| First of all, if you want to watch sports with the | | | | ESPN News and the other basic channels that |
| DirecTV sports package, you would have to start | | | | show some sports like TNT, etc. Next, the Top |
| with their 150+ channels package. This has the | | | | 200 package gives you a lot more like ESPN |
| basic cable channels that will show some sports, | | | | Classic, NFL Network, all the Comcast Sports and |
| like TNT, TBS, and USA. Sports channels like NFL | | | | FSN channels, the Big Ten Network and basically |
| Network, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN News are also | | | | everything you would get in the Sports Pack |
| included (ESPN Classic comes with the 200+ | | | | minus the soccer channels. |
| channels package as does your regional Fox | | | | If you want the Fox Soccer Channel and GolTV, |
| Sports Net channel). Then, if you want even | | | | you will have have to get the Top 250 and if you |
| more sports you should get the Sports Pack. | | | | absolutely wanted Fox Sports en Espanol you |
| Extra premiums like a pay movie channel or the | | | | could only get it by adding a Spanish channels |
| Sports Pack start at $12 but it could be a bit less | | | | package for $13 a month (you can also add |
| if you order more premium packages. | | | | Setanta Sports for the same price as DirecTV). |
| This package has everything the sports lover | | | | So, basically if you want all the sports you can |
| craves. You will get more NBA games with NBA | | | | get with the Top 250, it is going to cost you |
| TV, horse racing action, ESPNU, CBS College | | | | about $55 for that package. Alternatively, you |
| Sports and all the regions of FSN (although some | | | | could just get the Top 100 and get the Dish |
| MLB and possibly other games will be blacked due | | | | Network Multi-sport Pack (lots of sports for $6 a |
| to broadcasting rights agreements). For soccer | | | | month, which is the only way to get NBA TV |
| lovers (I know, if you want to watch soccer you | | | | outside of getting a special NBA package). So you |
| have to spend more since it's not too popular in | | | | see there are ways the Dish Network Sports |
| the U.S.) there is the Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV | | | | Package can be more or less than DirecTV |
| and, importantly for some, Fox Sports En Espanol. | | | | depending on what you want. |
| You can also order Setanta Sports for a lot more | | | | So, should you get the DirecTV sports package |
| soccer, rugby and a few others sports for $15 a | | | | or the Dish Networks sports package? It's really |
| month though I will not use that in my calculation | | | | up to you. If you want all of everything, DirecTV |
| as I will assume most readers will not buy it. So, | | | | is $4 cheaper. There are many sports channels |
| using the DirecTV 220+ channels package and the | | | | these days, and each provider has just a couple |
| Direct TV sports package, if you got all of this it | | | | channels that the other will not have, and they |
| would cost about $51 every month to get all the | | | | each put some channels at different levels of |
| sports you want. It would cost five dollars less if | | | | their packages. You have to decide what sports |
| you do not care to watch ESPN Classic. | | | | you want to watch the most and if you decide |
| As for the Dish Network Sports Package, it is | | | | on price you have to do the comparisons |
| more or less the same but with a few different | | | | yourself. There are a lot of variables involved with |
| variables. With Dish Network, you just get more | | | | everyone's different tastes but I hope I have you |
| sports channels the more channels you get. With | | | | a good overview to help you in making your |
| the Top 100 package you will get ESPN, ESPN2, | | | | decision. |