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fiberguy
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reply to Flibbetigibbet
Re: Now this...

Great for you, however YOUR experience does not set the status quo for the technology itself, but nice try.

It's a known fact that cable is not typically affected by rain or heavy cloud covers. It IS a known fact that Satellite is.

Now, you're coming in here and saying "If you've never lost cable service in bad weather, you're an exceptionally lucky (and rare) cable subscriber." which is completely different. If you want to talk about "bad weather" now, that opens up the definition broadly to include tornadoes and hurricanes. Point your finger to Florida or anywhere in the Tornado alley and I'll show you where "BAD WEATHER" will take down cable.. oh, and phone, and power, and... but, if you want to get back on topic and talk about heavy rain and snow, then we'll all be on the same page again.

But, if you think that bad weather takes down cable and you're "exceptionally lucky (and rare)" then you are totally misguided, or simply trolling.

You've obviously not worked for any dish company like some of us or are simply cheer-leading for your cause. Either way, you're not even close to correct with your post.


Flibbetigibbet

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I'm happy to talk about heavy rain (not snow, haven't been there or done that), and "bad weather" does not include tornadoes or hurricanes (I suspect I've seen plenty more of both than you have). It's just plain bad weather--rain, thunder, lightning. In the years when I had cable (several different companies in different cities), it went out all the time in generic old bad weather. Not destructive weather--bad weather, and it stayed out for well after the storms passed.

Judging by the other responses in this thread, I was hardly the only one. So drop the self-righteousness. It's a bore.
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