The Paddock

I've never had DISH, but I do have DirecTV, and I like it better than anything else I've ever had. I've had it since we moved into our house in 2005, and except for sometimes changing some programming to keep our bill at a reasonable price, I have no complaints. Except that sometimes it can start getting a bit pricey, hence the programming adjustments, but as far as picture quality, sound, and overall quality DirecTV is good with me.
Just check out any packages they have and go from there. It certainly beats cable.

Never heard of U-Verse. What's that?

That actually looks like a really good deal. Anyone here able to give more details about it. Pros/cons/etc?

The dish sucks. Everyone that I know that's had it didn't like it.

I just had to cancel U-Verse. Go in and talk to the local store, not the national toll free line. I was sold that I could have four HD receivers working at once. This is only the case if your house is very close to one of their "boxes". My house is a mile away from their nearest box, so I was only able to receive 2 HD receivers at once. Since a recording takes up its own line, other rooms would automatically go to black if another TV came on or if a recording started. Very frustrating. I live in the middle of Nashville, and I was still far away from their "box". Just due diligence before signing up. I do like the overall format of U-Verse if it actually worked like it should, but I will be switching back to DirecTV this week. The U-Verse internet service was also very spotty. I signed up for the 6 GB, but often only received 1-2 GB.