RonB wrote:
We live in a rural area in SE Kansas and our local, independent cable
provider just announced he will close shop at the end of July. I
would be irritated but he guy is 72 years old and has provided
excellent service for years. He can't find a buyer and is worn out.

We are comparing Dish vs Direct. Quite frankly Dish seems to be
looking better, but:

What do you guys think?


RonB

Have you thought about an over the air antenna and online streaming?
I dropped Dish over a year ago and have an extra thousand in the piggy
bank now. All I wanted was the news, business news, educational
channels and the military channel. The over the air channels are
usually actual HD an many of the online streaming channels are also.
Dish actually did me a favor when they raised their prices, got me
off dead center and got me to do something I should have done a year or
two earlier. Most over the air channels have sub channels some of those
are pretty decent to watch...
an example of what's available now with online streaming...
http://www.justin.tv/directory/entertainment