Too bad DirectTV is being sold to Dish Network.

A past roommate of mine signed up for Dish Network almost one year ago then moved out and I've been stuck with the service ever since. As soon as the one year contract expires I will be cancelling. Fortunately, I have other options and have signed up for regular cable. The problems I've had consist of very long hold times for customer service (10 minutes plus), unreliable service and the numerous times when I've called about the service and inevitably have to listen to the Dish Network service agents threaten to "charge my credit card" if I don't follow their rules. At any rate, I'd say surf the web and check out what other people have to say about Dish Network and other providers. If it came down to using Dish Network again or going without...I'd have to say I'd rather go without.

JMS