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Look out Directv, the good old satellite television provider known as Dish Network is thriving in today’s difficult economy. The new Dish motto “Why Pay More?” has drawn the attention of satellite TV customers across the nation. Many people ordered Directv because they were told that it offers the most high definition and delivers a better signal but the truth is both services a very much alike. Customers decide to switch their service to Dish for many reasons, the most important one being price.

It is ridiculous during a time when every dollar counts to spend more money on one provider when you can get the same thing for less through another. That’s like asking someone which Snickers bar they want to buy- the one that costs $1.00 or the one that costs $1.25. There is just no doubt that people who are educated about their television service would not switch to another service of the same quality for less money. This is a no win situation for Directv unless they cut their monthly cost, upfront deposits, receiver charges and give more advanced equipment, if not dual receivers, to first time customers.

Directv has lost the Versus channel even though they’ve spent years talking about how Dish is the provider that doesn’t want to spend extra money to carry great networks. Dish Network has Versus and it also has more premium channels for the money including Showtime Beyond (horror and sci-fi movies), 5StarMax (Cinemax channel dedicated to award winning films only), Starz Comedy, Starz Kids & Family and HBO Comedy, HBO Zone (all movies in HD). Directv requires customers to pay extra for the Encore premium channels but Dish offers them in the package below America’s Everything Package.

Dish Network does not have the NFL Sunday Ticket but football fans will still have access to Red Zone for $5.99 per month. Directv requires customers to subscribe to the Ticket before they can order Superfan on top of it, then customers are able to get Red Zone $400.00 later. Football fans that are mostly interested in game-only content available in HD will be more than satisfied with Red Zone.

Dish is being humble in their approach when they ask you why you would pay more for the same service because they have so much more to offer than Directv including International channels. As a previous Directv customer with the Premier Package, 1 HD receiver and 2 standard receivers, I can attest to the fact that Dish Network is better. I switched and was able to change my boring existing equipment to 1 HD-DVR that records and plays on 2 different TVs (1 standard-def TV and 1 HD TV) as well as 1 HD only receiver. I had no upfront cost. I have America’s Everything Package and will save a total of $1,044 in the next two years because I have finally made an educated decision.

If my testimony is not enough, let’s look at the facts. The CEO of Dish Network has just announced a dividend of $2.00 on each of the company’s shares. The 3Q09 report also reflected that Dish has exceeded expectations with its gain of 241,000 new subscribers. Dish closed the market day with 5.17% at $20.14- Not too shabby.

I love this sport because its competitors are taught honesty and respect at an early age.

I love this sport because I can be outside and enjoy the smell of cut grass without having to mow the lawn.

I love this sport because even after a day of horrible play, one good shot will always bring you back for more.

I love this sport because the girls can beat the boys. You go girl.

I love this sport because the next shot that you hit might be the best shot of your life.

I love this sport because two 40-somethings can play with a 12 year-old and a 77 year-old…and get beat by both.

I love this sport because a girl can still dress like a girl while bombing a 300-yard drive.

I love this sport because watching Golf in HD is almost as good as, well, let's not go there.

I love this sport because a 59 year-old golfing legend can come within one-stroke of winning a Major Championship and making history while beating the young guns. Good for you Tom Watson.

I love this sport because Tiger Woods has provided more “hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck-is-standing-up” moments than I could ever count. His chip-in on the 16th hole at the 2005 Masters is the most exciting golf shot I’ve ever seen (if not the most exciting play in sports, period). It still gives me chills every time I see it. If you haven’t seen it, watch it here.  I can’t wait for the next one; and there will be a next one.

I love this sport because...

Since first airing on The SyFy Channel in 2004, Ghost Hunters has been one of cable's best new shows. Now in season 5, Ghost Hunters pulls in on average, 2.8 million viewers that tune in each week to catch the latest hauntings from the files of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society), led by Rhode Island plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. SyFy has  announced that there will be an expansion of hit paranormal franchise. Ghost Hunters will return for a 6th season in 2010.

Ghost Hunters Season five will pick bak up on Wednesday August 19, at 9pm
Watch SyFy Channel on DIRECTV Channel 244

Dish TV has brought you G4 TV. G4 is a Dish TV satellite tV channel devoted to the world of video games.
G4 has shows like X Play where Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb bring you the most reviews from the video game world. Covering all video game platforms like Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Wii, and even your PC. G4 and X Play also bring you world premiere demos of all your favorite viedo games like God of War III, The Sims 3, Assassin's Creed 2, and much more.
One of G4's exclusive program is Attack of the Show also known as AOTS. Hosted by Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn. AOTS  bring you the best in viral videos with the segment Around the Net, hot new gadgets on Gadget Pron, and movies with DVDuesday. Alos the latest in tech news with The Feed. The only news you need to know.  Attack of the Show seems to gets it before it gets out.

