dish tv weather channel
Which TV service is the best?
-FiOs
-dish network
-Direct TV
Which one is the best? And please explain why? Keep in mind these:
-Price
-Customer Service
-If it still works on rainy/inclement weather days
-The more channels, the better
-Must be able to record (like DVR)
I’m really concerned about price because I heard Direct TV is really good quality, but really pricey. I heard Dish has the most channels and cheap, but really bad customer service and it doesn’t work on those bad weather days.
Thanks!
FIOS is about the ONLY RAINPROOF choice you have….
That’s because they have a Gigantic Dish compared to the others….and by delivering it Via Fiberoptic Cable Buried UNDERGROUND, there are no Car Crashes to take out the cable line like Cable has…plus it doesn’t need line amps to boost the signal either…NO noise, less failures, rainproof….who wouldn’t want Fios ?!
But if you want Satellite, get Dish, they have a BIGGER Dish than Direct TV has…it’sa little better due to the Dish design and the weather guards don’t leak like Direct’s does…
And who really needs to deal with customer service? Once, twice a year is no big deal to me….and in MOST cases, unplugging your power cord to the Dish Box fixes it.
It’s when you have to repetively unplug the box that you have to deal with customer care.
Funny thing is I have heard “it doesn’t work on rainy days” from both DISH and DIRECT TV customers….
My Direct TV was bad…due to a bad weatherguard that was installed on initial installation…took TWO YEARS for them to figure it out ! Then DISH was perfect until I wanted to upgrade to HD…$200 to upgrade !! (Plus a bee’s nest was starting to take out the signal)
Then Verizon Fios did it free of charge…FREE !
And I have NEVER had any problem with Verizon FIOS.
Plus you can get special deals that are better than your original deal, if you wait for it. Just did that recently…sure I have to stay with them for 2 years, but hey — they have provided Internet and Telephone for the last 20 years anyways and it’s ALWAYS WORKED…So 2 years with a reliable company is NOTHING compared to a questionable service provider.
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