I use Direct TV and MediaCom... They all pretty-much suck equally. Once again, optimize wealth at the expense of the customer. Like a Murdoch paper exec once said: "I would much rather make a 30% profit than a Purlitzer!" With these TV providers, I'm wearing out the "MUTE" controls on my remotes - How I hate it when they raise the volume on their ads until it hurts your ears. I wonder if the advertisers that follow the first really loud ones know that they've been muted. I have quit watching Fox - I just get too pissed-off.