Have I considered it? Well, yes, in brief passing...the clauses of
"outs" for the provider and possible "gotcha's" for the user in any of
the contracts I've seen I wouldn't even consider signing is Strike 1.

Where it would have to be to have the southern exposure required would
either require mounting on house or far enough away to require
amplifiers, etc. Dad got a dish tossed in to the last TV he bought and
we considered how to hook it up some years ago when I was home.
Decided wasn't worth the trouble. Srike 2.

100's of channels and still basically nothing to watch! While Mom
was in the assisted living in town and on cable, saw it again and
again. While there are a few stations that would be nice (I got used
to watching the Braves while in TN and kinda' miss them altho unless
they do better than last year, not so much ) and a few other odds 'n
ends, but in general just don't miss it. Also, last time the guy
called at supper time and I tried to find out the deal on the locals,
turns out they only have the main Wichita stations and not the
satellite repeaters/localized stations. So, to get the actual "local"
weather and news channels would still have to have the antenna. Srike
3.

But, it's an idea others who are more interested in programming and
less interested in the one item of near local weather and storm weather
that is my primary interest would probably find the way to go.

well in the last few years BIG changes have occured to satellite TV.

long cable runs use new technology elminating amplifiers. if antenna
and rotor is ok on your home then whats the big problem with a 2 foot
diamneter dish?

many more local stations are up

new lease deals basically mirroring cable, try it if you dont like it
just call and cancel and return the box, which now can output 2
different feeds to seperate tvs without a extra fee.

the receivers when plugged into a phone line provide 100% local weather
and forecasts all the time at no extra cost. just clkick and its there.

mysel;f I just look out the window, snow storms are of interest beyond
that little matters

Dish installs the equiptement either free or 50 bucks depending on what
package you choose with no long term commitments.

for rural subs the PI public interest channels our of interest to many
and come with the most basic packages

You have NO IDEA what a DVR does it changes how you watch TV FOREVER!