We have NTL underground cable TV & don't seem to have as many problems as our neighbour who has a Sky sattelite dish. He says bad weather can affect the reception.
Sky anyday and defo Sky+ but there's an offer on at the moment that if you have'nt already got it, a friend with Sky can get you a free Sky+ box with installation. Check out the Sky website for offers. Sky+ is brilliant, we had NTL for years and the customer service is horrendous, we do have to have a dish but it's not unsightly.
Had Telewest/ntl now got Sky sky is the king but watchout for problems with weather but the channels are much better remember were do cable get the channels from . With you problem do you get channel 5 if not freeview will have problems try and see if you can get channel 5 using a indoor ariel if you can try your freeveiw box with the indoor ariel I do this I my bedroom the arial cost a pound from poundland hope this helps you .One thing with sky you do get a lot of channels that you will never watch
have sky at the moment...(and sky+) but are having a lot of dffiiiicultes as have large trees blocking the signal...but cannot fault sky custmer service..have alsobeen acustomer of ntl in the past and vowed never to use them again...due to severe lack of quality cust. serv at the time...but needs mst and are cnsidering going back t them as weather conditions d not seemto affect cables signal.