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> Here is the resolution I came up with to watch India's Tests on both
> Direct & Dish.

> I got DirectTV (with HD-DVR if you care) and regular programming, and
> will get the cricket series on PPV.  (Email me at
> rao(underscore)bharat(AT)yahoo(DOT)com if you want the price details,
> but I will be checking only intermittently over holidays.)  I managed
> to get only a one year commitment.

> As for DISH, I'm putting my Dish on "Dish Pause" which amounts to $10/
> month +tax, and I can turn it back on when I need to get cricket PPV.
> Only catch is that I'll also have to pay for a minimum of $20/mnth to
> get basic programming plus whatever the PPV costs for the time cricket
> comes on DISH -- or if it is on Zee TV, add Zee for $20/mnth as well.
> Then (despite what they tell you) you can DISH Pause again.

> This works fine as I'll get India's tour of Australia and Sri Lanka
> (Jul-Aug) on Direct TV as PPV, and then will sign up onto DISH to get
> PPV for the South African home series (Feb-Mar), the Zim tour won't
> likely happen, Australia (Oct 08), England (Nov) and then back to
> Pakistan (Dec-Jan).

> Basically, you get one of the two to get your regular programming, and
> use the other one just for PPV.

> Bharat

> Here is the resolution I came up with to watch India's Tests on both
> Direct & Dish.

> I got DirectTV (with HD-DVR if you care) and regular programming, and
> will get the cricket series on PPV.  (Email me at
> rao(underscore)bharat(AT)yahoo(DOT)com if you want the price details,
> but I will be checking only intermittently over holidays.)  I managed
> to get only a one year commitment.

> As for DISH, I'm putting my Dish on "Dish Pause" which amounts to $10/
> month +tax, and I can turn it back on when I need to get cricket PPV.
> Only catch is that I'll also have to pay for a minimum of $20/mnth to
> get basic programming plus whatever the PPV costs for the time cricket
> comes on DISH -- or if it is on Zee TV, add Zee for $20/mnth as well.
> Then (despite what they tell you) you can DISH Pause again.

> This works fine as I'll get India's tour of Australia and Sri Lanka
> (Jul-Aug) on Direct TV as PPV, and then will sign up onto DISH to get
> PPV for the South African home series (Feb-Mar), the Zim tour won't
> likely happen, Australia (Oct 08), England (Nov) and then back to
> Pakistan (Dec-Jan).

> Basically, you get one of the two to get your regular programming, and
> use the other one just for PPV.

> Bharat

> > Hi folks,

> > Here is the resolution I came up with to watch India's Tests on both
> > Direct & Dish.

> > I got DirectTV (with HD-DVR if you care) and regular programming, and
> > will get the cricket series on PPV.  (Email me at
> > rao(underscore)bharat(AT)yahoo(DOT)com if you want the price details,
> > but I will be checking only intermittently over holidays.)  I managed
> > to get only a one year commitment.

> > As for DISH, I'm putting my Dish on "Dish Pause" which amounts to $10/
> > month +tax, and I can turn it back on when I need to get cricket PPV.
> > Only catch is that I'll also have to pay for a minimum of $20/mnth to
> > get basic programming plus whatever the PPV costs for the time cricket
> > comes on DISH -- or if it is on Zee TV, add Zee for $20/mnth as well.
> > Then (despite what they tell you) you can DISH Pause again.

> > This works fine as I'll get India's tour of Australia and Sri Lanka
> > (Jul-Aug) on Direct TV as PPV, and then will sign up onto DISH to get
> > PPV for the South African home series (Feb-Mar), the Zim tour won't
> > likely happen, Australia (Oct 08), England (Nov) and then back to
> > Pakistan (Dec-Jan).

> > Basically, you get one of the two to get your regular programming, and
> > use the other one just for PPV.

> > Bharat

> Lucky you Bharat. I have to subscribe to willow.tv since I am homeless
> and moving :-)

> Willow.tv's cricket ticket 2008 is not bad but I wish they have one
> package that covers all matches involving India in 2008 so I don't
> have to keep subscribing for packages every couple of months

> DISH shows (on ZeeSports or PPV)
> South Africa in India, Australia in India, England in India, and India
> in Pakistan

>> Willow.tv's cricket ticket 2008 is not bad but I wish they have one
>> package that covers all matches involving India in 2008 so I don't
>> have to keep subscribing for packages every couple of months

> Since the India series usually goes for higher prices and there are
> more takers, the chances of it getting bunched up with cricket played
> by other countries is pretty minimal.

> -Aravind