There is a merger in the offing, so naturally there is a lot of buzz on the Net about the future of these cable and Internet companies. Unfortunately, a conflict has already arisen which caused some customers to miss the NFL Finals. The conflict was financial in nature, and for a period of time the bundles some customers of DirecTv Las Vegas were paying for were not entirely honored.

America is not new to mergers of telecommunications giants. As usual, the public is not silent about their dissatisfaction with the interruption in service which they deemed as unfair, and it certainly caused the FCC to postpone the merger for a time. Americans on the Internet are never silent about issues with companies that they spend a great deal of money on.

Even with this small embarrassment resulting largely from the hype which had been placed on the sports packages offered, few customers indicated that they would drop this CSP over it. Even with the great inconvenience, this sports package is still said to be the best one available. However, with so many customers having dropped prior cable companies and opted for the Genie just last year, it did put a little egg on their faces.

It should be a short lived controversy, as both corporations stand to gain a great deal from this merger. The cable company seems to really come out on top with the infrastructure of the U-Verse system that the ISP is so known for. However, the Internet company also stands to gain a lot of ground in the consumer marketplace as well.

They are on a 180 day review period that the FCC likes to assign in order to give consumer watch-dog groups an opportunity to fully evaluate the merger. Many documents are not available to the public; however, the issues of public benefit and Net Neutrality are being addressed. Not only that, but it grants these groups the opportunity to look at some copyright infringement laws that have been promoted.

Getting into the cons of this particular paid television service provider goes to the heart of limits that modern technology can present. Storms, winds, snow, and ice can all have a serious impact on the quality of television service provided. In fact, on the Net, the buzz shows that this one small issue is the primary complaint all current as well as prior customers have.

It seems that any stuctures built near the dish can, on days of rough weather, block the signal in whole or in part. What seems to be a solution, putting the dish higher up, is a terrible idea in northern states that see a great deal of snow and ice. When the dish ices over it has to be cleared out in order to resume service, and few people want to climb on top of a house during a snow storm.

The second most prevalent complaint involves the cost of the bundled services once the trial period expires. This can be anywhere from six months to two years, and the cost of the bundle goes up dramatically. Even so, this complaint is rarely made, as the consumers remain quite satisfied for now and hopefully into the future as these two giants merge.