| There are millions of homes moving from cable | | | | outages, while satellite TV providers only |
| television to satellite TV each year. Those little 18 | | | | experienced 1%. |
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| services are seen every where, and chances are | | | | For the past five years, the top satellite TV |
| if you drive by two houses, one of them as a | | | | providers were ranked higher than the top cable |
| dish. | | | | companies by JD Powers and Associates. |
| So, why the mass move to satellite TV? Can it | | | | Local Programming |
| be so much better than cable? | | | | Although years ago, you could not get local |
| The following a just a few of the differences | | | | programming through satellite, this is generally no |
| between cable and satellite TV. | | | | longer the case. This was one of the main |
| Price | | | | reasons people chose not to go with satellite TV. |
| On average, basic cable will run you between $40 | | | | Currently, the top level satellite TV providers |
| and $50 per month, and you will be charged a bit | | | | have options for local programming in most of the |
| more for any add-ons or for digital programming. | | | | nation. |
| You will also have to pay for adding cable to | | | | With all of this information, it seems that satellite |
| rooms within your home that don't have the | | | | TV is the clear choice for anyone who watches a |
| proper connections already installed. With satellite, | | | | lot of TV or who wants to have access to unique |
| the average price for basic service, which | | | | programming choices. |
| generally includes digital channels, is between $30 | | | | Satellite TV is obviously one of the important |
| and $40. | | | | waves of television in the future, and provides a |
| Choice | | | | great deal of choice and more packages than |
| Generally, the choices in cable TV programming | | | | most cable companies. |
| are more limited than satellite TV channels, or you | | | | Of course, in some areas, basic cable is still much |
| have to pay more to get the same number of | | | | cheaper than satellite TV, and for those that only |
| channels. Cable TV providers are also behind in | | | | want to watch the news and a few local |
| the number of high-definition channels being | | | | programming choices, this is probably the better |
| offered. | | | | option. |
| Outages | | | | An exciting development is that you can now |
| According to studies and statistics provided by all | | | | access satellite TV through your PC. For those |
| the cable and satellite providers, cable TV | | | | who would otherwise not be able to afford a |
| providers nationwide experienced 3 to 5% | | | | satellite service, this creates a lot of opportunities. |