[js1138]

I've had satellite TV for about four years. We have a lot of thunderstorms this time of year, so it's out for perhaps 10 minutes at a time several times a week. We also have a Naval Air Station nearby with planes circling 24 hours a day. Sometimes when the wind is just right the planes pass between us and the satellite. Then we have glitches every few minutes.

[Space Wrangler]

We get the glitches with the storms, but it's still better than cable. We had digital cable before going to satellite, and our signal was constantly being degraded. I'll take satellite hands-down every single time.

[TexRef]

We have a lot of thunderstorms this time of year, so it's out for perhaps 10 minutes at a time several times a week.

I've had that problem before with the 18" dishes -- consider getting a larger dish -- it improves the signal dramatically!

I had a problem with trees blocking the view from my apartment balcony with my 18" dish. I installed a 36" dish and things work perfectly now!