Name:   alatraveler50 - Subject:   Dish vs Direct TV at lake Date:   7/24/2016 9:48:22 AM

We had DISH in B'ham and Charter here before we moved.  When we moved, I let DISH put a pole in my yard. (I won't have one on my roof.)  Installer said, because of all the trees, I would not be able to get HD. I believe it's a different satellite.  That's fine with me.  We used it off and on along with Charter for a few months before I cancelled DISH.  I don't like being without TV during storms or sometimes just a good rainfall as we were during the April 11 storms.  We were about a mile from the tornadoes that morning.  I do like their remote a lot better than Charter's.  You can create your own lineup of channels.  With Charter, we get both Birmingham and most Montogmery local channels; with DISH you will only get Montgomery.  My son-in-law has Direct and he swears by it.  I find it clunky to use.

ps We were using our older DISH equipment so I can't comment on the newer stuff