| Get our largest selection of
DishHD | | After I make my purchase, how do I activate my |
| programming, FREE
for 6 months with a | | programming? Instructions for ordering your |
|
FREE upgrade to our top-rated
dual-tuner | | DISH Network programming will be sent with |
| HD DVR!
| | your system. You will call DISH Network's |
| | toll-free number (24 hours a day) after your |
| There are 2 differences between Dolby | | installation is completed. |
| Surround and Dolby Digital. First, Dolby | | |
| Surround only has 4 channels; Dolby Digital | | I have DIRECTV now, but I want your service. |
| has 5.1 channels. In addition, AC-3 includes a | | How do I do that? You would need to purchase |
| Phase Delay which gives you the illusion of a | | a DISH Network system. DISH Network and |
| sound reflection which is either closer or further | | DirecTV receivers feature different architecture. |
| from you than the actual speaker and gives you | | |
| a more realistic sound profile. | | DishPVR is an integrated Satellite TV receiver |
| | and Personal Video Recorder (PVR) that gives |
| If you move before your one-year commitment | | you the ability to record and control TV |
| is up, Dish Network will reinstall your system at | | programming in a way you never could before. |
| your new residence for FREE so long as you | | |
| commit to a new 12 month period of at least | | How does the installation work; do you install |
| Top 150 programming at your new home. | | nationwide? All of our installations are done |
| | through the DISH Installation Network, a |
| We strive to make satellite programming as | | division of DISH Network. Since their network is |
| affordable as possible. One way to achieve | | nationwide, we are able to offer you a |
| this is to provide stations in packages, rather | | professional installation anywhere in the US, |
| than mostly a la carte. To prevent us from | | including Hawaii, with one exception being |
| having to raise prices, no substitutions are | | Alaska, which requires self-installation. |
| allowed. | | |
| | How do I get my local networks? Local |
| There are over 281 channels of digital quality | | Networks are available to anyone who has a |
| available plus local and HD channels. | | qualifying ZIP code under the SHVA ruling. A |
| | new law went into effect November 24, 1999 |
| FCC rules permit residents of rental property to | | which now allows satellite companies to carry |
| install a satellite dish, but only in certain areas. | | locals into local markets on a broader scale. |
| Generally, FCC rules permit renters to install a | | |
| dish only in areas that are subject to the renter's | | I heard DISH Network and DirecTV are trying to |
| exclusive use and control. Such an area my | | merge, will this affect me? The merger has |
| include a balcony, patio, yard, deck or other | | been blocked by the government and therefore |
| area that only they have the right to use. | | is no longer going to happen. |