Which is better-Directv or Dish Network?

Question

Which is better-Directv or Dish Network?

Answer 1

Dish network all the way!They give u more for a better price!

Answer 2

I think it depends upon what's most important to you.  My husband and I used Directv for several years and were very happy with them.  Then our DVR died and we decided to upgrade and get one with HD capabilities.  We ended up going with Dish instead.  There were two major reasons.

1.  All the reviews we read said that the Directv DVR was flaky, unreliable and had a bad interface.  I'm not happy with the interface on the Dish DVR (I used to have a Tivo and would prefer that interface), but it's been pretty reliable.  It also has expansion capability - you pay a one time fee to activate the USB port on it and then you can connect an external hard drive.

2.  Directv makes you pay $300 or so for their HD DVR.  But when you pay, you don't own it.  You're only leasing it and have to return it when your contract ends.  I thought I was misunderstanding it, but I spoke with sales reps at places like Best Buy and found that it is indeed $300 to lease the box, not to buy it.  The Dish network leases the DVR to us for $5 per month (I think, it might be $10).  That saved us $300 up front.  This was last summer so things might have changed, but that $300 savings was what made teh decision for us.  Their packages and prices were close enough that it didn't matter much to us.

Answer 3

You shouldn't get either. In 2009, every network will turn digital, so you will want to get Verizon FiOS or Comcast.

Answer 4

I HAD DISH NETWORK FIRST AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE.THE RATE KEPT JUMPING AND THEN WHEN I HAD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT THEY WANTED TO ISSUE REFURBISHED MODELS.NOT MUCH LOYALTY FOR THREE YEARS.IF I HAD BEEN A NEW CUSTOMER I WOULD GET THE NEW EQUIPMENT SO I DROPPED THEM AND WENT WITH DIRECTV.THEY ARE BETTER THEN DISH AS FAR AS PRICE AND HD CHANNELS GO,SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY DIRECTV.IF YA CAN CHECK OUT AT&T UNIVERSE IF IT AVAILABLE WHERE YA LIVE.LATER!

Answer 5

I had them both but cabel finely came along and thats what i am useing now.

Dish provided excellent TV service and so did Directv.

I would recomend wich ever one that offers you the best deal take it because they are both good.

BTW they both are digital signals you can even get High Def if you want it.