Recent content by southsider

  • ENJOY SATELLITEGUYS AD FREE THIS FEBRUARY!

    Thank you to the very generous support we got from our members in December we have decided to make the month of February AD FREE for everyone!

    We want to see the true speed of our site and enjoy SatelliteGuys the way it was meant to be enjoyed!

    If you would like to help us keep the lights on and keep enjoying the site AD FREE consider becoming a PUB MEMBER by CLICKING HERE.

    THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
  1. S

    Unavailable channels on guide

    Sounds like those might be Washington DC locals.
  2. S

    new to charter

    Time Warner Cable has six-tuner DVRs, so won't Charter now that they've acquired TWC? At least, I would think, in TWC areas.
  3. S

    Satellite No Longer Cost Effective?

    DirecTV's DVR fee was $15, whole home added $3, the HD fee was $10, and the boxes were $7 per TV (not including the first one). Don't know anything about DISH's hardware cost, and I really loved DirecTV, but we weren't able to get four TVs worth of hardware for little or no cost. I understand...
  4. S

    Satellite No Longer Cost Effective?

    I used to be the biggest fan of satellite, especially back when you really got different programming because of it. At one time, it was a cheaper alternative to cable. These days, with bandwidth limitations, satellite lags behind many cable providers in the number of HD channels offered. It's...
  5. S

    Satellite No Longer Cost Effective?

    Time Warner of North Texas. We moved from DirecTV.
  6. S

    Satellite No Longer Cost Effective?

    We just switched from satellite to our local cable company for TV (had them already for internet). We're saving $75 a month, our DVR has one more tuner than the satellite's, there are many channels on cable that satellite didn't have, including our local subchannels. The few remaining SD...
  7. S

    When Will DTV Start Adding UVerseTV Channels?

    We live in the Dallas area, and of course, MeTV is a subchannel (at one time it was a regular broadcast channel - 47). U-Verse has carried MeTV on 136 for at least a couple years, if not longer. I do miss getting that channel, now that we're with DirecTV. I also miss NHK World, but I can get...
  8. S

    TVland ... will Dish ever get it in HD?

    DISH wins the award for more disputes than DIRECT, although DIRECT waged an all-out war on Weather Channel for a while there...
See more
Top
Back