasons. I have the Flex Pack plus add-ons for $80 a month, all in.

 

[scoob83]

1. Streaming is still too glitchy and unreliable.
2. I have a lot of multi-day power outages. Even with a generator, the internet usually goes down. Satellite will still work!
3. Hopper 3 is cream of the crop in equipment!
4. It’s DRASTICALLY cheaper than cable. Every 2 years I comparison shop before renewing my 2 year agreement. This year, to get similar channels and equipment it was about $70/mo more with cable.

 

[skorpyan54]

We like being able to record multiple shows at the same time. Plus, we use the "Dish Anywhere" app when we are at camp which allows us to not need to purchase a cable package from another provider! It is very convenient.

 

[telstar_1]

Numbered channels, hm, I remember the guy who insisted on channel # to be displayed on face of the receiver. A lot of cable boxes and C-band receivers did that.

Dish is easy to stick with because the receiver doesn't break and the DVR is solid.

 

[tanman]

Still have at least 18 months left on a contract.I'm going to go out on a limb and predict there will be many differences between now and then.

 

[KAB]

Hopper 3 and Flex Pack.

 

[Yespage]

Over the longest period of time Dish has provided me options to have a reduced bill while getting what I wanted most. From Latino Dos to Welcome Pack (which came with free TCM by accident ) to Flex. Also, they have offers for premiums all the time for me (and likely many others). Their Chat support is also out of this world effective.

 

[zippyfrog]

I can't add anything that hasn't been said already. The convenience of being able to type in a channel number instead of switching apps. With sports being my main thing, there is a buffering delay on streaming. When streaming works, it is great, but I have had more issues with streaming than satellite. I also have T-Mobile home internet, where when it is fast it is great, other times there is buffering on that end.

I am always open to going to streaming in the future, but at least for the next year, I will be sticking with Dish.

 

[GuyWhoMoves]

Having a Dish Receiver on our RV ($2700)

 

[man00]

Poor internet speed keeps me with dish, if I could stream I would be gone before anyone can give me a thumbs down for this post

 

[BLC1962]

Because I use it on my RV as well as my home. No other good options for the RV and not going to go back to paying for two services. Yes, I originally had Dish on the RV and Spectrum at home. Now Dish for both.