I have had DIRECTV  before it was called that. I installed the receiver and dish myself where it would not be bothered by anything. So I upgraded to HD DIRECTV. They sent an installer out. He put the dish where trees would grow in front of it. Not where I had installed the dish clear of any blockage. So now I get to watch a TV service that goes in and out because of loss of signal. Simply because the DIRECTV  installer would not put the receiver where I wanted it.