Understood. Many of the complaints I read were from people who also had no other practical choices for broadband. My comments were not meant to disparage Windstream, but I read enough to persuade me that, as stated above, it would be a step backward for me to go from my fairly reliable and...

Yes - an important question. Initially I was looking for overall cost savings when TWC was about to raise my rates significantly. That led me to look at all my options for all 3 services. I then called TWC back, indicating that I could duplicate their services for $130/month with...

Not really. Currently, $130/month with TWC for phone, TV, Internet. If I switch to Dish for TV, it's $70/month + fees/taxes, leaving $60 or so for internet/phone. The "problem" is that my renegotiated rate with TWC for all 3 bundled services is pretty darn good, so achieving the same cost...

I'm exploring the cost differences. I currently have TWC for TV, Internet and Phone, with a recently re-negotiated monthly cost of $130 (guaranteed for a year). Dish, by itself, AT250, 1 Hopper, 1 SuperJoey, 1 Joey, would be $70 plus taxes/fees. TWC Internet and Phone has to be less than $60...

Doing a little more digging on Windstream's DSL delivery in general, and their reputation looks relatively bad (although, as with everything else, those with problems are going to be doing the posting, not those who are happy with the service). DSL Reports has many Windstream reviews, and very...

Thanks for the post and information. With TWC, I'm "used to" 15mbps or more down (1mbps up), so would hate to scale back from that, although I'm glad it's working out for you. I am curious though - I would imagine that being limited to 0.768 mbps upload would be an issue when trying to stream...

FWIW, my particular interest is in TWC vs Dish. Not really concerned about Direct (although this information may be of use to others).

Empirical evidence at its best! Guess the currently posted channel listing is just inaccurate on this item. 340 definitely is not shown as being part of the AT 250.

Exactly. It's conflicting information like this on various Dish pages that led to my starting this thread.

I appreciate all the replies. Yes, I probably should have been more specific in my post, as to individual channels. But "major" I guess I was thinking of popular ones, such as Disney. But clearly, those channels will be irrelevant for many people. Fox Sports 2 is shown in the Top 250...

I'm still exploring moving from TWC to Dish. Currently waiting for confirmation of DSL speeds from Windstream which could kill the deal if not adequate. But anyhoo... I was reading the Disney/XD thread, where apparently at least some Disney channels aren't being offered in HD. That makes me...

Interesting post. Do the HD and bandwidth issues you refer to also impact overall image quality, pixelation during fast transitions and such?

That would be great: win-win for everybody. Great functionality for users, and good for promotions by Dish. Heck I'd even pay a few bucks for an app that did that! But I hereby claim 15% of any net profits from this idea!:devilish

Interesting - found this on their website's company timeline, 1969: So it wasn't from Kirk's Enterprise? Who knew?? ;)

Thanks again, guys. Yes, the Dish Anywhere app and the built-in Sling along with the Hopper's other capabilities, are among the primary reasons I'm considering the switch. TWC does have its app as well, but I can't watch my recordings, and if I'm away from the home network, the selection of...