Time Warner or Direct TV

• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Moving to Westerville in a few weeks and sad that I have to give up my Uverse. Only options are TWC and Direct TV. How horrible is TWC in Columbus?
• justincredible

  

  I've had both (in Cincinnati) and both were equally terrible.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  I haven't lived in a snowy/rainy region in forever so I'm worried that Direct TV will cut out all the time.
• Automatik

  

  Time Warner Cable is one of the worst companies in America.
  
  I would go cable-free before I gave them my business again.
  
  I had DirecTV for two years while living in Columbus. It's pricey, but I had zero issues.
• thavoice

  Yeah, I had TWC at our condo on the lake this past spring and summer. It was like an act of congress to get anything done for them. Fuck. Them.
  Does westerville have any smaller, local companies? I go with our small,hometown cable company. Doesnt maybe have all the bells and whistles, but it is cheaper and much easier to get anything done
• TedSheckler

  

  I've had Directv for 10+ years. No real complaints other than expensive.
• vdubb96

  

  I just got TWC to drop my bill by $55 a month and still retain all the services I had before. Took me about 25 minutes of phone time. Fine by me.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  I pay $170 right now for Uverse cable and internet. It's crazy expensive but it works perfectly, albiet after they had to come chang out the outside box. As long as Direct TV has the NBCSports extra that shows all the EPL soccer games I'm good with it. It doesn't look like TWC does.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  I don't really know anything about Westerville or the Columbus area. Not sure if Westerville has a hometown cable company.
• raiderbuck

  I lived in Westerville for three years. I had Insight Cable. No idea if it's still around, but it had DVR and HD. That's all I really cared about so it got the job done. My only experience with TWC was when I was living with my parents in Mansfield. My dad hates TWC. He refused to get a DVR so TWC had to ship in a cable box from West Podunk just to satisfy my his request. Eventually he switched to DVR because the bill was astronomical without the bundle.
  
  I'd love to go DirecTV, but I heard it can get expensive. I would compare a cost break down for the second and third years of whatever service you decide to go with. That way you'll really see what you're paying for.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I like DirecTV minus the weather issues. TWC has on demand which is cool but their customer service is ridiculously bad.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  bigdaddy2003;1665556 wrote:I like DirecTV minus the weather issues. TWC has on demand which is cool but their customer service is ridiculously bad.

  How bad are the weather issues?
• thavoice

  Sometimes heavy rains will interrupt it for a few seconds.
  HEavy snow can as well and ya may have to wipe snow off the dish. It isnt nearly as bad as what cable companies will claim, but more prevalent than what the dish companies will admit to.
• TedSheckler

  

  Directv has On Demand, too.
• WebFire

  thavoice;1665561 wrote:Sometimes heavy rains will interrupt it for a few seconds.
  HEavy snow can as well and ya may have to wipe snow off the dish. It isnt nearly as bad as what cable companies will claim, but more prevalent than what the dish companies will admit to.

  My DirecTV HD was horrible in snow. I was constantly clearing snow/ice off the dish. And if it even looked like it might rain it would go out.
• thavoice

  WebFire;1665565 wrote:My DirecTV HD was horrible in snow. I was constantly clearing snow/ice off the dish. And if it even looked like it might rain it would go out.

  SOMETIMES that can be the result of shitty installation.......mostly that rain part. When it is installed they can check the strength of the signals they are getting. If they just settle for getting into the acceptable range it will be more affected by lighter rain, or as you said, even if it looks like it may rain. If they take the time and get it to the best signal possible it will be less affected by rain and less likely to go out. Rain will lower the signal level many times, but most times it is still good enough to get a good picture.
  
  but yeah..snow can fuck you up and have to wipe it off and depending where they install the dish it could be a bitch to get to.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  Shit. I'm not looking forward to snow.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I have DirecTV.
• thavoice

  Ytowngirlinfla;1665569 wrote:Shit. I'm not looking forward to snow.

  Its ok.......it only snowed until I think april this past spring...
• OSH

  

  I have had zero issues with Dish Network. Why isn't that an option?
  
  Pricing is fair too. Made the switch and saved $30ish per month from cable.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  OSH;1665579 wrote:I have had zero issues with Dish Network. Why isn't that an option?
  
  Pricing is fair too. Made the switch and saved $30ish per month from cable.

  
  Forgot about dish. I'll have to compare the 2.
• Ytowngirlinfla

  

  thavoice;1665575 wrote:Its ok.......it only snowed until I think april this past spring...

  Yeah ugh....
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I have DirecTV.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  DirecTV. ANYTHING is better than Time Warner. Even poo on a stick would be better.
• salto

  

  Ytowngirlinfla;1665530 wrote:I haven't lived in a snowy/rainy region in forever so I'm worried that Direct TV will cut out all the time.

  If won't cut out all the time only when the snow is wet enough to stick to your dish or a really hard rain.