[LivingLarge]

Originally Posted by John_W

I have Directv since 2008 and when I moved to TV last month I had it installed right away. Never had a problem with light rain, only heavy downpours or thunderstorms. However, in most cases if you switch to the non-HD channel you can still watch TV even during rain. For example if you're watching TNT channel 245, hit the yellow button and bring up 'all channels'. Now you'll see two channel 245's, click on the basic one and your picture should reappear unless it's a major storm.

If your a sports fan Directv has much more programming, NFL Sunday is only available on Directv, and they have similar packages for MLB, college football, NHL and NBA.

I also have Century Link for my internet, and I have 'fiber to the curb' at 10.0 download speed. I have phone with unlimited long distance and caller ID combined with the internet is $54.99 per month plus tax. Originally I had 1.0 speed and telephone for $59.99 but they over-billed me and when I complained they upped the speed and lowered my price.

Would you be happy if other services you had only went out in HEAVY rain? Reading these posts makes me think Direct is not the way to go. No one is denying it.

[TednRobin]

Originally Posted by logdog

Welcome to TOTV. We use Comcast for internet and DirecTV for TV service. The other options available are Century Link DSL for internet and Comcast or Dish for TV.

Comcast customer service is terrible but their internet service is faster than DSL and cheaper. We had Comcast for TV but are very happy we switched to DirecTV. Much better picture, better DVR and more HD.

What does internet only service cost thru Comcast? We plan on bringing our Dish Network receiver with us, cell phones for phone service, so all we need is the internet service.

[Luv2travel]

I am not sure anyone mentioned the fact that with Direct TV you are most likely to lose service durning almost every storm, which is every day in the Summer. I guess from the comments there is no perfect service.

[logdog]

Originally Posted by TednRobin

What does internet only service cost thru Comcast? We plan on bringing our Dish Network receiver with us, cell phones for phone service, so all we need is the internet service.

Internet only at 1.5 mb is just under $36 per month if you have your own modem. Faster speeds are available. I think 10 mb is about $55 and 16 mb is around $70 per month.

By the way, as a former cable customer, I'm very happy with DirecTV.