Comment Satellite beats cable, hands down (Score 1) 1218
I've had both DirecTV and Time Warner cable, and I'm currently a digital cable subscriber with a Time Waner DVR. I would go back to DirecTV in a heartbeat but, alas, my apartment faces the wrong direction.
The only time that I ever lost signal on my dish was when I had set it up myself and didn't know what I was doing. Once I RTFM'd, I never lost signal even in driving rain or snow. The only time I can remember losing the signal is when a power surge came through the wall and fried the box.
I have had far more outages with digital cable, the DVR is very slow when changing channels, and the service is far more expensive. You'll get more basic channels (already in digital) for much less with DirecTV. By way of comparison, I was paying roughly $50/month with DirecTV for the basic, movie package and local channels. That same package with cable costs me $75/month, and they recently put the Speed channel in a special sports block, so I am now paying $80/month for cable. The money you save by going with satellite can pay for the TiVo fees.
That has been my experience. May you have better luck with your entertainment options.
The only time that I ever lost signal on my dish was when I had set it up myself and didn't know what I was doing. Once I RTFM'd, I never lost signal even in driving rain or snow. The only time I can remember losing the signal is when a power surge came through the wall and fried the box.
I have had far more outages with digital cable, the DVR is very slow when changing channels, and the service is far more expensive. You'll get more basic channels (already in digital) for much less with DirecTV. By way of comparison, I was paying roughly $50/month with DirecTV for the basic, movie package and local channels. That same package with cable costs me $75/month, and they recently put the Speed channel in a special sports block, so I am now paying $80/month for cable. The money you save by going with satellite can pay for the TiVo fees.
That has been my experience. May you have better luck with your entertainment options.
