So I called and am switching back to cable from Direct TV.

First reason is that I cannot seem to get the dish pointed correctly to get all the HD channels. I can get half, the other half say searching for signal. Adjust the dish and I get the other half and the ones I got before go to searching for signal. Every time it rains more than a drizzle the whole thing goes out.........searching for signal..........

Second reason is I have DSL and it has gotten expensive. I can bundle TV and internet together, get all the channels to come in, in all weather for the price I am paying for direct TV.

Before they set me up for installation is there a reason why this does not make sense? Is there a compelling reason to stick with Direct TV?

I have always had cable TV and internet and like it just fine, no complaints.

I have always had cable TV and internet and like it just fine, no complaints.:yeahthat: I love my Metrocast cable. :yay:

Metrocast TV is OK, would be better with competition. But internet is good and I have digital phone which is OK. Has been some service issues lately, but mainly just aggravation, things like poor HD, outages etc.

So I called and am switching back to cable from Direct TV.

First reason is that I cannot seem to get the dish pointed correctly to get all the HD channels. I can get half, the other half say searching for signal. Adjust the dish and I get the other half and the ones I got before go to searching for signal. Every time it rains more than a drizzle the whole thing goes out.........searching for signal..........

Second reason is I have DSL and it has gotten expensive. I can bundle TV and internet together, get all the channels to come in, in all weather for the price I am paying for direct TV.

Before they set me up for installation is there a reason why this does not make sense? Is there a compelling reason to stick with Direct TV?

I have Direct TV and metrocast internet. I never had success trying to adjust the dish myself, so I have the tech do that. I have had direct for over six years with only one adjustment required. When I upgraded to HD I found that dish to get much better reception during storms.

At one time I considered switching to metrocast cable, but I found that I would have had to get a more expensive package through metrocast to get all of the channels I was getting from the dish.

Unless you're a huge sports fan and get one of the DirectTV sports packages, no.

However, I will say that all of your issues are from poor alignment of the dish. You should probably have a pro align it.

I had DishTV which uses all the same dishes and LNBs. Mine only went out in the most severe of storms that came in from the southwest, and usually only for a few minutes tops.

Dish HD with DVR has always been cheaper every time I compare

Different strokes for different folks but I have had Direct TV for years with no problems at all...I had them set the dish when I got HD and it hardly ever goes out..Now it will go out for a while with a hard downpour..I suggest before switching, call DTV and ask them to come out and point the dish and try that for a while..You already have it now...If that doesn't work for ya, you can always switch later..

Now it will go out for a while with a hard downpour..

My cable doesn't go out in storms. I lost it for a few days during the hurricane last year, but I didn't have any power, either. Occasionally it blips and resets, but it's out for less than a minute.

People complain about Metrocast but I've never had any problems with them.

Unless you're a huge sports fan and get one of the DirectTV sports packages, no.

However, I will say that all of your issues are from poor alignment of the dish. You should probably have a pro align it.

I had DishTV which uses all the same dishes and LNBs. Mine only went out in the most severe of storms that came in from the southwest, and usually only for a few minutes tops.

Different strokes for different folks but I have had Direct TV for years with no problems at all...I had them set the dish when I got HD and it hardly ever goes out..Now it will go out for a while with a hard downpour..I suggest before switching, call DTV and ask them to come out and point the dish and try that for a while..You already have it now...If that doesn't work for ya, you can always switch later..

The "pro" is typically some guy who helped out another installer 3 or 4 times before they gave him his own magnetic signs for his old van. They do the same thing do; one watches tv while the other one moves the dish and yells "OK!"

My problem is trees and they have been trimmed as much as possible. Also the dish is 60 feet from the house. If metro cast comes out and starts trying to sqeeze more out of me for installation I will send them packing and give the DTV guys another chance to align or reposition the dish.

The "pro" is typically some guy who helped out another installer 3 or 4 times before they gave him his own magnetic signs for his old van. They do the same thing do; one watches tv while the other one moves the dish and yells "OK!"

My problem is trees and they have been trimmed as much as possible. Also the dish is 60 feet from the house. If metro cast comes out and starts trying to sqeeze more out of me for installation I will send them packing and give the DTV guys another chance to align or reposition the dish.

It used to be that you only had to align the dish in 2 planes, direction and azimuth. Now you need to add in a tilt dimension which makes it tougher. If you feel like investing, you can get a signal strength meter just for dish alignment. Also, go to the DirectTV site to get the step by step procedures.

If the dish is 60 feet from the house, you may be getting signal loss due to distance or connectors. Make sure the connectors are clean and secure. You might have to get a line booster amp. Run a clean new cable over ground from the dish to the receiver as short a run as you can, and see if that gives you a stronger signal as measured by the on-screen receiver strength screen.

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My cable doesn't go out in storms. I lost it for a few days during the hurricane last year, but I didn't have any power, either. Occasionally it blips and resets, but it's out for less than a minute.

People complain about Metrocast but I've never had any problems with them.
Even if you have a generator to power your house, odds are that the cable equipment coming to the neighborhoods will also not have power, therefore, you have no TV or internet. This happened this past storm as we had power at the house courtesy of my generator, we had TV courtesy of DishNetwork, but we had no internet since the Comcast signal was not there.

