Why Choose Satellite TV?
Channel Selection
Want channels? Satellite TV offers more options than you'll know what to do with!
From favorites like CNN, HBO, and ESPN, to more obscure options like the Speed Channel, Discovery Wings, and the Love Stories network, there is a satellite TV channel to suit every imaginable interest. Whether you're into sports, fashion, travel, or romance, you will find it all, and much, much more, on satellite TV.
Sports
One category that deserves special mention is sports. Satellite TV offers die-hard sports
fans an unbeatable selection of sports programming, including multiple ESPN channels,
the NFL Sunday Ticket, (which delivers the largest selection of games available anywhere),
the NBA League Pass, the Golf channel, College Sports TV and many more. If you're a diehard
sports fan, then you'll never miss a second of the action with satellite TV programming.
Movies
Movie buffs rejoice: Satellite TV delivers enough movies to keep you busy 24 hours a day!
Multiple channels of Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, and Starz put the biggest blockbusters at your
fingertips, while stations like TMC, Turner Classic Movies, and Encore keep a constant
supply of your favorite classics at the ready. If movies are your thing, then
satellite TV is the answer.
Special Interest
Whatever your interest, you'll find it on satellite TV. Globetrotters can stay glued to the
Travel Channel and the National Geographic Channel; news junkies can stay current with
CSPAN, CNN, and the BBC, and science buffs can tune into NASA TV, Science TV and
multiple Discovery Channels. With hundreds of channels to choose from, there's something
for everyone on satellite TV.
International Channels
For expatriates, students, language buffs, and others, satellite TV is a great way to
receive foreign-language programming. Both Direct TV and Dish Network offer foreign channels,
though Dish Network currently has a greater selection of language choices, including Arabic, Russian,
Korean and many others; VOOM does not currently offer any foreign channels. If you want to
receive foreign programming, you will need to purchase a separate satellite dish, which
must be aimed at different satellite than your standard dish.
Local Channels
Many first-time satellite TV customers are surprised to learn that local channels are not
always available through their satellite system. Local channel availability via satellite
is restricted to certain metropolitan areas, though new local markets are continually being
added. If you are eligible to receive local channels, they will cost approximately $5 per month.
Subscribers who live in areas where local programing is not available by satellite can always
tune in using a standard TV antenna, which is available at an extra cost from DIRECTV and Dish Network.
VOOM provides all its customers with a digital antenna at no extra cost.
To see if you can receive your local channels by satellite, please click on one of the
following links:
Local Channels offered by DIRECTV
Local Channels offered by Dish Network
Note: local channels are available to all VOOM subscribers via a digital antenna, provided free with all VOOM installations.
Cost and Customer Service: Satellite TV vs. Cable
Current cable television customers know the reality of cable all too well: the bills keep
getting bigger and the service keeps getting poorer.
Cable subscribers around the country are subject to constant rate hikes and some of the
worst customer service of any industry in existence today. Two or three cable companies
have a virtual monopoly on the market, and they seem oblivious to widespread dissatisfaction
with their product, pricing, and support. Between taxes, monthly subscription fees, and equipment rental
charges, cable subscribers are consistently paying far too much for the quality of the service they receive.
Satellite TV offers an alternative to these frustrations. With most retailers offering
free installation, you can start enjoying satellite TV for as low as $24.99 a month! What's
more, the satellite dish and receiver are yours to keep, so you won't need to pay a monthly
rental charge or worry about returning the equipment if you move.
But what about service? Not surprisingly, satellite TV wins there as well. The proof is in a
study conducted by the respected research firm JD Power and Associates, which compared customer
satisfaction with satellite TV providers and all the major cable companies. The results were
clear -- both Direct TV and Dish Network (VOOM was not available at the time of the study)
received the highest possible scores in almost every category, including reliability, cost,
and customer service. In contrast, the major cable companies' scores were not even close.
Don't take our word for it, however. Click here to visit the
JD Powers website and see how customers rate your cable company to Direct TV and Dish Network.
Picture Quality
Satellite TV delivers 100% digital audio and video. Despite the incredible distance that the
signal must travel before it reaches your television, the end result is still crystal clear
and equal to any digital cable picture! As long as you have an unobstructed view of the
southern sky, the only threat to the quality of your signal is very heavy rain or snow,
which can occasionally interfere with reception. If you live in an area with frequent severe
weather, you can always get a slightly larger dish to offset the interference.
Satellite Internet Service
For residents of areas where high speed internet is not available via cable or DSL connection,
it is now possible to connect to the Internet by satellite.
While not quite as fast as a broadband connection, a satellite internet connection offers substantially
faster speed that a conventional dial-up connection.
HughesNet requires a dedicated satellite dish. Once installed, HughesNet can provide download speeds of
up to 500kbps, which is five to ten times faster than most dial-up connections!
Click here for more information on HughesNet internet service. |
