Had Directv for ages, coupled with comcast internet for a few years. All the promotional stuff expired, and I got a hardware upgrade last year which put me on another 2 year commitment with DirecTV. Long story short, my last few bills were $175 for TV and internets. We've also been having some issues with directv's genie - it would not record certain episodes and cut off others.
A few weeks ago a comcast door to door sales guy came by - I usually don't give these guys the time of day, but I think I need to start! So now, and for the next two years, we have comcast TV (220 channels), HBO and Stars, 110mbps internet, AND Comcast security/alarm for $126 a month! I have to say, comcast's DVR has really improved since I've seen it last. Looks more like netflix. Also the ondemand stuff is much nicer and cleaner than on directv. The alarm is slick too, motion detector, cameras, etc etc....you can connect all kinds of other shit to it too. Plus it saved me $75 on my home insurance bill.
So, all-in-all I had to buy out my comitment from directv for $340, but over the span I will make this up in a few months.
so far so good with comcast.