Comparing Cable TV vs Dish Network

Written on December 5, 2009 – 5:11 am | by Shell |

Getting a good package from the cable company isn’t difficult, that is as long as your not already a customer of the cable company.

The reason for that is because the cable TV guys want to increase their subscriber base, thus they are ready to offer you a great deal, usually for the first six months of service. The cable provider figures if you sign up with them, you probably will set up a so-called triple play bundle that includes not only cable TV, but also home phone and high speed internet setup.

You can usually get a triple play bundle for just per month for the first six months or so. Consider the following example with cable company pricing: Basic TV costs per month, high speed internet is per month, and phone service is per month. With prices like this, your overall bill would be 0 per month plus all of the taxes and charges that are tacked on to the cable bill.

But it is good to think about how this could turn out down the road Well consider what the bill will look like once your promotional period is over. Then you will have all of your television sets connected to cable TV, your internet connection including your e-mail account through the cable company, and of course your home line through the cable company as well. But suddenly the price goes up nearly 45%, from about $100 per month to $145+ per month. Its not alway easy to switch out of your provider?

Maybe, maybe not. The best thing to do beforehand is compare providers before making your final choice.One would be wise to compare cable vs Dish TV before making a hasty decision.

While you might say to yourself it is easy to switch to some kind of DirecTV deal or something else from your local phone company like Verizon FiOS. That is easier said than done, however. Often the time and hassle involved with switching from cable to a different provider makes the customer stay with whatever service they have. Even though the monthly bill is high, the subscriber stays with the cable company because they have all the services in a package, making it harder to switch. That is what the cable television company counts on when offering short term deals to acquire the subscriber.

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