In Flames Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 ok, so i need input from people who have switched from cable to dirctv. I need to know, is it worth it? Im not talking about the Sunday Ticket, cause that's a given, im talking about reception, customer service, and the like. Also, i read on their website that they "mirror" the other recievers, does this mean that you can't watch different shows on different tv's? Any thoughts or input would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBT Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 The only thing that matters is the NFL Network. Comcast is nice but with you being in New Yark you may have to deal with CableVision. Satelite you can take with you anywhere so you might want to consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 With sat you must have a reciever for each tv so you can watch any channel. I have had sat for ten yrs and am happy with DTV,although I preferred the programing options before the merge with ussb. The local cable we have here I will never do business with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTalon Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Who's your cable company? It's Cox out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 DirecTV. . . just for sunday ticket alone, it is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I had Cox for a number of years and was never really satisfied. Their tech support wasn't very good and my cable went out every once in a while, however, that was probably because of where I lived. I have had DTV for two years and love it. They don't give you super deals anymore, but I have had very few problems. They guy who installed it actually knew what he was doing. Maybe I just got lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Satellite is better IMO, you usually get new channels faster, and the hardware usually has a bigger capacity to upgrade without having to get new hardware every six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigkatt Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 DTV- is cheaper with more channels and the people aren't nearly as rude when you have a problem. While it does go out for short periods in heavy rainstorms, I will never have cable again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 i can't stand cox! we had a problem with seeing shadows of one channel while watching another. we called them, and they came over and assessed the problem. they were going to send another person to fix it later. when he came, he assessed the problem, and said they were going to send another person to fix it later. next guy came, same story. it was rediculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 This is no contest. Direct TV blows away cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Flames Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Who's your cable company? It's Cox out here. i have time warner here, and by the responses, im gonna go with satellite. It's something ive been debating since, well, they decided to show the saints-panthers game last week instead of the skins-bears game. My only concern is that our house sits on the side of an old railroad ridge, with trees along the enitre side, so hopefully it can still be installed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huly Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 If you are interested I have Dish and they sent me two gift card coupons for anyone looking to get Dish Network. They just added the NFL channel (154). PM me and I can mail you one or give details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsk58417 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 This comparison is like asking "Which is stronger, Superman or a Part-time un-armed security officer?" Its satellite by longer than a mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 DirecTV RULES!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSKNfaithfull Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I have both:) Cable has a better IPG than Dish and is more reliable if you have good wireing. Today during the Miami game the damn dish went out during the touchdown because of heavy rain:puke:Not to mention with Cable you can bundle High Speed and Telephone:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTalon Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 OK, you satelite guys -- how does weather affect your reception? Lightning? Rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 OK, you satelite guys -- how does weather affect your reception? Lightning? Rain? Yes, you can lose the signal when it's raining hard. I've lost signal about three times in the year that I've had DirecTV. It never took more than 10 minutes to get it back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsk58417 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 OK, you satelite guys -- how does weather affect your reception? Lightning? Rain? Very short periods of "Loss reception." If its raining really hard? The power goes out "all together anyhow." I had both, cable and satellite. Directv Sunday Ticket is the deciding "X-factor" in the equation. I live in Michigan, so without it watching our Skins would be impossible. Same aas for you in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTalon Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Well, to date, I've solved the football-watching dilema with sportsbars. I'm really more interested in the downtime issue. (I currently have cable, sort of. It calls itself cable, but it's really a microwave connection to a nearby transmitter. I'm not happy with it, I had less outages when I had Cox cable, which uses real cables. As a matter of fact, the only reason I switched was that one of the local broadcast networks wanted to charge Cox for it's programing, and that turned into a legal battle which is still going on. As a result, last year I missed some football games, and that was the deciding factor for me. This year it's a non issue, since that network doesn't have football games this year.) Anyway, I'm ready to switch again, but to what? that's what I'm trying to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 OK, you satelite guys -- how does weather affect your reception? Lightning? Rain? Rain, lightning? :laugh: What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grdpounder Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 DirecTV without a doubt beats cable hands down, I have only had one outage during a heavy rain, but I did not lose the signal during the remenats of hurricane Katrina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autographcollector Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I can watch tv in every room of my house, and every room is on a different channel. I can run another line to my garage, and add a tv and put it on a different channel. I can add as many tv's as i want without paying the company and watch any channel. I provide high speed internet too. I have a "tivo" like recorder. I have hdtv. When it rains my owner stays inside and watches me. What am i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autographcollector Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Now if you live in Anne Arundel County, MD as I do...I couldn't get local DC Channels only Baltimore local channels...so If I wanted to watch the skins I would HAVE to buy the NFL Ticket! On Cable I get all local channels, and in Hi Def Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I've now had DTV with the Sunday ticket and Tivo for many years in 4 different cities. Lost reception once in a blizzard/ice storm. I got it back in 2 hrs where-as my neighbor with cable was out for a full week while they repaired the lines. Sunday ticket is a must, NFL network is cool when they arent skin bashing, Tivo rocks, and if you move at all DTV is the least hassle to get re hooked up in the new city. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I have DTV (2 years now). No problems. But you will have to get used navagating thru the channel lists that are mostly subsciptions that you won't have (unless you want to spend $300 a month). If you are not wanting "The Sunday Ticket" then I would consider Dish Network, their prices are much lower. One cool thing about Direct TV, I have an RV on a mountain in NC that I spend time in, and it only costs me $4 a month (in addition to my FL account) to have service there. So if you have two locations, you can have 1 account which is sweeeeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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