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Direct TV

30 Dec 2012 12:00:35 PST

Did you know? If you help a friend out by paying their Direct TV bill the next time they miss a payment. Direct TV will ...

local channels

12 Apr 2010 18:57:52 PDT

do you have access to local channels there. I didn't and they didn't even bother to tell me. Told me to get a roof top a ...

Directtv Sucks

12 Apr 2010 18:34:06 PDT

I get sick every time I watch a commercial with these jerks bragging on how they are better than cable or dish. I starte ...

help me choose what I need to choose???????

20 Mar 2010 14:37:17 PDT

May calbe ends June 2010 which is a development bluk cable with Comcast... I am trying to choose if I should go with you ...

You think Time Warner is bad

13 Mar 2010 05:08:46 PST

You think Time Warner is bad you should get stuck with Charter (must be the worst cable company on the planet hands down ...

Still having trouble

13 Mar 2010 05:03:29 PST

I disagree with your statement that poor service was 5 to 10 years ago. Where I live we have terrible cable service. I h ...

Reply to a five year old thread?

21 Feb 2010 04:46:56 PST

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My personal experiance...

20 Feb 2010 14:12:10 PST

I have had 5 differnt providers of television service along with 3 differnt providers of highspeed internet service.
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Agree about Time Warner sux

18 Jul 2009 11:50:14 PDT

The service has really downgraded. What bugs the crap out of me most is all of the bait & switch routines. First the low ...

dish network is better sorry folks

10 Dec 2006 12:41:12 PST

The hi-def package and VOOM are only $15.00 extra Dish does not offer VOOM which is 5 channels of awsome programming. An ...

Direct TV and Dolby 5.1

10 Dec 2006 08:26:08 PST

Does Direct TV provide a true Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound audio signal? The last time I checked (a couple of years ago) the ...

Cable's HD not free. What video extraction??

28 Jun 2006 08:38:33 PDT

Cable does not offer free HD service in NJ tri-state area, or north east PA. I agree Direct TV beats out cable for pric ...

comcast

28 Dec 2005 15:16:44 PST

I have digital comcast. I live in Baltimore, MD. I can tell you that comcast sucks. It freezes on the screen all the tim ...

Satellite internet is slow, but....

19 Dec 2005 11:33:05 PST

Yes, absolutely! Satellite broadband is slow and expensive. For now. Rumor has it that, at least DirecTV, will have addi ...

Outage? Not anymore!

14 Dec 2005 23:53:31 PST

When I first installed our satellite receiver, I mounted it on the roof, which was typical of the instructions at the ti ...

Directv is my professional opinion

13 Dec 2005 19:12:55 PST

I manage a custom AV home systems company and work with many of both types of systems. Although in NorCal, we are on Co ...

Yes, Free HD

13 Dec 2005 18:57:27 PST

I live in NY, I have Adelphia Cable, and YES, I get free HD.
Todd
Buffalo, NY ...

Go For Satellite!

13 Dec 2005 09:17:06 PST

Despite the dis-information commercials that the cable companies run, satellite (DirecTV anyway) is the way to go. There ...

Keeping direct tv

12 Dec 2005 08:09:35 PST

For lower prices on faster speed internet , I do have cable . I pay for local channels from cable so I can get the lower ...

Cable or Direct tv

12 Dec 2005 08:03:03 PST

I love my direct tv because I get more channels then I had with cable at a much lower price. My direct tv includes loca ...

HD antenna = Ye olde TV anntenna

11 Dec 2005 15:46:42 PST

It's true, the new ones with the "HD" logo are the same as the old standard TV antennas. If you go that way yo ...

It Depends!

11 Dec 2005 12:09:50 PST

Bob,

I've had both. In a word, NO! They are different.

I've had cable in 3 different locations. They can v ...

SBC BAIT and SWITCH

10 Dec 2005 16:05:18 PST

I called SBC after seeing a TV ad and going to their web site (www.sbc.com/bundleit). They told me they could not insta ...

One big thing about Directv

10 Dec 2005 10:15:56 PST

I have cable because I have 8 cable outlets in my house at no extra cost per outlet. If you want more than one room of ...

I DITCHED BOTH OF THEM...Check This Out

10 Dec 2005 09:30:08 PST

Where did you get your HD antenna? ...

Maintenance

10 Dec 2005 09:09:53 PST

I've been told by a number of people that though the picture quality is better by DirectTV, the hook is that you are tot ...

