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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. |
