Dish has it's ups and downs, If it is really snowy or rainy, the signal pixalates (sp) or goes out all together. The biggest problem we had with Dish is that you have to buy a local tv channel package and you have to get the one that is closest to your home. In our case, that was Youngstown Ohio which meant CLEAVLAND BROWN games, gasp! We were not allowed to choose the Pittsburgh package, I guess it some rule the tv stations have.

One more caveat, you can't put the dish where ever you want, it needs a certain spot directed at the satellite so sometimes the dish will be on a really noticeable part of your house.

Marcie, I bet if you call Time Warner and tell them you are thinking about switching, they will offer you a better deal than the last time you called.