My cable doesn't go out in storms. I lost it for a few days during the hurricane last year, but I didn't have any power, either. Occasionally it blips and resets, but it's out for less than a minute.

People complain about Metrocast but I've never had any problems with them.

There ya go...Different strokes for different folks. Wouldn't do for everyone to like the same thing...

There ya go...Different strokes for different folks. Wouldn't do for everyone to like the same thing...

Well sure it would. I'm a huge fan of assimilation. If everyone liked what I like, and thought the way I thought, this could be a great country again.

Well sure it would. I'm a huge fan of assimilation. If everyone liked what I like, and thought the way I thought, this could be a great country again.

I totally agree. :yeahthat:

Well sure it would. I'm a huge fan of assimilation. If everyone liked what I like, and thought the way I thought, this could be a great country again.

I kind of feel the same way. I am a fan of DTV and I think everyone should have it. Give em my account number and I will get me some money. So there.

We just switched from Metrocsat to DTV. Our MC bill was $119 - DTV is $51. Next year it will be $80. I am curious about losing the signal - went out for a few minutes tonight - but I don' t think it will ever be too much to make up that price diff. Plus we got the NFL - which really excites me. I should add that my cable internet and phone is through MC but a diff business acct so we were not getting the bundled price.

We just switched from Metrocsat to DTV. Our MC bill was $119 - DTV is $51. Next year it will be $80. I am curious about losing the signal - went out for a few minutes tonight - but I don' t think it will ever be too much to make up that price diff. Plus we got the NFL - which really excites me. I should add that my cable internet and phone is through MC but a diff business acct so we were not getting the bundled price.
Since you already have VoIP try Ooma

Since you already have VoIP try Ooma

For phone? My company pays for it but not a bad idea to save them money. I had a terrible experience w/ Vonage

I'm going to check into DishTV. We have direct tv now and its so expensive. Of course that's probably because we have all the channels. My internet is w/Metrocast and like it. I understand DishTV has internet also.

I'm going to check into DishTV. We have direct tv now and its so expensive. Of course that's probably because we have all the channels. My internet is w/Metrocast and like it. I understand DishTV has internet also.

Not really, dish and metrocast is the best option for the area

Well sure it would. I'm a huge fan of assimilation. If everyone liked what I like, and thought the way I thought, this could be a great country again.

I read a post of yours and think it's mine. :lmao:

When I lived over there Verizon sucked and the so called "Metrocrap" was actually good (California area)

I have Comcast here and it rocks.

My geek son can't believe the speed, and it's only cable, not FIOS or anything like that.

Metro offers a decent triple play bundle and you can bargain with the rates. People don't know this.

My cable doesn't go out in storms. I lost it for a few days during the hurricane last year, but I didn't have any power, either. Occasionally it blips and resets, but it's out for less than a minute.

People complain about Metrocast but I've never had any problems with them.

We rarely lose HD and haven't lost all channels in years (pre-HD days) quality is first rate. It's come a long way. First time I had it 10 years ago we'd lose signal in anything worse than a sprinkle.

We've lost power and turned on the generator, still had signal..

Whatever we have it must involve a dish because we take a dish and receiver camping. And you MUST have good reception while camping. None of that sleeping on the ground roughing it stuff for us.

Ive been with DirecTV before we could get Metrocast. Now I have Metrocast for Internet and DirecTV for TV. With multiple DVR's in the house the cost for DTV is much less than Metrocast. If you have only have 1 or 2 its comparable. I haven't looked into it in a while but Metrocast was getting like 13.95 for each DVR..

Since this tread resurrected itself.....

I finally got cable installed. The old cable from 20+ years ago was inadequate and damaged. Metrocast came and buried new line formt heir box, under the driveway and to he house.

Works great! Occasional freeze on HD channels but for the most part, clean, clear picture in all conditions. No drop off in the rain, snow, no running out to adjust the damn dish.

It costs a bit more than DTV with no hassles. Cable internet is fine. I expected a bit more speed loading pages and video over DSL but I am not noticing it. It is a little faster but not that much.

Since this tread resurrected itself.....

I finally got cable installed. The old cable from 20+ years ago was inadequate and damaged. Metrocast came and buried new line formt heir box, under the driveway and to he house.

Works great! Occasional freeze on HD channels but for the most part, clean, clear picture in all conditions. No drop off in the rain, snow, no running out to adjust the damn dish.

It costs a bit more than DTV with no hassles. Cable internet is fine. I expected a bit more speed loading pages and video over DSL but I am not noticing it. It is a little faster but not that much.

I'd be interested in the speeds you're getting..

Have you tried Speedtest.net??

I'd be interested in the speeds you're getting..

Have you tried Speedtest.net??

When I was there with Metrocast I would average 8-10 which was inline with what I was paying. Im now getting around 23 but that is the "burst speed" with Comcast. I would love to go back to Metrocast if that was possible. Comcast throttles video speeds and since we like to stream we notice it a lot. Never had the issue with Metrocast.