In recent years many persons have signed up for satellite TV programming. A lot of them used to have cable TV; but made the changeover to satellite television. Dish Network TV has nearly 14 million subscribers currently. What has caused so many former cable subscribers to switch over to Dish Network Satellite TV?

For one thing, cable TV is very expensive compared to satellite TV. Cable rates keep climbing nearly monthly. The typical cable TV monthly bill runs around $42.76 a month; while Dish Satellite TV has packages that begin at just $19.99 per month. Also, if you want a lot more programming channels with cable, expect to pay over $100.00 for your monthly programming fee.

Cable television companies use a combination of analog and digital signals, which often produce a very fuzzy picture. Satellite television firms such as Dish Network on the other hand use all-digital signals which produce a crystal clear picture which is much easier to watch and to enjoy.

Another problem with cable television is that the cables are under ground where animals can eat and knaw away at the them. This can and does lead to pixelization problems. With satellite television, the coaxial cable runs straight from the dish on your roof down and straight into your house.

Another problem with cable is that you can’t always get cable TV where you live. If you live in a remote or mountainous area for instance then most likely you won’t be able to even get cable TV service where you live. Also, laying down cable takes a very long time and many cable companies simply haven’t gotten around to doing it in your area. On the other hand Dish TV satellites are always up there in the sky beaming down their programming signals. Dish TV satellites hover above the earth’s equator at an altitude of 22,300 miles in what is known as geosynchronous orbits (also know as Clarke orbits). These were named after Sir Arthur C. Clarke. This means that virtually anyone can sign up for and subscribe to their satellite TV service.

Another problem area with cable is that often times you will experience down times where you have nothing but a blank screen to look at. A study done by JD Power and Associates shows us that cable TV subscribers have up to a 5% downtime on their televisions service. That number is only 1% for satellite television viewers. And whey your cable TV service goes out – it can be HOURS before your service is restored again. By now, it should be obvious to you why satellite TV is vastly superior to cable TV. Satellite Television costs far less than cable television, satellite TV has a way better picture quality, satellite TV has a way better audio sound quality than cable TV does, satellite TV has far less downtime than cable television has and the list goes on and on. No wonder that more and more people are switching to satellite tv by the day.

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