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The wind can affect the sattelite reception. If the satellite on your home is not able to send a strong signal to the the main satellite you will not receive a strong reception.
Usually during storms, satellite service is good, but sometimes the reception goes out and that can be a hassle.
Satellite radio signals are not affected by rain and weather.
Some common reception problems with satellite tv could be- bad weather, tree blockage, objects sticking to your Dish, radar interference, dysfunctional distribution amplifier and locked up receivers.
There may not be that much of a difference, depending on the TV on which you are viewing the satellite or cable. Based on where you live, reception of either the cable or the satellite might be better, but that's a reception issue, not a picture quality problem.
People who use satellite dishes for television reception are more apt to lose reception during inclement weather than someone who has a satellite radio. The difference is the dish and antenna. The dish is pointed in just one direction, while the antenna is omnidirectional. Because of this, those with satellite radios can still enjoy reception during inclement weather.
You can get better reception with a satellite television system. You may also deal with a lot of interference in an urban environment.
I have Direct TV and I love it! It never goes out during storms and always has clear reception.
Direct TV offers great reception in most parts of the country
One of the disadvantages of satellite tv is that for each tv, you need one dish, if you have 5 tvs in your house you will need 5 dishes. Also satellite reception can be degraded due to bad weather.
Freesat is satellite reception television for people in the United Kingdom. With the purchase of a satellite dish, by placing it in the correct location people can receive cable television on their receiver for free.
These are two entirely different things. Satellite providers do offer internet via satellite however. Generally the DSL internet service is more reliable and faster than satellite.