[whoman69]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I'm with Mediacom in Des Moines. I'd rather have a dish, but I put up with it and pay my bill because of the internet. Mediacom cable internet is, by far, much faster than any DSL. Thats usually the case anywhere, cable is usually a lot faster than DSL.

I don't want to put up with the hassle of convincing Mediacom to switch me over to internet-only, then I'd have to have a separate wiring system for the dish since I'd still be using the existing cable for internet, etc. Mediacom's TV is acceptable, I wont go to DSL, and Mediacom internet is the only decent-speed internet game in town. As soon as a credible alternative for internet service arises, I'm switching to dish.

Up until last year I had DirectTV along with Qwest internet and phone. Mediacom comes in and offers a package $75 less. I may have lost a few channels I had with DirectTV, but I have HD included in my package and the higher speed internet. It was a no brainer.