The dish network

herr_oberst · 12-24-2008, 10:10 AM

Dish Network dropped the ball and lost the ABC affiliate. I still have a year left on my contract. Can I get out of it because of an inconvenience like this? I feel as though my contract was to have all three network channels plus the package I paid for.

I'll be missing out on a couple of great bowl games and I am not happy.

Anybody have any thoughts or experience on this?

mo

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

THAT is why I didn't try to save the $99.

TerryH · TerryH's Garage

Are rabbit ears / outside antenna a possibility or are ya trying to get away from Dish?

herr_oberst · 12-24-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TerryH

Are rabbit ears / outside antenna a possibility or are ya trying to get away from Dish?

I hadn't thought about rabbit ears, didn't think I would have to when I signed up with Dish Network. I have a 2 year contract, I am in the first year of it, but I don't have the local ABC channel anymore - because when it came time to renegotiate the contract with the local ABC affiliate, Dish Network thought that the asking price was too much and they pulled the plug on that one channel.

I don't even know if my flat screen plasma tv has inputs for rabbit ears.

I just wonder if this is enough of a reason to get out of the contract and try direct tv or comcast.

Just thinking.

mo

Les Paul · Les Paul's Garage

My daughter and son in law live in OKC. They got a flat panel over a year ago. They use rabbit ears only and get hd for free. Amazing picture quality.

TerryH · TerryH's Garage

http://www.dbstalk.com/index.php?

This site has everything to do with dish based satellite. Search or ask what others are doing in your area.

herr_oberst · 12-24-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TerryH

http://www.dbstalk.com/index.php?

This site has everything to do with dish based satellite. Search or ask what others are doing in your area.

Thank you. Just the kind of thing I was looking for.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

DirecTV charges you to setup an Antenna input for local channels, and then charges you for the antenna, if you don't have one.

You should be able to use rabbit ears for the one channel you need, assuming your HDTV is a TV and not just a monitor.

Super_Dave_D · Super_Dave_D's Garage

[QUOTE=red-beard;4378614]DirecTV charges you to setup an Antenna input for local channels, and then charges you for the antenna, if you don't have one.
[QUOTE]

Really? I have had local channels in HD for over a year now. Cant you get local channels in HD with DTV?

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

DTV didn't have local channels in Houston, so if you want them integrated, you have to buy extra equipment. Dish network has them on the Sat.

I just switched to Dish from Comcast. Since the hurricane, we haven't had good service. I had Comcast come out 3 times and they still haven't fully fixed the problem. I dumped them last week. Same channels, about $40 less and so far, excellent service. I did keep comcast for internet, but it goes out at least once per day for 20 minutes, late morning.