DISH Network has more channels and more choices than any other TV provider!
America's Top Programming
Over 100 of America's favorites - the best in news, sports, entertainment, and family programming.
Only $32.99 / Month |
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Our most popular package with over 200 channels, including America's Top 100 plus premium movie, news, and family channels.
Only $44.99 / Month |
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The best entertainment available - over 250 channels, including those in our America's Top 200 pack, along with favorites like Encore, The Movie Channel, and National Geographic
Only $54.99 / Month |
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The ultimate. America's Top 250 channels, plus 31 commercial-free movie channels from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz. Plus get NBA TV: all the live NBA action you can take.
Only $94.98 / Month |
En Espanol Programming
Programación en español para toda la familia: más de 35 canales, con noticias, deportes, películas, y novelas.
Only $27.99 / Month |
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Todas las canales de DISH Latino, más 160 de los mejored canales de lengua inglesa.
Only $39.99 / Month |
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El mejorísimo. Las canales de DISH Latino Dos, y más acción, más noticias, más entretenimiento.
Only $49.99 / Month |
Cable vs DishNetwork
It is not always clear at the first look what the differences are between cable TV and Dish Network. There are many differences; first to have cable TV the home must be located in an area where cable is available. The second difference is the pricing; cable TV is a much higher monthly cost than satellite TV. In the past few years there has been an approximate price increase of 22 percent with cable TV and Dish Network’s price remained the same. There is also a difference when it comes to the packages that are offered; with cable TV the packages are few and not always geared for all ages. The satellite TV provider has packages that fit everyone in the families needs from the youngest to the oldest, including the sports fan. Sports packages include games that are transmitted in high definition.
Dish network is a satellite TV provider this means that no matter where a house is located with a clear view of the southern sky it is available unlike cable TV that needs underground cables to operate.
There is a difference in the service between the two providers; the statistic averages show that cable can have interruptions in service that range between 3 and 5 percent while satellite has approximately 1 percent. The other difference in their service is when there is a problem or a question the satellite provider representatives can be reached 24 hours a day. Cable provider representatives are known to be available during regular working hours.
The installation of Dish Network is free as well as up to 4 receivers; this is not true with cable companies that often charge for installation of their services.
Another difference between this satellite provider and using a cable provider is the amount of high definition channels that are available, Dish Network currently has at least 100 HD channels with plans to increase their HD channels in the near future to more than 150. This leaves cable TV far behind in the transmission of HD programming, HD programming with cable providers will never catch up to satellite TV providers for many reasons. The rest of the satellite programming is in digital format, which is a higher quality way of transmitting programming. Cable has some digital programming; this however will change as the transition from analog transmission to digital transmission occurs in February of 2009.
When it comes to the choice between satellite TV and cable TV there has been a growing trend of households changing from cable TV to satellite TV with
Dish Network adding one million subscribers as long ago as 2005. This clearly shows that cable TV providers began to lose the battle with their higher monthly charges and without the advantage of all the HD channels. Each year Dish Network has gotten better adding more HD channels, adding more sports packages and having reliable service and this has only added to their subscribers, because when it comes to viewing TV it has to be good.
