Done With Comcast -- Direct TV ?

A few years ago I had Direct TV come out to see if I could switch to it. They said no, because I my house needed a southeastern or maybe it was southwestern , can't remember which, exposure. Don't know if this is still the case.

The only complaint I've heard about Direct TV is sometimes when it rains, you lose connection. Keep in mind, Comcast increases their fees if you want just internet (without cable or phone).  So whatever your current internet rate is, its discounted because you have double or triple play. 

If the real issue is that Comcast is too expensive (and you don't have performance or connection issues) - have you asked to re-negotiate your rate?

Comcast will also negotiate internet only service to keep you from going to Verizon for internet.

Yes, What erins said, my son has Direct TV in Cape Cod, a does lose his service during heavy rain or snow.

Loved Verizon Fios when we were in SO. Have had Direct TV since move to condo complex in WO. We do lose it more than FIOS in rain or snow, usually just for a short while. Find the lineup somewhat difficult to negotiate since there seem to be a lot of Direct TV channels and ads interspersed all over. Overall, it works fairly well. Comcast was our other option, and I found representatives impossible to deal with (lacking basic knowledge) when I originally explored options.

You can't run VOIP over a satellite connection. The delay is too great.

Hey, I was wondering where you were. I thought you had left MOL.

Oldstone said:
soresident, what do you do for internet and phone?

verizon

@Oldstone,  I have seriously been thinking about the same thing.  Frankly, the TV is on, much more than I actually watch it.  I have an amazon Fire Stick for the TV in my bedroom, and for less than $40, I have streaming access to almost everything. In the Spring SHO and Starz will be available (perhaps for a fee, but so much less than the Comcast premium package I have now) but a Roku or similar might fill the bill for you,in conjunction with telephone and internet service.  Plus, if you keep the internet. you can watch network TV online with their "live" apps.

But I am not techno-sophisticated, so others probably have better suggestions.

We had DTV for YEARS from B'klyn to NJ. When HD came out and we wanted to upgrade tv's, the guys came out and told us that we couldn't upgrade to DTV HD because we had too many trees front/back that would block the HD signal. Prior to that, we had great service/connection. That's the only reason we went to Fios. And yes, with DTV, the weather does make the picture pixel, but it's not very long from what I remember. 

patience may be a virtue...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/opinion/the-fcc-gets-ready-to-unlock-the-cable-box.html?ref=todayspaper

I rarely had problems with the DirecTV signal, but my dish was installed in a sheltered area of the roof. Service never blinked during/after Sandy, when Comcast was down for 10 days. 

I'll be dumping Comcast when my contract is up and will get DirecTV.  My neighbor has the dish and says he's had no problems with the signal in any kind of weather.  To the contrary, my Xfinity goes out constantly -- and they don't know why.

Oldstone, I thought you were suggesting you get your internet connection from DirecTV. I read your post badly. But I doubt you would like the cost of having TV from one company and internet from another.

If you do end up getting an internet connection from DirecTV, it will be a satellite connection, and you will not be able to run VOIP over it, even though it may be perfectly fine for web browsing, internet videos, etc.

We have had DirecTV and DISH, and both have lost signals any time the cloud cover is heavy. Plus, the dish can get covered in snow, so make sure you can reach it and brush it off.

When I had DirecTV in SO, their Internet option was DSL through AT&T (way slow), which is why I kept Comcast for Internet.