Dish requires an upfront payment of $199/$299 for the DVR. And you still pay for a monthly DVR service, per DVR. The monthly bill is comparable to Comcast exc

Dish requires an upfront payment of $199/$299 for the DVR. And you still pay for a monthly DVR service, per DVR. The monthly bill is comparable to Comcast except you have a big upfront payment that isn't refundable if you decide that you don't like Dish. Also Dish regularly battles the major networks, presumably on affilicate pricing, so its not uncommon that you'll lose ABC or CBS for a few days to weeks. I've never seen this happen with Comcast. And their On Demand content is puny, last I checked, compared to Comcast -- and it requires an internet connection.