DISH subscribers--whaddya think?? I'm about to make the decision

Gloria

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Fri Jul-29-05 11:57 AM
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DISH subscribers--whaddya think?? I'm about to make the decision

to switch from cable...talked to a guy last night (email chat) and got most questions answered.

Looking for any last minute comments about the service....

I have a question, though....LINK TV is gone, right? Any good news/intl. stations? I'm looking at the 120 station package....

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crispini

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:01 PM
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1. Well, I don't have dish because I hear that reception is tough

in very tree-lined areas.... which certainly describes my neighborhood... but maybe that doesn't apply in your sitch... :shrug:

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marions ghost

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:04 PM
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3. surrounded by trees here

dish works well

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:19 PM
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6. Have them come out and do a signal test

It works great where I am and my house sits in the middle of 5 heavily wooded acres.

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Moochy

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:02 PM
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2. Direct TV has Link TV still

DirectTV has Link TV, and Dish has FreeSpeech TV (I think)

I like DirectTv, heard good things about dish, but the most important advancement you should get is a DVR. Tivo is great, others swear by other brands, but you cant beat skipping commercials!

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madmom

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:11 PM
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4. had direct tv went back to cable....

every time a bird pissed on the dish we lost reception. Hated it!

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LouisianaLiberal

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:15 PM
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5. Dish still has LinkTV

Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 12:17 PM by LouisianaLiberal

I switched when Murdoch bought controlling shares of DirecTV. I have been very happy with Dish - signal goes out only when the sky is near black, unlike Direct - but they may only apply to my area. But for me the best thing about Dish is FreeSpeechTV. Amy Goodman alone is reason enough to get Dish.

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Gloria

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:21 PM
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7. We have very few trees here in Las Cruces!! How long is it out

when it goes out???

We get static on cable and had a roll on one channel for ages. Comcast upraded, still occasional static. We've had occasional "outs" with it as well.

When Dish goes out...how long it it out for???
Is it better to get a contract? Seems like service is better and there's the insurance included....

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LouisianaLiberal

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:28 PM
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10. It rarely goes out for more than a few seconds.

It was out for an hour once, but I have a feeling we get a lot more rain in Louisiana that you do in Las Cruses! You really shouldn't have any problems with reception because even here it rarely goes out. You can get a second, larger dish that allows you to view German and French programming, and there are a number of university channels, with the best being UCTV, which has a lot of lectures by progressive academics. I travel alot, and can put the service on hold when I'm out of town. All in all, I think its much better than DirecTV.

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ronnykmarshall

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:24 PM
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8. Just got it and LOVE IT!

The main reason we dumped cable was the reception was crappy.

The other reason is that our building (built in the 70's) was not cable wired. That means the main cable came in through the entry way closet and run under the carpet.

When we but in our new tile we could not run the cable under the tile so we either had to:

1. Rip holes in the walls or

2. Get a Dish.

The Dish won.

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walkon

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Fri Jul-29-05 12:27 PM
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9. DISH has been great.

Got it when VOOM went down in April. Lost signal often with VOOM but the HD was awesome. Rarely lose signal with DISH - must be a very bad storm to go out. Has Link and FSTV. HD signal is adequate. So, technically I think it is as good as anything. The rest is about packages and receivers so read closely.

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