We've got DishTV because we can't get cable out here - we looked at changing to DirectTV but couldn't get direct line of sight for their satellite. It's in a different orbit.

We've only had problems with DishTV reception in SEVERE thunderstorms - the kind where you can't see 10 feet out the window and you should probably be in the basement anyway. The only other has been with severe snows (thundersnow) where it falls so fast that its pulling trees over and it doesn't slide off the dish. In the three years we've had it, the rain problem has happened maybe a dozen times and the snow only once. In the tornado it kept working just fine....until the power went out.

I'd recommend it - our channel choice is much more extensive than we had on cable. We would have gone to DirectTV but to get the sightline would have required cutting down the neighbor's trees and that wouldn't have been too appreciated!

kdd

I'll second kdd. I have directTV and the channel choices are much better than the digital cable I had before. I also get some of the XM music channels with my package. You will need to have a phone connection near the reciever box if you want to use the automatic pay per view ordering.
I do have trouble during very heavy storms (like the one that ripped through last night); reception will pixelate and sometimes drop completely. I was told that i could improve reception by applying a silicone spray to the dish (to allow better water runoff) but I haven't ried that yet.

I have Dish Network. Same thing, different company. As said above loss of reception only occurs during the heaviest storm where you end up losing power any way. One option to get that you can't get with cable is the DVR receiver. You can record shows and movies, rewind live TV, fast forward through commercials. Gives a new meaning to watching TV because you watch what you want when you want to. Plus with the extra channels and other things, I would never go back to basic cable . I'm starting to sound like a salesman but you are missing out if you don't at least do the 30 day free trial. Just my $.02.

Thanks for everyone's comments, we are going to look into it more now.

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Well we ordered it. So we will see how it goes. Money Back guarantee with a bunch of bonus stuff.

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I think you'll like all the sports options.

Well I hope so. My wife won't like it

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Did you make sure you had a clear view of the southern sky?

Yep I have a very clear view.

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