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Side By Side Comparison of Satellite TV Providers -
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More than 16.6 million subscribers in the US.
(as of September 30, 2007) DIRECTV Group ("DTV" on New York Stock Exchange). Huge, stable and growing company. |
More than 13.78 million subscribers in the US.
(as of December 31, 2007) DISH Network ("DISH" on NASDAQ). Huge, stable and growing company. |
| General Satellite TV overview and Satellite TV versus cable information. | ||
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J.D. Power surveyed these aspects of Satellite and Cable TV -- Overall Satisfaction, Performance & Reliability, Cost of Service, Billing, Image, Offerings & Promotions, Customer Service. Their study compared DIRECTV and DISH Network to every cable company in the US and they concluded: "The number of households subscribing to satellite TV service has increased dramatically over the past year" "The study finds that satellite TV service continues to erode cable's market share, increasing every year for the past 10 years and making its most significant leap this year." "Overall, satellite customers are still more satisfied with their service than cable subscribers" Consumers voted and gave perfect scores, in nearly every category, to both DIRECTV and DISH Network!!! See testimonials from other people who've switched to Satellite TV. |
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DIRECTV and DISH Network provide many choices for your Satellite TV programming package. We've created a dynamic tool that let's you pick any two plans for a side-by-side detailed comparison. We've included package costs, channels, channel categories, HD details and details about each channel in the selected plans. | |
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DIRECTV Sports
NFL Sunday Ticket
(more info)
*Regional Sports Channels vary with location and programming package. |
DISH Network Sports
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*Regional Sports channels vary with location and programming package. |
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Both DIRECTV and DISH Network offer great HDTV lineups already - and they're adding more satellites and channels! If you've made the plunge and bought an HDTV set, there's a lot to review. We've set up a separate page dedicated to the future of TV - Satellite HDTV! | |
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Both DIRECTV and DISH Network have bundles and individual channels ("A La Carte") so you can get international Satellite TV shows broadcast in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Indian, German, Italian, Korean and many more languages. | |
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DIRECTV DVR Service:
Dual-Tuner Models. 14-Day Program Guide. |
DISH Network DVR Service:
Single and Dual-Tuner Models. 9-Day Program Guide. |
| The differences between DirecTV's and DISH Network's DVR equipment and
service is very small - this category is essentially a tie. Then why did we include it?
Because a DVR will change the way you watch TV. If you're ordering Satellite TV and you don't
get the DVR, you'll be missing out on the biggest change since they added color to TV! Once
you have one, you can never go back - watch TV on your own schedule without
commercials. Get the DVR - and get one with a Dual-Tuner - it's an absolute must have!
If you haven't used a DVR before (or want to learn why we recommend the dual-tuner DVRs), here's more Digital Video Recorder details about what it is and how it works. |
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DIRECTV customers with the Total Choice programming package get 50 XM satellite radio music channels. Para Todos subscribers get the same, plus five additional Latin music channels. Total Choice Plus subscribers get 65 XM channels. |
DISH Network customers with the Top120 or Top180 programming packages get all 60+ Sirius satellite radio streams (channels) of commercial-free music at no extra charge (it's optional for non-premium subscribers). |
| Both DIRECTV and DISH Network have all of the standard music video channels (like MTV, VH1, CMT
and many others) in all of their programming packages. Both DIRECTV and DISH Network have audio that is 100% digital CD-quality and their music channels have no commercials! The audio for music, movies and more is also compatible with home-theater surround-sound systems that use "Dolby Digital" sound format. |
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Free Shipping
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How To Order: |
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DirecTV Ordering Details and Special Discounts: |
DISH Network Ordering Details and Special Discounts:Ordering DISH Network - Packages, Prices, Details and Specials |
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