What is the difference between DIRECTV vs. Cable Television?

DIRECTV is light years ahead of cable television with more variety, better quality and reliability, lower prices for more channels, higher customer satisfaction and inclusion of your local channels.

With DIRECTV you get more variety… a whole lot more. Choose TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER programming and get over 255 all-digital channels including 31 premium movie channels from HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz, 25 regional and specialty sports networks, and 72 commercial-free XM Satellite radio channels. DIRECTV is also the only provider to offer NFL Sunday Ticket and NCAA Mega March Madness. You can't get that on cable.

For $39.99 per month and additional fees for digital channels and installation you can get 64 channels from your cable network provider. With DIRECTV you can choose from numerous packages, with the TOTAL CHOICE Programming package, for only $39.99 per month, you can get over 155 all digital picture and sound channels and free installation in up to 4 rooms. That’s almost triple the channels plus free installation.
DIRECTV offers you superior customer satisfaction! DIRECTV has been ranked #1 by JD Power among Cable and Satellite Providers for Customer Satisfaction for 6 consecutive years. DIRECTV has a much lower percentage of outages… you will get a signal 99.96% of the time, rain snow or shine. Plus, when you’re ready to move, DIRECTV’s Mover Connection will get your DIRECTV service ready at your new place, all for FREE.

Unlike cable, DIRECTV gives you crystal-clear, 100% digital-quality viewing experience every time you turn on your television. This also includes your local network channels. Cable television offers you a combination of analog and digital service, you can never be sure, but with DIRECTV, the choice is clear and so is the programming!

Plus, last year millions of cable subscribers made the switch to DIRECTV. One of the biggest and most recognizable differences between DIRECTV and Cable is the customer satisfaction rate. According to the 2006 American Customer Satisfaction Index for the 6th year running DIRECTV is ranked number one while cable satisfaction didn’t make the list.

The choice is clear… If you want the biggest variety of shows, movies, sports, and news for the least amount of money, you want to watch your all your shows in digital video and sound and you want the option of watching them in High Definition and recording them on a DVR receiver, then DIRECTV is what you're looking for.