[Husker] Dish vs. Directv - Thank you

[Quinn Coldiron]

I've had DirectTV now for almost 4 years.  We do not have the HD services, just the standard package with the additional channels, so we have NFL channel, MLB channel, Alttitude, VS, Speed, etc.  I need Boomerang and the Military channel almost as much as the sports channels :)  We do the bundle with Qwst, so it's all on 1 bill, including DirectTV.  I get 7Mb on the internet and sometime this summer the merger between Verison and Alltel will be done and Qwest will then bundle my cell phone plans on this bill because they are a partner of Verison like they are with DirecTV.  

I've never used the online ordering of pay-per-view, just call in to get the pay-per-view husker games.

We will never go back to Cox.  

I'd say on my street nearly 1/2 of the people have satillite and they are all DirecTV.

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Quinn P. Coldiron
http://kalteisen.com


--- On Tue, 5/26/09, Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu> wrote:

> From: Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
> Subject: RE: [Husker] Dish vs. Directv - Thank you
> To: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>, "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>, "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:13 AM
> I should have also mentioned that I
> am a little bit biased toward Direct TV because I order the
> NFL Sunday ticket each year for the Steelers games. However,
> I haven't had any issues regardless. Last fall I ordered the
> Sunday Ticket, ESPN gameplan and I get all the Fox Sports
> channels so I didn't miss a Husker game (PPV is easy to
> order as well).
> 
> Scott in NY
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]
> On Behalf Of Mike Jaixen
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:49 AM
> To: Husker List; David Strong
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Dish vs. Directv - Thank you
> 
> 
> I'm also interested in others experiences with the various
> satellite providers, as I'm debating cutting the cord with
> my cable TV provider. My only complaint with my current
> cable provider is that they aren't providing any HD
> programming, as it looks like they'll be shutting down their
> TV service in the next couple of years.  There is
> another cable company in town, but last time I priced them
> out, they were charging more than the satellite providers
> with only a fraction of the channels on the dish.
> 
> I'm intrigued by TurboHD from Dish Network as they trim
> down the channel lineup for HD only programming packages at
> about 2/3'rds the price of digital cable or a full satellite
> package.  Which is what I'm interested.  Give me
> ESPN, ESPN2, regional FSN, CNN, WGN, and the Weather
> Channel, and I'm good.  Throw in Food Network, Cartoon
> Network, and Disney, and the rest of the family is happy as
> well.  Only concern is having to go with their top of
> the line package to get Versus in HD for the Big XII games
> and the NHL.
> 
> I'm not interested in DVR's and the like at this
> time.  I barely have enough time to watch the stuff I
> can watch.
> 
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 5/26/09, David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Husker] Dish vs. Directv - Thank you
> > To: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 7:46 AM
> > Huge thanks to all who have responded
> > on this both on and off list.  I am grateful for the
> input
> > from folks with first-hand experience with these
> services. 
> > I am going to cut the cable for the first time (I hate
> my
> > cable company) but I'm leery of the unknown as I have
> no
> > experience at all with the satellite companies.
> >  
> > Thanks again.
> >  
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> > 
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