[jmble]

I've had Directv in the Delhi area for about seven years. I love it and would never go back to Time Warner. Yes, the weather will effect it occasionaly, but I could probably count on one hand (maybe a few other times) in the seven years I've had it that the signal went out while I was watching something. It doesn't go out when it rains. It goes out when a major storm comes through. And when it does go out, it's usually not for more than ten or fifteen minutes.

I don't notice a delay with mine when I change the channel, but maybe it's just something that you've noticed that I haven't. I click a channel and it pretty much just goes right to it.

Directv also has great deals with Tivo that make it worth having just for that. But that's just my opnion... If you don't like Tivo (and shame on you) then that really wouldn't matter.