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Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: STAY AWAY from DISH NET WORK

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:26:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jituser - after many years using cable television, we decided to go with dish net work. After 2 months the system went down and spent 2 hours on with dish net work tech support. could not get it to work. They said it would be 4-5 days before they could send...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: no dish dvr for me, please

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:36:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author backwoodsdog - If Tivo via Direct TV is option, don't waste time with Dish DVR. Dish interface is ugly to use. Tivo interface allows search, then selection from list, Direct DVR does not. Seems minor, but Dish search capability is VERY messy. Go Tivo until Dish...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Good Equipment But Bad Service

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:31:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terry_miller - The only way the installation for a Dish Network System is free is if the installer can use your existing coax cable. There will be and aditial charge for running the new cable, anywhere form $59 and hour to $65 a wall drop (not a tv but cables droped...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Dish Network is a Ripoff Company

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:29:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author coffehound - http://www.doj.state.or.us/rel
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They don't disclose the extra fees, they add packages you didn't order and they won't refund. Run...do not walk to any other...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Outright lied to me!!

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:59:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kennyv281 - We were tired of paying Adelphia $130 a month for cable that gave us maybe 60 channels, most of which show the same crap day after day. We looked at this DISH Network and it looked like a great deal for the money. I called DISH to verify everything I was...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Hello Cable Goodbye Broadcast

Tue, 6 Sep 2005 03:08:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author marc26 - I've only had Dish for a few months but......... no, wait I take that back. I first started with Dish, went to DirectTv then to VOOM( thank god it's dead) then back to Dish which is what I have now and I must say I'm enjoying it. Let me tell you why...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Dish Network

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:14:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sniper22 - I was a dish customer for 4+ years and recently had trouble with their hardware. Each phone call to customer service resulted switching receivers on two different tv's and call us back if it doesn't work. Finally after about 10 times of this nonsense I...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Less Than I Expected (And Hoped For)

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:06:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roswelljohn - Upon reading some of the other Dish Network reviews here, I almost feel unqualified to write one because I have no great expertise in the field of electronics nor am I fluent in the industry lingo. What I am is an ordinary consumer who recently moved...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Avoid at all costs

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:01:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author smknjo_2001 - This is honestly the first time that I have been upset enough to seek out and post a review of a product/service. My wife and I went a year and a half without T.V. We live in a rural area and are only able to pick up one channel consistently with an...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Frustrated, and yet.....

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:12:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jev04again - ... I can't seem to fathom not being without satellite TV. Yes, that's right. I am a satellite TV junkie! Before satellite, I had to suffer through fuzzy reception and channels that had tantrums and wouldn't come in when I wanted them to. Living in the...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Pray you never have to call Customer service

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:06:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gk1202nice - I got my Dish 500 installed on May 18, 2002. I was told that I would save $100 by paying for 1 year of programming with a major credit card. When I received my credit card statement on 6-17-02 I was charged for the entire amount $510.88 ($451.00 for...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Dish Network STINKS!!!

Sat, 11 May 2002 18:09:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author squigidoodle - I dumped Dish Network last week. I now have DirecTV and am VERY PLEASED. Dish Network's equipment is horrible. We previously replaced 2 receivers (1 regular and 1 PVR) and the PVR and 2 receivers already need replacing. I believe the equipment they...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Great value compared to cable

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:45:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author derk99 - Unlike the previous reviewer, I can't comment much on Customer Service because I have only needed it once or twice...both times I was on hold (their dime) for about 10 minutes for technical issue.

I am a former DirecTV user... I loved it. When...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Stay Away from Dish Network!

Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:41:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author meemom - My husband is an avid Star Trek fan. Last year he saw there was a new series Enterprise coming out on UPN. Our cable company doesn't offer it and so we looked into satellites that do. Unfortunately for us Dish Network was the only one.

When...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Boycotting the Cable monopoly!

Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:24:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author doninsocal - I have recently purchased my first house and one of the most exciting things has been the ability to finally tell the Cable TV providers to buzz off!

Being an apartment dweller the majority of my life, one of the first things I had scheduled...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Don't do it!

Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:45:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cole45068 - The product is satisfactory if you do not need more than 2 receivers per household and you do not expect to move within your contract period.

But, the customer service from this company is TERRIBLE. I ordered the top 150 for $39.99 a month...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Adios Adelphia!

Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:24:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bwestman - I have waited patiently to write this review because I wanted to be sure I had given the service a good change to prove itself one way or another. I have now been with Dish Network for 3 months and I don't see any reason to go back to cable...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Dish Network, better than cable!!

Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:16:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samwoodall - OK, we have all heard the ads. Dish Network is truly the best entertainment value around. I know this because I have worked with them for two years. The last eight months I did installations for them. So I may seem biased but its the truth.

The...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Dish Network is Great!

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 10:13:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author moosedogtoo - We had our Dish Network installed right after we moved into our new house in November of 2000. We have had very few problems. The installer was quite late for our appointment, but we didn't have any plans that night anyway.

The reception...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Satellite system that's out of this world!

Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:44:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yankeemjc - All satellite systems contain some of the same things: a dish used to receive channel signals, a receiver to interpret the signal, and a many different choices. Unfortunately, not all satellite systems include the great value that makes the Dish 500 such...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: I'm sold on the "Pause" feature!

Sat, 7 Jul 2001 08:04:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Tonmid - We just upgraded to a better receiver? Maybe. As stated before, I like the pause feature and recording. Just saw a great scene in a movie...wanna see it again...presto, chango...there it is. And again, and again! Call the kids in to the room.."Hey Kids,...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: NO MORE TAPES! DVR aspect is a GODSEND

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:30:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kairyl - I must say, THE best feature of this unit is hands-down the hard-drive recording DVR (Digital Video Recorder)

PAUSE live TV: can pause for up to 30 minutes (buffer), and then resume with delayed-feed, or fast forward to LIVE feed

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Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: mydishnow.com

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:49:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dearladyb - I just got this yesterday installed! Yeah I thought right? NOT in your lifetime. Pull up a chair , sit down, hey grab a cup of coffee you are not gonna believe this.

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Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: Hello Dish Network - Goodbye Cox Cable

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:51:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TMJTWILSON - I am no technology expert and I can barely spell the word satellite. But I am confident of one thing - the dish television service I recently purchased is far and away superior to Cox Cable's pathetic service.

I opted to sign up for Dish...

Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System: It seems I am always GETTING IT UP THE ROYAL RUMP ROAST!

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 05:11:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sultra - If you’ve read any of my others, you know what I mean. Now on to the review. I just had the Dish 500 installed and the dish itself works GREAT! The TV comes quick, comparable to cable when changing channels and there is no snow or FUZZ. I would say...