Good topic!
In August of 2014 I made the mistake of signing up for a two year contract for the Comcast bundle package of Phone, TV & Internet. There are supposedly hundreds of TV channels available, yet my wife & I watch only about a dozen. Our main TV interests are the News channels, plus a very few others such as the Alaska reality shows for me & the crazy housewives programs my wife watches. This costs about $185/mo. and will be increasing another $25-$30/mo. when the contract expires, and then another monthly increas the following year - crazy for what we use it for.
I was recently planning on changing to Dish or Direct TV, yet I was informed by a Direct TV installer that is not feasible as the sattelite in synchronous orbit is too low for good reception as it requires the receiver be positioned at
Elevation: 32.3° & Azimuth: 235.533° above the horizon (http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/custom...uestid=1615630). This is too low for my home as the trees would block reception.
So now my only remaining option is Dish.
I hate it when one is at the mercy of others for services.
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