But the cable TV service just needs to go, as the service and quality is below average. There is so much discussion these days about hi def, there just wasn’t much choice with Charter Cable. So I began researching who else was available in my area.

I happen to be one of the people who have a few options. Unlike many folks who can only pick from just the cable company or satellite television, I have another provider in my area. The phone company in my area has been upgrading the telephone network. So now I have another consideration with Verizon and their fiber optic service.

That doesn’t mean of course I won’t have the same problems. It could put someone in the same situation as with the cable television company, because telephone guys want customers to package their television service with internet and voice service. If the deal is good, I’ll be happy. But if its not you are in the same circumstance that we all hate, being stuck with cable TV that isn’t all that great.

The evaluations I found on the internet are pretty good on telecom TV service. Because it is new, there is sometimes a learning curve with a new technology like this, and some customers write poor reviews. Some of those reviews are the quite amusing, because people make the decision to write a dissertation on their poor experience and share it on the web. They badmouth the company like it is some giant conspiracy to make the customer unhappy, as if the corporation doesn’t want to make money!

Another option I am looking into is of course satellite television. Because we have six television viewers in the house, we have subscribed in the past to a high end cable television package. The satellite TV choices are pretty even, as the Directv Premier Package and the Dish Network Everything package are each about $115 a month. Yes that’s fairly high for cable TV, but if you make the comparison with treating your family to supper and a trip to the movies, the entertainment value is comparable.