Satellite or Cable?

[turbotalon1g]

Direct TV= Over 155 Channels with HDTV, DVR upgrade for free.
$39.99 for TV, plus $10.99 for internet
Comcast= Enhanced package, with your usually watched channels.
$48.98 a month, plus $42.95 for internet
Comcast package= $99, for digital phone, internet, enhanced cable + on demand.
- This breaks down to $33 for each service.

The contract time is 12 months for both, but satellite doesn't include phone. Which i don't know is needed since we all have cell phones.

Now i am not looking for crazy TV packages, something with the most popular channels i doubt i will have enough time to laze around and watch TV a whole bunch.
With that said i am leaning toward the satellite, but i have 0 experience with them and only know the rumors/hearsay, bad weather no tv, etc.
Thx for all the help
Aaron

more info: Both are for 12 months.

[SLOW_V]

what are the contract terms?
Direct TV could have a 2 yr contract vs Comcast.

[A//// Guy]

We looked into this as well and Satellite turned out to be a better deal. You sacrifice having downtime though, if storms roll through.

[HiImBrian]

cable ftw!

[FattyBoomBatty]

I'd go with cable, but that's just my preference and I'm a little partial because my uncle is the manager at the cable company in fargo, heh.

cable internet = really fast, though, and i've never had downtime here. and I spend a lot of time on the internet here because there is nothing else to do.

[Kracka]

Satelite is a much better deal, my dad just switched too and love DirectTV much more than Comcast. Better picture, more channels, DVR, less money.

[AJ]

If you guys are sports freaks you'd want Direct TV.

The downfall with the weather is like this:

When it's bad and you want to be inside watching TV or on the net anything Dish will be a pita due to the signal. When it's really bad, neither will probably work due to the power being out. ;)

My parents have Dish and in reality I've never see much of an issue with it, but if I had to pick and choose, I'd stay with cable.

Here's a good link for ya:

http://www.moveutilities.com/cable_vs_satellite.html

[JET]

The dish internet is pretty crappy, Direct TV is hooked up with Qwest for DSL though. Not as fast as cable, but still pretty good. I am with Comcast right now and have checked out the options in the last month. I am sticking with Comcast for now, but they aren't cheap.

[Kracka]

Comcast internet is really quick, but their customer service is horendous and it seems like I'm calling on a monthly basis due to billing errors.

[Halon]

I too have Comcast, but just internet. I pay $60/month to the bastards for just internet. Qwest had where I could get Direct TV, and DSL 2.5Mb connection, for like $65/month. I was excited for that. Cancelled Comcast, then got a call back from Qwest saying "sorry we made a mistake, we don't offer it there yet". Bah. So I'm stuck getting screwed by Comcast.