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Author: Kaitlyn Short

LAST UPDATED: April 26th, 2024

Dish began in the 1980s in Colorado as a satellite TV service provider. From that time, Dish has become a Fortune 250 company and is publically traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Dish also offers internet services through satellite, cable, and fiber optics. Dish is an industry leader dedicated to being on the cutting edge of new technology and providing good value at affordable prices.

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The Good

  • Nationwide Availability
  • Various Internet Types
  • 24/7 Customer Support and Free Installation

Nationwide Availability

Dish internet is available across the United States. Dish has partnerships with other internet service providers to provide its customers with internet access wherever they live. This is especially convenient for customers who move.

Various Internet Types

Dish offers satellite, cable, and fiber internet connections. The availability of each kind of internet depends on your area. Reach out to Dish directly for more information.

24/7 Customer Support and Free Installation

Dish has reliable internet. Should a customer experience difficulties or have questions, Dish has 24/7 customer support. The company also offers free installation of equipment required for internet service.

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The Bad

  • Call for Area Specific Information

Call for Area Specific Information

To get specific information on internet speed, availability, and pricing, consumers must enter their zip code on Dish’s website. Next, a specific phone number will pop up. Consumers have to call the number to receive more information.

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The Bottom Line

Dish is a great choice for an internet service provider. The company provides excellent customer service and dependable internet. Dish’s partnerships with other companies allow customers to stay with Dish wherever they are.

Interested customers need to call Dish directly for more information about availability and prices in their area.

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3.2

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139 Reviews

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Kjay Sorenson

I like dish because otherwise I wouldn't have TV as I live in an extremely rural area. One of the things I am still angry about is that I was promised a $200 Visa gift card and they basically called me a liar I told them why don't you pull the recorded call. So it's been several months and I still have not received my Visa gift card, nor has my neighbor received her $100 Visa gift card. They keep putting it off, and trying to make me jump through loops. I so give up. I feel like that was a total scam. What I didn't like was the technician really botched the installation and was very lazy and got irritated with me when I told him I didn't want to cord running across my room. Anyhow I really like the channel selections and they offer a lot. They are very expensive but what's a person to do when that's all you've got. Customer service is pretty good as a matter of fact it's really good the telephone customer service is quite excellent. So I can't complain too much as it rarely goes down. I do test that huge bill every month.

2 years ago

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Bob Trammell Los Angeles, CA

I contracted with Dish through a local provider in the hope of lowering my cable/internet bill. They had a booth at the local county fair. The installer arrived and did a survey of my home and told me they would install the dish system on my roof, but - couldn't guarantee that they would not damage my roof - couldn't connect to the coax inside my home - insisted they would need to put holes in my walls to the outside of the house and run their fiber along the floorboards I sent them home.

3 years ago

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Mark Erwin Follansbee, WV

I had dish three different times when I have moved when I lived in one place the internet was extremely bad they said I live too far out in the country I transferred it it was somewhat better but still very expensive and then I had transferred it again and should have kept the same price as I had been paying all along well they tried to raise it by $40 per month I had to have a total fit on them to get them to reduce it but they still did not reduce it back to where it was

3 years ago

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Rafael Matthew Jamaica Plain, MA

I've been using Dish for the past few months and have generally been pretty satisfied with their service. The speeds are good and the price is reasonable. My only complaint is that their customer service could be better - it can take a while to get an answer to your questions or issues. Other than that though, I'm pretty happy with them overall!

2 years ago

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Margaret James LA

Dish started out great, but as the monthly bill increased just about every other month I dropped them. The bill was under $100 and by the time I dropped Dish it was more than$135 per month. Not to mention the black out with other station networks. That did it for me . It was happening to often

2 years ago

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Ben Fresno, CA

Was good until I moved and wasn't able to pay the few they charge for installing the equipment at the new place they will give you free installation when you 1st sign up but charge you $3k to move it and in o there to keep your acct you have to agree to 6 months or more and weather you have service or not you have to finish out the contract

3 years ago

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Zac Cannon Long Beach, MS

My parents use Dish Internet at their house and have been the last several years. The network is okay, but not the fastest. Anytime we try to stream, it gets buggy and starts to lag. When it works, it works great. When it doesn't work, it is a complete nightmare.

5 years ago

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Rischelle Mikkelson American Fork, UT

We used Dish internet as a bundle package with tv. Being satellite service, it was especially unreliable in storms, but otherwise good. There did seem to be some buffering issues and slows speeds near the end of the day during times of high use.

