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Testimonials |
| Arcadia | | DIRECTV keeps you in touch with your local | | I don't know how I managed before I got DIRECTV |
| Cairo | | happenings. For customers with HD-ready | | DVR. My life gets really busy, but I never have to |
| Jonesboro | | television, you can watch your local programs in | | miss my favorite shows anymore. The DVR is |
| Woodbridge | | high-definition with our off-air antenna option. | | awesome-it lets me record whatever shows I'm |
| Rockford | | There's no monthly fee to obtain local channels | | not home to watch so I can watch them when I |
| Palmdale | | from the top broadcast networks in your area. | | have time. |
| Battle Creek | | | | |
| Thousand Oaks | | DIRECTV brings you affordable high-speed DSL | | I was interested in signing up for DIRECTV, but I |
| Burbank | | Internet service through our partnerships with | | didn't know anything about what they offered or |
| Huntington | | Verizon, BellSouth and Qwest. DSL uses a | | how to get started. I called their 1-800 number and |
| Clarksburg | | dedicated connection, so you aren't slowed down | | one of their customer service reps walked me |
| Southfield | | by additional users surfing the web. Cable | | through the whole process to make sure I got the |
| Virginia Beach | | modems don't use dedicated connections and | | perfect system for my family. She made sure I |
| Orlando | | often cost more than our DSL service. | | ordered the best programming to keep my kids |
| Nashua | | | | entertained-it's been a lifesaver. |
| Plano | | With DIRECTV your equipment is free of charge. | | |
| Tamarac | | You get up to 4 standard receivers free when you | | My husband and I were a little wary of getting |
| Ventura | | order 12 months of TOTAL CHOICE programming, | | satellite TV, but I'll tell you what, we love it. Being |
| Lake Charles | | OAC. The majority of our offers also include free | | able to see what's on 24/7 is so convenient. We |
| Greeley | | installation - cable can't beat that. | | don't flip through the channels guessing what |
| Torrance | | | | movie is playing or when our favorite shows will |
| Joliet | | DIRECTV products such as HD systems and | | be on anymore. The on-screen guide is our little |
| Longwood | | DIRECTV DVR are immediately available | | atlas to TV viewing-we use it every day! |
| Frederick | | nationwide. Cable generally introduces new | | |
| Turlock | | products in one market or region. So, depending | | I use the locks and limits feature all the time. It's |
| Toledo | | on your location, you may not have access to | | important as a parent to know what my kids are |
| Beaumont | | high-definition or DVR services. With DIRECTV | | watching. DIRECTV lets me block out channels I |
| Aurora | | you get it all up front. | | don't want my kids to view. It really gives me piece |
| Fort Pierce | | | | of mind knowing what they're watching even when |
| Midwest City | | DIRECTV Digital Video Recorder (DVR) lets you | | I can't be there to monitor them myself. |
| Pittsfield | | record, pause and rewind live programming. | | |
| Malden | | DIRECTV DVR puts you in control of when and | | |
| New Smyrna Beach | | what you watch. Cable's best imitation, Video on | | |
| Tampa | | Demand, only allows you to select from the | | |
| Kokomo | | programming they have in their VOD library. | | |
| Fremont | | DIRECTV gives you more variety and more | | |
| Ogden | | control. | | |