First random thought. I am SICK & TIRED of those DirectTV commercials. They are full have half-truths, misleading information, and out right lies in some cases.
The biggest one is DirectTV is cheaper than cable. The monthly fees may be lower BUT once you figure in the equipment cost, instillation costs, and the required 2 year contract it is not really cheaper. Not for a t least 2-4 years.
Then there is the signal. You are getting signal from a satellite, now I will admit it has been a while since had DirectTV but my past experience has always been awful on reception. If it is raining, wind is blowing, its overcast, its snowing you get degraded signal and even possible signal loss. I even had problems with signal degradation and lost signal for no reason in middle of a sunny day.
Also with cable you can package high speed internet with your TV service. Know you could get internet through satellite but it requires more equipment, another 2 year contract and same problems as the TV signal.
DirectTV does claim to have the most digital channels which may be true, I can't say either way. But you factor in the previous problems it negates the benefit of having digital channels. Ditto, for all their other unique packages and TV services.
Now don't get me wrong. Cable TV is far from perfect either. It could use with more variety in digital channels and TV services and it is also quite expensive but it is the better of the 2 evils in my book.
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