Dish Vs DirecTv? How much do you pay per month on cable bill? (Dallas: live, price)

[dallas_cowboy]

My U-Verse contract is about to expire and asking almost double of $125/month I pay for Cable (3 - HDTV) and 15/5 Mbps Internet.

I am looking to split my cable and internet and trying to see if I can achieve the same price thru split service.

Dish and Directv comes to my mind for cable, but not sure how much others pay for their service? I am not looking for premium package, but something that covers (CNN / CNBC / Local Channels {such as NBC , ABC , CBS, FOX} / ESPN / ESPN2 / SEC Network) standard channels in HD. How much should this service really cost thru these satellite operators?

[cowboyqb]

I had dish for several years and I pay close to 150 a month. $99 for all the channels you mentioned, 7$ per joey and I have 4 connectins at home, 10$ for HD fees and so on. I have internet through Grande and pay @50 bucks for 200/20 Mbps.
If you watch the Rangers and Mavs, a lot of their games are aired on FSSW (Fox southwest) and that is 5 bucks. Redzone is 9.99 and so on. You know why the athletes get paid a lot...tv deal :-)

[Emc62]

Switched to Verizon as they have Fios and give good deals if you bundle phone and TV. We like their service but they are a bit expensive.

[coltseaver]

I was with Dish for a long time. I think I paid around $80/month. I gave up sat all together about 4 years ago in favor of internet only. Best decision I ever made. Honestly though, with what you're looking for, cable is probably going to be cheaper. Not sure if Time Warner has service in your area, but they are begging for customers to the point of embarrassment.

[MckinneyOwnr]

We've had Dish a few times over the years, and DirecTV. Dish is slightly cheaper, by about $15-20 per month, for a similar package with the same number of receivers. Currently we have DirecTV. Basically, we switch every two years when the contract runs out, because the first year you're given lots of discounts, rebates, etc, from both companies.

I think we'll consider doing internet TV the next time around, paying over $100 a month when all I mainly watch are local channels is something I've hated. The only reason we have satellite is because of my wife.

[karenw729]

Now that AT&T (who owns U-verse) owns DIRECTV you might want to contact them about a bundle of their high-speed internet and satellite TV. They've got specials on it right now due to the new merger. If you don't like the price just keep asking for a better deal, tell them you're going to go to Dish if you don't get a good deal. That kind of stuff works and they really don't want to lose customers right now.

[dallas_cowboy]

Thanks all for bringing this thread back to life almost after two months

I finally terminated my service thru AT&T U-Verse in last week as their cost was not justifiable.

I switched to TWC 50/5 Internet for $35/month and very happy with their service so far..... Let's see how long this remains good as I know TWC tops as worst cable provider when it comes to customer service

With regards to cutting the cord and going to Internet...... I think for those who watch a lot of live content such as sports and local news, you still need cable/satellite TV service. I could not find any Internet streaming service which provides a complete package which I needed.

I agree with other posters that Dish is slightly cheaper than DirecTV. So I decided to switch to Dish and installation is going to happen in next week. Dish is offering 2 Year Price Lock with no hidden fees and also found a retailer who offered me $150 gift card for starting a new service (could go upto $200 for those who choose their top line packages).

[dallas_cowboy]

Originally Posted by MckinneyOwnr

We've had Dish a few times over the years, and DirecTV. Dish is slightly cheaper, by about $15-20 per month, for a similar package with the same number of receivers. Currently we have DirecTV. Basically, we switch every two years when the contract runs out, because the first year you're given lots of discounts, rebates, etc, from both companies.

I think we'll consider doing internet TV the next time around, paying over $100 a month when all I mainly watch are local channels is something I've hated. The only reason we have satellite is because of my wife.

FYI, if you are out of DireCTV contract take a look at Dish's 2 Year Price LOCK promotion to see if it saves you some money.

[dallas_cowboy]

Originally Posted by coltseaver

I was with Dish for a long time. I think I paid around $80/month. I gave up sat all together about 4 years ago in favor of internet only. Best decision I ever made. Honestly though, with what you're looking for, cable is probably going to be cheaper. Not sure if Time Warner has service in your area, but they are begging for customers to the point of embarrassment.

I compared TWC's bundle and it was coming out more expensive compare to TWC Internet + Dish Satellite.

[LeagleEagleDFW]

If you have a Playstation, PS Vue service is now available in Dallas.