Recently TWC took over from Comcast as our cable provider in the area. This was fantastic news. Not because one monopoly cable provider is better than the other in the area as far as selection, prices and such. It has to do with the whole “On Demand” shows. Not the movies you pay for, but the free programming. Comcast had a surprisingly large selection of kids stuff. TWC apparently does not. It has saved us a decent amount of coin in renting or buying DVDs for the kid.
So why am I happy? Because it was the final straw for the wife, and we will be switching to DirecTV. She had been resisting the move despite the chance to get more of the channels she liked (history, documentaries, biographies and stuff), and getting the DVR. All because of the stupid On Demand. The difference in the price between cable and satellite for the packages we have are maybe $1. This includes getting the sports package which includes ESPNU, FSN-Pittsburgh, the YES network and a slew of other regional sports channels.
I will now not only be able to catch a lot more games on TV, but be able to easily record them and rewatch them on the DVR (which I’m hoping she won’t realize I will be doing until it’s too late). Including the games I go to.
Happy, happy. Joy, joy.
Needless to say she allows me my PITT fandom without interference.
Thanks.
The one drawback is that if you have REALLY bad weather approaching, you can lose your signal. The good thing is that you KNOW the problem, and you can watch over your DSL ‘Net connection to see if the weather will clear soon. This is only in extreme conditions – average rainfall won’t knock you out if you’re properly pointed at the satellite. Personally, I’d rather have this problem than lose my cable occasionally and not have any idea when it will return.
The Sunday Ticket package is too expensive now, though. I had it every year – used to be you could get it for $99. Now it’s almost three times that. As much as I loved it, that’s just too much for me to stomach.
