I’ve been wanting to get rid of BrightHouse cable TV service for a long time. The issue is they give you a good deal with their bundles that include telepone, hi speed internet, and television service. When customers need to disconnect one of these, you miss out on the savings of the package.
But the cable TV service just has to go, as the channel selection and quality is below average. There is so much talk today about HD, there isn’t much choice with my provider. So I started doing a little research on who else was providing service in my neck of the woods.
I am fortunate to be one of the individuals who have a few choices. Unlike a few people who can only choose from either the cable company or Dish television, I have a third option in this region. The phone company in this area has been enhancing their network. So I have another consideration with U-verse from AT&T.
That doesn’t of course mean I won’t have similar problems. It would place someone in the same boat as with the cable TV company, as the telephone guys want me to bundle their television service with high speed and voice service. If the deal is good, customers will be satisfied. Then again if the service is poor you are in the same situation that I’m in now with the cable operator.
The reviews I found on the internet are fairly good on telecom television service. Because it is new, there is always a learning curve with a service like this, and some customers write bad reviews. Some of those reviews are the quite amusing, simply for the reason people decide to write a bad review on their horrible experience and share it on the web. Unhappy customers rail on the company like it is some huge conspiracy to screw the customer, like the company does not want to make money!
Another option I’m looking into is of course satellite television. Because we have six television viewers in the home, we usually buy a premium cable television package. The satellite companies seem to be pretty even, as the Premier DirecTV package and the DISH Network America’s everything package are both right around $110 a month. Sure that’s pretty pricey for pay TV, but if you make the comparison with treating your family to dinner and a show, the entertainment value is comparable.