Digital versus basic cable

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What is your opinion on digital television versus basic cable? Our local cable company is switching all channels except for the locals to digital cable beginning Jan 2008. Fortunately for me I just signed up for a package deal that included digital so I won't be involved in the rush of people trying to switch over all at once. I did find this surprising though. Really, all of the channels that are going to stay with basic you can get with an antenna, so there is no need to pay the $45 for basic cable. On the other hand, I have only had the digital package for a couple of weeks and have already had problems with it. I hope this isn't the future. If so, I might as well go with satelite. Now I wonder when satelite television will be providing high speed internet so that I can have it all in one package. Hopefully a year from now when my deal with cable expires.