[handieman]

Originally Posted by Number 6

For full disclosure, let me state that I have been a Direct TV customer for a number of years, and intend to continue when we move to TV (hopefully soon). I am also an old C-Band (BUD) customer. Having said that, the small dish signal is not perfect. If you want a “clear as a bell” signal, you should have seen the analog C-Band signal from a 10 foot dish. Anyway, those were the days. The small dishes take the first generation signals off satellite and compress them down and retransmit them. That process does degrade the picture on anything over a 12” TV set. We also have the issue of “rain fade”. It seems just before a thunderstorm, we lose the signal due to interference between the satellite and the dish. It doesn’t last long and should not be a reason to pass on the small dish.

Free Playboy channel and HBO were great back in those days huh

I installed the ole C-band Beasts

Handie :joke:

[Russ_Boston]

Hate to sound like a Comcast supporter but I don't think I've ever (OK maybe once or twice) lost my cable signal in the past 10 years here in MA. I do cable, internet and phone through Comcast with no complaints about service. Price? That's another issue but reliability is more important for me since I work from home quite a bit and relable, speedy internet is essential.

I hope TV Comcast works as reliably.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

Hate to sound like a Comcast supporter but I don't think I've ever (OK maybe once or twice) lost my cable signal in the past 10 years here in MA. I do cable, internet and phone through Comcast with no complaints about service. Price? That's another issue but reliability is more important for me since I work from home quite a bit and relable, speedy internet is essential.

I hope TV Comcast works as reliably.

AS far as I am concerned there is no problem with Comcast cable and internet in TV. I have lost the internet for a couple of hours a couple of times but then I can see the truck next to the equipment box. I lost cable back in 2004 for two hours during one of the three hurricanes that came through the area.

Your biggest problem with Comcast is when you lose the closed caption on one of the 100 or so stations and you have to convince them that it is the station and not you. The on-line and call-in techs are very limited in the thought processes. But then so are most of the other on line and call-in services that I have used. I will admit - at least they do speak English.