satellite tv guide

Satellite TV delivers 100% digital audio and video. Despite the incredible distance that the signal must travel before it reaches your television, the end result is still crystal clear and equal to any digital cable picture! As long as you have an unobstructed view of the southern sky, the only threat to the quality of your signal is very heavy rain or snow, which can occasionally interfere with reception. If you live in an area with frequent severe weather, you can always get a slightly larger dish to offset the interference.

Cost and Customer Service: Satellite TV vs. Cable
Current cable television customers know the reality of cable all too well: the bills keep getting bigger and the service keeps getting poorer.
Cable subscribers around the country are subject to constant rate hikes and some of the worst customer service of any industry in existence today. Two or three cable companies have a virtual monopoly on the market, and they seem oblivious to widespread dissatisfaction with their product, pricing, and support. Between taxes, monthly subscription fees, and equipment rental charges, cable subscribers are consistently paying far too much for the quality of the service they receive.

Satellite TV offers an alternative to these frustrations. With most retailers offering free installation, you can start enjoying satellite TV for as low as $24.99 a month! What’s more, the satellite dish and receiver are yours to keep, so you won’t need to pay a monthly rental charge or worry about returning the equipment if you move.

But what about service? Not surprisingly, satellite TV wins there as well. The proof is in a study conducted by the respected research firm JD Power and Associates, which compared customer satisfaction with satellite TV providers and all the major cable companies. The results were clear — both Direct TV and Dish Network (VOOM was not available at the time of the study) received the highest possible scores in almost every category, including reliability, cost, and customer service. In contrast, the major cable companies’ scores were not even close.

Don’t take our word for it, however. Click here to visit the JD Powers website and see how customers rate your cable company to Direct TV and Dish Network.

Channel Selection
Want channels? Satellite TV offers more options than you’ll know what to do with!
From favorites like CNN, HBO, and ESPN, to more obscure options like the Speed Channel, Discovery Wings, and the Love Stories network, there is a satellite TV channel to suit every imaginable interest. Whether you’re into sports, fashion, travel, or romance, you will find it all, and much, much more, on satellite TV.

Sports
One category that deserves special mention is sports. Satellite TV offers die-hard sports fans an unbeatable selection of sports programming, including multiple ESPN channels, the NFL Sunday Ticket, (which delivers the largest selection of games available anywhere), the NBA League Pass, the Golf channel, College Sports TV and many more. If you’re a diehard sports fan, then you’ll never miss a second of the action with satellite TV programming.
Movies
Movie buffs rejoice: Satellite TV delivers enough movies to keep you busy 24 hours a day! Multiple channels of Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, and Starz put the biggest blockbusters at your fingertips, while stations like TMC, Turner Classic Movies, and Encore keep a constant supply of your favorite classics at the ready. If movies are your thing, then satellite TV is the answer.
Special Interest
Whatever your interest, you’ll find it on satellite TV. Globetrotters can stay glued to the Travel Channel and the National Geographic Channel; news junkies can stay current with CSPAN, CNN, and the BBC, and science buffs can tune into NASA TV, Science TV and multiple Discovery Channels. With hundreds of channels to choose from, there’s something for everyone on satellite TV.
International Channels
For expatriates, students, language buffs, and others, satellite TV is a great way to receive foreign-language programming. Both Direct TV and Dish Network offer foreign channels, though Dish Network currently has a greater selection of language choices, including Arabic, Russian, Korean and many others; VOOM does not currently offer any foreign channels. If you want to receive foreign programming, you will need to purchase a separate satellite dish, which must be aimed at different satellite than your standard dish.
Local Channels
Many first-time satellite TV customers are surprised to learn that local channels are not always available through their satellite system. Local channel availability via satellite is restricted to certain metropolitan areas, though new local markets are continually being added. If you are eligible to receive local channels, they will cost approximately $5 per month.
Subscribers who live in areas where local programing is not available by satellite can always tune in using a standard TV antenna, which is available at an extra cost from DIRECTV and Dish Network. VOOM provides all its customers with a digital antenna at no extra cost.

To see if you can receive your local channels by satellite, please click on one of the following links:

Local Channels offered by DIRECTV
Local Channels offered by Dish Network

Note: local channels are available to all VOOM subscribers via a digital antenna, provided free with all VOOM installations.