Directv in Calif is Best

10 Dec 2005 08:50:31 PST

I live on Central CA Coast and have had DirecTV for over 7 years. I've probably had three outages in that entire time an ...

I DITCHED BOTH OF THEM...Check This Out

10 Dec 2005 05:55:57 PST

I'm in a very affluent neighborhood. I have an unbelievably high end system, mega bucks. And here is what I did several ...

Satalite outage

09 Dec 2005 23:37:19 PST

I live in the lightning capital of the world,& i mean the world..During the summer months I have numerous outage,some da ...

cable vs DBS

09 Dec 2005 20:51:26 PST

The cable company does not have a monopoly in your neighborhood- they are competing with satellite companies house to h ...

Directv hands down!

09 Dec 2005 18:13:31 PST

Directv with Tivo is great, plus they have added XM satellite radio to the line-up. Picture quality is excellent. I can ...

DSL (slower and less reliable than cable) I think not

09 Dec 2005 17:00:35 PST

You say "DSL (slower and less reliable than cable)"

I used to have 4mb cable internet for almost a year ...

FREE HD????

09 Dec 2005 16:44:20 PST

I sure would like to know where this FREE HD comes from???? First of all, the town I live in, Killeen, Time-Warner char ...

Cable fer sur'

09 Dec 2005 16:09:44 PST

When I lived back east I had cable tv, great picture and clarity. In 2000 I sold my house to my daughter and son in law ...

DirecTV

09 Dec 2005 14:31:35 PST

I've had DirecTV for about 3 years now after having the Dish Network for about 6 years. I only switched to get the YES n ...

Cable vs Satelite

09 Dec 2005 14:03:30 PST

I agree Cable is much better than satelite. Cable is much more reliable, such as it doesnt go out when there is a small ...

Location DOES make a difference...

09 Dec 2005 12:55:44 PST

I've had Comcast and currently have Dish; each has their pros and cons, but I can definitely say the service varies by r ...

CAble vs Direct TV

09 Dec 2005 12:34:00 PST

I,ve Direct TV for 4 years now and I can tell you that Direct TV is the best. Picture quality and sound is exellent . No ...

DirecTV with Tivo AND Vonage phone

09 Dec 2005 12:33:42 PST

DirecTV does not charge for Tivo if you have their Plus package. I am not charged for HDTV service, but get local HDTV p ...

Cable vs DirectTV

09 Dec 2005 12:15:45 PST

For So.Cal. I'd go with satellite as long as you are happy with having the antenna. Our only satellite service outage wa ...

DTV all the way!

09 Dec 2005 11:50:50 PST

In the 5 years I have used the DirecTV service I have had the service guy out twice. Once to add a system in the bedroo ...

Satellite is far better!

09 Dec 2005 11:17:19 PST

I've currently got one dish hidden on the side of my house. It was installed for free by a DirecTV technician when I mo ...

Go with DirectTV

09 Dec 2005 10:28:59 PST

One of the reasons I went with DirectTv is that I can take one of the (3) receivers I have with me in my motorhome. I h ...

Cable VS DirecTv

09 Dec 2005 10:28:50 PST

Direct TV has a few HD Channels, they cost you an extra $10.00 a month. Picture quality is better on Direct than our lo ...

Yes, I feel the same way. No local HD support from Dish

09 Dec 2005 10:06:15 PST

I contacted Dishnetwork a couple of months ago just to see if they provide local HD in zip 11358 area. And they don't. ...

Satellite is by far superior!

09 Dec 2005 09:47:32 PST

Any satellite service is going to be far superior than cable. Cable has many issues as mentioned in other reply postings ...

Cable vs Directv

09 Dec 2005 09:34:36 PST

I have had DirectTV, Dish Network, Voom (before they went closed down as a provider), and Cable. I am now with Adelphia ...

Go with DirecTV or Dish Network

09 Dec 2005 09:16:59 PST

DirecTV Pros: Consistently better picture quality, more control over what you do with the signal when you receive it (i ...

satellite is best!

09 Dec 2005 08:49:38 PST

Go with satellite you can get local channels as well for cheaper price. Plus the service is the best,and the packages ar ...

Everyone's situation is different... Quality = cable

09 Dec 2005 08:48:40 PST

I'm from Canada, eh? (near Toronto). For me satellite was my choice. If I move, my satellite account is good anywhere ...