Just wondering if anybody else on here has DirecTV. I got sick of my crappy cable company and its lack of digital services and programming. They were FAR behind DirecTV or any other cable company but its the only choice I had for Cable. I got a good deal on DirecTV and I just had it installed yesterday. So far I'm loving it the channel lineup is much better, the quality is much clearer, and the whole room DVR service with an android/iPhone app is really nice.
I don't have DirectTV, but my mother has it. She isn't happy with it because of customer service issues. She isn't technically inclined so that could be part of the problem too. Her neighborhood has FIOS and I'm always prodding her to give that a try.
FIOS isn't anywhere near me but I've heard great things about it, I've also heard good things about AT&T's UVERSE service but its not that close to me either. A large part of my area is covered by Charter and l'm on a small local provder. My mother has Charter and she hates them and has had a lot of issues out of them and I've not been happy with my small local provider.
I have had DirecTV for almost 2 years, switched from cable as well. At that time DirecTV was the better choice but now that our 2 year contract is almost up, I may look at Cable again. I haven't had any problems with DirecTV and the remote app is useful as is the DVR. Good luck with your new system.
I never had a satellite TV service... I stay in a 40 year old building and there isn't anywhere to put a Dish. I have Comcast here and they aren't that bad, just not competitive. CenturyLink has PrismTV, but it isn't available in my neighborhood. From what I can tell, the prices aren't compelling anyway. Just glad I have $30 cable... my internet is higher than my cable
Never had satellite, but my mom had Dish for a while and dumped it due to programing and billing issues. I can't get satellite at my new place, it is either Comcast or antenna. So far Comcast is working well. I just have a basic TV package right now. But after the special I am on runs out I hope to reconfigure my services, by dropping my internet speeds a bit and get full cable.
Never had cable, been on Satellite from 1998. With the exception of a couple of years on DishNetwork it's always been DirecTV. Don't see much difference between the two, with the following two exceptions: One may have channels(s) the other doesn't that may be important to you DirecTV HD DVR has an easy way of hooking up external drive for extra storage (eSATA). The last time I checked, DishNetwork only allowed moving already recorded shows to an external drive.
We used to have Comcast until their service went way down hill in my area. It got to the point where there was pixelation on a daily basis. We then switched to Dish Network in 2006. We decided we wanted to upgrade to HD and compared Dish to DirecTV. DirecTV was the better deal, so we switched to DirecTV in 2010. Our contract is up with them next September. We have been very happy with DirecTV. The only other choice in my area is CenturyLink Prism TV, but the disadvantage for that service is you can only have 4 streams going at once for TV and only 2 of them can be in HD at the same time.
I was comparing Dish Network and DirecTV as well. Honestly DirecTV ended up offering a better product as well as a better channel lineup for a better price on top of that. I wasn't too impressed with Dish Network's pricing and services. Dish Network looks cheaper on paper but by the time they add on all those extra fee's for what you really need they end up being quite a bit higher than DirecTV!
If cable networks are important to you, then the satellite providers are quite good. If local channels are important to you, they BOTH fail miserably. DirecTV and Dish will only carry the main local channels (those they are forced to carry due to the FCC's "Must Carry" rule). There are now a plethora of great, over-the-air digital networks (Antenna TV, MeTV, Live Well Network, RTV, The Country Network, etc.) that air on sub-channels of local stations. Neither satellite provider will carry these sub-channels, nor will AT&T U-Verse. On the other hand, cable systems and Verizon FiOS will carry a majority of these specialty channels in most areas. I, for one, don't have cable or satellite. In L.A., there are over 140 available over the air channels, making cable/satellite obsolete (for me, anyway). One thing I've discovered is ALL providers (cable/telco/DBS) have their problems with technical issues, spotty customer service, and high prices. So as long as everything works for you, enjoy!
I would be OTA only if I was able to get a signal at my place But now, I am hooked on Discovery and ID. Just glad that my Digital Economy TV package on Comcast covers that. I am sad over the constant price hikes, but somehow, that plan escaped the price increase.
