We've had Dish and Directv for about 6 years each. After our switch to Directv in 2003 we found them to be much more focused on customer service. We often lost signal during a storm with Dish and very seldom with Directv. I think we've been told that Dish is a low power satellite and Directv is a high power satellite. Can't remember where I got that information so I guess I can't say it is reliable. We needed to use two different satellites for our programming with Dish.
When we had Directv installed here in The Villages they put in an HD dish even though we don't currently have HD TVs. It's a little bit larger and seems to make our connection stronger. We absolutely love our DVR. We've NEVER had any equipment issues with either provider. With Directv we put our service on vacation when we travel for over a month at no monthly cost. I'm pretty sure Dish used to charge us $5 or $6 a month.
Talk Host: I have a picture of myself that looks very much like yours. We had dark blue gowns. Under my cap was a "butch waxed" flat top haircut!
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