Satellite Tv Providers
by Mohamed Cole on May.26, 2011, under Uncategorized
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The satellite tv industry has made big gains on the cable tv industry in the past assorted years. With the price of cable tv skyrocketing each year, galore cable subscribers are making the switch over to satellite tv. Okay so you've decisive to switch to satellite tv; but which satellite tv provider do you choose? A satellite tv provider is a company that owns and operates satellites in geostationary orbit around the earth. These satellites broadcast the satellite signal down to your satellite dish and from their the signal is transposed to your receiver (black box). The two biggest satellite tv suppliers in the United Sates are DirecTV and DISH Network. The vast majority of satellite tv subscribers in the United States use one or the other so this article will concentrate on comparing the two satellite giants in an try to help you determine which of the two is best for you. With the almost exponential growth of the satellite tv industry, both DISH Network and DirecTV are now in a position where they may afford to offer the satellite instrumentation (dish and receivers) free to their subscribers. So for starters both DISH Network and DirecTV offer free satellite equiipment. Basically the only qualifiers are that you be a original time subscriber and that you have a credit card for regularly every month billing purposes. So if the instrumentation is free how do the two suppliers make any money? Well, you do have to remunerate for the on a monthly basis programming of course. The price of your per month programming bill depends on which programming package you choose. DISH Network's America Top 60 programmng package starts at $24.99 per month and local channels are available. DISH Network presently is not making new subscribers commit to a one year contract. You may end your subscription at any time with no financial penalty to pay. DirecTV's entry level programming package is called the Total Choice package and comes with local channels and is $39.99 per month. With the Total Choice package you get over 130 channels. DirecTV does require you to sign a one year subscription agreement. If you cancel your service before the year is up, then you have to pay a penalty fee to DirecTV. As both satellite giants use the very lates engineering in their satellites and receiving equipment, what differentiates the two is in the programming choices that they provide to their subscribers. I would rate DirecTV more or less in front of the DISH Network in their sports packages, as they offer seasonal sports choices like the N.F.L. Sunday Ticket that DirecTV has exclusive rights to. Both suppliers offer tons of premium movie packages to choose from including HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax. All these come with multiple channels per movie package. As DISH Network has more satellites in orbit than DirecTV does they have the capacity to offer up to 500 watching channels, whereas with DirecTV, you may 'only' get 250 channels. Also, DISH Network offers alot more alien programming packages than DirecTV does. Both DISH Network and DirecTV offer 100% digital picture and CD quality sound in all of their programming. So again, they are tied in this necessary quality. This engineering science allows for a crystal clear perfective picture that cable tv plainly can not provide. DISH Network, a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications, was founded in 1996 by Charles Ergan. While not rather as old as DirecTV, DISH Network was the quickest satellite provider to reach the 100,000 subscriber level doing so in just four short months. Presently, DISH Network has over Nine million satellite tv subscribers in the 50 United States and District of Columbia. DISH Network has galore 'firsts' to it is credit, including being the basi company to offer a satellite tv receiver that had a built in DVR (digital video recorder). DirecTV was started out in 1994 and is the biggest satellite tv provider in the United States. When it primary launched in 1994, Direct TV was the original satellite TV company to offer all digital-quality, multi-channel TV programming through the use of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) technology. DBS engineering is now the frequent for the satellite tv industry and we have the ingenuity of the DirecTV engineers to thank for it. While DirecTV does not have as huge a bandwidth percentage as the DISH Network does, to counter this DirecTV has arranged to have to exclusive deals with programming companies to cater to the programming whims of their subscribers. In the all important area of client care, both DirecTV and DISH Network offer outstanding client care and support. Both offer online Faqs subdivisions and support sectionalizations to their websites. You may also call both toll free to get aid with any problem you may be having. Pay-Per-View movies may be ordered either by using your remote control or calling the 800 toll free number for either provider. Both DirecTV and DISH Network offer free professional installation as part of their free satellite tv promotions. One divergence is that DirecTV will install your instrumentation for free in up to five rooms, where DISH Network presently only installs for free in up to four rooms of your home. RATING DISH NETWORK and DIRECTV POINT by POINT:
FINAL CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATION: Both DISH Network and DirecTV offer an outstanding television observing experience. The picture reception for both is far superior to that of cable tv. DISH Network's entry level package is for less than DirecTV's; but then the Total Choice package comes with alot more channels. DirecTV is more inviolable in the area of sports coverage, while DISH Network places more or less more of an special importance and significance on it is premium movie packages and alien programming options. And both have great client care, both having won the honored J.D. Power Award in recent years for providing the best overall service amid satellite and cable subscribers. Our recommendation is that both DirecTV and DISH Network offer a superior television watching experience than cable tv. Both are alot for less than cable, offer superior picture quality and free instrumentation and instalation. Both also offer superior client care service equated to local cable providers. If you're a big sports fan and just have to have that sure premium sports package, then DirecTV is for you; but if you're not a huge sports fan and cost is an issue, then you might want to go with DISH Network and it's entry level America's Top 60 at just $24.99 a month. Also, do not forget that DirecTV will require a one year commitment, whereas with the DISH Network there is no contract to sign, meaning you may cancel your service at anytime and not have to remunerate a penalty. Whichever satellite provider you choose, you can't go wrong. As a subscriber of the DISH Network and a sales person that has various years experience in the satellite tv industry (have sold both DirecTV & DISH Network)I highly commend that you drop cable, stop feeding the pig and switch to satellite tv service today. The vastly superior picture quality alone that DBS satellite engineering provides makes it worth the change. It's like heaven watching tv with no more squiggly lines running throughout the tv screen! |
