In article , "Mr.
Luddite" says...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:33:31 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Every so often, I think about converting from cable to dish, but the
two
dish companies here seem unwilling or incapable of distributing info
that is clear and understandable.

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Satellite TV service is very susceptible to thunderstorm outages.
Fiber optic is the way to go if they have it in your area.

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I can understand that in your area given the almost daily
thunderstorms you have during the summer. Up here we have a few, but
not often.
When we were in Florida we had Direct TV but we were only there for
the winter months with few thunderstorms.

The only problem I have up here with Direct TV is that a tree has
grown a leaf laden branch directly in liine with the dish to satellite
view.
It's not normally a problem unless the wind is strong, blowing the
limb and leaves around. A tall ladder and a chain saw will take
care of that soon.
Oh ... and if we have a heavy, wet snowfall, I have to brush it off
the dish once in a while. I mounted the portable dish on the railing
of a porch that goes off my man cave, so that isn't really a big deal
to do.

I've heard they have come a long way as far as rain and storms blocking
signal. Do you find that to be true?