I had our Xplorenet satellite internet service installed in November 2005 with a local retailer. At the time the service was new and the only type that existed in our area. There was a hefty installation fee of $1200, which inclucded the satellite and the router. …

We had been with DISH Network for several years. We first started using them when we lived out in the country where cable was not available. I really liked using the satellite. I had never used a DVR before but, it didn’t take long for me …

I have to say that I was very hesitant on geting sattelite TV because of all the rumors of how the signal goes out in bad weather, but living in the mountains of Montana I did not have much of a choice. The cable companies did not have …

When first looking for a satellite service, we decided to try out DirectTV. Do not ask me why, but for some reason we thought this would be the best company to go with. Wrong!
Let’s begin with the equipment. DirectTV sent out the equipment…the actual units along …

My directv came with a remote that I use when I watch my tv. It is a good remote in that it offers alot of different services. The remote is made by directv(in China) and offers features such as menu, guide, which will tell you all the …

I have had cable the majority of my life. When I moved into my townhouse, I decided to try DirecTV. The rep was here EXACTLY on time (VERY unlike cable). It took the rep a while to hook things up (not his fault, my townhouse is wired weird), but …

Sirius Satelite Radio is a great radio service with many possibilites for entertainment! I purchased a Sirius Satelite Radio in December, and I have been so happy with my radio I could scream from a rooftop!
I enjoy Howard Stern, Blue Collar Comedy, The Foxxhole, Playboy radio and so many …

I’ve used DirecTv as my television service provider for the last five years. Overall, I have been happy with the programming variety, relatively satisfied with the cost and often less than enthused about the customer service.
I currently have a package with DirecTv that is no longer available to …

With public television eventually getting a little monotonous, I inevitably had to go out into the market and acquire a satellite television service that would cater more for my specific TV needs and I decided not to compromise any longer.
After actually subscribing to DSTV Compact, which has thirty four …

I’ve been a “loyal” subscriber of SkyCable here in the Philippines for more than a decade now. Not surprising, considering that this cable TV company has all the channels that I like to watch. So despite the higher rates, I still stick with it rather than go through the …

Tata sky is a private satellite service of India. Tata sky is excellent as far as its service is concerned. Many people in India are using Tata sky today.
I bought Tata sky plan for Rs 4000. This may not look cheap, but it is okay when you look at …

We have been DirecTV customers for nearly 3 years. We were previously Dish Network subscribers, but found that they marketed heavily to get new customers, while offering no incentive or upgrades for loyal customers who had been with them a number of years.
We called Dish and begged for …

Dish TV direct to your home is a innovative and the latest bit of satellite receiving service in India. I live in a very small town and the cable service is very much pathetic at our place. We just get 10-12 free channels along with a few paid channels …

I have had Dish TV service for two years now and would never reccomend this company to anyone. The substandard level of service received by me makes me wonder how this company can manage to stay in business!?
From the outset, we had technical difficulties with the equipment provided …

This I think, is the perfect answer to my pay TV needs as it has just the right combination of express channels and choice.
Since I really only wanted paid satellite television for all the sports channels it has, I was delighted to learn that DSTV Compact has all the …

I have been a Direct TV customer for almost 2 years now. I have only used Mediacom before and there service was horrible, at least in my area. So I finally made the switch from cable to satellite. Better service, except for when there is a storm, most channels …

Recently in India the trend of personal satellite () has started off.
The two major players of the market are Dish Tv and Tata sky.If you compare the two, Tata sky scores over Dish TV in lot of fields. Many who have bought this Dish Tv connection, they are not …

We have been using dish network for Ten months now and it has been a long ordeal. A very small part has been our fault for not shutting it down. You see it has to shut down to download their programing. It only …

Sun Satellite Service , The latest and the cheapest satellite service launched in India.It’s provides some very cheap service for a very reasonable price. The satellite service provides almost all the service available in India within a reasonable price and the add ons too are very much cheap which …

I’ve had the Dish Network for about a year now. The reason I switched from cable to the dish was the price. I was paying more than $60 a month for cable but needed to reduce my spending so I looked into getting a satellite dish. …

This has been the worst experience of any service I have EVER purchased. My girlfriend called Direct TV and told the sales rep what she wanted, HD, DVR, etc. The lady told my girlfriend a price for a package that would include everything she asked for. Our installation date …

For the past 9 months we have been fighting with this company, and the past 2 months, we weren’t even their customers any more.
They promised us a free portable DVD player when we signed up, but we never received it. After many phone calls and a lot of …

Beware of DISH Network!
I signed up with their company after looking for a more affordable option for television programming. My cable company was pretty expensive and DISH Network appeared to be reasonable. I signed up on their website and although there were a couple of charges that weren’t …

I have been using this radio card for about a year now, and I have to give my congrats to Nokia on that device.
The Nokia D211 is a multimode radio card for use with a portable computer and through it the card enables network access through GPRS, HSCSD, and …

I have had Directv Satelllite service for over three years and I have thoroughly enjoy the services that I have with Driectv. We we first signed up for Directv service, we were offered three months service of their premium channels, which included HBO, Showtime and Starz. After …

