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Article: Satellite TV loses upscale image as it invades cable TV's turf
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- Daily Breeze
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- November 16, 2002
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Satellite TV loses upscale image as it invades cable TV's turf
After several years of hearing his brother and nephew rave about
their satellite TV connections, Mike Tobias of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
gave in last month and got his own satellite dish.
The 54-year-old Detroit native says he dropped Time Warner Cable
in favor of DirecTV so he could follow his beloved Motor City sports
teams, the Lions, the Red Wings and the Tigers.
Until now, he had to go to a local sports bar to catch their
games.
"The cost of sittingin that sports bar for four to five hours will
pay the satellite bill," Tobias says.
A decade ago, satellite TV wasn't all that appealing for average
consumers. The dishes werehuge ...