6 years ago

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John Noonya

When it comes to a satellite system, they have a variety of selection, but the lack of reliability is frustrating during rain and thunderstorms and snow the quality virtually disappears.

2 years ago Edited September 9, 2024

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Robert Horn II Pahrump, NV

We had Dish for one year before changing to a more reliable service. Being in Florida there are a lot of storms. The reception with Dish is almost nil during a rain storm. For that reason I would not reccommend.

2 years ago

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Jeff Gerbino Spring Hill, FL

In the early days they took advantage of their situation and did regular price hikes. Then as streaming came into play they became so much more amendable. Too late for me I moved on.

2 years ago

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Lisa perry Mount Pleasant, MI

Dish is a great company with the services that they offer to the customers, the only gripe that I have it that they charge way too much and the customer service is not always pleasant

2 years ago

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Arif Hussain Chandler, AZ

We have used Dish in the past and had to switch to DirectTV. Reason for our switch was their pricing packages and interrupted programs due to cloudy or bad weather. This was deal breaker

3 years ago Edited September 14, 2022

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Amy Boren American Fork, UT

We had dish internet in our old home and it worked fine. It wasn't very fast but we were always told it was because we were a new subdivision. When we dropped dish we dropped the internet service as well

6 years ago

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Sonya Parker Mesa, AZ

Horrible service with limited products. They don't offer BET along with several other channels. Long wait to speak with customer service to resolve issues.

2 years ago

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Ken Williams Denver, CO

Well too expensive on top of losing sports networks like AT&T sports net no Utah Jazz No Rockies No Avalanche as soon as my contract is up I will be looking elsewhere

3 years ago

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Denise Huddleston Kea‘au, HI

To much interferance. It is always going out and don't work as long as it is cloudy out. Just not happy with it.

7 years ago

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Colby

I have had Dish before , unfortunately they do not offer the high speed internet in my area or I would use there high speed internet!

2 years ago

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M. Nielsen South Bend, IN

Long wait times for customer service whenever you have a question or issue. Not a strong signal which required me to purchase a signal booster.

3 years ago

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Joy

Spotty service, slow. Equipment failure. Always having to reboot modem and routers

7 years ago

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Brant Petty

To expensive for what you get. Better for people who do not have access to regular cable or internet.

1 year ago

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Daisy May Minneapolis, MN

It was not a good experience, they kept changing the rates, and was not able to see the shows that I want.

3 years ago

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M T Chicago, IL

Internet service is less than ideal due to slow speeds and high prices.

2 years ago

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Lisa Imes DeMotte, IN

Customer service is less then attractive. Starts out great and them prices boom expand!

1 year ago

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KATHLEEN KOTARA Katy, TX

Too expensive and kept raising prices. Service was fine just not worth the high price!

2 years ago

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Ilspbeth Bruce

comparible with other network providers the upfront costs were a little more than some.

2 years ago Edited April 11, 2023

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shondell brown McDonough, GA

I am a past Dish subscriber and this service was good but, the price point was ridiculously high!

2 years ago

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J Allen Pensacola, FL

Started out as a good value, but too many weather outages, rising prices just ruined it .

3 years ago

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J.R Ashley Grants Pass, OR

Speed is not as advertised, streaming is interrupted

7 years ago

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Bobbie R. Byrd

Has a good selection of channels but the cost is a bit much.

2 years ago

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michele fortenberry Franklinton, LA

It’s been ok and easy for my children to access what they are try to find!!!

2 years ago

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Terri Hill-Turner Dallas, TX

Expensive service and I have reception problems any time it storms.

2 years ago

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Hasnain Ali Columbus, OH

Overall fine / ok service would think about other alternatives

2 years ago

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Ms. J Dallas, TX

Weather messes up the service too often. They a little expensive.

2 years ago

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Susan Bowes Aberdeen, WA

had them and they were over priced the signal kept going out

3 years ago Edited April 7, 2023

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SandyKay Omaha, NE

I had Dish for several years however when the weather was bad so my my service.

3 years ago Edited July 25, 2022

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Megan Weidle Akron, OH

Better than some companies but still quite slow and service is lost often

3 years ago

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Kelsey Connelly Rochester, NY

Spotty service at our house goes out with storms

1 year ago

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Abigail Hampton Ohio, IL

Internet was slow. My area has bad reception

2 years ago

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vIASvKiTTyCaT 75 Dallas, TX

Service was ok even durong storms. Connection off and on

2 years ago

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Bernadette Baker Cassville, NJ

Not the most reliable internet service. Decent value

3 years ago