We have had Directv satellite service for two years now and are generally happy with it. On the pro side the picture is much clearer and the number of channels greater than with the Mediacom cable we had before. There is an easy to use remote and a good …

Every once in a while it becomes really great when an idea of something I dream up comes to life and it was no different in the case of the Dstv Mobile Drifta, which is a USB Dstv decoder.
I stay in a commune, near campus and one of the …

When I first heard about satellite radio I thought, “Who would pay for radio when they can get it for free?” I have now been a member of XM Radio for around 2 years and I love it.
I initially bought an XM Radio in order to listen to MLB. …

As I have said earlier, the private satellite service presently has two major players in India, Dish TV and Tata Sky, out of the two Tata Sky stands out for its product and service. I have got a tata sky connection a few months back and they had a …

This is a pretty nice HD DVR with 2 built-in tuners so you record two programs concurrently. It also comes with HDMI output and and adapter to go from HDMI to DVI if your display does not have HDMI input. In addition, it comes with two RF remotes, so …

Austar TV is by sattelite in Australia. I am from the US so I can say that the television shows here are about one year behind. I moved here in January 2005 and I was watching TV shows that I seen a year a go at home. …

We had recently moved from NY to the mountains of West Virginia when my husband got a new job. We were not only disappointed in the selection of radio stations in our new city, but were horrified of the terrible reception that our car radio got. Stations would either …

The Sirius Stiletto 2 isn’t only a portable satellite radio, but an media player too. I got this radio because of the satellite feature. I’ve had reception problems with other radios. I have some songs already in it, but I mostly tune to live. I don’t waste the time …

After putting up with Dish Network for a couple of years, I’m delighted to be back with cable. I was told repeatedly that service would not be interrupted when the wind blew and it drizzled outside. Yeah right. My service went out more often than it did not when …

I have been a customer of DirecTV for over 5 years. I have been relatively pleased with their service.
The biggest issue with satellite TV is the reception during thunderstorms and strong winds. There is nothing worse than being “trapped” indoors due to bad weather and …

Dish Network is always advertising some sort of special. I was watching one today for free installation or a reduced introductory rate and I couldn’t help but think of when I had gotten fed up with cable and gotten Dish Network instead.
I have to worn you to read the …

Some advantages to both satellite providers, Dish provides a free DVR upon signup where you can record up to 100 hours of your favorite tv shows, movies, sports, etc. Another advantage with Dish is the price, they have better deals then DirectTV. Advantage with Direct TV they offer you …

I first started using HUghesNet internet service about 3 months ago. I decided to purchase HughesNet because Satellite was the only high speed service that was currently located in my area. From the first day that I used the service I noticed that it was very slow and …

Our family has used Dish Satellite for almost ten years now and we’re very pleased with it. Well, I guess you can tell that since who would use the same service for ten years because they did not like them, huh?
We had a very bad experience with one …

I was having a lot of problems with the cable operator giving poor service. Everyday either one or the other popular channel would be missing or the cable connection would be off for a few hours. When I used to check with the cable operator he would always say …

After being a loyal subscriber for more than a decade, my dad finally got fed up with Sun Cable’s services and decided to terminate his contract with them. He has been without cable channels for three months now, because the cable wires from their street were stolen. My father …

Dish Satellite is a great satellite service for the consumer who wants quality channel options at a great price. I have been a subscriber of Dish Satellite for over 2 years now and the best thing about this particular satellite company is that they are great at customer service. …

Last year my husband finally convinced me I was missing one of life’s most exciting elements. Sattelite television programming.
I called Dish Network after much cussing and discussing.
they set me up with a date to install my service.
The big day came and at 9:00 a.m I was up and …

Dream is the only Satellite TV provider in the Philippines as far as I know. My dad has just started subscribing with them and he isn’t really happy with the number of channels available for them. In total, there are about 50 channels (local channels included) and he’s paying …

I currently have DirecTV and I really liked the service their company provided me with. I would get free channels sometimes during the month and they also have great deal packages and awesome movies on their pay per view channels. I enjoyed their wide variety of entertainment channels that …

Many catches in their business practice.
1) I ordered Dish Network service through AllSat. I was told I would get $50 gift card from AllSat, and my installation fee would be waived, and there were 10 X 10 certificates that could be used for international program I ordered. But none …

We had installed Tata Sky Satellite TV Channel service last year. The service has been very good. After all these years of cable TV operators, it is a welcome relief to have this service available in India, although it is little more costly than cable TV.
There is a prompt …

I have had direct tv for 5 years now. I have had a few minor issues with them over the years but mostly it has been fine. First I will list the issues and how they dealt with them, then I will list how they have exceeded …

The free install wasn’t free at all, the person that installed the service charged an extra $200 to set a $40 pipe in the ground with a $5 sack of concrete. If i had known that this was needed ahead of time I could have easily done it myself. …

My feelings for Direct Tv are black and white. Part of me wants to say negative things about Directv but at the same time I want to give them positive props. I mean they aren’t a bad company, there are just a few things that I don’t like about …