Compare and Save
| Monthly Cost Comparison | National Average Analog Cable* | National Average Digital Cable* | Dish Network Top 100 | DirecTV Total Choice Xtra |
| Package Price | $40.11 | $51.42 | $32.99 | $44.99 |
| Local Channels | Included | Included | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| 2nd TV Programming | FREE STANDARD | FREE STANDARD | FREE STANDARD |
$4.99 |
| Total Monthly Cost | $40.11 | $51.42 | $37.99 | $53.98 |
Click here to order Dish Network today!
DISH NETWORK vs. DIRECTV ?
What's offered in the programming packages?
Dish Network offers more channels for a lower price, including lots of sports, international channels, and great movie offerings.
Winner-DISH Network
What about the hardware?
Dish Network offers free DVR receivers for up to two rooms.
Winner-DISH Network
What's your programming preference?
Sports?
Both Dish Network and DirecTV offer lots of great soprts programming.
Winner-TIE
Click here to order Dish Network today!
Movies?
Both DISH Network and DirecTV offer the same number of premium movie channels, such as Starz Encore, Showtime and HBO. However, most movie channels are slightly lower-priced on Dish Network. Also, Dish Network has a slight advantage, with up to 60 PPV choices/day versus DirecTV's 55 channels.
Winner-DISH Network
Adult?
DISH Network offers 10 "adult" channels, whereas DirecTV only offers 5 "adult" channels.
Winner-DISH Network
International?
DISH Network definitely has cornered the market here, offering today over 30 foreign language channels. DirecTV offers only 10 foreign language channels, most of which focus on the Spanish language audience.
Winner-DISH Network
What's your monthly budget?
By our estimates, DISH Network today is charging about $45 per subscriber per month for programming delivered to their consumers nationwide. While DirecTV customers are claiming roughly a $51 on average per subscriber rate per month. Digital Cable subscribers pay the most for the least in programming at an average of $55 per month.
Click here to order Dish Network today!
| Which Package Should You Go With? | |
 |
If you don't want to spend anything up front and want multiple high-end receivers, choose the Dish Network. (go) |
