If Fios &/or U-Verse were available here,I'd try either.But those are two services I'll never see in my lifetime here. I have Charter Cable,& waiting for new services from them is a total nightmare. I bought a CRT HD TV in 2004. Charter did not have HD come to our area until very late fall 2007. I had to rely on an indoor antenna to get only 2 HD channels off air until Charter finally gave us HD.
D* may not have increased their HD programming,but I automatically increased receiving HD programming just by getting them now.
Personally,I don't know ANY service that is pleasing their customers today. Whether it is cable,satellite,new audio/video equipment,or a new car,everybody is pissed off at everyone. Customer service has gone downhill in this nation everywhere & in every industry. Nobody is immune.