What's the difference between Dish Net and FTA??

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What's the difference between Dish Net and FTA??

Does anyone know...is it the cost, complexity, the channels??

Tyhank you for your help!!! (-:

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<daves1140@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| What's the difference between Dish Net and FTA??
|
The funny, yet factual answer is approximately $50 per month (and rising

| Does anyone know...is it the cost, complexity, the channels??
|
FTA costs more to set up. The equipment isn't all that much more expensive, but
since no-one gets to dip their hand in your wallet month after month, they
aren't going to subsidize your installation.

FTA provides for channel schedules, but very few channels provide that
information because they don't get to dip their hand in your wallet month after
month.

If you're interested in foriegn language broadcasts, or religious broadcasts,
you may be able to get away with a small fixed dish pointing at the appropriate
sattelite(s). If you have the space, and the proper view of the sky, you can
expand your viewing to include most of the network feeds, and a nyriad of
unscrambled channels.

The most comprehensive FTA setup includes two recievers, one for FTA proper
(digital), and one for analog. With an analog receiver and a suitable C-band
dish, you can subscribe to any and all of your favorite "premium" channels. For
instance, we were watching Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" FTA on a canadian
sattelite up until they scrambled it a few weeks ago. All we had to do was call
a toll free number and subscribe to Comedy Central for $9.99 *A YEAR*. Didn't
miss a single episode.

| Tyhank you for your help!!! (-:
You're welcome.

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