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Direct
TV |
Dish
Network
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| Popularity |
Most
popular with more than 10 million customers in the
United States. |
Also
very popular with millions of customers and growing
rapidly. |
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Transmission
Quality |
100% Digital
high quality signal |
100% Digital
high quality signal |
| Programming |
Direct TV has
exclusive rights to some sports channels but you need to
pay an extra fee to get these channels. The exclusive
sports packages include NHL Center Ice, MLB Extra
Innings, NY Yankee Games, NBA League Pass and NFL Sunday
Ticket which gives you access to almost every NFL game.
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Great range of
programming including many sports channels. Has more
comprehensive international programming with additional
foreign language programming packages. -
For
more information on programming click here |
| Cities |
Direct TV has access to
some cities that Dish Network does not: Las Vegas,
Memphis, Milwaukee, Columbus and Baltimore.
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Dish Network has access
to the following cities that Direct TV does not:
Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Honolulu and Grand
Rapids.
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| Pricing |
Basic packages' prices
range are between $39.99 to
$90.99.
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Basic packages' prices
range are between $24.99 to
$77.99. Promotions are more aggressive. You
can get installation of up to four receivers for
free if you commit to 12 months of service.
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| Personal
Video Recording |
Personal Video Recording
(or PVR) is a great new technology where you can
record as many programs as you like, and you can
even pause or rewind in the middle of live
programming! Both DirectTV and Dish Network offer
these technologies, but with Dish Network you do not
have to pay an additional monthly fee to access the
technology.
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| Customer
Service |
They both
offer online services like viewing current and prior
statements, add packages and make payments to your
account. They also provide online user manuals
and installation guides. |
| Warranty |
They
both offer 12 months of warranty from the day of
activation and a 24 hours customer service line but
Dish Network's customer service is done in-house so it
may be of a higher quality. |
