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AVAILABILITY
Cable TV is available in most cities but not in most rural areas while Satellite TV is available anywhere.
PROGRAMMING
Cable TV offers hundres of top-rated channels while Satellite TV can be customized according to your budget and your tv programming needs.
SERVICES
Cable TV, if had a problem with outages, it will took some time to be fixed because most service technicians are kept on duty 24/7. While Satellite TV requires only a very little maintenance if it is installed properly.
COST
Due to an aggressive effort in getting digital cable to all areas, the costs will continue to rise. Satellite TV have remained stable for the past years.
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What is better direct tv dish or Time Warner cable?
Satellite TV is almost always better than cable.
Which is better, cable television or satellite?
This is always a personal choice, but for the money and reliability cable is still consider the better choice over satellite. This is because any storm can cause interruption in reception for a satellite dish, however, cable being hard wired keeps going strong.
Is cable TV cable the same as the cable for satellite dish cable?
In the USA, now days it is. Before there were antennas to get TV signals from the air, and you could only get ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. Then came cable, wire and dish cable. Now there is only cable; dish and cable linkage. There is virtually no more antenna TV signals, and there are thousands of channels.
Is cnbc a cable channel?
Yes CNBC is a cable TV channel. It is also on satellite TV -- Dish Network and DirecTV.
Who has the best cable TV services?
Most apartments will not allow you to install a satellite dish because they must be mounted. Some of the better cable companies in the state of New York are Time Warner Cable and Comcast Cable.
Is dish cable or antenna?
Dish TV is a satellite service that is offered for people to watch cable television. It does involve the introduction of some cables to the home but is still considered a satellite service rather than a cable service or an antenna service.
Is satellite tv better than cable tv?
Satellite TV is better only in some cases. It is better in areas that have no cable service or have very limited cable selection. In some major areas with cable carrier competition, satellite is actually more expensive than cable. Satellite TV is a great choice for those in rural areas. This is because cable has a limited reach because of isntallition issues.
Can you plug a satellite dish cable into a cable ready tv and receive anything?
No. You need a proper receiver (among other things) to be able to plug the cable from the dish into and you need service.
Can you get Cable Internet with Dish Network and if so is it good for gaming?
You can get Dish Network and cable internet. Be sure to tell your Dish TV installer that you plan on getting cable internet. Also, tell your Cable TV installer you have dish satellite. As far as Cable internet being good for gaming, it depends on the internet speed you get.
Is wireless TV better than cable?
That's a tough one. We've had `wireless TV' since the first TV broadcast transmitter went on the air. It was free and still is. Then came cable and it was followed by satellite systems. I've had both cable and satellite. My personal preferences are for one of the satellite providers over cable, but unless you can get a good `line of sight' to the satellite with your receiving dish, you may have no choice but to opt out for cable. NO, NAOL IS
Satellite TV is better than Cable TV because customers get more channels at a cheaper price.?
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How do you get television without cable or satellite dish?
You may receive television from local stations via an antenna.
