i remember when i was in my teens (early 90s), my friend had a cband satellite, and we could not wait to go over to his house to watch tv. he was one of those cool guys, his father subscribed to all the channels (including porn). it was a joy going over there.
we lived in an area that did not allow satellite. i tired talking my dad into getting a cband that had one of those things that made your dish look like a outdoor umbrella. in the early days, cband had all the channels and was the way to go if you wanted many channels. cable could not compete with the amount of channels cband offered.
then came direct tv. it was still better than cable. picture was better, you still got more channels, more movie channels, channels that where not available to cable.
then came dishnetwork. they brought competion to directv had cool recievers, had more channels than cable, etc.
for years, satellite was the way to go. if you wanted movie channels, channels that cable did not offer (the NICHE channels) you would get satellite.
now a days, to me, cable is the way to go. they usually get the newer channels before satellite, they have better equipment, they have more hdtv.
am i the only one seeing cable becoming the dominant provider again? we will see if the telephone company step up, we don't know. but in my opinion, if you have a good cable company in your area, there is no other choice.
i would love to hear others opionions.
we lived in an area that did not allow satellite. i tired talking my dad into getting a cband that had one of those things that made your dish look like a outdoor umbrella. in the early days, cband had all the channels and was the way to go if you wanted many channels. cable could not compete with the amount of channels cband offered.
then came direct tv. it was still better than cable. picture was better, you still got more channels, more movie channels, channels that where not available to cable.
then came dishnetwork. they brought competion to directv had cool recievers, had more channels than cable, etc.
for years, satellite was the way to go. if you wanted movie channels, channels that cable did not offer (the NICHE channels) you would get satellite.
now a days, to me, cable is the way to go. they usually get the newer channels before satellite, they have better equipment, they have more hdtv.
am i the only one seeing cable becoming the dominant provider again? we will see if the telephone company step up, we don't know. but in my opinion, if you have a good cable company in your area, there is no other choice.
i would love to hear others opionions.
Then Sat came along... trust me the worst pq on D* or E* is better than the folks in town with "digital" cable get here....now.
