Dan Abel wrote:
> In article > ,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>
>>> Simple solution - get a dish - either DirecTV or Dish network - much
>>> better, anyway, and the Food network and HGTV are in the base packages
>>> (along with History, all the TLC channels, etc.).
>>>
>> They are satellite systems and they are playing the same games as the
>> cable companies. They bundle channels in a way that you get one or two
>> good channels and a bunch of crap. They have a habit of splitting the
>> good channels up so that you have to get 2 or 3 other bundles in order
>> to get those same good channels and fill the bundles with crap channels
>> you never watch.
>
> Despite the big difference in technology, I see the business models for
> cable and dish as being similar. It does appear, though, that the
> business models for dish in Canada are different than the US. I don't
> see many single channels offered, or a lot of separate bundles.
>
We have both DirecTV and Dish Network. The DirecTV is solely so DH can
get MLB Extra Innings so he can watch the Yankees play baseball. We turn
it off when it's not baseball season. We have the basic package on
DirecTV and i have to say it's crap. Dish has a much better basic
package and they charge less. YMMV

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