DISH Network

[otohara]

Owners are Dems. Hosted fundraiser for Hillary and donate most of their dough to Democrats.

http://www.dishnetwork.com/redirects/promotion/offer7/?WT.srch=1&KBID=google&gclid=CISTqaDjzKYCFQTNKgod1G0AJA

[socialist_n_TN]

1. Do they do internet too?

nm

[otohara]

2. No

Direct TV has internet bundle with Qwest, but then you're paying Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes

[texanwitch]

3. A dish and Clear for the internet would be a lot cheaper then Comcast.

Been thinking of doing this.

[barbiegeek]

9. We did and switched to a DSL, line

[Motown_Johnny]

6. I use ATT for internet

I know it kinda sucks but I won't give Comcast any money and haven't for over a decade

[TheWraith]

7. Yes and no.

Dish Network has bundles with DSL providers in some markets--here in my area, it's Frontier, which is a subsidiary of Citizens Communications. But that varies depending on where you are.

[RedCloud]

17. Yes. They have a satellite down load with Slings I think

http://www.dishnetwork.com/internet/internetComparison/default.aspx

[jn2375]

21. Yes

[era veteran]

27. We have it

Depends on your city. Good deal.

[Upton]

4. I've got DirecTV..too much hassle to change

and when it comes to sports coverage Dish comes in a poor second.

[otohara]

8. I Refuse To Give Money To Murdoch

and Roger Ailes.

Plenty of sports on Dish - never miss my basketball team nor football.

[Upton]

12. Among other things..

Dish doesn't carry MLB Extra Innings.. and that's a deal breaker for me.

[Elwood P Dowd]

14. He doesn't own Direct TV.

Sold his stock years ago.

[City Lights]

28. Rupie no longer owns DirecTV. nt

[aaaaaa5a]

10. I would love to switch to DISH

I just don't understand why they ignore sports so much?

[otohara]

16. Maybe It's Because FOX

owns so much of the sports world too, they charge very high rates to air their stuff to Direct TV competitors.

[cascadiance]

25. Yeah, Fox owns the Big Ten Network infrastructure...

which is why you see so many Fox ads on it. It kind of sucks when you're a Big Ten sports fan, which forces us to watch them...

[barbiegeek]

34. NO Fox DOESN'T Own the Big 10 network

the Big 10 owns it.

[cascadiance]

40. The Big Ten has contracted Fox to provide the network...

Like I said, there's no coincidence that this network shows a lot of Fox television promos on and no other networks' promos.

And initially Dish Network and the Big Ten Network had a lot of difficulty coming to terms on a contract too. I think that DirecTV (as a former NewsCorp owned network and having probably some residual control of such) was given a better deal and was offering it as part of their service package offerings.

[musette_sf]

19. Direct TV has two of the best progressive channels:

Free Speech TV

Link TV

I dumped Comcast TV months ago - oddly enough, it wasn't for political reasons, but because they had promised HDTV service in my area for at least 5 years, before they ultimately had to break down and make the investment due to the demise of the rabbit ears and the rise of the affordable HDTV, before too many other area subscribers dumped them. But, just like my disdain for AT&T squeezing every last cent out of 100-year old POTS technology and refusing to invest in modern infrastructure, I have the same disdain for Comcast doing what amounts to the same thing.

[davidwparker]

22. Dish has these too. With KO off and my dropping of

the MSNBC tier, I will be watching FSTV at 8pm.

[Rosco T.]

23. Link TV , channel 9410. Free Speech TV channel 9415 - Dish Network

fyi.

[cascadiance]

24. Dish Network has had both of these channels for years... FSTV was just added on DirecTV recently

and be careful if you get DirecTV. You need to get one of the HD hardware packages if you want FSTV. They had to put FSTV (even though its not an HD channel) on to the satellite serving HD channels to fit it on their system.

BTW, I think everyone should switch to either DirecTV or Dish Network now if they have Comcast to send those bastards a message that where there's a will, there's a way to even fight those that want to monopolize us out of existence!

[otohara]

32. I Have Disdain For Rupert Murdoch

nothing could persuade us to give money to the likes of Murdoch, Ailes, Beck, O'Reilly, Hannity.

[barbiegeek]

35. DISH is NOT owned by MURDOCh

[otohara]

37. Is Your Name

musette_sf

I replied to post #19 - so calm down.

