said by TelecomJunky 
:said by Matt :said by TelecomJunky :I have had direcTV or dishnet from the time they launched. I have had them in 5 different homes. If installed properly, weather related mishaps are non-existent. Cable suffers weather related issues far worse than satellite.
Don't even say digital cable, its a joke, less than 25% of their channels are even broadcast digitally and cost wise cable is nearly twice what the equivalent channel packages are through dishnet or directv.
Really, explain why my digital cable has never gone out yet my friend comes over all the time to watch the game because it's "too cloudy".
And your price argument has been proven again and again to be false.
Obviously, I can't quote on cable prices across the board but where I live comcast charges $80 a month for the digital silver plan with HBO.
I can get the equivalent through Dishnet for $42.99.
Both charge relatively the same extra for HDTV and locals.
Any channel below 75 on Comcast is analog and crappy.
As for the 1 guy you know having dish problems, my guess, and others on here I see, is his install is not good. My guess the cheap-o installer who setup his service didn't bother to spend the 5 minutes it takes to fine tune the dish. If he has direcTV he should make sure his signal is not below 85 before the installer leaves, if he has dish he should look at above 100 signals.
Keep in mind both are different scales, i.e. 100 is the max on dtv and 120, I believe is the max on dishnet.
In addition, if you friend has any large trees obstructing his dish he could be having problems, again an issue for installation. You need to pick a spot clear of any obstructions.
According to the DTV website, no you can't:
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