It is impossible to generalize the performance aspects of SAT v. CATV. Your SAT performance will heavily depend on how clear of a line of site you have to the horizon where the satellites are. Your cable performance will depend on which company is in your area, the state of their plant, and where you are on a particular line. My Comcast service is pretty good and I had lousy experiences w/DirecTV. But, if I lived in a Comcast community about 4 miles away, I'd go the other direction.
The cable system isn't some unified creature. Its made up of several large companies who became large by eating smaller cable companies. The plant in your area depends upon who they acquired and how recently the plant was updated. So, no generalizations.
I actually want FiOS, but it isn't available in my area. Darn it.
The cable system isn't some unified creature. Its made up of several large companies who became large by eating smaller cable companies. The plant in your area depends upon who they acquired and how recently the plant was updated. So, no generalizations.
I actually want FiOS, but it isn't available in my area. Darn it.