I've been a satellite TV (Directv) subscriber for many years but I'm beginning to rethink it. I wake up this morning to an error code that my receiver is not communicating with the satellite. I call customer service and go through the troubleshooting process with them only to discover that my dish needs alignment or repair. They just replaced it, along with some other components, last year because of the same issue. Additionally, the new dish is much more sensitive to storms than the original one. The year before that they had to repair something else. They charge $99 for a service call, or a mere $8.99 a month if you sign up for their protection plan. I get the feeling I'm being jobbed. Ever since AT&T took over, reliability has gone down and costs have gone up. Prior to this spate of problems, I went years with absolutely no issues.

I might start looking into cable. Are you cable subscribers happy with your service?

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