From the research I've done, DTV will be about $15-20 extra a month after comparing similar packages. I'm not at a place in life where that's an inconsequential amount of money yet. I'm leaning towards the cable option before upgrading to DTV for football and the stretch run in baseball, sometime towards the end of August.
I hear ya. Cable might be able to offer a pretty sweet bundle package of tv/internet/phone as well.
Another factor in choosing which satellite carrier to go with and is completely out of your control is the tree situation at your new place. One requires a clear line of sight to the SE and the other to the SW. The trees could rule out 1 carrier or the other. Good luck!
