i honestly compared direct, dish and time warner, not verizon, because fios tv ain't here yet, because i have the new house.

the price seemed to be right around the same, i like time warner too because it's all in one bill, not a huge deal, but ya know...

also time warner has a 24 hour local news station that isn't on direct or dish and a local sports station that plays every syracuse game, which i would hate to not have, so that sold me.