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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community May 31, 2000
Pros: Digital Picture, CD Quality Sound
Cons: Poor Customer Support, Reception Unreliable
Summary: The Echostar Satellite TV and Dish Network certainly sounded like the way to go almost two years ago. We were Warner Cable subscribers and had heard about the many features and benefits of Direct TV and Satellite. Warner was charging us approximately ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 24, 2001
Pros: small low up keep cost
Cons: over priced programming
Summary: I have had this little wimpy dish for going on 2 years running side by side with my 10 foot analog dish.Well they gave me the thing so i took it and went for the 150 package.39.99+4.99 for the local channels.The only reason i put up with it is for the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 16, 2001
Pros: Many channels at reasonable cost, online guide operates VCR.
Picture sharpness has improved greatly.
Cons: AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOXES BLANK OUT. SEE BELOW.
Summary: I wrote this a while ago, but since then I have had problems which make me HATE Dish Network.
My 3 4700 boxes (but not my model 2700 box) blank out every 10 days or so, and won't show a picture again unless the smart card is removed and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2000
Pros: Great audio/video, excellent service, good choices for programming
Cons: Can be tough to get a signal if you don't have a clear line of sight, program packages can be difficult to mix and match to get all the channels you want
Summary: I've been using a 4922 receiver with DISH Network for about 5 months now and am very happy to have left cable. For the same price as my local, non fiber, cable company, I get about 80 more channels with great quality and service.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2000
Pros: clear picture, great sound, installation was easy
Cons: pay for local channels, too many crappy channels
Summary: Well after living on a boat for over two years with only about 4 t.v. stations, with poor reception, I opted for satellite t.v. Cable is not available at my marina.
If you live in an apartment or condominium etc. You are still allowed ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2000
Pros: Lotsa channels, great audio/video quality
Cons: Awkward program guide, slow customer service
Summary: I've been a Dish Network customer for almost a year, and I keep wondering: how did I survive without this thing before?! There is no question in my mind that satellite has cable beat hands down - and that includes digital cable, which I had before I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2000
Pros: Great value. Quality picture and sound.
Cons: No pro-sport packages. Expensive remotes.
Summary: I bought my DISH system soon after DISH Network first came out. At the time, America's Top-40 was their only package. My younger brother got his DSS dish earlier, back when you had to fork out ~$700 for the system. His service is more expensive, as ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2000
Pros: Remote works thru the walls
Cons: Remote uses a lots of batteries
Summary: I bought, DSS 500 system in Dec. 99 and since then it is been great, I have better sound and picture then the cable system I had from AT&T.
They (DISH NETWORKS) had to give me an extra Dish because all the channels were not coming on one Dish. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2000
Pros: You get channels, SOME OF THE TIME
Cons: Terribly installment, not very good service when the thing doesn't work.
Summary: Since my sister got Dish Network installed at our house, it has drove me nothing but nuts. I have been up on the room four times since she got it installed two years ago. Three of these time in the last month. I always have to adjust the angles and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 29, 2000
Pros: good picture, reasonable price, CD quality sound
Cons: no DD on HBO
Summary: I have been a Dish Network customer since 1996. I was sick of my sparkly, no stereo, over priced, just plain sad, cable service. So I went shopping. I like many others chose this service because it had less expensive packages. Now I have upgraded to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2000
Pros: Better all round than DSS
Cons: Cant be hacked like DSS
Summary: I have been an owner of a DISH network system since day one {maybe 3 or 4 years ago, I think}. Many of my friends had the DSS systems but at the time, to get the channels that I wanted my DSS package would have cost about $40.00 per month. DISH network ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 16, 2000
Pros: Easy to us and has tons of features
Cons: no dolby or dts out for a cable.
Summary: Looking for a receiver with the latest technology and reliable. The dish network receiver model 4700 has of all the latest technology This model comes packed with S-Video output jack 2 sets RCA-type audio/video outputs Off-air antenna input ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2000
Pros: tremendous channel selection, better quality picture
Cons: perhaps expense
Summary: I have been through all aspects of TV since its infancy. "8 screens with "rabbit ears"; 19" screens running on outside roof antennas 24" screens" running on cable. And now I have a dish (echostar)with an eighteen inch dish ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 1999
Pros: Awesome reception
Cons: You may have problems if there are large trees or obstacles in the direction your dish needs to point to.
Summary: I was dissatisfied with cable rates continually rising,the channels constantly changing, and having a shadow on the TV screen. The cable company said it was because my TV is 18 years old. I purchased a Dish Network System 3 years ago and never had such ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 1999
Pros: Ease of use
Cons: none
Summary: I spent many months researching an alternate to cable TV. After a great deal of research I decided to purchase a Dish Network System. Having viewed both DSS systems I felt Dish network was the best choice. My dealer recommended the 4700 system. The main ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 1999
Pros: better features than cable
Cons: auto recording does not function correctly
Summary: I bought and activated Dish Network services early 1999. I have a dual receiver system one of which is the Echostar 4700. I bought the 4700 so that I could get the infrared remote and the capability to program the satellite receiver to record programs ... read more
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