As I mentioned above, Versus was off of DirecTV for about 6 months last year. It just didn't get a lot of attention except for hockey and MMA fans.

I'm seriously considering switching to Directv now. The only reason I'm sticking with DISH so far is that I just ordered the NFL RedZone channel, which is awesome. Does anybody know if you can order this channel individually on Directv? I was doing some research, and the only info I could find on it was that it was available with the Sunday Ticket, which is way too expensive.

The short answer is "no." DirecTV has its own RedZone channel that's part of NFLST, so they don't offer the NFL's version at all.

Dangit.

Well, I think I'll stick with DISH till the end of the NFL season, and then switch over. Gotta have FSN back before the Royals start playing again.

If you enjoy sports, DirecTv is always the way to go.

Where does all of this opinion come from? Is any of this based in reality or is this just a bunch of fan boy crap? I ask this because I have had Dish for 6 years and up until now have never had a problem with getting a lot of good sports programming. Tell me exactly what makes Dtv so much better for sports? Is there anything tangent or are you guys just regurgitating the Dtv advertising campaign?

As for this FSN BS, this is just another one of those contract disputes that we have already seen Dtv and Cox go through (see Versus and NFL Network). We were laughing at you guys when you went through this kinda BS. Now its our turn.

The only thing that Dtv has over Dish as far as I can see is Sunday Ticket, and I really don't care about ST (we can order UFC PPV, College Gameplan, NBA season pass, etc). But I am still seriously considering switching to Dtv because of this stupid contract thing with FSN. I looked into Dtv the other day and it didn't seem any better to me.

Can you order MLB Extra Innings? Do you get NESN, MASN, YES or any other sports network? Can you get CBS College Sports. All I know for $12.99 extra a month, I can watch any FOX affiliate in the country, NESN, MASN,YES, The Outdoor Channel and who knows what else. I don't watch soccer, womens basketball or golf but I know there's channels dedicated to that as well.

And a seriously pissed off Oregon State fan. :#

I don't know about the MLB (mainly because I don't give a shit about baseball), but I'm sure we get most of that other stuff. Although I don't know if we can get the extra FSN affiliates. I really wouldn't want to pay for that anyway. Dish has CBS College Sports, TOC, and some others.

http://www.dishnetwork.com/sports/default.aspx

Can I get that #? I am still seriously considering the switch.

I had Dish for 2.5 years or so and just switched (back) to DTV and I already like it better for sports. For the mid-tier programming packages, it seems like I get more sports channels - ESPNU for instance - than Dish.

Ok, I think I am ready to make the switch. This shit is getting old and I'm tired of it. Dtv here I come.

Uverse has FSN and NFL RZ

I had horrible service with ATT DSL. And last I checked, Uverse is still not available in my part of the city. No thanks.