# Cable or Dish once and for all **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 3, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228 "2006-01-03T15:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/21 "2006-01-03T15:39:15Z")
you can only watch one channel at a given moment. anything else is a waste enuff said ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/22 "2006-01-03T15:39:19Z")
no wonder you guys dislike cable ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/23 "2006-01-03T15:39:47Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > you can only watch one channel at a given moment. anything else is a waste > > enuff said \*sega \> ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/24 "2006-01-03T15:42:59Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > you can only watch one channel at a given moment. anything else is a waste > > enuff said At any given time… I am in our room watching TV… Eurodad is at the PC (cable modem)… The boys are in the living room or kitchen watching tv… There are usually 4 tv’s on at all times. ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/25 "2006-01-03T15:43:46Z")
> [@eurodad](#): > > ours doesn’t > we don’t have digital > adelphia sucks We don’t have digital because I won’t order it… Adelphia is owned by Comcast… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/26 "2006-01-03T15:45:28Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > We don’t have digital because I won’t order it… Adelphia is owned by Comcast… good, now you might get your money worth. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/27 "2006-01-03T15:53:53Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > At any given time… I am in our room watching TV… Eurodad is at the PC (cable modem)… The boys are in the living room or kitchen watching tv… There are usually 4 tv’s on at all times. you still cant view more then one channel at a given moment. so basic is more then enough. if they wanted you to view a good show they put it on the standard channels. this way they get the highest ratings ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/28 "2006-01-03T16:33:44Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > you still cant view more then one channel at a given moment. so basic is more then enough. if they wanted you to view a good show they put it on the standard channels. this way they get the highest ratings get DVR and digital and you’ll eat those words. watching taped shows with no commercials \> scrolling ahead \> flipping ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/29 "2006-01-03T17:08:12Z")
adelphia is not yet owned by comcast… i am actually a comcast employee… I do direct sales / collections for comcast… Anybody who needs a deal on cable let me know I can help. But DVR is a great product and for what its worth its not that expensive 9.95 a month per box. But its great and customers like it. But the best product i Beleive is the internet service by far we have the fastest down streem in the pittsburgh area. The newest product Ive been marketing is the phone service. CDV (comcast digital voice) Its alot like Voip except we go over are own cable lines directly to a phone switch resulting in the customer not having to pay all the usual taxes that applies with the regular phone companies. Let me know if anyone needs any new services from comcast. -Dan ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/30 "2006-01-03T17:18:52Z")
comcast basic and cable modem here. but i have digital for 3 months because they have a promotion for 3 months for free. ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/31 "2006-01-03T17:45:57Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > what are you talking about. > > We havn’t had to upgrade anything and there are always imporvments being made. We are notified of them as well… > > You can have as many TVs as you want on a single dish. They even make recievers that you can hook up several Tvs to one reciever and they all have their own remote allowing them to watch their own channels. Thus shrinking the amount of “Boxes” you need if you choose. Look it up. +1 we have dish network and have not had to upgrade unless we wanted to. We got two HD plasma tv’s so we got new HD receivers, one w/ DVR, you can scroll a week+ ahead (on both) and tape all your shows, weekly, m-f or one time. LOVE the ffw, rewind, pause, play feature, I am spoiled now…and hate commercials even more…It’s great. Speed channel is on our package. We don’t have the pay movie channels ie/starz (but will get it back once sopranos are back on for HBO) and our bill is between $60-70/month. Only time we have service disruptions is when there is a huge thunderstorm or big big snow storm, and that might be 3 or 4 times a year and never for long, a few minutes… ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/32 "2006-01-04T07:24:08Z")
i think i’m pullin the trigger on dish today. i’ve lost cable 2 or 3 times this year and once it was for a while so some static now and then isn’t anything new… plus the price is about half for the same channels. i don’t see why not :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/33 "2006-01-04T07:32:01Z")
> [@rookee](#): > > i think i’m pullin the trigger on dish today. i’ve lost cable 2 or 3 times this year and once it was for a while so some static now and then isn’t anything new… plus the price is about half for the same channels. i don’t see why not :dunno: 🆒 I was lookig around I had some card here that you could get everything for free (equipment, installation and so forth) but I don;t know what happend to them. You could also contact Brad (Ecovenom) on here because I think he has a buddy that works for them and can get you a card… ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/34 "2006-01-04T07:39:04Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > you still cant view more then one channel at a given moment. so basic is more then enough. if they wanted you to view a good show they put it on the standard channels. this way they get the highest ratings No I personally can’t view more than one channel at a time… but the family as a whole can… ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/35 "2006-01-04T07:42:53Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > No I personally can’t view more than one channel at a time… but the family as a whole can… actually we can, PIP(picture in picture) ---
**Author:** ![Jenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/36 "2006-01-04T07:50:45Z")
Woooooo Cable!!! ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/37 "2006-01-04T08:25:15Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > 🆒 > > I was lookig around I had some card here that you could get everything for free (equipment, installation and so forth) but I don;t know what happend to them. You could also contact Brad (Ecovenom) on here because I think he has a buddy that works for them and can get you a card… thx can you PM me a number for him ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/38 "2006-01-04T09:47:22Z")
I can’t bring myself to pay for digital cable, especially since Speed Channel is now in an extra cost sports package. But they do have CSPAN3 though… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/39 "2006-01-04T10:29:36Z")
ive had normal cable, comcast, now directTV, i have the directTV now, it takes like 3 months to get used to since all the numbers are changed… like fox (which is normally 7) is now 342 or something like that… when it rains hard the picture goes out, wind, and snow… it blows all in all. only thing its good for is porn late at night digital cable\> dish ---
**Author:** ![imported\_jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@imported\_jim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_jim)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228/40 "2006-01-04T10:58:24Z")
> adelphia is not yet owned by comcast… i am actually a comcast employee… I do direct sales / collections for comcast… Anybody who needs a deal on cable let me know I can help. But DVR is a great product and for what its worth its not that expensive 9.95 a month per box. But its great and customers like it. But the best product i Beleive is the internet service by far we have the fastest down streem in the pittsburgh area. The newest product Ive been marketing is the phone service. CDV (comcast digital voice) Its alot like Voip except we go over are own cable lines directly to a phone switch resulting in the customer not having to pay all the usual taxes that applies with the regular phone companies. Let me know if anyone needs any new services from comcast. Can you get me a break on price? I have cable internet and the standard and expanded Comcast cable (it’s Comcastic!) but no premiums or digital at all. Quite honestly I am tired of paying over $45.00 a month for just me and my one TV because I only watch about 40 hours of programming. I was going to call this week and cut it back to just standard cable (local channels only) to save money but if you can do anything for me I’ll keep what I’ve got right now. If I cut back to the basic cable and don’t like it then I’ll give the dish a try down the road sometime. It’s cheaper and I’ll get more channels too. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-or-dish-once-and-for-all/179228.md?page=3)