Any Directv users out there?

[1sikbITCH]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: jjsole
Directtv is a fair-weather friend.

That's the primary thing holding me back from making the switch from cable. My sister hates her provider when there's bad weather (I think she's a Dish subscriber) and my FIL's reception is horrid in bad weather (don't know who his provider is).

It seems to depend on the quality of your line-of-sight. At my old house, the dish was sitting on the back with no obstructions whatsoever. The only time we lost reception was when a storm came by that was also powerful enough to knock out the power.

At my new house, we can't avoid trees in my neighbor's yard which hinders are LOS. A strong thunderstorm will knock out reception now.

The bad storms we get are generally during the monsoon season in the summer (nm). They aren't usually all that violent but can be thick and heavy, which can be a pia for directtv reception.

What I'm concerned with now that I've moved back to Ohio is snow accumulation on the dish.

Consider this.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: jjsole
Directtv is a fair-weather friend.

That's the primary thing holding me back from making the switch from cable. My sister hates her provider when there's bad weather (I think she's a Dish subscriber) and my FIL's reception is horrid in bad weather (don't know who his provider is).

It seems to depend on the quality of your line-of-sight. At my old house, the dish was sitting on the back with no obstructions whatsoever. The only time we lost reception was when a storm came by that was also powerful enough to knock out the power.

At my new house, we can't avoid trees in my neighbor's yard which hinders are LOS. A strong thunderstorm will knock out reception now.

The bad storms we get are generally during the monsoon season in the summer (nm). They aren't usually all that violent but can be thick and heavy, which can be a pia for directtv reception.

What I'm concerned with now that I've moved back to Ohio is snow accumulation on the dish.

Consider this.

Thanks guys. The info in this thread has me seriously considering the switch (especially with the dismal HD programming available on cable).