Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Feb 04 '01
Pros: Great reception and good selections of channels. Loved the menu!
Cons: Moving program is not as represented.
Summary: We had our first experience with satellite television while we were living in a somewhat rural area in southern Missouri. For 2 1/2 years we enjoyed the service that was provided.
At that time you had to buy the dish, and receivers (I say ... read more
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Oct 21 '05
Pros: great picture, remotes easy to use, "could" use cable lines, programming is cheap.
Cons: PPV mistakingly ordered channels suddenly not there, customer service so-so, they do lie.
Summary: We were tired of paying Adelphia $130 a month for cable that gave us maybe 60 channels, most of which show the same crap day after day. We looked at this DISH Network and it looked like a great deal for the money. I called DISH to verify everything I was ... read more
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Sep 05 '05
Pros: Great Service. Great Options. Great Customer Service. Satisfaction Guarenteed.
Cons: Sometimes May Lose A Signal In Bad Weather.
Summary: I've only had Dish for a few months but......... no, wait I take that back. I first started with Dish, went to DirectTv then to VOOM( thank god it's dead) then back to Dish which is what I have now and I must say I'm enjoying it. Let me tell you why. ... read more
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Jan 11 '05
Pros: Awesome station line up,cheaper than cable easy to use
Cons: Customer Service
Summary: I have the Dish Network 500 system and I love it I don't know if it is this excact system but I think it is as close as I can get.Now again I will say that with any satellite system you will get some lost signals but for me it does not happen to often ... read more
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Nov 11 '04
Pros: None
Cons: Worst service ever encountered!
Summary: I had Dish for about 4 months. Recently I wanted to upgrade to the new super dish. The appointment to replace the dish was set on October 22nd. Got a message from the contractor on 21st that they have to re-schedule the appointment to 8-12 AM, Nov 5th ... read more
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Apr 12 '04
Pros: Channels available, sound, ease of use, price (so far).
Cons: Picture quality (for non-HDTV), local channels cannot be customized.
Summary: Upon reading some of the other Dish Network reviews here, I almost feel unqualified to write one because I have no great expertise in the field of electronics nor am I fluent in the industry lingo. What I am is an ordinary consumer who recently moved ... read more
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Feb 21 '04
Pros: pause live tv pretty sweet
Cons: I only have 15 words...read the review
Summary: This is honestly the first time that I have been upset enough to seek out and post a review of a product/service. My wife and I went a year and a half without T.V. We live in a rural area and are only able to pick up one channel consistently with an ... read more
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Jun 19 '02
Pros: Good picture, prices of programming comparable to C-Band
Cons: Worst Customer Service I have ever had to deal with
Summary: I got my Dish 500 installed on May 18, 2002. I was told that I would save $100 by paying for 1 year of programming with a major credit card. When I received my credit card statement on 6-17-02 I was charged for the entire amount $510.88 ($451.00 for ... read more
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Jun 08 '02
Pros: slightly better than cable
Cons: Doesnt deliver the complete 100 channels in Hawaii
Summary: Satellite TV is definately a step up from cable. And when Starband gets fully functioning and less expensive it will be great for the internet. Additionally when Dish Network gets the 119 Satelite connected in Hawaii will get better programming. (see ... read more
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May 11 '02
Pros: Good Quality Picture
Cons: Can't record one station while watching another - same issue w/digital cable
Summary: I dumped Dish Network last week. I now have DirecTV and am VERY PLEASED. Dish Network's equipment is horrible. We previously replaced 2 receivers (1 regular and 1 PVR) and the PVR and 2 receivers already need replacing. I believe the equipment they ... read more
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Apr 29 '02
Pros: Huge number of channels for the price; six receivers per dish
Cons: There's still nothing on TV
Summary: Unlike the previous reviewer, I can't comment much on Customer Service because I have only needed it once or twice...both times I was on hold (their dime) for about 10 minutes for technical issue.
I am a former DirecTV user... I loved it. When ... read more
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Apr 19 '02
Pros: UPN is available
Cons: Customer Service is HORRIBLE
Summary: My husband is an avid Star Trek fan. Last year he saw there was a new series Enterprise coming out on UPN. Our cable company doesn't offer it and so we looked into satellites that do. Unfortunately for us Dish Network was the only one.
When ... read more
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Mar 14 '02
Pros: A pretty good dish system.
Cons: Not that perfect
Summary: Dish Network is pretty good. If you leave it on for a long time,then the television will start to black out and be very annoying. Also after you pay for 10 Pay Perviews you have to call them. I didn't order all the movie channels, only the seven HBOS. ... read more
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Feb 22 '02
Pros: Digital quality television and music for less than the cost of cable
Cons: A few minor issued but nothing worth fretting about
Summary: I have recently purchased my first house and one of the most exciting things has been the ability to finally tell the Cable TV providers to buzz off!
Being an apartment dweller the majority of my life, one of the first things I had scheduled ... read more
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Jan 18 '02
Pros: picture quality is o.k. if signal is decent
Cons: only 2 receivers per household, still buggy, transmission not great
Summary: The product is satisfactory if you do not need more than 2 receivers per household and you do not expect to move within your contract period.
But, the customer service from this company is TERRIBLE. I ordered the top 150 for $39.99 a month ... read more
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Jan 16 '02
Pros: less service interruptions than cable
Cons: 2 rate increases in 1 year
Summary: I have to laugh when I hear all the Dish Network ads that suck you in with claims of costing less than cable and promotions that give you a lowball monthly rate. Don't buy into it -- as soon as they get you, they start raising the rates and tell you ... read more
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