Comments on: DIRECTV vs Cable TV

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:07:43 +0000

I work at DISH Network and absolutely believe in our product and pricing strategy, it is the best in the industry. We have live customer service agents 24 hours a day who can provide you with pricing, package information, and technology advice. Did you know DIRECTTV is tied up in court litigation to face charges of “unfair sales practices”, including “hiding fees, planned rate changes, and terms that call for automatic renewal”? For more information visit DISH’s website at and then call DISH’s excellent customer service staff at 1.800.333.3474. Respond to this blog if you are a DISH Network subscriber that has concerns and I would be happy to look into your concern myself!

By: milli

milli — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:49:18 +0000

direct tv two thumbs up!!!

By: Telephone Systems

Telephone Systems — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:51:23 +0000

It all sounds very expensive to us here in the UK. The standard TV is “free to air” provided that you have paid the national TV licence fee which is around £150 per year. You get 30/40 channels which are non HD and delivered by terrestial antenna. This is called FreeView.

If you invest in a dish you can get FreeSat which has maybe 60/70 channels.

Then we have Sky TV which is chargable satelite TV with many more channels but you have to part with at least £15 per month to Rupert Murdock’s firm. And you can pay up to £50 if you want lots of sport and film.

Virgin now owns most of the cable delivery here and yes they try to bundle it with telephone and broadband.

I use FreeSat because I hate paying more than the standard annual TV licence which funds the BBC.

By: Thomas @ Satellite TV

Thomas @ Satellite TV — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:10:06 +0000

Nice and interesting blog. Yes, if we compare on price or fees, Direct TV is little better than TV. But we can find out more channels in Direct TV and the picture quality is also more better than Cable TV. Sometimes we like to watch local program but all these facilities cannot be find in Direct TV. This is only the feedback for Direct TV but as compare to price, Picture quality and more channels, Direct TV is much better than cable TV.

By: Thomas Dietrich

Thomas Dietrich — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:04 +0000

I’m not sure how DirecTV won any service awards! Their service is non-existent, and they’ve been a complete nightmare for me to deal with ever since I switched from cable. The initial price was lower for more channels, but when my DVR began having problems it took 6 months of complaining for them to replace the unit. I had to call every month, sometimes more than once each month. When I escalated to a supervisor’s supervisor and threatened to cancel then they finally agreed to send me a new DVR box. It was a refurbished unit, but at least it worked.

They didn’t want to give me the “signup a friend” credit because my friend called the wrong 800 # when he signed up, even though they had record of him giving my account when he did signup.

Now I just bought a new TV and I’m thinking about upgrading to HD service. They want me to pay $200 for the box, and another $10 per month for service. With cable there would be no charge for the upgrade. They would just send me a new box and be done.

So, my experience with DirecTV has been much different than others here. I’m going to try and argue with them to send me the HD box free, especially since I’ll pay an extra $10 per month for the service. We’ll see what happens…

One area that DirecTV is MUCH better than cable is on the website. The cable website is AWFUL! Trying to figure out packages, channels, pricing is a nightmare. DirecTV website is really 100% better than cable.

By: Annuity Quotes

Annuity Quotes — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:57:31 +0000

This is nice facility and useful. and Direct TV is great, I dont think ive been down more than an hour in the 3 months I’ve had it, and thats through all kinds of weather.

By: yasmine

yasmine — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:16:41 +0000

I dropped my cable tv company in favor of Direct TV and let me tell you I couldnt be happier. So many more channels, especially in HD, and the cost is less. With my cable company, I was having constant outages, at least once a month. With Directtv, I cant remember being down even once!

By: Jodie Marsh

Jodie Marsh — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:30:39 +0000

Very detailed coverage of the two options. But Direct TV gives you the independent option and Cable you need to adjust to the options available to you. In a way compromise with your liking.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:26:55 +0000

Nice review of cable Tv. For years I had cable TV and was constantly frustrated with the cost, service, and outages. I hesitated to get satellite television though because I thought there would be even more outages.
Direct TV is great, I dont think ive been down more than an hour in the 3 months I’ve had it, and thats through all kinds of weather. When it comes to cable tv or direct tv, I’ll go satellite anytime.