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Direct
TV |
Dish
Network |
| Popularity |
Most
popular with more than 10 million customers in the United States. |
Also
very popular with millions of customers and growing rapidly. |
Transmission
Quality |
100%
Digital high quality signal |
100%
Digital high quality signal |
| Programming |
Supports
up to 225 channels.
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.
|
Supports
up to 500 channels.
Great range of programming including many sports channels. Has more
comprehensive international programming with additional foreign language
programming packages. |
| Cities |
Direct
TV has access to some cities that Dish Network does not: Las Vegas,
Memphis, Milwaukee, Columbus and Baltimore.
|
Dish
Network has access to the follwoing cities that Direct TV does not:
Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Honolulu and Grand Rapids.
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| Pricing |
Basic
packages' prices range are between $31.99 to $81.99.
|
Basic
packages' prices range are between $22.99 to $72.99. 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. |
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