Question for Dish Network/Direct TV subscribers;

[Gunner3456]

If the snow is the cause it is usually fixed by just going out with a leaf blower and blowing off the Dish.

There. Fixed it for ya. That's what I did when I had dish, anyway, LOL.

 

[Allfat]

I have had Dish Network for 2.5 years and I like it. I have only had signal problems twice, and both were because of snow build up. But a quick trudge out in the snow and wiping off the build up, and we were back in action. No problems with rain or wind. I think we pay ~$50 a month for one of the lower level packages, we have a 2 TV receiver with dvr.

 

[Dunerunner]

My Dish HD package runs $91/month. A single Dual receiver, DVR, No Sports or Premium Channel packages. I lose signal when thunderstorms are between my dish and the satellite. Bird 129 goes out all the time or has signal loss issues that interfere with DVRed programming.

 

[Cougfan2]

There. Fixed it for ya. That's what I did when I had dish, anyway, LOL.

DOH! Never even thought of that, but it makes perfect sense.

 

[bikejunkie]

My only real complaint is that the user interface sucks compared to Comcast's or DirectTV's-but the ability to control my dvr with my iPhone like a remote is sweet as hell

 

[yskippy]

My only real complaint is that the user interface sucks compared to Comcast's or DirectTV's-but the ability to control my dvr with my iPhone like a remote is sweet as hell

You can control DIRECTV DVR with iphone/ipad and android.

 

[python287]

Had Dish Network - had big problems - switched to Direct TV - no problems. The weather has to be Really bad before we lose signal.. 10 times better than cable !

 

[bumbazine]

I don't know what the protocol is on this board, but I just want to thank everyone for their input.
Thank you!

 

[WhyteCheddar]

I've had Direct TV for many years until recently.
I always loved it. Issues were rare but the occasional very heavy rain cell could degrade or interrupt the signal for brief moments.
Snow/ice was also a problem every now and then. I used to squirt deicer on it and that kept it clear pretty well unless the snow was real heavy.

 

[deen_ad]

If it rains really hard our DirectTV service at home gets interrupted. Also have to watch where I park the motorhome as trees interfere with the signal too.