Currently I have dish TV and dishNET internet. I would like to switch my internet to Viasat. Can I keep my TV? They are completely seperate systems. Providers like hughesnet will not allow me to have dish TV even though its seperate and only allow Direct TV. Is Viasat the same or am I allowed to pick my own TV provider since they are seperate?
Posted 1 year ago
VeteranSatUser, Champion
wm4bama, Champion
Check and see if Dish and ViaSat still sell their bundled services...you may save a few $$'s..
http://about.dish.com/2012-01-09-DISH-Bundles-TV-Service-with-ViaSats-Next-Generation-High-Speed-Sat...
http://about.dish.com/2012-01-09-DISH-Bundles-TV-Service-with-ViaSats-Next-Generation-High-Speed-Sat...
I think you will get a lot of people on here saying NOT to bundle to save a few bucks. Viasat will not even talk to you if you bundle. Dish or Directv will be the ones that you will deal with if you have a problem with Viasat. That has been an issue with some.
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They, Dish, don't have any type of bundle with Viasat. Matter of fact, Dish is shutting off ALL DishNet/Viasat showroom accts.
Alec. I have customers in your situation call regularly. You CAN change your internet to Viasat and still keep your Dish TV service......seen it done literally hundreds of times.
Be SURE to contact your local Viasat dealer FIRST!! They are in a position to provide superior after-the-install service. You will also find that dealing with a local dealer can make it MUCH easier to set up things like dish relocates, movers, etc.
Go to Viasat.com and at the upper left of the page you'll see "internet", click on it and then scroll down to the "Three Ways to Order" and click on "Find a Local Dealer". No, that is NOT me in the pic. Type in your zip code and you should see several to choose from. Or, just click on this link https://www.exede.com/locate-a-dealer/ In our area you would see this result https://www.exede.com/locate-a-dealer/?zip=32428 You notice that I, Clear Choice Satellite, am located at the top....typically the dealer at the top is the one who has the best overall record. Notice the one listed below me has two locations....this is a fulfillment company, they tend to hire subcontractors. Nothing necessarily wrong with subcontractors but I tend to think of them as one-shot wonders...their ONLY concern is installing you and moving on to the next job...follow-up isn't even in their vocabulary.
Anyway, hope this helps.
Andy
Alec. I have customers in your situation call regularly. You CAN change your internet to Viasat and still keep your Dish TV service......seen it done literally hundreds of times.
Be SURE to contact your local Viasat dealer FIRST!! They are in a position to provide superior after-the-install service. You will also find that dealing with a local dealer can make it MUCH easier to set up things like dish relocates, movers, etc.
Go to Viasat.com and at the upper left of the page you'll see "internet", click on it and then scroll down to the "Three Ways to Order" and click on "Find a Local Dealer". No, that is NOT me in the pic. Type in your zip code and you should see several to choose from. Or, just click on this link https://www.exede.com/locate-a-dealer/ In our area you would see this result https://www.exede.com/locate-a-dealer/?zip=32428 You notice that I, Clear Choice Satellite, am located at the top....typically the dealer at the top is the one who has the best overall record. Notice the one listed below me has two locations....this is a fulfillment company, they tend to hire subcontractors. Nothing necessarily wrong with subcontractors but I tend to think of them as one-shot wonders...their ONLY concern is installing you and moving on to the next job...follow-up isn't even in their vocabulary.
Anyway, hope this helps.
Andy
Matt B, Viasat Employee
No, that is NOT me in the pic.
You mean you're NOT Joe Technician?? My world has just been shattered.
GabeU, Champion
Providers like hughesnet will not allow me to have dish TV even though its seperate and only allow Direct TV.HughesNet doesn't partner with or bundle service with Dish TV, but that doesn't mean you can't have Dish TV service if you have HughesNet. Lots of people who have HughesNet have Dish TV.
Hope that clears up any confusion.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
Not anymore. EchoStar did at one time own Hughesnet and Dish. About 10 years or so ago Dish was spun off from EchoStar in its own entity. Both are independent, publically traded companies.
Stephen Rice, Champion
Echostar used to own Dish. Directv and USSB were two independent companies sharing the DSS platform. Boy it's confusing keeping track of who is who these days.
Stephen Rice, Champion
Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, "Spare Tire" Dixon.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
No, what is confusing is "Dishnet". There was a time if you ordered Dishnet, you could get Hughesnet or Exede. They were a reseller of both platforms but rebranded as Dishnet.
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GabeU, Champion
Dish owns HughesnetRefine and finish your research. SMH.
Same company
Bought Hughes several years ago
Actually, this whole thing sounds to me like Alec contacted an unscrupulous sales office. They, this sales office, sell DTV. The customer calls and inquires about Hughes, they try to turn a single sale into a double by telling the customer they MUST change TV providers as well.
Andy
Andy
GabeU, Champion
And this goes on far too often. :(
Alec Collins
They must've never understood me correctly.
VeteranSatUser, Champion
GabeU, Champion
I'm not a fan of bundling, anyway, and I tend to steer others away from the same (most of the time). Bundling can cause too many headaches, and the money saved just isn't worth that headache.
VeteranSatUser, Champion