[Husker] Dish vs. Directv - Thank you

[jon johnston]

Been on Dish for over 10 years now. I won't use cable, still pissed  
off from years ago when they'd tell me they'd put a Nebraska game on  
and it would turn out to be something else.

Every time I look at switching to DirecTV, I come to the conclusion  
that they're better for pro sports, and I think Dish is better for  
college sports, at least for the combinations and cost.

Don't have HD, need to cut down a tree. My neighbor's tree. I hate  
that tree. It's going to die before college football season. So there.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com
http://www.twitter.com/cornnation
On May 26, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Mike Jaixen wrote:

>
> 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:
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>> 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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