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2400wattman
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Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 804
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 9:54 pm:   Edit Post

Any opinions guys? I need to get one of these and don't know what would be the best deal. So what do you guys like?
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4456
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 10:02 pm:   Edit Post

Satellite may not be available. You have to have an unobstructed view of the southern sky, as I recall. We tried to get satellite, but the dish would have been mounted in a very inconvenient place and we would have had a bunch of wires running along the side of the house. We went with cable. The cable has a lot of free "on demand" programming. Very cool. No complaints.

Bill, tgo
2400wattman
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Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 805
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 10:15 pm:   Edit Post

Is Sat. T.V. the same as Direct T.V.?
I'll probably go with cable but I want best bang for the buck.
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 728
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 6:26 am:   Edit Post

A few years back, I heard local radio host raving about his new satellite TV; I had just about decided to go that route when he said "...and I kept my cable for when it rains or snows".

Peter
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1163
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 7:30 am:   Edit Post

I'm a cable user, that being said I also use it for Internet connectivity. I must say that this company (Charter) has rarely experienced an outage in four years.
dadabass2001
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Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 1425
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 7:58 am:   Edit Post

Adam, Direct TV is satellite TV, there are other brands as well I believe.
I use A T & T Uverse (digital cable) for TV, Internet and land line phone ( I could have added cellular service as well). It's all on one bill. Check the vendors in your local area for package deals.
Mike
bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1404
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 8:40 am:   Edit Post

I've had DishNetwork for several years now, and it DEFINITELY goes south everytime we have bad weather. I know when thunderstorms are forming when it starts its reboot . . . I'm considering the AT+T Uverse or a similar layout from ComCast to get around that and as Dada said, have just one bill.

J o e y
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1627
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 9:22 am:   Edit Post

Over the air antenna for me.

Keith
lembic76450
Advanced Member
Username: lembic76450

Post Number: 234
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post

I'm with Keith, though with basic cable, my antenna for High Def. It is the secret Cable and Sat. don't want you to know about.
jbybj
Advanced Member
Username: jbybj

Post Number: 294
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post

If you live in a place were an antennae will work, it will get you the best looking High def signal. Over the air High Definition is much less compressed than any I've seen on cable or satellite.

Over the air is free too.
glocke
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Username: glocke

Post Number: 742
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 1:22 pm:   Edit Post

Dishnetwork here...wishing I had comcast.
2400wattman
Senior Member
Username: 2400wattman

Post Number: 806
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 9:56 pm:   Edit Post

Cable it is!

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