Comments on: Cable vs. Direct TV – Your Thoughts

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:04:38 +0000

I’ve had Directv for 3 days, and my service has already went out. I figured I’d give satelite TV the benefit of the doubt. Huge mistake!!! It’s 88 degrees here in Va Beach. There are beautiful clouds in the sky and my service has been “searching for signal” for 10 hours now!!! I’ve complained about cable tv for 10 years now, but you know what? Everytime I turned my TV on I watched TV. I’m a believer now. That extra cash for cable is well worth it. Period.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:00:30 +0000

Dish, Direct tv, etc. all go out when the weather is lousy.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:58:48 +0000

I have cable for one reason. I want to watch TV and not pixilated pictures on TV. You get what you pay for.

By: Claire Glaze

Claire Glaze — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:54:02 +0000

I appreciate all the honest information you have all given. I had a dish once and switched back to cable because of the interuptions when it rained. I was considering Direct TV, but now I know to stay with what I have

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:26:50 +0000

In response to that last comment, it’s not a monopoly if there are other choices for your service, and there are in the form of DirecTV, Dish Network, and FiOS.

That being said, BOTH DirecTV and Dish network are currently in lawsuits for unfair business practices and hidden costs and fees, so that should give you something to think about.

By: Aaliyah

Aaliyah — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:07:52 +0000

Comcast Stinks. The customer service is horrible. The triple play package leaves you in debt. They dupe you with their ‘additional fees and surcharges.’ The internet is slow as hell and their East Coast partial-monopoly (time warner bums) makes me sick! They need a class action lawsuit broguht against them for their practices. I HATE COMCAST! If you want to Save Money, get More HD Channels, a better Sports Package for those Sunday Beef & Beers and enjoy your television programming experience… Support my business and order Direct TV here…

http://www.5linx.net/orderSatellite.asp?strRIN=L380948

Thank you.

By: SweetTeach

SweetTeach — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:31:05 +0000

I've always had comcast, and when I got to friends houses who have DirecTV or Satellite, I miss most of my premium channels, I miss ONDemand. I like being able to watch series when I want, I miss not being able to rewind shows, I miss not being able to watch movies at any time I want. Whereas on Satellite ONDemand is at scheduled times, on Comcast I can watch whatever, whenever I want.

All of them find ways to overcharge you, and bundles are usually best. But there are some things I can't sacrafice.

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By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:20:14 +0000

We’ve been with Direct TV for more than 8 years and it’s always been pretty reliable but we now we find ourselves leaning towards Cable. Recently we tried to get HD DVR from Direct TV and they said that couldn’t hook it up because we didn’t have a “clear view of the southern sky”. We would have to spend $600 for someone to come out and cut down our trees that block the view THEN we could get it. I hate leaving but if we want that HD I don’t have a choice.

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