Problem has solved according to some guys on Reddit. They called Dish and they said issues have been worked out to carry BTN this Saturday and for the season.
Iowa State Vs Iowa may not be on Dish
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Coming from someone who has had both Dish and Direct in the past 5 years, I will never use Direct again. I really don't care about pro sports, so while Direct TV has a slight (and becoming less so all the time) edge there, Dish has better college sports coverage in my experience.
Most of all, I love the way Dish is willing to fight the channels like BTN, AMC and Fox Sports (a couple years back). They keep my prices low and still provide superior (IMO) service and equipment.
Sunday Ticket is most certainly not available on Dish or cable. Are you confusing Sunday Ticket with the Red Zone channel?
Yeah, Sunday Ticket is not available on Dish. NFL sold the rights for out of market viewing to Direct TV.
Ah, I thought that changed. I guess that shows how much I watch the NFL. So, let me rephrase my question. For someone that mostly watches college sports, is there really a disadvantage to dish? I never really get too excited in the NFL since I can't waste both days of the weekend watching football (so my wife tells me).
No they don't. Direct offers the same thing in the sports pack that Dish does for college sports, not to mention a much broader pro sports lineup. Direct also has a lot more options in terms of watching. Some examples would be being able to watch multiple games at once with Sunday ticket. Technologically, Direct is far more advanced. With Dish, you basically get the Channels you pay for with little to no extras. That's how they keep the costs down. They aren't putting money into extras to enhance viewer experience. I should note that I have DIsh and am changing because 1. They offered me free Sunday Ticket. 2. They offer fantastic golf coverage through the majors. 3. I can add HD receivers where I don't have them now for free 3. You have to play the game in providers. There's a good chance in two years I go back to Dish to take advantage of what they will give to someone on Direct. It's all a game. I hate it but you save hundreds switching when your contract runs out. I even tried to leverage Dish to see what I could get from them and it was not even close.
Right. I called DIsh to cancel. They asked why and then told me they had Redzone which was similar which it's not, at all.
No. you can get the exact same things for ISU. The exception would be if you were, say, a Kentucky or Vandy fan. They have Gameplan for the ESPN carried stuff. Maybe DIsh even has that. I haven't really looked into it because it's irrelevant to me.
I'm getting ready to upgrade my Dish service so I get the game on Saturday. Previously, I got the regional FSN networks with the Top 120+ package. It appears that I now need to have Dish's multisport pack to get the FSN networks. I thought I'd call and make sure. The person on the other end of the phone informed me that along with BTN, that dish was in negotiations with the FSN networks too and that they could be dropped on 8/31. I think this person is confused, but I wanted to see if anyone else had more info on this matter. The only info I can find about a dispute between Dish and FSN is from 2010.
I am rather conflicted on this whole thing. I want to watch the game, but I hate that any of my money is being funneled to the B1G and their crappy, over-rated athletics. DISH is fighting to keep my rates low and to say f-u to the Big 10. I appreciate that. Just do it next week.
ScorpionsSpear comments on ATTN: Big Ten Fans with Dish Network
This guy says we're golden through September. Which would pretty much cover the OOC games.
This guy says we're golden through September. Which would pretty much cover the OOC games.
I just called to talk to Dish about the BTN on Saturday. They told me it would be dropped but the game would be shown on channel 141 (ESPNU).
Then I had my friend call to see what they would tell him (5 min later), Dish told him that Dish and BTN has worked it out and it will be carried for the remainder of the season.
WTF?
Then I had my friend call to see what they would tell him (5 min later), Dish told him that Dish and BTN has worked it out and it will be carried for the remainder of the season.
WTF?
