Thumbs up for Dish Network! In five years of being a customer, I've never had any major problems. Anything that popped up (receiver on the fritz, channels dropping in and out), they've always handled expeditiously and with minimal hassle. When I got hooked up for HD service, the installer they sent was courteous and enthusiastic, and was as much of an audio and videophile as I am. I've been, and continue to be, a happy customer.
New York

In my area, San Jose, CA, Dish Network with HDTV is much cheaper than Comcast. I am paying $30 more a month with Comcast for 60 channels vs. 120 channels when I had DISH.
San Jose, CA

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* Based upon Figures provided by FCC as of July 1, 2002. Other cost estimates based on sampled data. Costs vary by cable company & location. Check with Orlando cable tv for actual fees.   (Click Here) for Orlando Cable TV Contact Info

Atlantic Broadband sucks!!!!!!! My cable bill is now $103.34 a month! That's $1240.08 a year!!! I pay less for my car insurance! ...Now, Atlantic Broadband goes out every day. Today was no exception, tomorrow won't be either. I'm not exaggerating. Not even a bit. Every, single, day!!!
Pittsburgh, PA

I prefer Dish Network to Directv...I had Directv for a week last year.I was'nt impressed.It was more EXPENSIVE than Dish Network...and the only extra thing they had to offer was FOOTBALL...big deal.
Rick - Palisades,California

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 Reception Quality :   Cable companies offer 2 types of channel lineups: analog and digital. Analog signals are weaker and are generally of a poorer quality than digital. Digital channels provide crystal clear images and reception. One thing to note however, if you upgrade to digital service, the analog channels will remain analog even though you have digital equipment.  Satellite service is 100% Digital. Satellite TV beats Orlando Cable TV... hands down!!!

 Cable Rates Increasing :   Ever since the 1996 Act that deregulated cable rates, prices didn't decrease but instead have RISEN at a rate that is 3 times the rate of inflation. Basic and Expanded Basic Cable TV service have RISEN by more than 50 %. (Source: http://uspirg.org)  Say NO to Orlando Cable TV & their high rates!
Cable rates continue to rise!  For example, New Years Day 2005...

• Cablevision in Long Island, NY raised standard cable TV rates 9.9 percent
• AT&T Broadband in Boston, MA raised standard cable TV rates 7.8 percent
• Time Warner Cable in Orlando, FL raised standard cable rates 7.2 percent
• Comcast in Chicago, IL raised standard cable rates 6.9 percent
• Comcast in Washington, DC raisied standard cable rates 6 percent
  (Source: comcastwatch.com)

"The average amount consumers spend monthly on satellite TV service continues to be less than cable service." JD Power and Associates August 2005 (Source: jdpower.com)

 Satellite TV Keeps Growing:   J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study finds that satellite TV service continues to erode cable’s market share with the largest increase in 2005. Satellite TV service has increased every year for the past 10 years. This year, 27 percent of U.S. households are subscribing to satellite TV —up from 19 percent in 2004 and 12 percent in 2000. Cable subscriptions continue their slide down - decreasing from 62 percent in 2004 and 66 percent in the year 2000. Currently, only 60 percent of households subscribe to cable service. Satellite is taking business away from Orlando Cable TV and other cable companies all over the country. Join the winning team today! (Source: jdpower.com)

Bright House Networks AKA Time Warner Cable POOREST SERVICE and Customer Care EVER! Orlando Florida - ALL sorts of problems from getting the cable disconnected due to their mistake (we were paid up) to being double-billed, to not being able to get HBO on demand after paying for it, to not being able to get movies on demand, and a movie on our bill we didn't even watch (later credited) to having all kind of technical difficulties and promises for the problems to get fixed and later billed too much... I cannot even start to explain.
Janet
Sanford, Florida

Bright House standard-cable cost to rise 5 percent. The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) - Jan. 26--Bright House Networks will raise the price of standard cable by 5 percent in March to compensate for increases in programming and operating costs. The $2.20 increase will affect nearly half the company's 760,000 customers -- those who subscribe to standard service, a 74-channel package that will cost $46.49 a month after the increase.
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