Basic Cable, Digital Cable or Satellite?

My dad went through all of the satellite companies and cable companies in the area over the past 4 years -- namely Dish Network, Direct TV and Comcast.

Which type is your favorite?

BASIC CABLE: 60-70 channels, non-digital, very fast channel flipping, no guide.

DIGITAL CABLE: Hundreds of channels, digital, slower channel flipping, a guide, doesn't go down in thunderstorms.

SATELLITE: Hundreds of channels (seemingly more than digital cable), digital, slower channel flipping, a guide, goes down sometimes in mass thunderstorm.

I think I like Satellite the best because of the amount of channels and the fact that the receiver you get or the DVR+HD receivers you get are very fast. The digital cable receivers they give you are slow. Moving through the guide is slow. Hitting "pause" means a lag time of 5 seconds before it actually does pause. Satellite companies invest in excellent receivers. The only downfall to satellite is that it goes down from time to time if there is a massive storm. I would say that's about 3-5 hours per year that it goes down. Not much at all at least.

Share your experiences and opinions on cable companies.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I coulda made Antenna an option but I wanted this to be a cable television discussion thread.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Doesn't go down in thunderstorms? Says who? My sister has that in her room, and not only has it gone out during thunderstorms (and I'm not talking about a power outage), but it has actually gone out even when the basic cable in the rest of the house hasn't.

I picked basic cable. I've never been interested in satellite, and digital cable really isn't needed. The extra channels aren't even that good, and it's pretty slow compared to basic. The only reason I would get it is for the On Demand channels, but even those aren't enough to warrant getting it.

THen that means the cable company in your sisters area goes down in thunderstorms because all of the coaxial cables in the area are hooked up to a weak dish that goes down in storms. Digital cable companies like comcast don't go down in the rain because their dishes are powerful.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.