Satellite TV opinions - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mike P · 02-28-2007, 09:26 AM

I've had DirecTV for a year. I forgot what they told me my exact signal strength was when they installed it, but it's in the high 90% range. I've only lost signal when a very strong T-storm cell is directly in line with the receiver. Twice in a year, I believe, and for just minutes. Snow doesn't seem to bother it.

Only negative is that I don't get the Providence channels, and I don't get the local conditions portion of the Weather Channel broadcasts.

I also don't get Bourne's local access channel, but I can live without the live feed of the Selectmen's meetings

Mr. Sandman · 03-02-2007, 09:26 PM

what about internet service? If you keep the cable for internet it is expensive. Sat. internet is not that great esp on upload. I would like more HD but I don't want to pay for both services. I am hoping for phone service for the triple play, I had that with cox when I lived in RI and it was great. I had 3 phone lines, a fax, 3 TV's and internet in every room for 100/mo. It worked great too. That might be because a Cox exec lived in my hood but it was great.

Mike P · 03-03-2007, 12:00 AM

Comcast gets about 45 bucks a month for internet-only cable.

You can bundle DirecTV with Verizon, if you can live with DSL instead of cable for broadband service--or if DSL is available in your area.

macojoe · 03-03-2007, 01:33 PM

I had direct TV for 2 years and only lost signal one time when the dish got froze in a ice storm.
I get more breaking up with Comcast dig, then with the dish!

But your right Internet for Cable goes to $60 when you don't have cable!

I switched back cause I have now got Comcast TV, Phone, Internet for $99 a month + taxes.

But I won't think twice about going back to Version when they get the new Fios here, my friend has it in Middleboro and says its faster then anything else he has ever used and its only $45 a month. And I am sure Version will package things up nice when they have it every were!

rockyroady · 03-03-2007, 07:12 PM

FTA - Free To Air......friend has it. roughly 1000 channels.......2 satellites. $300 for equipment. Anyone familiar with it?

Slingah · 03-03-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rockyroady

FTA - Free To Air......friend has it. roughly 1000 channels.......2 satellites. $300 for equipment. Anyone familiar with it?

no....do tell

rockyroady · 03-04-2007, 08:26 AM

I'm not very familiar with it. Basically buy the equipment, dish and receiver, guy I now spent $300 for a good dual-satelite receiver and dish. Dish mount is equiped with a motor, automatically moves dish between sats. Once set up it pulls in channels from around the world, stuff from Europe Canada U.S., even Al Jazeira(sp). Every movie channel as well as the PPV ones. Because system is based on getting channels FREE, receiver has built in computer od sorts, so that when code is scrambled by signal sender he simply goes to his computer and gets the new satelite code from one of many on-line FTA sites, enters it into receiver via remote - done in 2-3 minutes, but every few days this is necessary. I would get it but the # of channels is overwhelming, with two kids in the house the likelyhood of something inappropriate being seen is too high. He set it up in Oct. last year, so if cable is $50/mo, it has already paid for itself.