BKC Solutions Corner

We have been itching to get rid of Comcast digital cable for a long time. The problem is they suck you in with their packages that include voice, high speed internet, and TV service. When you want to disconnect one of these, you miss out on the savings of the bundle.

But the cable television setup just has to go, as the service and quality is below par. There is so much discussion today about high definition, there isn’t much of that with Charter Cable. So I began doing a little research on who else was providing service in my area.

I am fortunate to be one of the people who have been given a couple of options. Unlike most people who can only select from either the cable company or Direct TV satellite TV, I have another provider in my region. The phone company in my area has been enhancing the telephone network. So there is another consideration with Verizon and their FiOS service.

That doesn’t of course mean I won’t have the same issues. It would place someone in the same situation as with the cable TV company, because telephone company want customers to bundle their TV service with high speed and voice service. If the deal is good, I’ll be pleased. But if its not you’re in the same circumstance that we all hate, being stuck with cable TV that isn’t all that great.

The evaluations I found are pretty good on telecom television service. Because it is brand new, there is always a risk with a new technology like this, and some people write bad reviews. Those reviews are the quite amusing, simply for the reason customers decide to write a dissertation on their poor experience and post it on the web. Unhappy customers badmouth the company like it is some huge conspiracy to screw the customer, like the company does not want our money!

Another option I’m looking into is of course satellite TV. Since we have four TV viewers in the home, we have subscribed in the past to a premium TV package. The satellite TV choices seem to be fairly even, as the Premier package by DirecTV and the America’s Everything Pack from DISH Network are each about $100 per month. Sure that’s pretty high for pay television, but if you compare that to taking your family to supper and a movie, the entertainment value is comparable.  Some in my family speak Spanish, so the DIRECTV Mas bundle looks like a winner.  The great thing is that there are lots of Direct TV opinions to help me decide which direction to take.