Re:Satellite has one big advantage (Score 5, Informative)

A further advantage of DirecTV is that if you have Tivo (DirecTivo actually) you can stream TWO channels to the Tivo's drive while either watching one of them or a third show from the drive. This is an outstanding feature. And to chime in on the weather issue - I live in snowy PA and have practically no issues. Just mount the dish so it doesn't get burried in snow and you'll be fine...