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[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by JB73
umm in a word no.

just as a storm can kill the video, well more so for the internet.
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Wha..?  During our last two big storms (70mph+ winds) the people with Satellites were the only ones who HAD TV reception, during and after the storm for 3 days!  Anything cable related was down.  

It was actually a curse, my kids friends wanted to come to our house to watch TV since those with cable had no service!

[Tac]

get her satellite tv that offers internet service.


then sign her up with VONAGE or any other internet -phone company. That way she wont have to keep suffering the local phone company.

when you get her all this, tell her to disconnect her phone service BUT to require that the phone company give her a 911 line. By law they have to give her a land-phone line connection that can only dial the emergency services (that way she is covered by both satellite and land-line for any emergency).

[LePaul]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Wha..?  During our last two big storms (70mph+ winds) the people with Satellites were the only ones who HAD TV reception, during and after the storm for 3 days!  Anything cable related was down.  

It was actually a curse, my kids friends wanted to come to our house to watch TV since those with cable had no service!

I loved Dish Network when I had it, I loved the sheer amount of channels and knowing if I missed a program on one time zone, I could get it in another.

But anytime we had serious rain or snow, garbled signal.

Worst was the in-between issues....sound that didnt synch to the video by a good second or more.

Cable has been vastly more reliable for me.  I've gone thru 2 boxes this year that have induced some issues, but Time Warner has had some superb customer service to date.

I suppose your mileage may vary

[Maverick]

I've been using Dish for TV for 3 years all over the country. Yep in heavy rain it will fuzz out. Still since I don't live in a rain forrest, it's not much of an issue. It will be interesting when HD takes over later on. I'm not sure what I'll have to buy to keep going.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Mav, are Dish and Hughesnet compatible? Everyone in the family outside my brother has Dish, and Mom likes hers, so she doesn't want to change. What's the average price on basic service and equipment? She doesn't need blazing speed, just a secure solid reliable connection.