Hurricanes and Satellite TV
Hurricanes and Satellite TV By Marianne McEachern
If you are like me, you believed bad weather would kill the
reception on Satellite TV, so I was content to keep my cable and
watch my favorites. I still had memories of those giant dishes
and how unattractive they used to look on roofs and in yards.
Last year, here in southeast Florida where I live; Francis and
Jeanne, two not so friendly hurricanes, visited me. I think I
should tell you that hurricanes and the Big Bad Wolf are at the
top of my "Scare Me to Death" list. Francis was first, and my
cable went off before the power. I called for repair but was
told everyone had gone home in the local area to get ready for
the storm. I guess they turned everything off with the lights
when they left. I lost power for two weeks not to mention that
half of my belongings were blown into the next county, and when
the first lights flickered back on - WOW - civilization was
returning so I turned on the TV. No Cable! This is not good, I
thought! My neighbor invited us over to watch theirs; yes, they
had satellite!! The dish is so small and hidden on the back of
their roof I never even knew they had it...and amazingly enough
it didn't get blown into the next county like my stuff.
Thinking I had a lot of time to shop services, Jeanne was on the
scene and I was too late, but I figured the cable had just been
repaired and would withstand the portion of the storm we were
going to get. Not so, it was a repeat of the last round. Then I
had to fight with the cable company for credits on my bills for
all the days of no service and it took three billing cycles to
get any adjustment.
I started making phone calls, not something I'm fond of doing,
when my neighbor mentioned to me that they had found their
service online. You can compare rates and free offers without
having to talk to sales people and wonder if they are giving you
a line to reel you into their service. Isn't the Internet
GRAND??? How convenient!
I also found out that shopping for satellite TV online offers so
many more discounts and freebies than calling local suppliers.
Online sellers work so hard to make you a customer. They not
only offer free equipment and installation but also offer free
receivers for extra rooms (up to four) as opposed to the one
digital box I had on ONE TV from my cable service, and you can
watch a different channel in every room which was contrary to
what I had believed about satellite TV. The professional
installation they schedule for you insures the maximum benefit
from the system and is one of the best freebies offered.
Needless to say, I am happy with my service. Our squalls and
incredible thunderstorms haven't bothered my television
experience and I no longer have to worry about lines going down
or over-all-area cable outages. I can even get my high speed
Internet service on satellite. Technology is a wonderful thing!
I am curious if your experiences are anything like mine. Does
snow bother your television viewing? It's not something I have
to deal with here in Florida. I'd love to hear from you to know
more about weather effects on your own television systems. Send
me an email and let me know how you like your own cable or
satellite system. I have a free gift for you that you will
simply love if you write to me.
Mmceach@time4me.com
I would encourage everyone to investigate satellite TV in his or
her own area. It has been such an improvement and cost savings
for me that I highly recommend it. Shopping for it online is a
pleasurable experience; here are a few of the sites I found to
be the best when I did my research:
http://tinyurl.com/d8eay
http://tinyurl.com/cjz4p
http://tinyurl.com/byg3f
You can compare costs easily, and look for the pricing on the
service that fits your needs. If you want only great TV you can
see what they have and what current freebies are available, and
if you are looking for high speed Internet I am sure you will
find what you are looking for too. Mother Nature just got
friendlier; I am no longer afraid of the Big Bad Wolf or losing
my television reception to hurricanes...well maybe the Big Bad
Wolf.