said by suz :I have been looking into directv and they seem to offer more for less, along with a 3 year lock in. I want to keep my cable internet, as i have never had any problems with that. Seems common that people are using satellite for tv and cable for internet. Has anyone ran into any problems doing this?
I do exactly that, DirecTV for TV and Charter for internet. I have DirecTV for all the sports they offer including NFL Sunday Ticket, NBA League Pass & NBA TV Channel as Charter offers none of those and possibly might never. I have no problems at all with DirecTV and really like their product.
I haven't had any problems recently with Charter, a while back I had a problem with the incoming line but since that was fixed no problems with the internet. You can subscribe to Charter 30/4 Mbit/s internet standalone with no other services for either $49.99 or $54.99 per mo. depending on your area.
As others have stated DirecTV requires a 2 year contract not a 3 year. The early cancellation fee starts at $480 (month 1) and subtracts -$20 every month until the contract is complete. If you plan on getting the Genie DVR try to ask the installer ahead of time if they have any new HR44 models on there truck as they are faster and in a smaller profile than the HR34 models, they should be rolling out nationally within a few months but right now there more limited depending on your area.