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Originally Posted by The Champ
I have had both Dish and DirecTV. They are NOT the same.
I first got DirecTV back around '94. I dropped my cable tv because it was absolute crap - picture quality wise and was only broadcasting in mono.
Very happy with DirecTV customer service and signal quality. Moved in 2005 and switched to Dish in order to get local channels (had to play some games to do it back then), but was very unhappy with the customer service.
When my Dish contract ran out - went back to DirecTV. Glad I did.
The "weather" issue with a properly aimed and mounted antenna is not much of a problem at all. I had more problems with my cable service than I ever had with either satellite company.
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X's 2, well kinda, as I also had Direct for several yrs then switched to Dish a few yrs ago, difference with me was that I DIDN'T wait for my Dish contract to be up, paid the cancellation fee to go back with Direct, it's just a much better picture, DVR service (little things about Dish's DVR bugged me, like watching a recording then switching back to live, it started the live as new (i.e. you couldn't rewind the cpl hours like Direct), and just easier to use.
Another opinion difference, is even though I think Direct's TV service is unbeatable, their CS sux, it just does but I put up with it because I like their TV service, every time you change service, purchase a movie, ect, they screw it up, to their advantage of course, you have to call, argue with a CS Rep who doesn't care, wastes your time, but again, I deal with it cause I like their picture and DRV service a lot better.
It's all expensive unless you change around every 2 yrs when your contract is up to get the new deals, I pay $90 a month (my new deals are gone, gave me $10 credit when I bitched) for HD/DVR in my LR, DVR in my BR, with their best pkg less the movie channels.
I've tried the cable co's and liked them less than Dish, so it will be Direct till something better comes along (we can't get ATT Uverse, wish we did).