| Are you getting increasingly upset at the continually | | | | Some of these deals may last for a limited time period |
| rising subscription fees imposed by your cable TV | | | | before being replaced by equally enticing offers. The |
| supplier? | | | | range of deals available to new subscribers is |
| Do you irritated at the increase but still continue to use | | | | something that the cable companies have difficulty in |
| their services because you just can't be bothered to | | | | matching. |
| do anything about it? Have you complained to the | | | | Whilst these offers may encourage people to try a |
| provider about these excessive increases and been | | | | satellite company, it's the huge number of channels |
| given a feeble excuse? | | | | together with the value-for-money monthly charges |
| Well, now you can do something about it. It's time to | | | | that keep families happy with satellite TV. |
| review your TV options in regard to what you pay | | | | The technological nature of satellite transmission |
| and what you get. Many cable TV customers are | | | | means that a larger range of channels can be offered |
| now realizing that their service provider cannot give | | | | to subscribers. The companies offer a diverse range |
| them the number and variety of High Definition (HD) | | | | of packages covering every possible topic for all |
| channels that other service providers can. | | | | members of the family at moderately priced |
| The biggest problem facing the cable companies is the | | | | subscriptions. All the major free-to-air channels are |
| aggressive nature of the competition from the satellite | | | | included in the packages together with local and |
| TV companies. Since the inception of satellite TV the | | | | regional programs. Add to these the multitude of |
| cable companies have been fighting a battle they | | | | special interest and niche programs, including a huge |
| know they cannot win. The satellite TV providers, DISH | | | | range of sports channels, and it can be said that |
| Network and DirecTV, are on a ruthless march | | | | satellite TV covers all a family's interests. |
| towards total domination of the TV market. They | | | | For people born over-seas who enjoy watching |
| know that the days of cable TV are coming to an end | | | | television programs from the country of their birth, then |
| and that the more advanced technology of satellite | | | | both DISH Network and DirecTV provide a massive |
| TV will ensure that in the near future satellite | | | | range of foreign language channels. Not only can |
| transmission will be dominant in the industry. | | | | subscribers enjoy their television viewing in their mother |
| Satellite TV - also known as Dish TV - is better able | | | | language, they can teach their children aspects of the |
| to supply those families living in isolated regions who | | | | culture of their homeland. |
| because of high cost may not have access to | | | | There are many other benefits of satellite TV, the |
| television services transmitted by cable. Almost every | | | | most important being the reliability of signal transmission |
| family in the country is able to enjoy the benefits of | | | | compared to that of cable - cable transmission is |
| satellite television, whereas the cable TV companies | | | | notorious for being affected by bad weather. With a |
| are unable to provide services to distant and isolated | | | | satellite system loss of service due to poor weather is |
| regions. | | | | exceptionally rare. |
| The advantages of satellite TV are much more than | | | | To many people the level of customer care provided |
| being able to serve rural areas. | | | | is of paramount importance . On this score the satellite |
| The intensively competitive nature of the satellite | | | | providers come out on top over the cable companies, |
| television industry with the need for continuous growth | | | | as they have done for a number of years now. The J |
| in subscribers means that the public is being continually | | | | D Power organization lists the top company in its |
| offered money-saving deals to sign up with one of the | | | | annual survey, with honors in recent years going to |
| satellite TV companies. | | | | one of the satellite TV companies. |
| These offers vary from the on-going deals of free | | | | For families wishing to upgrade their TV viewing |
| equipment and installation for a given number of TVs; | | | | options hen a change to a satellite TV provider would |
| free access to a number of movie channels for a | | | | be the most logical answer. The technological features |
| period; free access to HD channels for a | | | | of satellite TV means that this method of signal |
| pre-determined period; free upgrade to more modern | | | | transmission puts it at a huge advantage in being able |
| equipment, usually a DVR unit, and free HD receiver | | | | to embrace future improvements in service. |
| for subscribers signing up for a HD program package. | | | | |