| | | DirecTV vs. Cable | |
Testimonials |
| Dalhart | | DIRECTV Digital Video Recorder (DVR) lets you | | My husband and I were a little wary of getting |
| Harrisonville | | record, pause and rewind live programming. | | satellite TV, but I'll tell you what, we love it. Being |
| Crawfordsville | | DIRECTV DVR puts you in control of when and | | able to see what's on 24/7 is so convenient. We |
| Hutchinson | | what you watch. Cable's best imitation, Video on | | don't flip through the channels guessing what |
| Ellisville | | Demand, only allows you to select from the | | movie is playing or when our favorite shows will |
| Middletown | | programming they have in their VOD library. | | be on anymore. The on-screen guide is our little |
| Roseville | | DIRECTV gives you more variety and more | | atlas to TV viewing-we use it every day! |
| Brandon | | control. | | |
| Tempe | | | | I use the locks and limits feature all the time. It's |
| Austin | | DIRECTV products such as HD systems and | | important as a parent to know what my kids are |
| Aurora | | DIRECTV DVR are immediately available | | watching. DIRECTV lets me block out channels I |
| Westminster | | nationwide. Cable generally introduces new | | don't want my kids to view. It really gives me piece |
| Schaumburg | | products in one market or region. So, depending | | of mind knowing what they're watching even when |
| Newark | | on your location, you may not have access to | | I can't be there to monitor them myself. |
| Brooklyn | | high-definition or DVR services. With DIRECTV | | |
| Newport News | | you get it all up front. | | I was interested in signing up for DIRECTV, but I |
| Greeley | | | | didn't know anything about what they offered or |
| Owensboro | | DIRECTV brings you affordable high-speed DSL | | how to get started. I called their 1-800 number and |
| Green Bay | | Internet service through our partnerships with | | one of their customer service reps walked me |
| Troy | | Verizon, BellSouth and Qwest. DSL uses a | | through the whole process to make sure I got the |
| Hayward | | dedicated connection, so you aren't slowed down | | perfect system for my family. She made sure I |
| Arlington | | by additional users surfing the web. Cable | | ordered the best programming to keep my kids |
| Newburgh | | modems don't use dedicated connections and | | entertained-it's been a lifesaver. |
| Fayetteville | | often cost more than our DSL service. | | |
| Mountain View | | | | I don't know how I managed before I got DIRECTV |
| Odessa | | With the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE package, you | | DVR. My life gets really busy, but I never have to |
| Asheville | | get over 135 digital channels for $41.99 per month, | | miss my favorite shows anymore. The DVR is |
| Grand Prairie | | including your local channels. With cable, you'll | | awesome-it lets me record whatever shows I'm |
| Falmouth | | only get 60-90 analog channels at this same price! | | not home to watch so I can watch them when I |
| Chambersburg | | | | have time. |
| Northampton | | You get DIRECTV DVR service for only $5.99 per | | |
| Decatur | | month-we don't charge equipment rental fees. | | |
| Santa Cruz | | When you sign up for the TOTAL CHOICE | | |
| Hauppauge | | PREMIER package, you get DIRECTV DVR | | |
| Norcross | | service free of charge. Many cable companies | | |
| Palm Bay | | charge high monthly rental fees for DVR | | |
| Fairfax | | equipment and tack on an additional monthly | | |
| Jacksonville Beach | | DVR service fee. DIRECTV keeps things | | |
| Seattle | | simple-you watch what you want to watch at an | | |
| Pomona | | affordable price. | | |