# Cable VS. Sattelite
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 14, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798 "2008-01-14T19:56:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@FlareSide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FlareSide)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/1 "2008-01-14T19:56:56Z")
Ok, so I am trying to decide which way to go. Sat or Cable. I am in Butler so I would have to go with Armstrong. Any warnings or recommendations? Does dish really go out with bad weather that often.
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### Author:  [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/2 "2008-01-14T20:01:50Z")
For just TV or internet too?
As far as going out mine only did sometimes during pretty bad storms.
Can’t go any further without knowing which you’re getting, or both…
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### Author:  [@FlareSide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FlareSide)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/3 "2008-01-14T20:04:30Z")
It would just be for TV.
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### Author:  [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/4 "2008-01-14T20:07:06Z")
I don’t know about armstrong cable, but I have been using Dish Network for about 2 years now and its great. The customer service (like getting it installed) was pretty poor, but overall the service itself is good and it is a great price. We had been paying about 55 bucks a month for 250 channels w/ a DVR recorder on two tvs. Then we upgraded to HD w/ DVR and 250 + Channels and have been paying 65 or 70 per month.
We haven’t had any issues with reception or anything like that. It is always clear.
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### Author:  [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/5 "2008-01-14T20:12:17Z")
dish isn’t bad…i have directv and the ONLY time it went out was during a really bad storm…and even at that time it was 2 of the news channels…all the others worked fine
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### Author:  [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/6 "2008-01-14T22:20:16Z")
Yeah for just TV I would go with Satellite if that’s what’s available or cheaper for what you want.
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### Author:  [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/7 "2008-01-15T00:50:16Z")
on a second note i saw that Jon had mentioned something about sat internet…it sucks…is slow…and ridiculously expensive
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### Author:  [@sinim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sinim)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/8 "2008-01-15T06:20:49Z")
I’ve had armstrong for about 2 years now. I’ve never had any problem with them that their service wasn’t incredibly fast and responsive in fixing. I have them for cable, phone, and internet now and I’m quite pleased.
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### Author:  [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/9 "2008-01-15T09:04:03Z")
> [@FF: 98 LS1 rods and pistons](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ff-98-ls1-rods-and-pistons/34355/16):
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> on a second note i saw that Jon had mentioned something about sat internet…it sucks…is slow…and ridiculously expensive
Haha yeah that’s why I asked which, I had satellite internet for a small amount of time and it was terrible…
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### Author:  [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/10 "2008-01-15T11:11:52Z")
> [@FS: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2002-subaru-impreza-wrx/34353/8):
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> Haha yeah that’s why I asked which, I had satellite internet for a small amount of time and it was terrible…
ya they want like 100+ a month for like dual isdn speed lol
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### Author:  [@ssdragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ssdragon)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/11 "2008-01-15T17:04:32Z")
i been using dish for 5 years now and i wouldnt want anything else. i love the dual tuning dvr
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### Author:  [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-vs-sattelite/194798/12 "2008-01-15T19:27:01Z")
we had both up at the camp in pymatuning. dish would go out so damn much it wasn’t funny, it might have needed reajusted or something but every time a bird chirped it’d go out. we have armstrong cable up there now, it’s definitely more reliable but it doesn’t have as many channels as dish did.