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Direct TV and Dish Network, which is better? Which one you shall go for it? I think this is the hottest choice that all Satellite TV subscribers need to make from day 1..Both of them are keeping an eye on each other very closely, they worried their opponent to be one step ahead than them. As I posted in our
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, about some important highlights on satellite TV deal, such as contract period, Equipments, penalty charges and Installation. In this section, I will discuss with you about the packages offered in different angles by both Direct TV and Dish Network. | Dish Network | Direct TV | | Dish vs Direct TV Maximum Room to offer service: FREE Equipment up to 6 rooms - ( 1st 2 TV sets is free, 3rd TV set onward will be charged USD 7.00 / TV set for programming access fees ) | FREE Equipment up to 4 rooms - ( 1st TV set is free, 2nd TV set onward will be charged USD 6.00 / TV set leasing fees ) | | Dish vs Direct TV Installation Requirement: FREE Standard Installation - Cable distance between Dish and receiver shall be within 125 feet. If the cable distance exceed 125 feet, then Dish Network will charge for the extra cable cost. Only required extra power outlet for receiver. | FREE Standard Installation - Cable distance between Dish and receiver shall be within 125 feet and the distance between phone jack and your receiver shall between 25 feet. If the cable distance exceeds, then Direct TV will charge for the extra cable cost. Required both extra power outlet for receiver and landline for phone jack. | | Dish vs Direct TV Shipping Cost: FREE Shipping | FREE Shipping | | Dish vs Direct TV Equipment features: FREE Standard DVR Features: 1. Dual Record - Allow you to watch a channel A when you are recording channel B at the same time. 2. Allow you to pause, rewind, replay and fast forward the current channel up to 30 minutes. 3. Records your favorite channels up to 400 hours. 4. Name Based Recording. 5. Video On Demand. 6. Allow max up to 2 receivers in your house come with DVR features by paying USD 6.00 / month. HD DVR Features: 1. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 2. Record for 400 hours for standard programming and 100 hours for HD Programming. DVR monthly cost is USD 6.00 / month regardless you take standard DVR or HD DVR. | FREE Standard DVR Features: 1. Dual Record - Allow you to watch a channel A when you are recording channel B at the same time. 2. Allow you to pause, rewind, replay and fast forward the current channel up to 30 minutes. 3. Records your favorite channels up to 100 hours. 4. Allow you to search recording base on title, actor and keyword. 5. Record up to 14 days in advance. Standard DVR monthly cost is USD 7.00 / month. Whole Home HD DVR Features: 1. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround 2. Record for 200 hours for standard programming and 50 hours for HD Programming. 3. Allow all receivers in your house come with HD DVR recording features with only 1 set of HD DVR. HD DVR monthly cost is USD 10.00 / month if you take Direct TV Choice Xtra, Choice Ultimate or Premier Package. If you take their Choice package, then the HD DVR monthly cost is USD 20.00 / month. | | Dish vs Direct TV Packages Offered: 1.Dish America - USD 34.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 24.99 / month after credited ) - 60+ Channels ( 23 HD Channels included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month 2.America's Top 120 - USD 44.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 29.99 / month after credited ) - 120+ Channels ( 35 HD Channels Included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month 3. America's Top 120+ - USD 49.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 34.99 / month after credited ) - 120+ Channels ( 58 HD Channels Included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month - Have All channels in America's Top 120, plus the sport channels such as Fox Soccer, Fuel TV, NFL Redzone, MLB Network, NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Big Ten Network and 25 regional sport networks. 4. America's Top 200 - USD 59.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 39.99 / month after credited ) - 220+ Channels ( 82 HD Channels Included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month - Have All channels in America's Top 120+, Plus Free HBO, Starz or Cinemax for 3 months, free HD Platinum for 3 months. 5. America's Top 250 - USD 69.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 44.99 / month after credited ) - 260+ Channels ( 98 HD Channels Included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month - Have All channels in America's Top 200, Plus 7 Encore Movie channels, Fox Business, Tennis Channel, Versus, Military Channel, CNBC, the Outdoor Channel, The Hallmark Movie Channel. 5. America's Everything Pack - USD 104.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 79.99 / month after credited ) - 315+ Channels ( 100 HD Channels Included ) - Free HD DVR Receiver Upgrade - DVR additional cost at USD 6.00 / month - Have All channels in America's Top 250, plus movie channel packages, such as HBO, Starz, Showtime and Cinemax. This package is "Everything" of all dish network channels. You can find out the details on each of the Channel description here | 1.Family Choice Package - USD 60.