stonegrody

I switched from cable to dish on my last move. Both have pro's and con's.

Cable:
- Not as many channels with basic cable as I have with basic dish
- I didn't get a lot of channels I like such as Comedy Central, MTV2, Science etc.
+ Everything was on local time.

Satellite:
- Channels are on East Coast time. This is not so much a problem since I also have TiVo but it was a big problem when I didn't have it. Local channels are on local time.
+ A lot of channels for basic service. I get everything I wasn't getting before and then some.
+ TiVo! Also known as DVR. If you can get this, GO FOR IT! I love TiVo so much. It records TV with no hassle at all so you can watch your favorite shows whenever you want. You can also pause live tv and customize it any way you want.
* I have heard that people have problems with their dish's going out when it rains or if it's windy, this has never been an issue for me. I'm counting this as a neutral point since you may or may not have this problem.

Overall, I'm glad I have a Dish instead of cable just because Comcast cable was crap when I had it with very limited channel selection. Now I have Dish+Tivo and I couldn't be happier.

I don't know if it's cool to link to the site where I bought my dish/TiVo from so if you want the link, just PM me. They have great deals.

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