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Sunday, September 10, 2006

In my apartment complex, we are not given much of a choice of anything. We are told what phone service to have, what electric company to use and what cable company can only service our area. It’s rather discouraging for this girl who is NOT a fan of price gouging.

When I first moved here, I had to use Time Warner cable (now Brighthouse Cable Networks). Being that I used to work for a cable company, I was wise to the kung fu of Time Warner and, during a standard hi-speed install, their idiot untrained contractor broke my laptop! I told that tech's supervisor that Time Warner could take a hike. When the company sent another contractor came here at 10:30 at night to harass my roommates for the cable boxes, which I had in my custody until they paid for the damage to laptop, that was the final straw. I can tell you - the company I used to work for (now Comcast) would NEVER do that. Time Warner - fuhgettaboutit!

Being that I was a publicist for a record label, I needed my MTV and VH-1. Well, I looked around my neighbors’ porches, did some research, and chose to use DirecTV. I cannot recommend DirecTV enough – through the hurricanes, my TV barely went out. Yeah – there are problems when someone goes out on the porch and stands in the path of the satellite to smoke, but that is a rarity. The picture is crisp, clear and the variety is amazing.

I wish that this site was available when I was doing my initial research. PayPerPost recommended this for any research with DirecTV or Dish Network, and I think it’s amazing. As I am facing south, this gal has the DirecTV thing going on. My neighbors facing north have the Dish Network. Brighthouse is not a favorite around here. They charge a fortune just for basic cable and, during the hurricanes a couple years ago, they took weeks to repair the cable lines. In a time of rising cable costs for little to no variety – no thanks. I would rather pay for something that is economical and that gives me the power to choose.

If you are thinking about going satellite, check out KaptainSatellite.com. Lots of information for you to peruse along with price comparisons. Moreover, you have the power of choice, something I am learning not to take for granted.

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Dish Network or Direct TV

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