Jump to Satellite

I've been a satisfied DirecTV customer for 19 years. Every time I receive a offer from cable or DISH I think about it, laugh about it, and forget about it.

 

18 Years here and not looking back.

 

I have never seen a cable TV picture that was sharp.

Way back in the mid 90's I had cable for SD and it was good. However, they raised my rate 3 times in 12 months and at that time jobs were hard to get and a raise was out of the question.
I ditched them for DTV in 1996.

We do use Comcast cable internet and it is fast but also very expensive.

 

I have Cable for Internet and from what I can see of the Basic cable I also have the picture is OK.
I have my choice of OTA, Cable, two satellite TV companies and Fios. I'll stay where I am on satellite TV from inertia as much as anything. If it isn't busted don't fix it.

Here is a simple question, Is Fios a cable company? I tend to think so which would mean I have two cable companies I could choose from.

 

My sister in Florida says she has FIOS. She says it is Verizon's Fiber Optics. She says it is as good of a picture quality as she has seen on any TV.

 

Fios is Verizon. It's Fiber optic TV , Internet, And phone. Not really a cable company. Most of their company is wireless and land line phones services.

Sent from my Galaxy S5

 

The underlying back end technology is the same that cable companies use; they carry channels on standard digital QAM (up to 870 MHz). They offer CableCards as well just like the cable companies, and I believe there set-tops they provide customers also have CC's embedded inside.

 

I'm happy with Dish because I only need to pay $7/mo in DVR/Receiver fees. With any other provider, I would have to pay for a STB for each TV (see the current thread on Receivers for details on my setup).

I have FiOS for Internet & Phone and I added the local channel package (without a STB) to lower my bill. If I upgraded to the FiOS TV package equivalent to AT250, I would be paying more because of the extra STB fees.

Comcast would be cheaper for phone & Internet, but I wouldn't want to rely on them. It would be more expensive if I switched to their TV service over Dish.

 

been a directv subscriber since 1996 :righton: . I remember when it was directv and ussb and you had two separate bills. I haven't looked back to cable since there picture and sound quality is inferior compared to satellite. I did go in and pay my cable for my interwebs package and I was watch tv on an HD channel and it was breaking up!!