Dish Network Customer Service vs DirecTV Customer Service

I performed a little project today to comparepeople have when calling a customer service
Dish Network Customer Service to DirecTVnumber and if I was an actual customer or even
customer serice. I called the toll free 800 numberworse elderly this would have proved to be quite
listed on the Dish Network Webpage for existingdifficult. As I found myself fighting with an
customers. I was briefed on the Dish Networkautomated voice I entered a bogus number and
Offers that included  the NFL Network Red Zonethen gave up. DirecTV does not like to deal with
Pakage and informed of the Dish Networktheir customers as you will notice a lot of their
website.  It may have taken 1 minute to promptrebates are geared into online account activations
through and request an operator all with ease so Ito let their cusotmers deal with their own issues
may with a Dish Network Sales Represenative. Ionline.
spoke with an Adam who provided me anThere is also a 5 dollar charge if you are succesful
operator I.D. and asked How he may assist me.at obtaining a customer service representative
Then came my call to DirecTV customer service.compliments of DirecTV. If you ask me who
I called the toll free 800 number listed on theprovides the better hands on Satellite TV
DirecTV website . Upon an automated systemCustomer Service i would prefer to deal with Dish
picking up my call I was asked to say yes if I hadNetwork myself.It only took Dish Net. According
Directv service. Had I said no I would have beento JD Power Customer Satisfaction Dish Network
routed to a DirecTV sales department  so I saidand DirecTV are still ranked higher in all regions of
yes in order to speak to a DirectV Cuistomerthe U.S than any Cable Provider Customer
Service Representaive. Upon the yes I wasService. Judging from my experience today I
prompted for a telephone number for mywould sway towards Dish Network if you are
account. I then verbally requested an operator. Ilooking for ease of Customer Service  and
had no such luck.getting in touch with your Satellite TV Dish
I was prompted six more times for my PhoneNetwork Provider when  you need them.
number or account number, which not many