| | | DirecTV vs. Cable | |
Testimonials |
| Batesville | | DIRECTV Digital Video Recorder (DVR) lets you | | My husband and I were a little wary of getting |
| Dublin | | record, pause and rewind live programming. | | satellite TV, but I'll tell you what, we love it. Being |
| Peoria | | DIRECTV DVR puts you in control of when and | | able to see what's on 24/7 is so convenient. We |
| Macon | | what you watch. Cable's best imitation, Video on | | don't flip through the channels guessing what |
| New Bedford | | Demand, only allows you to select from the | | movie is playing or when our favorite shows will |
| Safford | | programming they have in their VOD library. | | be on anymore. The on-screen guide is our little |
| Rialto | | DIRECTV gives you more variety and more | | atlas to TV viewing-we use it every day! |
| Toms River | | control. | | |
| Santa Rosa | | | | I use the locks and limits feature all the time. It's |
| Iowa City | | With DIRECTV your equipment is free of charge. | | important as a parent to know what my kids are |
| Lakeland | | You get up to 4 standard receivers free when you | | watching. DIRECTV lets me block out channels I |
| Hollywood | | order 12 months of TOTAL CHOICE programming, | | don't want my kids to view. It really gives me piece |
| Cherry Hill | | OAC. The majority of our offers also include free | | of mind knowing what they're watching even when |
| Somerville | | installation - cable can't beat that. | | I can't be there to monitor them myself. |
| Lansing | | | | |
| Englewood | | With the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE package, you | | I was interested in signing up for DIRECTV, but I |
| Winter Haven | | get over 135 digital channels for $41.99 per month, | | didn't know anything about what they offered or |
| Sacramento | | including your local channels. With cable, you'll | | how to get started. I called their 1-800 number and |
| Venice | | only get 60-90 analog channels at this same price! | | one of their customer service reps walked me |
| Marietta | | | | through the whole process to make sure I got the |
| Camarillo | | DIRECTV products such as HD systems and | | perfect system for my family. She made sure I |
| Lafayette | | DIRECTV DVR are immediately available | | ordered the best programming to keep my kids |
| Hattiesburg | | nationwide. Cable generally introduces new | | entertained-it's been a lifesaver. |
| Glendale | | products in one market or region. So, depending | | |
| Chattanooga | | on your location, you may not have access to | | I don't know how I managed before I got DIRECTV |
| Providence | | high-definition or DVR services. With DIRECTV | | DVR. My life gets really busy, but I never have to |
| St. Louis | | you get it all up front. | | miss my favorite shows anymore. The DVR is |
| Flint | | | | awesome-it lets me record whatever shows I'm |
| Clovis | | DIRECTV brings you affordable high-speed DSL | | not home to watch so I can watch them when I |
| Apopka | | Internet service through our partnerships with | | have time. |
| Venice | | Verizon, BellSouth and Qwest. DSL uses a | | |
| Schaumburg | | dedicated connection, so you aren't slowed down | | |
| Lawton | | by additional users surfing the web. Cable | | |
| Pasadena | | modems don't use dedicated connections and | | |
| Hillsboro | | often cost more than our DSL service. | | |