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 29.99 / month after rebate) - 150+ Channels ( 40 + HD Channels included ) - Free HD Receiver Upgrade. - Free 3 months of Showtimes Channels. - Whole Home HD + DVR service at additional USD 20.00 / month. 2.Family Choice Xtra - USD 65.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 34.99 / month after rebate) - 210+ Channels ( 50 HD Channels Included ) - Free 1 HD DVR and 3 HD Receiver Upgrade. - Whole Home HD + DVR service at additional USD 10.00 / month. - Free 3 months of HBO + Cinemax + Starz + Showtime. 3.Family Choice Ultimate - USD 70.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 39.99 / month after rebate) - 225+ Channels ( 55 HD Channels Included ) - Free 1 HD DVR and 3 HD Receiver Upgrade - Whole Home HD + DVR service at additional USD 10.00 / month - Free 3 months of HBO + Cinemax + Starz + Showtime 4. Premier Package - USD 114.99 / month ( First 12 months is USD 83.99 / month after rebate) - 285+ Channels ( 105 HD Channels Included ) - Free 1 HD DVR and 3 HD Receiver Upgrade. Included Premium Channels of HBO + Cinemax + Starz + Showtime You can find out the details on each of the Channel description here | | Dish vs Direct TV Equipment protection plan: - Come with free 6 months of Dish Network Protection Plan when you ordered any Dish Network packages. If you want to continue the protection plan after the protection plan expired, you will be charge additional USD 6.00 / month. This protection plan will help you to save cost when your dish network equipment not working. If your Dish network equipment is not working, and the dish network technician will come to repair or replace your equipment. Dish network will charge you the labour cost USD 99 / visit ( If you without protection plan ) or labour cost USD 15 / visit ( With protection plan ) They won't charge you any equipment cost since the equipment is leasing to you. | - Direct TV will sign you up their protection plan automatically when you take any of their package. It cost you at USD 5.99 / month. If you are under this protection plan coverage, if there is any of Direct TV Equipment not working, Direct TV will repair or replace it for you with no extra charges from your side. - If you do not have this protection plan coverage, and any of the equipment is not working, Direct TV will charge the repair cost on you, depend on which equipment is not working. The repair cost may range between USD 75.00 to USD 300.00 depend on the situation. |
There are some important points here in Dish vs Direct TV you may need to taken care of when making your choice:#1 Dish vs Direct TV - Difference between auto credit and Rebate: Dish network with give First 12 months credit back to their new customers, automatically. Whereby, Direct TV will request you to fill up their rebate form and submitted to them in order to enjoy for the first 12 months rebates. The catch is, Direct TV rebate is not compulsory. You may still unable to enjoy the rebate even after you had submitted the rebate form. A lot of Direct TV customers complain that after they submitted the rebate form, Direct TV still not give any credit back on their monthly bills. #2 Dish vs Direct TV - Direct TV charge higher monthly package fees for long term As you can see from the comparison table above, Direct TV are charging higher monthly package fees compare to Dish Network in long term - if we compare them from monthly package fees, monthly HD DVR fees, monthly DVR fees and additional receiver monthly fees. Ask yourself before you sign up: 1. You plan to have the Direct TV or dish network package for how long? Which is more value worth to you in long term? 2. Analyze the channels in different package, and see which packages able to fulfill your need. It is no need to take the most expensive package with most channels, just take the package that fulfill your needs. The most important part is, which of them is offering you your favorite channels? #3 Dish vs Direct TV- Do you need DVR features in every room? How many rooms you plan to have your satellite TV? Please note that dish network only able to provide you DVR features up to 2 rooms, whereby Direct TV will able to provide DVR features on each of the room ( Maximum up to 4 rooms) #4 Dish vs Direct TV- How many rooms of your house required Satellite TV service? Direct TV can offer their service up to 4 rooms, whereby dish network able to offer their services up to 6 rooms. #5 Dish vs Direct TV - Do you plan to take the protection plan? Direct TV protection plan is more valuable compare to Dish Network. After you paid the monthly 5.99 protection plan from Direct TV, you are safe. All equipment repair cost or replacement cost will be borne by Direct TV, and Dish network still require you to pay USD 15.00 / visit on dish network labour cost even though you had signed up their protection plan. #6 Dish vs Direct TV - Is the DVR storage space sufficient to you? Please note that Dish network DVR come with more storage space compare to Direct TV DVR, do you need to fully utilize these storage space? If you had make your choice from Dish vs Direct TV comparison, you can order your
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