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"DISH : Compare : Intro"

  • DIRECTV beats DISH every time.

    DISH makes bold claims about how they stack up against DIRECTV, but here are the facts, plain and simple: If you want the best channels—the channels you really want to watch—at the best price, the most full-time HD channels1, the most sports2, and industry-leading DVR technology, DIRECTV is your only choice.

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  1. Most Sports

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  2. Best Price

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  3. Technology

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  4. Momentum

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  5. More Channels

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  6. HD Channels

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  7. Bundles

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"DISH : Overview : HMC"

Only DIRECTV lets your record ANY 5 shows at once.

  • Why let DISH control what you can record? With their Hopper's Primetime Anytime feature, you're forced to record the channels they want you to record. And if you ever want to record any more than three shows of your own choice at the same time, you're simply out of luck.
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"DISH : Overview : HMC (part 2)"
  • HMC
    We think the whole point of having a DVR is to have the ability to record what you want, when you want. With DIRECTV's Home Media Center HD DVR, you have the freedom and power to record more shows at the same time of your own choice than with any other DVR in the industry. It lets you record ANY five shows, on ANY five channels, at the same time, ANY time. There's nothing else like it.  More info
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"DISH : Overview : most popular channels"

DISH claims they offer the same TV for less. The truth is, you just get less.

  • Pay attention to what channels you're really getting with DISH. If you want such popular channels as AMC, Animal Planet, or Bravo, you won't find them with their so-called America's Top 120 package. With DIRECTV's ENTERTAINMENT package, you get all of these and 12 more of your favorite channels—for the exact same introductory price as DISH's package3.
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"DISH : Overview : most popular channels (part 2)"
  • Best Value
    In fact, DIRECTV offers you nearly 30% more of your favorite channels than DISH on average.† Plus, DIRECTV offers four FREE premium networks—HBO®, Cinemax®, SHOWTIME®, and STARZ®—with our most popular packages.
    More info
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"DISH : Overview : award wining DVR"

DIRECTV’s award-winning DVRs are the best in the industry.

  • DIRECTV DVRs received the coveted PC Magazine Readers' Choice Award. DISH's did not. With DIRECTV’s industry-leading Whole-Home DVR technology, you can record and play your shows in any room—in up to 15 rooms, in fact—with just one HD DVR. And you can enjoy them all in HD. Start watching a recorded show in one room and finish watching in any other, and even manage your playlist from any room.

    Best of all, with DIRECTV, you can get a FREE Whole-Home upgrade, including a FREE HD DVR and three FREE HD receiver upgrades*, with any TV package.
    More info

    *Additional & Advanced Receiver fees apply. Select models only.
  • award wining DVR
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"DISH : Overview : most sports (part 2)"

DIRECTV is the leader in sports, bar none.

  • Sports
    DIRECTV has football you can't get anywhere else, MLB EXTRA INNINGS®, the most NASCAR coverage, the PGA golf coverage, and the most USTA tennis coverage, the most soccer. Plus we have the most sports in HD. When it comes to sports, there really is no competition.
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"DISH : Overview : most HD"

DIRECTV has the most full-time HD channels. Period.

  • HD
    Don’t believe DISH’s inflated HD channel count for a second. They include part-time channels that often show only one program a day. With over 170 full-time HD channels, DIRECTV has more HD than anyone. Period.
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"DISH : Overview : False Claims"

DISH's claims just don't hold up.

  • False Claims
    DISH wants you to believe their customers pay an average of $20/month less than DIRECTV’s customers for comparable packages. The problem here is that their packages just aren’t comparable. When you compare apples to apples, you'll see that DIRECTV offers on average 30% more of your favorite channels than DISH.
  • False Claims
    DISH may offer a package for $19.99/month, but you won't get AMC, BRAVO, ESPN, USA Network, CNN, TNT, DISNEY...the list goes on and on. You will, however, get a bunch of channels you’ll never watch. Where's the value in that?
  • False Claims
    DISH also wants to make you think your prices with DIRECTV can triple after the first 12 months. That's just absurd. If there's ever a product or service you don't want, you can simply have it removed. It's that simple.
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