| | | DirecTV vs. Cable | |
Testimonials |
| Placentia | | All DIRECTV customers with accounts in good | | My husband and I were a little wary of getting |
| Lebanon | | standing can take advantage of our digital | | satellite TV, but I'll tell you what, we love it. Being |
| Rochelle | | benefits. You can order pay per view, add | | able to see what's on 24/7 is so convenient. We |
| Alexandria | | premium services, and listen to over 35 digital | | don't flip through the channels guessing what |
| Appleton | | music channels--all with the touch of a button. | | movie is playing or when our favorite shows will |
| Elgin | | Cable can't compete with these benefits. | | be on anymore. The on-screen guide is our little |
| North Myrtle Beach | | | | atlas to TV viewing-we use it every day! |
| Columbus | | DIRECTV Digital Video Recorder (DVR) lets you | | |
| Aurora | | record, pause and rewind live programming. | | I use the locks and limits feature all the time. It's |
| Florence | | DIRECTV DVR puts you in control of when and | | important as a parent to know what my kids are |
| Tallahassee | | what you watch. Cable's best imitation, Video on | | watching. DIRECTV lets me block out channels I |
| Abilene | | Demand, only allows you to select from the | | don't want my kids to view. It really gives me piece |
| Knoxville | | programming they have in their VOD library. | | of mind knowing what they're watching even when |
| Huntington Beach | | DIRECTV gives you more variety and more | | I can't be there to monitor them myself. |
| Macon | | control. | | |
| Boca Raton | | | | I don't know how I managed before I got DIRECTV |
| Roanoke | | DIRECTV gives you 100% digital-quality viewing. | | DVR. My life gets really busy, but I never have to |
| Charleston | | You'll get consistent crystal-clear picture and | | miss my favorite shows anymore. The DVR is |
| Coral Springs | | sound on all your favorite programs. Digital cable | | awesome-it lets me record whatever shows I'm |
| St. Joseph | | is usually a combination of digital and analog | | not home to watch so I can watch them when I |
| Beaufort | | channels, it's not 100% digital. | | have time. |
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| Longwood | | DIRECTV brings you affordable high-speed DSL | | I was interested in signing up for DIRECTV, but I |
| Grand Junction | | Internet service through our partnerships with | | didn't know anything about what they offered or |
| Livonia | | Verizon, BellSouth and Qwest. DSL uses a | | how to get started. I called their 1-800 number and |
| Panama City | | dedicated connection, so you aren't slowed down | | one of their customer service reps walked me |
| Council Bluffs | | by additional users surfing the web. Cable | | through the whole process to make sure I got the |
| Beaufort | | modems don't use dedicated connections and | | perfect system for my family. She made sure I |
| Laurinburg | | often cost more than our DSL service. | | ordered the best programming to keep my kids |
| Valdosta | | | | entertained-it's been a lifesaver. |
| Galesburg | | With the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE package, you | | |
| Stockton | | get over 135 digital channels for $41.99 per month, | | |
| Shelby | | including your local channels. With cable, you'll | | |
| Lufkin | | only get 60-90 analog channels at this same price! | | |