We had both Direct and DISH. We ended up getting rid of it all and gave away our purchased equipment. Both companies kept raising prices, and what was on the air was 60% advertisements and 40% shows, and 100% reruns! We figured for the same amenities we could get THAT with Over-the-Air television and save ourselves a $100 (plus) monthly bill! Been happy ever since.
Last December we stayed at a KOA campground in Tennessee and they had cable. So we connected. We watched some of our old favorites, HGTV, DIY, True TV, just to find out it was still 99% commercials and shows we'd seen 3 years earlier! Made us glad we stopped subscribing to both DISH and Direct.
FYI, reruns and commercials are just as aggravating on over-the-air television, but at least its FREE!