On another Topic that I'm not sure belongs here. I may have asked it before but I couldn't find a thread.
Direct TV. Good? Bad? Do you get all your MASN CHANNELS ON IT? What level of service do you have?
i had direcTV for about 7 years before switching to FiOS last year. The main reason I switched was because Comcast Internet service sucked, and the cost of FiOS vs. DirecTV, Comcast Internet and Verizon home phone was about $70 cheaper (even more so for the first 6 months). I had DirecTV with the HD package but no premium movie channels or sports packages.
That being said, i had absolutely no complaints with DirecTV customer service, channel selection, and picture quality. The TiVO-like DVR blows away what I now get from FiOS. The areas where I did have complaints involved having to run two lines to each TV to support recording and watching at the same time, the need to buy a wireless modem to support dialing up for updates, and the need for a wireless LAN adapter to get video on-demand services. Verizon's VOD library is much larger as well.
Also, Verizon has access to local channels such as the local weather feeds. I was able to get these via DirecTV, but I had to buy a Trek indoor antenna for each TV and call DirecTV for an antenna gateway (free).
I did get MASN-HD on DirecTV, I believe they carry MASN-2HD as well.