I moved into a new residence that already had direct tv provided. I had never utilized direct tv and now I know why. I was always concerned about reception in bad weather and it has materialized. Snowing has caused the HD receiver to lose reception and putting up a screen message that it searchin for a signal. I hope wiping the snow off the dish will help. Thank goodness the dish is on the deck and not on the roof. As bad as Comcast can be, direct tv is worse. I will never choose direct tv and will lobby my landlord to switch asap. read full review »