| What's good in Dish Network? What's good in | | | | language programming packages. |
| DirecTV? If you live in the Continental USA and | | | | DirecTV supports up to 225 channels. Compare |
| Hawaii and desire satellite TV systems, you have | | | | with Dish Network, DirecTV has exclusive rights |
| basically two choices. Lets compare these two | | | | to some sports channels, but you need to pay an |
| major satellite TV providers and see who suits | | | | extra fee to get these channels. Some of the |
| your TV entertainment needs the best. | | | | sports packages include NHL Center Ice, MLB |
| DirecTV and Dish Network offer the most | | | | Extra Innings, NY Yankee Games, NBA League |
| choices for the least amount of money. In most | | | | Pass and NFL Sunday Ticket which gives you |
| cases, you get free equipment, free setup, free | | | | access to almost every NFL games. |
| installation and great package deals. The great | | | | The hardware needed for satellite TV are almost |
| news for consumer is that, both companies offer | | | | the same between the two providers. Both need |
| similar services and they both are competing for | | | | a small dish, a satellite receiver and the access |
| your business! So based on this, how do you | | | | cards. You will be given a choice when you order |
| choose between the two? | | | | some of the equipment options. If you want |
| Dish Network's biggest advantage is the free Dish | | | | standard satellite TV with a DVR, or High |
| Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that records up to | | | | Definition (HD) options, you will need different kind |
| 100 hours of programming. The second biggest | | | | of dish. |
| advantage is price. Dish Network beats DirecTV a | | | | The Dish Player DVR510 offers by Dish Network |
| little in pricing and beats cable TV a lots. However, | | | | can records up to 100 hours of your favorite |
| DirecTV has a few premium packages like NFL | | | | shows without video tapes! While DirecTV's |
| Sunday Ticket that Dish Network doesn't have. | | | | records up to 35 hours. Dish Network gives you |
| Price is way better than cable TV and is still very | | | | free satellite TV equipment and free installation in |
| competitive with Dish Network. | | | | up to four rooms of your home, which at no |
| Where programming is concerned, both Dish | | | | charges. For DirecTV's subscriber, you will be |
| Network and DirecTV offer excellent | | | | charge an additional small amount for the DVR |
| entertainment packages in high quality digital | | | | receiver. |
| transmission. Over 256 channels are available for | | | | Both of the DirecTV and Dish Network have |
| Dish Network programming. Dish Network | | | | excellence customer services with 24 hours online |
| broadcasts as many as 231 NFL pre-season, | | | | support and 24 hours toll-free telephone support. |
| regular season and post-season playoff games | | | | They both offers online services like viewing |
| without having to purchase a costly season | | | | current and prior statements, add packages and |
| package subscription! It has more comprehensive | | | | make payments to your account. Online user |
| international programming with additional foreign | | | | manuals and installation guides is also provided. |