We started with D* in Northern Virginia back in '99 because the local cable was so old that the system was almost unuseable. Moved to San Antonio, TX in '03 and it turned out the house we bought had been purposedly wired for D* and had no cable laid to the house from the street though it was available. Stuck with D* and wouldn't go to all the trouble to get the house switched over to cable. Wife doesn't care long as she can see her shows but NFLST was/is the biggest driving force for me. Might consider cable if my Seahawks games became available through wider availability of NFLST though I can't think of any particular reason other than cost.