Direct TV
By jb_shops onI switched to DirectTV after the last straw falling with Cox TV.I could not have been happier with my decision for a couple of years -- I would have rated this service a 4.5 in 2003.Over the last four years the service has and consideration for the customer has deteriorated.
Direct TV's picture quality is excellent.The number one complaint I hear with DirectTV is how it performs in a storm.I have found that the receiver will drop the signal during a strong thunderstorm; being digital a dropped signal means you see nothing.Many would be surprised that this is still better reliability than I experienced with my Cox Cable.
The HDTV options on Direct TV are mixed.Only a small handful of HD channels are available on the first set of HD Direct TV receivers including the HD-Tivo.You now have to use the inferior D-TV DVR."Just like Tivo" is not a Tivo!
Direct TV has a good sports package, but sometimes does not offer as many of the PPV options that you'd expect.Also the blackout rules diminish the choices.
When I moved, I purchased a new receiver and was subjected to the new lease + commitment option.While I recommend Direct TV over cable, it has a long ways to go to make me satisfied.
I do love my DirecTV, but lately they have been having issues broadcasting NESN. It was out until the bottom of the 9th of our opening day game in Tokyo. Yes, NESN does do an encore of the game, but it isn't the same... plus I got up at 5am to watch it... Anywho... no need to have a total rant here! lol! ;-)
With Dish tv and Direc tv generally people either lover or hate it. No in between. lol I too would love to see them make a few improvements. I would love for it to get to the point where we could design our on package or for these companies to lower their prices!
We have Direct TV and are trying to find another company, we find them to be expensive and we lose signal frequently.
When we moved we decided to switch from Direct TV to cable. While we experience far fewer lost signals, I'm not 100% happy with cable either. I really wish the signal was much stronger on Direct TV and I'd probably switch back.