I have had Directv since 2008. Do you have the maintenance plan, I believe it's $5.99 per month. I've never had a problem since once in my intial year and they sent a tech right out and gave me a new receiver. In August of 2014 I got the Geni DVR and they sent a tech to hook that up along with my internet connection so I could watch all the ondemand stuff. Everything went smooth and I really like having a 1000 hours I can record, I have so much stuff recorded I can't watch it all. The only other contact I have with Directv is about every six months I call and complain about the rates and they give me a bunch of discounts that last about six months. I have the Premier Package which has almost eveything they offer.
My golfing partner switched from Directv to Century Link about a year ago. He's a big sports fan and he found out they don't have the NBA Network, and is considering switching back. I don't care about basketball but with the NFL, I've had NFL Sunday Ticket every year, just having the Red Zone is not enough for me and I'm not a big fan of going to the bar to watch football with a bunch of yelling drunks. If I was to leave Directv I believe Century Link Prism is the next best system.
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I would love to continue with DTV once in TV but I've heard rain fade and thunderstorms make satellite dishes almost useless anywhere in FL. Have you had these problems?
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The rainy season is May to Oct and it consists mostly of pop-up thunderstorms with enough intensity to knock out the signal for maybe 10 or 15 minutes. If you're familiar with Directv then you know most channels have two versions, the HD and the standard. For example if you watch TNT HD on channel 245, when weather strikes, bring up your menu and select 'all channels', then go the backup channel 245 and in most cases the channel will continue to be viewed but not in HD. When the storm ends, go back to HD. I would say the amount of loss viewing time might amount to an hour for the entire rainy season. It's also a good time to watch recorded programs on your Geni DVR.