| For years and years there really was no | | | | service surpasses cable now in virtually |
| choices to make in TV viewing. You got the | | | | every area you can look at. The top satellite |
| best TV you could afford and if you were | | | | service providers offer more channels in |
| going to do anything to get you anything | | | | virtually every area of programming. This |
| beyond that you invested in a giant antennae | | | | includes high definition and standard digital |
| that hopefully survived the wind up on your | | | | programming. Dish Network and Direct TV are |
| roof. Then cable came along and that was | | | | the top satellite providers in the highly |
| great! I remember | | | | competitive business of satellite TV |
| all the channels that they offered and most | | | | programing and they both offer more high |
| of them were junk but they had lots of | | | | definition channels than any cable provider |
| channels to choose from none the less. Over | | | | in the market place. Dish Network offers up |
| the years cable companies made some | | | | to thirty high definition channels in some of |
| improvements in their programming but they | | | | its market area and channels numbering in the |
| were the only show in town and their | | | | high twenties in the rest of its market |
| customers really had nowhere else to go and | | | | areas. Both Dish Network and Direct TV have |
| they knew this. So the cable companies | | | | the lowest percentage rate for system outages |
| trundled along and their customers took what | | | | than any of their competitors including any |
| they got and this is how it went for cable | | | | cable providers. Cable TV providers and |
| for many years. Then some people got the | | | | standard TV programming providers tend to |
| bright idea of launching satellites into | | | | have the highest percentage rating for system |
| earths orbit and broadcasting television | | | | outages. For the quantity and quality and the |
| programming to paying customers from them. | | | | best value for your money no one can come |
| This launched the era of the eight foot wide | | | | close to what satellite TV can bring to your |
| metal receivers and the satellite TV systems | | | | home or business today. Now is the best time |
| that cost thousands of dollars. Only the | | | | to get yourself hooked up to satellite TV. |
| truly fanatical TV viewers went this route | | | | Its a very competitive business and all the |
| and in its early stages satellite was | | | | satellite TV providers are holding out |
| somewhat limited in its service and | | | | stellar promotional offers to anyone who |
| programming so cable was able to squeek by. | | | | wants to start watching satellite TV. Free |
| Now here we are in this day and age and | | | | satellite TV systems and great cash rebate |
| satellite TV service has rocketed past cable | | | | offers along with loads of free trial |
| TV service like a Titan rocket leaving its | | | | programming offers are only a few of the |
| launch pad with another broadcast satellite | | | | things you can expect to see there for you |
| to take into orbit. Technologically speaking, | | | | when you go looking for a service provider. |
| satellite TV programming service compares to | | | | The future of satellite TV looks brighter and |
| cable TV service like a Model-T Ford to a | | | | brighter the further you look. |
| Formula-One Ferrari. Satellite TV programming | | | | |