Category: Versus Reviews

DISH vs. DIRECTV: Cost, Plans, and More

by Randy Harward and Logan Jones | Oct 9, 2025 | Versus Reviews

DISH and DIRECTV square off in this match-up of satellite TV titans. Get the pros and cons of TV service from DISH vs DIRECTV in an unbiased comparison from CableTV.com. Spoiler alert: we give the edge to DISH.

Spectrum vs. DIRECTV

by Randy Harward | Oct 7, 2025 | Versus Reviews

Spectrum offers cable TV and internet services to select regions across the US without a contract. Its TV plan is affordable, flexible, simple, and bundles well with Spectrum’s high-speed internet service.

DIRECTV satellite TV service is available almost anywhere in the country, includes the Genie DVR at no extra cost, and is the best TV provider for sports. But DIRECTV is losing NFL SUNDAY TICKET this fall. It’s too bad, though, that DIRECTV has contracts, high prices—including a steep second-year price hike—and limited bundling options.

Optimum vs. Stream with DIRECTV

by Randy Harward | Oct 7, 2025 | Reviews, Versus Reviews

Cable apples and streaming oranges aside, Optimum is better than DIRECTV’s streaming service. It has the best channel counts, bundles, and value—especially when you consider its no-contract plans and $500 contract buyout.

Spectrum vs. Stream with DIRECTV

by Randy Harward | Oct 7, 2025 | Versus Reviews

Our TV experts’ research shows that Spectrum’s affordable, premium-jammed plans beat Stream with DIRECTV’s poor value.

Verizon Fios TV vs. Stream with DIRECTV

by Rachel Oaks | Oct 7, 2025 | Reviews, Versus Reviews

Neither Verizon Fios TV nor DIRECTV STREAM is the perfect TV service. But if you have to choose one, we say go with Verizon Fios TV. It will probably cost you just the same as DIRECTV STREAM, but it looks better and has more flexibility in choosing the channels you want.

Stream with DIRECTV vs. DIRECTV: Live Streaming or Satellite TV Service – Which Is Better For You?

by Randy Harward | Oct 6, 2025 | Reviews, Versus Reviews

DIRECTV STREAM and DIRECTV have some excellent features, but they’re both way too expensive to be worth it for most folks. Forced to choose one over the other, we’d pick DIRECTV STREAM since it’s the most flexible (no contract means an easier escape) and avoids DIRECTV’s ridiculous second-year price hike.

DIRECTV vs. Xfinity

by Randy Harward | Oct 6, 2025 | Versus Reviews

DIRECTV packages are expensive but probably worth it for sports fans. Xfinity TV packages have fewer channels but a better user experience.

What’s the Best Alternative to Optimum?

by Eric Chiu and Olivia Bono | Sep 22, 2025 | Reviews, Versus Reviews

If you’re finally ready to jump ship from Optimum, here’s what you need to know about alternatives to Optimum TV and internet service.

Cox vs. Xfinity TV

by Amy Young | Sep 12, 2025 | Versus Reviews

As premium TV providers, Cox and Xfinity TV both offer customers solid channels at similarly medium-to-high prices, but Cox takes home the title in this TV battle.

Xfinity vs. DISH

by Randy Harward | Sep 12, 2025 | Versus Reviews

Cable TV provider Xfinity has excellent prices, shorter term agreements (or no term agreements at all), 185+ channels, the X1 TV box, and the Xfinity Stream app—but its cloud DVR is expensive and you’ll pay about 30% more per month for the no-term agreement plans.