Wow, thanks CBS! I hadn't really considered DishTV, but this looks so much better than the Comcast crap (something like 5 HD channels via a clunky, user-hostile, and extremely noisy set top box) that I think I'm probably going to switch.
The US needs to reform their regulations so that there's always at least two cable companies, and hopefully many more, in a given area. If that means that the municipality buys the lines and rents them out, then so be it. But vertical integration is killing the market, and we need a market more than we need to be lining the pockets of conglomerates.
Without sounding like a shill, Echostar's hardware has gotten better and better over the years. I've been through a couple of their DVRs and they're really solid.
The US needs to reform their regulations so that there's always at least two cable companies, and hopefully many more, in a given area. If that means that the municipality buys the lines and rents them out, then so be it. But vertical integration is killing the market, and we need a market more than we need to be lining the pockets of conglomerates.