More HD With Direct TV
I’ve been wanting to get away from Comcast digital cable for quite a while. The issue is they give you a great combo with their packages that include telepone, internet, and cable television service. When customers want to remove one, you lose the savings of the bundle.
But the cable TV setup just needs to go, as the channel selection and quality is below average. There is so much talk today about hi def, there isn’t much selection with Charter cable TV. So I began doing a little research on who else was providing service in my neck of the woods.
I happen to be one of the people who have a few options. Unlike a few people who can only choose from either the cable company or DIRECTV satellite service, I have a third choice in my region. The old telephone company in this area has been upgrading the telephone network. So I have an additional player with Verizon and their fiber optic service.
That doesn’t of course mean I won’t have similar problems. It could put someone in the same boat as with the cable television company, as the phone guys want customers to package their television setup with high speed and voice service. If the deal works out well, I’ll be satisfied. But if its not you’re in the same circumstance that I’m in now with the cable operator.
Some evaluations I found on the internet are pretty good on telecom TV service. Because it is brand new, there is sometimes a learning curve with a new technology like this, and some folks share their poor reviews. Those reviews are the funny, simply for the reason customers make the decision to write a dissertation on their horrible experience and post it on the web. Unhappy customers badmouth the company like it is some giant conspiracy to make the customer unhappy, as if the corporation doesn’t want to make money!
Another option I’m looking into is of course satellite TV. Because we have four TV viewers in our home, we have subscribed in the past to a high end cable television package. The satellite TV choices seem to be pretty comparable, as the Directv Premier Package and the America’s Everything Pack from DISH Network are each about $115 a month. Yes that’s pretty high for cable television, but when you compare that to treating your family to supper and a show, the entertainment value is comparable. Some of my family speak Spanish, so the DIRECTV Mas package looks like a winner. The nice thing is that there are plenty of DirecTV pros and cons to help me decide which direction to take.
