I got Dish Network after I had Time Warner and (at least at the time) Dish had a far better HD picture than TW, never had DirectTV so I cant compare it, but Dish had a very nice picture and better DVR equipment. Rain storms we would lose power to the neighborhood before the satellite went out. In my area they pseudo-partnered with AT&T for DSL internet and AT&T was the worst company to deal with ever...basically went over 6 months without a working internet connection, tethering from my cellphone and sitting on hold for 2+ hrs with cust service every couple weeks.
Finally got so frustrated I made a deal with the devil and switched back to Time Warner *shudder* because of their internet package. I didn't realize I was in a contract (never had me sign anything) and they never said anything about it, just let me cancel with a smile then they hit me with a ton of contract breakage fees and their customer service were generally A-holes after that point. I know, my own stupid fault, i was frustrated and distracted getting everything ready for a new kid, but still not a good way to do business in my opinion. I'm sure they all do this however.
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Y'all are all out of the Cheap Bastards Club!!!
I use my Arial for TV service. $0.00/month.
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An interesting turn of events here... Dish Network sent me a note acknowledging that I am no longer under contract. I currently have both an HD 2 TV DVR and a non-HD 2 TV DVR. They are offering to upgrade my non-HD one to the latest HD DVR for no charge and give me 6 Starz HD channels for 3 months if I re-up for another 2 years.
I just got a price increase notice from DIRECTV! May have to start shopping around, again......
Since this thread is a week old and the lady at ATT never called us back, I think we'll stay with Dish.
If you get paid commission to sell stuff and a client says, "Let me think about it overnight." would you call them back the next day?
I'm a former DirectTV customer.
Currently have Dish.
I like Direct's Menu/Remote/Interface better. However, being able to control two TVs with one receiver is a big plus. The 2nd TV isn't HD, as someone pointed out, but that's OK as they're for the Kids & guest bedrooms. That's right... if you ever crash at my house you'll need to "rough it" in the guest room with an analog signal and a queen size bed.
My father (west side of Frisco) has U-verse. The interface is the worst of the three, and the picture quality is terrible. I was shocked at how pixelated the playoff games were this afternoon. We have the same Toshiba 1080P TV, and mine looks 10x better with Dish.