Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System

Pros: Great reception and good selections of channels. Loved the menu!
Cons: Moving program is not as represented.

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...

Pros: It works
Cons: Customer service bites !

I just got this yesterday installed! Yeah I thought right? NOT in your lifetime. Pull up a chair , sit down, hey grab a cup of coffee you are not gonna believe this.
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Pros: The price, reception and channel selection is better than cable.
Cons: Customer Service and access to local channels in some areas

Flashback: August 2000
Our local cable company, Time Warner, was having problem after problem. Half the time, our reception was fuzzy, the sound was static and the pay per view movies wouldn't play. We would order a movie, but there would be no...

Pros: About 150 channels more than my cable service and excellent picture
Cons: Slow to change channels; sometimes signal gets lost

I am no technology expert and I can barely spell the word satellite. But I am confident of one thing - the dish television service I recently purchased is far and away superior to Cox Cable's pathetic service.

I opted to sign up for Dish...

Pros: Great shows, educational channels, lots of variety. FOX NEWS!
Cons: Bad reception during inclement weather, reception hiccups during good weather, deplorable customer service

... I can't seem to fathom not being without satellite TV. Yes, that's right. I am a satellite TV junkie! Before satellite, I had to suffer through fuzzy reception and channels that had tantrums and wouldn't come in when I wanted them to. Living in the ...

Pros: PERFECT Reception and SOUND! Warranty!
Cons: Watch the install guy.

If you’ve read any of my others, you know what I mean. Now on to the review. I just had the Dish 500 installed and the dish itself works GREAT! The TV comes quick, comparable to cable when changing channels and there is no snow or FUZZ. I would say...

Pros: Digital quality television and music for less than the cost of cable
Cons: A few minor issued but nothing worth fretting about

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...

Pros: Lots of Movies to Choose From
Cons: Very Expensive

Dish network provides several movie packages to compliment your basic programming package. I found that for the price, it did not make sense to pay for the movie packages on Dish network. At $121 for each set of stations or upwards of over $400 per year...

Pros: As an upgrade to local landline cable: lots of features and easy operation.
Cons: Deplorable Customer service, lies, misrepresentations, hold times on phone, read on!

Dish Network has run a sign-up special in early 2001 and many, many people across the United States have taken advantage of the "deal" to "upgrade" to Dish programming from their local cable or from C-band satellite. The "deal": Free $199 value...

Pros: Channels available, sound, ease of use, price (so far).
Cons: Picture quality (for non-HDTV), local channels cannot be customized.

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 ...

Pros: Clear Crisp Stereo Reception
Cons: Customer Service Staff Have Been Given Lobotomies

The following review was written prior to Dish Network resolving the problems in their billing. After several weeks of back and forth conversations my bill was corrected. I still subscribe to Dish Network but have reduced my subscription to their...

Pros: good reception, good price, easy to operate
Cons: favorite list limited to 30 channels, almost impossible to operate without remote control

We switched from Direct T.V. to Dish Network because we got a great deal. Primestar had been our satellite provider. We really enjoyed Primestar. Direct T.V. bought out Primestar, so our service had to be changed to Direct T.V. While in the process...

Pros: Tons of channels. Free installation and equipment! Affordable prices. Easy to use.
Cons: Program guide can lose information. Query can take up to 15 seconds. Susceptible to storms.

All satellite systems contain some of the same things: a dish used to receive channel signals, a receiver to interpret the signal, and a many different choices. Unfortunately, not all satellite systems include the great value that makes the Dish 500 such...

Pros: Low Cost, Easy to Use, Convenient
Cons: Have to pay for the "Personal TV" service

I purchased a DishPlayer 500 system after two months of research. We recently moved into the country and couldn't get cable, so satellite TV was the only choice since we wanted more than the broadcast TV stations.

I have family and friends...

Pros: High quality service and selection
Cons: Interruption of service in bad weather

I love it. After cable upset me again, by raising the price (again) and offering the same disappointing quality of channels and service, I finally made the decision to buy one of these babies. The Pro's of the service are nearly too many to mention....