Couldn't have said it better with that. I switched from Dish to DTV a while back and thought I was taking a pay cut. It was per piece, but the volume from DTV caused me to make more. The chargebacks are ridiculous but I still earn more with that than I ever did with Dish. But that may be a regional issue. If you're in a market that only carries locals with one provider, then go with that one.
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