[Ciexyz]

That's fine if you can put up a dish. But people in apartments and townhomes can't do that, and they have to pay the cable bill just to get ordinary reception.

[Karsus]

From: http://www.post-gazette.com/consumer/20000817zanos.asp


" Not according to the Federal Communications Commission. The government protects your right to have a satellite dish as long as it's under a meter in diameter. (A meter is 39.37 inches). Since January 1999, the Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule includes renters."


Also see
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=fcc+apartment+satellite+dish&spell=1

[Gigantor]

"That's fine if you can put up a dish. But people in apartments and townhomes can't do that..."

The DISH network dish is so small it can easily be mounted outside a window on a townhouse or apartment building.

The DISH network has a higher quality picture then DirecTV, and you can get their basic 150 channels for just 39.99 a month.

Once my cable bill went up to over 70 bucks, I got the DISH, and with HBO & Showtime it is just 40 bucks a month.

Don't let the cable company fool you about rain outages - they are so minimal and short lived to be barely noticable.

How about those constant cable outtages?