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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 3165691" data-attributes="member: 1515">I have a few friends with DirecTV.  Generally, they do like it; loss of signal during extreme weather (heavy rain or snow, high wind) does happen, but the cable company can have signal issues in that weather, too (i.e., their satellite dishes can suffer from the same problems).  And, having TIVO integrated with your receiver box is nice.If you live in / near a major market, DirecTV carries your broadcast channels, too (ABC, NBC, Fox, etc.).  If you don't, you'll need an antenna to pick those channels up the old-fashioned way.One thing that one friend with DirecTV, who lives a block from us, learned the hard way: cable TV systems have an automatic system that interrupts programming when the Emergency Alert System triggers for your area (usually, when there's a severe weather warning); a dish can't do that.  In addition, if you're getting the Weather Channel off a dish, you don't get your local forecasts or warnings (which get put in at the local cable office).  My friend winds up calling me whenever it looks like the weather's going bad, or I call him when there's a weather warning.  Another work-around would be to get a NOAA weather radio (which automatically switches on with an alert tone when there's a warning for your area).</blockquote>