I have plenty of experience with Comcast, Dish, Direct, Time Warner, and AT$T over the years.

Let me say this about them.

All those fartknockers should have their sphincters sutured shut and force-fed copious amounts of bacon grease, sour milk, cheese, pizza, tobasco sauce, refritos unflavored yogurt, 3 week old garlic fries, flat beer, and jalapenos.

I’ve had DirecTV for about 4 months and I love it. I have the sports package as well as all the movie channels and I only pay $98/month.

I have DirecTV and love it now that Versus is back. Comcast is the devil

I have no complaints about DirecTV and it’s saved me from Comcast/etc. in SF for almost 10 years now.

I had Dish in Oakland because a big redwood tree blocked the DirecTV signal, and it was lousy except for the old Superstation service they had… NY, Boston, Denver, LA, etc. channels a la WGN/TBS, which were awesome for sports and news. That’s dead now, so Dish is dead to me too.

I have many, many complaints about the jackass blackout rules forced on the world by Fox/MLB. So, f’r instance, think carefully before you sign up for Extra Innings… if your vision of enjoyment involves Saturdays or Sunday evenings, I’d pass. Remember to check blackout rules before you buy too if there are non-baseball teams you’re interested in getting…

One final note: check with your cell and home phone provider to see if there are bundles/incentives to sign up. You might save a few dollars here or there.

dish sucks

We’ve used Directv for a few years now. Before, we had Dish. I like Directv better. Good HD, and lovely sports options.

I’ve had Direct TV over ten years now and I would never even think of switching. I once tried out hi def cable simultaneously, and when I switched from one to the other, it was amazing how much sharper and clearer the picture was with Direct TV. I’m not sure which is cheaper, but it doesn’t matter. Pay the extra money if you have to. You can even big time them if you’ve been a good customer for a long time. They were selling hi def TIVO boxes for $199, and I used the “good customer” speech and got it for free.

The CSN/Dish network thing is a loophole in some law and all the networks have been suing Comcast over it. It was recently overturned and I think comcast is currently appealing the decision.

Took them three weeks to fix went it went out. Shaq and Ben Stein can go blow each other.

I had Directv since 1996 and I love it. If you ever are considering wanted any of the sports packages like MLB Extra Innings or NFL Sunday Ticket, Directv is the only way to go. Dish has neither and cable only has Sunday Ticket. You probably can get a good deal with any of the companies so I would call all three to see what best fits your budget.

There is no reason to kill any brain cells over this, it is the easiest decision of your life. Better product, better price, better costumer service. DirecTV kicks every other provider’s ass in the amount of sports offered.

A few years ago I had Tim Warner Cable (while living in LA) and I have never had a worse customer experience with any business in my life. A few months after I moved, a friend sent me an article from the LA Times about the head of their Southern CA division being fired because everybody was having the same horrible experience. I was so happy that I printed the article and put it on my wall.

You get cable on the moon?

We were recently forced to switch to Comcrap after we lost our DirecTV signal, due to an asshole neighbor piling shit in front of our dish, and a tree that has also grown into the “window.”

No likey Comcast as soon as we move we’ll, most likely be back to DTV

I’m probably the only person on earth who has never had an issue with Comcast.

I’ve had comcast, directv & now twc. I’d easily make the switch back to directv if I always had a ‘clear view of the southern sky’.

Here’s the best case I can make for DirecTV over Comcast:

I was a Comcast customer, and they made me crazy. Any time they did any sort of offer, it was only for new customers. After one year, our internet/TV price went up over $30. So I called Comcast, asking if we can get any sort of new offer, and they said no. New offers are for new customers only. So I told them I was leaving Comcast and switching to AT&T. I think they didn’t care because we were only getting basic TV from them, no premium channels, no high def channels, no DVR, nothing. They weren’t making much money off us anyway.

Through AT&T, we managed to save a LOT of money each month, and subscribed to DirecTV through AT&T. And the best part of it all is that each year, we can call AT&T/DirecTV and get a new offer for one year.

Dish has treated me pretty well, it just blows that I can’t get the Giants in my area without paying up the arse (that, and Fox Business Channel as well…), and no MLB channel. If you can survive without watching the Giants on TV, Dish is pretty swell, and only costs me $40/month with DVR and most major channels you’d like to see.

DISH Network customers who have high speed internet access have the option of purchasing MLB.TV as an alternative to the MLB Extra Innings package for their baseball viewing needs starting at only $14.95 per month or $89.95 per year. While not the same as TV, the MLB.TV is a service available to consumers allowing them to utilize their computer along with high speed internet connection in order to enjoy every 2007 regular season out-of market game live. In addition, MLB.TV customers will enjoy condensed games, searchable videos, clickable line scores, Baseball Channel & extended highlights.

Found this on Dish’s website. Does anyone know if this means you can purchase MLB.TV and watch it through your Dish receiver?