Had Direct tv for a number of years, pulled the plug on it this year, took awhile for them to shut me off. Still get a bill on occasion, even tho have sent the box back. Figured I had something better to spend 80 a month on. Had upgraded the movie channels awhile back, but never got them, $15 a month extra. When I quit, found that I had to have a digital reciever to pick them up. Put the antennae back up, get the three networks out of Omaha. Free, plus in HD each channel now has extras, so am getting 9 channels altogether Dish reception was OK, had the guys out twice in 8 years, but cloudy days, storm fronts, snow and heavy rain blitzed the signal. Here in tornado country, watching the weather channel is valuable, but when the storm comes in, would loose it . Also the snow liked to pile up on the dish, needed swept off, usually at 8 am and below zero. Never had to do that with an antennae. Get my internet thru a little handheld MIFI, from Verizon, is often slow but can take it traveling too. Had Hughes several years back for internet, but same problem with storms, and they would limit data every month. So that dish is yard art as well.