Palladia is a HD live music television network brodcasted on DIRECTV. Palladia has the best in live concert serise. With shows such as Storytellers from VH1, MTV Live from MTV International, Life & Rhymes from MTV, CMT Crossroads and much more.
Palladia is also running current specials like MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, CMT Music Awards, and VH1 Hip Hop Honors. If you love live music Palladia is the place to find it!

Time Warner Cable Customers Lose Out On HD Programming

Time Warner Cable has announced that it will stop offering HDNet and HDNet Movies across all of its systems effective May 31.

HDNet and HDNet Movies, launched in 2001, offers original programming and features including a newsmagazine hosted by former CBS anchor Dan Rather. HDNet has been advertised as "Your home for MMA" and has been showcasing a weekly show "Inside MMA" as well as broadcasting live DREAM, Sengoku and MFC events. Dropping HDNet will leave a lot of Time Warner customers who are MMA and UFC fans in the dark.

Luckily, Satellite TV still carries HDNet and HDNet Movies as part of their industry-leading HD Channel lineup. Watch over 130 HD Channels with Satellite TV, including HDNet and HDNet Movies!

Great news for Satellite TV customers.  According to tvpredictions.com, Satellite TV's new HD satellite yesterday passed another test when the satcaster took 'on-orbit delivery' from the Boeing Company.

The hand-over is a relative formality as a satellite nears its final phase before becoming operational. But it means that the satcaster can now start testing the satellite's signals as it prepares to turn it on; the satellite is expected to be ready in September.

Boeing also said that the hand-over took place eight days ahead of schedule, which could bode well for an early operational launch.

Once operational, the Satellite TV 11 satellite will enable the satcaster to expand its high-def lineup to up to 150 national channels and local HD channels in more than 100 markets by this fall. If you're not already a Satellite TV customer, order today and see how you can receive a FREE Satellite TV HD-DVR to watch all of those brilliant HD channels.

Discovery Channel kicks off a string of premieres beginning August 5, when SMASH LAB, MYTHBUSTERS, MAN VS. WILD and SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED return with all-new episodes guaranteed to add excitement to the summer.

SMASH LAB returns for its second season on Tuesdays at 10PM ET/PT beginning August 5. In every episode, the new SMASH LAB team of maverick engineers -- Deanne Bell, Chuck Messer, Gadget and Nathaniel Taylor -- put their brains together to come up with the best solutions for tackling engineering problems that could have everyday applications. During season two, they smash and crash to develop potentially life-saving mechanisms like an unsinkable car, a portable submarine and a cliff-diving car. Ben Bailey, host of Discovery Channel's Emmy(R) award-winning game show, CASH CAB, narrates the series this season.

MYTHBUSTERS, the hit show that uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends, is back with all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 9PM ET/PT. Called "the best science program on television," MYTHBUSTERS uses scientific method and plain old-fashioned curiosity and ingenuity to test myths widely-known and obscure, potentially life-saving and seemingly trivial. Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, and build team members Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, new episodes tackle myths including: Can explosives be used to tenderize a steak? Does driving angry use more gasoline? And the gang tests one of the most widely-discussed questions of this century: Was the NASA moon landing a hoax?

Season three of MAN VS. WILD marks the series' move to Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, August 6 at 10PM ET/PT. MAN VS. WILD brings seasoned adventurer Bear Grylls face to face with the grueling task of navigating remote locations and sharing invaluable survival strategies along the way. The six premiere episodes follow Bear as he parachutes into boulder strewn desert canyons on the Baja Peninsula, trails the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and survives the rugged conditions and 2000-foot sea cliffs in the west coast of Ireland.

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, hosted by correspondent, writer and comedian Brian Unger, will return for its second season this August. Airing Thursdays at 9PM ET/PT beginning August 7, SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED throws open the factory doors to showcase how ordinary items are manufactured and mass-produced. Season two delves into products both big and small, including fire trucks, refined sugar and washable crayons.

All shows will be shot entirely in High Definition. Watch the Discovery Channel HD on Satellite TV channel 278.