Thank you.BlackHitachi said:SO true very well said!!
I used to be a huge supporter of Charlie, back in the good old days. Back then, their quality was higher than cable, their rates were better than cable, and promising new channel additions looked to be just around the corner. The Charlie Chats were actually interesting, and had a kind of "club" feeling to them, like we were all in on the future of Dish together (yes, I know that was just an illusion, but it's the feeling I got).
That's all changed in the past few years. Cable's quality has improved, Dish's has decreased. Cable's additional fees have seemed to level off while Dish's have increased. In short, Dish has fallen and cable has risen. I wouldn't have predicted this and I find it all very sad.
Future excitement has now shifted away from satellite, and over to FiOS. Too bad it will be many, many years before that service hits my area. In the mean time, cable seems to look like a better option every day.
Scott