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 …

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 …

My husband and I have been subscribers of Sirius Satellite Radio for about two years now. My husband used to listen to it daily while he was working as he was a delivery driver. With the economy the way it is he got laid off right after …

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 recently changed satellite services to Dish Network about a month ago. Overall I am happy with my services. Dish Network is a lot cheaper than other satellite services. My televisions are always working and I hardly ever loose satellite signals. My mother’s television has lost satellite signals a …

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 …

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 …

From the time that I was in college up to the time that I had my post-grad course, I never have any cable service. I relied on an indoor antenna. It can capture two local channels but struggling to deliver picture perfect. When American Idol was at its peak, I …

I was choosing between Belgacom and Voo as my TV service provider here in Brussels. I was informed by an authorized dealer (Krefel) that Belgacom is slower compared to Voo. But, after comparing the features of each service pack, my husband and I picked Belgacom.
For a start, it …

I was the user of cable TV for a very very long time and when my spouse suggested that we switch over to satellite D2H, I was very much against it. Firstly, I was not willing to shell out the money needed for the dish and installation and the …

I wanted to use DirecTV at a secondary home which didn’t have a DirecTV dish. I had an old Dish Network dish, but it wouldn’t work because the LNB was incompatible. I purchased this LNB to convert the Dish Network dish to DirecTV. FYI, …

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 …

I have been buying satellite services for years but am always disappointed by the lack of good viewing amongst the vast number of channels available to me. I have now cancelled my account and for a single payment and no monthly fees I have a satellite service I am satisfied …

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 …

Tata sky comes with the Logo Tata Sky ke saath, family rahe saath saath. The words are in hindi, the National language of India and it means “with Tata Sky, a family lives in harmony”. It was in the month of March, I had purchased the Tata Sky. I …

I have had Sirius satelite radio for 11 months now, and it has been a really great service so far!I haven’t had any issues with my sirius satelite radio, in fact I am extremely happy with it!
My satelite radio was very easy to install, and activate. My boyfriend did …

Sky Cable Select is the newest package offered by Sky Cable. I availed of this package just recently, a downgrade from my previous subscription, and found it really cost efficient. Sky Cable Select is a smart package that lets you customize your own cable channels rather than choosing from …

This by far one of the most interesting inventions I’ve seen on the market these days.
I was amazed at the fact that while using this device, you can go anywhere and have satellite television right at the tips of your hands!
This device is amazing. It has an awesomely colored …

I have been with DirecTV since April 2007. The only reason I am with them is because I also have Qwest, and you can bundle the service and save money. Plus, I wanted the channel variety that you get with satellite versus cable. The only issue I have reception-wise, …

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. …

Believe it or not there are still some places in the united states that do not have basic cable. Of course the large networks broadast over airwaves so I can get five channels with an antenna. My only option for decent programming was to use a satellite service.
I tried …

I recently purchased the Dish Network prepaid package for my home.This is a excellent value for those who don’t want to pay a high cable bill. For those who are not familiar with the dish network prepaid service, its is very similar to using a prepaid cellphone. I chose …

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. …

After trying out Direct TV I though I would try the competition. while Direct TV has the TIVO, if you wanted TIVO capabilities in more than one room you needed to have more than one TIVO, and at $100 a pop it can get expensive. With Dish …

I had subscribed to DISH TV last year. They were offering a package wherein I had to pay Rs 3990/- INR for the dish, the set-top box and the installation. I had opted for the package with Rs 300/- monthly charge and they were offering more than …

Being someone that’s from a rural area, I’ve always had to receive internet via satellite because other options are either unavailable or too expensive. I’ve been a user of HughesNet since 2005 and Gen 4 is definitely the best product they’ve offered. Although, it’s offered via satellite …

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 …

Direct Tv in my opinion is bad tv and tooo expensive. Direct TV blanks out when we have a wind storm of any kind. Direct TV is too expensive and there are a 100 channels with nothing to watch. Out of all the channels we have, …

I had cable (Bresnan) for several years. I never really appreciated my cable, until I moved to an area where only DirectTV (satalite) was available.
Yes, DirectTV has a lot of channels, and yet a large percentage of them are not in English. Then there is the Bi/Gay/Lesbian channel …

This is the best thing since cable was put out there years ago. I get more services than regular cable. It is not as expensive as regular cable.I talk to my friends and they have these huge cable bills. Even when I order a movie it is cheaper than …

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 …

Currently I own a DirecTV satellite dish, which provides me with a wide variety of channels to choose from along with local channels and international channels.
There service it’s pretty good, I am very happy with the reception, except when it rains.
DirecTV claims that the signal is never lost when …

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 …

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 …

We are having Dish network for the past 2.5 years.We are having America’s top 100 and some regional channels.It wont say i am fully satisfied with them.The problem started from the day of installation.The company gave us timings.But nobody turned up in the given time and we …

I have been sick of public television for a while now with all the excessive advertising and what not, but the final straw that compelled me to literally jump into my car to go buy a DSTV decoder was when I was anticipating a soccer match to be aired …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

I’ve been a Dish Customer for several years, in three states, and between 4 houses. After having their service for almost an entire decade, I’m quite tired of it. I’m frequently asked for my opinion of Dish Network, considering I had for the longest time been a loyal customer. …