With the Super Bowl coming up there should be some decent Dish/Direct TV deals out there right now.

This deal here http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1800049 was almost enough to make me jump ship from Dish to Direct TV but I really didn't need the TV so I passed. Don't know if the deal is still good or not but they don't get much better than that.


Also is your phone company different than your Cable company? Does your phone company offer DSL internet? DSL is often cheaper than Cable internet and if you can bundle your phone and DSL you can save even more.


With Dish and Direct TV there is a chance of whats called rain fade but it usually has to be a very strong storm to cause it. As long as the dish is mounted securley, no obstructions in it's path (trees, tall buildings..) and aligned proprely you shouldn't have the fade happen very often.

So with Dish or Direct TV setup and if possiable phone + DSL you could leave your cable co out in the cold.