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April 15th, 2009

There are many packages from Dish Network that are offered in different parts of the country. Dish Network offers the Classic Bronze 100, the Classic Silver 200, the Classic Gold 250 and the America’s Everything Pak. Their lowest packages begin at $24.99 a month and go up in price as the number of channels increase. Dish Network offers premium channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax for additional fees with any package. For HD programming, you can add all the channels that are now distributed through HD to any package for an additional $10 a month. Not only does Dish Network offer satellite dish television, but they also offer internet and home phone service as well. In order to use the internet and home phone service, you must submit your address in order to see if these services are offered in your area, and for what additional costs.

For example in Louisville, KY you are able to get these services through AT&T, which are discounted through Dish Network. In other areas, local long distance companies that service your area will be the companies that offer the services through Dish Network. The phone services offered include unlimited local calling, long distance charges at low per minute rates as well as additional calling features such as call waiting and caller ID.

Dish Network offers Spanish programming, English programming as well as local channels and even a prepaid plan. The prepaid plan with the lowest cost is the Dish Family package that offers 55 channels including all local channels. These channels are considered family friendly programming and also include sports, news and children’s shows for everyone in the family to have something they like to watch. The Classic Bronze 100 is available with 120 channels on the prepaid program, and the $24.99 a month price is good for an entire year. The Classic Bronze 100+ is available prepaid with 120 channels as well as local sports networks. The Classic Silver 200 is set at $37.99 a month for the first year with 220 channels along with Bravo, MSNBC, Speed and Animal Planet. The Classic Gold 250 prepaid plan sits at $47.99 a month with 260 channels including all local channels in your area along with Sirius music channels, the NFL Network and the Biography channel. Lastly, the America’s Everything Pak sits at $87.98 a month for the fits 12 months and includes 290 channels with HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax and NBA TV.

There is generally a credit check done when applying for new service with Dish Network. This is done to determine if an old bill is owed and to see how much of a deposit is required for the service to be connected. With a Dish Network Standard Installation there is never an installation charge. When you order, a time set up for the Dish Network Certified Installer to come to the home when someone over the age of 18 is in the home. A suitable place for the satellite dish to be installed is required, and the installer will help you determine the best location upon arrival.

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Free Standard Installation

The conveniences begin shortly after approval. A Dish TV technician may arrive in as little as 24 hrs to begin setup of your satellite equipment and receivers. However soon it happens, there’s no requirement to purchase equipment. Your technician will cover every aspect of the installation process, from the mounting and orienting of the dish, to the wiring and configuring of equipment. It depends on the number of TVs you own, but free standard installation supplies enough receivers to allow viewing in up to four different rooms. And, in select markets, first-time subscribers can receive up to three free HD receivers.

Access Dish Network across the U.S.

Unlike cable, Dish Network’s reach runs much farther. This means you have access to the best satellite technology and hundreds of channels whether you live in the city or somewhere more remote. To get started with Dish Network, you’ll only need a clear view of the southern sky. Because Dish Network’s signal is nearly universal, you can continue your satellite service even if you have to move. It’s called the Dish Mover program and it’s simple. When moving time comes, just pack your receivers and remotes, but leave your dish behind. Contact DishNetwork customer support and schedule a convenient time for a technician to install a dish at your new residence.

International Programming

Bring extra diversity to your base lineup of channels when you add international programming from DishNetwork. Pick any country, culture or region and DishNetwork international programming has you covered. This equals all the best entertainment, informative news and politics, music, and sports from the places that fascinate you. All told, Dish Network offers more than 170 international stations broadcast in 28 different languages. Depending on your needs, you can order international channels by the package or on an a la carte basis.

Satellite Sports and NFL RedZone

Dish TV’s selection of satellite sports channels runs the full gamut of interests. This includes NFL RedZone, the football lover’s dream that airs all the game’s plays as they happen inside the 20-yardline. As a general rule, Dish TV sports channels have something for every type of interest with regional and national networks airing a mix of football, hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball, and cricket. Premium specialty networks like ESPN Full Court, NBA League Pass, and NHL Center Ice are easy to incorporate along with your core package. For a more comprehensive blend, you may want to consider Dish TV’s multi-sports channel, which broadcasts all the games you can handle.

Free Premium Channels

All approved first-time subscribers can tune into free premium channels during the first three months of service. Fans of hit series like True Blood and Dexter will enjoy watching HBO and Showtime at no cost for a full 90 days. Aside from hit original TV series, HBO and ShowTime also air original movies, Hollywood blockbuster, and big-name sporting events.

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Dish TV and Dish Network are the same company, and offer the same services to all customers. There are a total of 4 regular monthly programming packages to choose from, or 5 prepaid packages to choose from. When applying for Dish TV, you will be required to undergo a credit check, as the company does require a deposit from those with less than perfect credit in most cases. The application will require your name and address, a credit check with a deposit if there is a credit issue. If you have a credit problem, or have not yet established credit, no worries – Dish TV offers prepaid billing options that can get you started with Dish TV for no upfront cost.

Dish TV offers free Standard Professional Installation of Dish TV Systems to all customers. When completing your order, you will be asked for the best installation time so that a Certified Dish TV Installer can come to the home and install the satellite dish and set up service for you. If you do not already have cable outlets in the home for the satellite cables to run through, these will be installed at no additional costs, but you should tell the personnel about this when ordering. This is simply to ensure the installation specialist comes prepared with all the materials required for the job.

When completing your order, you will be asked about what package you would like to purchase. For the lowest priced package, you will pay $24.99 a month for the Classic Bronze 100. This plan includes 120 channels including local channels and CNN, ESPN, Disney Channel and the Discovery channel. The next lowest priced package is $37.99 a month with 200 channels called the Classic Silver 200. This includes family programming, music channels, public interest channels, sports and movie channels as well as children’s programming. For $47.99 a month you can get the Classic Gold 250 which includes 260 channels. These channels are all of the Classic Silver channels plus History Channel International, Discovery Kids, FOX movie channel and even music channels. There are more regional sports network channels that are added to this package, and are available by zip code. The America’s Everything Pak is available for $87.98 a month and includes all the channels in the previous 3 packages along with 31 commercial free movie channels such as Starz, HBO, Showtine and Cinemax as well as NBA TV and other regional sports networks as validated by your zip code. As of this time, these prices are a total of $15 off the regular prices charged, and are to stay the same for new customers only, with an agreement. There is no longer a prepaid agreement for Dish TV. If you are a customer of the prepaid channels, you must call the toll free phone number in order to determine how to continue your services.

Internet and home phone are available through Dish TV, for additional costs. These services are contracted to local phone service providers in your area that handle other phone services such as AT&T or BellSouth. Dish TV offers high speed internet that is powered by WildBlue. Speeds of up to 20Mbps are available, and there are discounted bundles for those that wish to have internet and home phone services.