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A Dish Network subscription is worth paying for if you watch a lot of television. On the other hand, casual viewers or individuals that watch no more than one or two stations, ever, will find that a Dish Network subscription is not a good value. Although they do offer some networks a la carte, the selection is very limited and many of the popular networks are only included in packages. Still a viable alternative is traditional C band satellite television. If you are not opposed to the large size of a traditional 6ft dish, you will find that all their programming is offered a la carte, and you will also be able to receive the free (true FTA) channels. You may wish to investigate further [[C-Band Satellite Information]] available from this wiki.A Dish Network subscription is worth paying for if you watch a lot of television. On the other hand, casual viewers or individuals that watch no more than one or two stations, ever, will find that a Dish Network subscription is not necessarily a good value. Although they do offer some networks a la carte, the selection is very limited and many of the popular networks are only included in packages. This holds true for DirecTV as well. The casual viewer may find that the packages simply offer more programming then wanted for too great an expense. The low end programming packages often neglect to include that "one desired channel" and contain a lot of garbage channels. Furthermore, some suspect Dish Network themselves to be politically bias, arranging their programming to facilitate politically left news organizations being predominately available in all packages while limiting the availability of more moderate news organizations. Certain promotional events and charity related events either sponsored by or promoted by Dish Network have also seemed to lean to the political left. This detracts individuals not wishing to pay money to a politically influenced company. Even if the company is politically neutral, which is may or may not be, the programming packages often force individuals to subsidize networks that have offensive or politically charged programming. A la carte is a better option, yet Dish Network and DirecTV do not embrase A la carte, instead they prefer to force programming packages on their customers. This is the biggest problem with Dish Network and DirecTV. A viable alternative that has been around for decades is good old traditional C band satellite television. C band is the satellite television service that requires you to have that BUD (Big Ugly Dish) and thus the dish itself makes this option practical for only certain people. If you are not opposed to the large size of a traditional 6ft dish, you will find that all their programming is offered a la carte, and you will also be able to receive the free (true FTA) channels. You may wish to investigate further [[C-Band Satellite Information]] available from this wiki. Hopefully, someday, the small dish digital providers (ie Dish Nework and DirecTV) will offer ALL programming via a la carte as well as in packages. Until then, neither can be recommend for the casual viewer. This is where some believe that FTA "testing" is justified without regards to the legal implications.