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Cable Or Satellite TV??

An SI Board Since May 2002

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I currently have cable TV and can't honestly say I'm real happy. I'm thinking about switching to a satellite dish. Anyone have any opinions? Stories to share??

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70	CVAS Although the market is tough, CVAS will not be impacted since the one thin	stocktrader4life2	-	9/30/2008
69	I've been with Direct TV now for about 6 years or more, ever since they firs	GROUND ZERO™	-	6/3/2002
68	Another reason I love Cablevision - I had one of their cracker-jack 'technic	JakeStraw	-	6/3/2002
67	Yea it sucks but I'm a big boy. I just mentioned it humorously as I remembe	STEVE	-	6/3/2002
66	Sorry to hear that. Lots of people have taken, or are taking it on the chin...	JakeStraw	-	6/3/2002
65	Yeah, well if Palm, LU and Oracle hadn't decimated me I wouldn't much ca	STEVE	-	6/3/2002
64	I'm planning to move also, which is why I started this thread in the first p	JakeStraw	-	6/3/2002
63	I'm moving into a new area and am fustrated with Cablevision not having the	STEVE	-	6/3/2002
62	Steve, So how come you're "tossing cable"?	JakeStraw	-	6/3/2002
61	Anyone have any comments about who's service is better - Direct TV or Dish.	STEVE	-	6/3/2002
60	Right... the first five minutes is free with Direct TV as well... all these com	GROUND ZERO™	-	5/31/2002
59	A longer answer on DirecTV phone line: DirecTV with a Sony SAT-B2 receiver allo	Mike McFarland	-	5/31/2002
58	Question about related stocks: Anyone here investigating cable stocks? They	Paul Senior	-	5/29/2002
57	For viewing Direct TV you don't need any phone lines, but a phone line which	GROUND ZERO™	-	5/28/2002
56	Does it have to be a dedicated line?	JakeStraw	-	5/28/2002
55	they charge monthly for each receiver in your home. They use the phone line for	Jorj X Mckie	-	5/28/2002
54	I remember reading that in some of the 'fine print' on an advertisement.	JakeStraw	-	5/28/2002
53	yes, it does.	Jorj X Mckie	-	5/28/2002
52	Does your satellite receiver need to be hooked up to a phone line?	JakeStraw	-	5/28/2002
51	Pacbell had a promotional DSL/DirecTV deal.	Jorj X Mckie	-	5/28/2002
50	Any reason you chose DirecTV over the Dish Network?	JakeStraw	-	5/28/2002
49	I had to go out and buy a pole saw to deal with the neighbor's trees. One o	Jorj X Mckie	-	5/28/2002
48	I am really sort of surprised to hear that trees interfere with the reception. O	JakeStraw	-	5/28/2002
47	every time that we get any weather, my signal gets tweaked. Other than that, no	Jorj X Mckie	-	5/28/2002
46	You are the second one to say that. It just hasn't been a priority with me t	Neeka	-	5/28/2002

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