I've had DirectTV since the mid-90's when I swore that I would NEVER pay another cent to Time Warner (and if my employer stops paying for RoadRunner, it's history too
)! As others have mentioned, I too occasionally lose a signal during the worst rainstorms, and of course, if the dish gets covered in snow or ice, it's history. Some years, I've also had a problem during July/Aug afternoons (it was particularly irritating last year...worse than usual), where I will lose the signal, and must reset (power off/on) my receiver to reconnect. Last year was chronic, and most days I would need to reset prior to evening viewing. This is due to sunspot activity from what I understand...does anyone else experience this? All-in-all, I'm very happy (as compared to cable - it really sucked) though...