I know the owners of DISH - and you're right, they are not Rupert Murdoch

[barbiegeek]

38. What's musette_sf? I like Caps. I'm upset about Keith

[uppityperson]

44. Seems you'd know by now that people jump into discussions here. Unless you're accusing of sockpuppet

And no, my name isn't musette-sf either.

[musette_sf]

41. Murdoch dumped his Turd Bird (his nickname for Direct TV)

years ago. Okay, so Malone owns Direct TV now. Okay, so Malone is a member of the Cato Institute, and I am no fan of libertarian ideology. But Dish TV doesn't exactly come to the table with clean hands, either, if you research it and Ergen. I suggest that under the current ownership schemes, on a comparison basis, there can be no doubt that GEM$NBComcast is clearly the power that should be fought, and that a switch to either Direct TV OR Dish TV supports that cause.

Disclosure: I fly JetBlue too. Yeah, I don't like their leadership's ideology. But a cheap cushy seat and a conveniently scheduled non-stop flight cross-country gets me out to see my family far more often than I would on (hate hate hate) American or (hate but not as much as the vile AA) United. And I make extra donations to the feminist and/or reproductve health care causes every time I fly, as a morality offset.

Disclosure: I watch The Simpsons, and my favorite kiddie shows as a child (the ever-subversive Soupy Sales and Sandy Becker) were on Channel 5 in NYC which sold out to 20th Century. So flame me.

[UTUSN]

5. Bin there for 20 or so years. $50/mo? n/t

[Seedersandleechers]

11. Don't have cable, internet, or TV

Just a kickass apple computer with one hell of an airport card. Don't know where my connection is coming from - but it is fast. Watch HBO, MSNBC online only.

[shanti]

29. lucky....

everyone around me is locked down.

[customerserviceguy]

13. Good to know

as I'm going to ditch local-only Comcast later this year (their signal wasn't strong enough to provide me with service from their crummy little box as soon as it got cold out), and I'm in the market for a satellite company.

How's their quality, customer service, prices, etc.?

[mitchtv]

15. Dish is the cheapest

not much need for cust svc, they have Link tv and FSTV, I am happy with them, few interruptions in service

[uppityperson]

45. I get 10 channels on DirecTV for $1.00

Local channels which includes 2 PBS, the big 3, fox, an few others. It actually costs $6 except I bundled with my phone provider and they give me $5 credit. It is basic but I couldn't get antenna service and it works.

[Statistical]

18. Meh. OTA. Flawless HD, $0 and then I can donate to Democrats.

:)

[jn2375]

20. I have dish network and I really like it

[gauguin57]

26. I can't have a dish in my apt. complex ... but I've watched Dish net. at a friend's house ...

... there are educational channels I don't get; better music channels (Sirius XM ones); Current, Doc, BBC America, Dish Earth (a constant satellite pic of the Earth with nice music behind it), NASA channel, etc. that I don't get on Comcast.

I'd get Dish if I could.

[barbiegeek]

36. Do you have a deck to put it on? If you ever move look for a place with a deck

to install. If the owner is a guy he might o.k. it, if you explain your love of sports on Dish. I'm sure you'd have a better time with an individual owner versus a Rental Corporation in getting dish.

[JonLP24]

30. If I could afford it, I wouldn't get it

No Fox Sports. Can't watch Suns home games, Coyotes games, and Sun Devil games. It would mostly be a waste of money.

[cayanne]

31. 2 reasons why I won't

1. NFL Sunday package on Direct TV. Husband is a Packer fan, I'm a 49er fan and we live in N Idaho.

2. When we had dish I spoke to India when having trouble or questions. With Direct TV I've always get someone here in the US.

[barbiegeek]

33. Check for any T1 or DSL lines--sorry I don't know how, but business

use DSL and if it's close enough to your house you can buy it.

Also, there are be satellite attachments to your pc or apple and skip a line entirely to your house.

Maybe someone who knows more can provide info on these options

[Robb]

39. Ergen? A Democrat?

http://www.richguysclub.com/charles-ergen/

[musette_sf]

42. thank you for pointing this out

and ROBB IS NOT A DINGBAT

[Shagbark Hickory]

43. They dished me a merry christmas but didn't dish me a happy holidays.

I love the dish and their prices are the lowest but they're a bunch of conservatives. Democrats? That's comes as a surprise after their annoying series of christmas commercials.