I ate lunch with a friend yesterday. He had been with the local cable service for years. He felt screwed by them again after a price increase so he canceled that service and changed to Dish TV and Hughes internet. It took weeks to get everything sorted out and get back to the same speed and channel selection he had. After it is all said and done he is paying within 5 bucks a month for equal service.
Now when a storm comes though his TV and internet go down due to loss of satellite signal.