Most people have a mailbox and would have at some point or other undoubtedly received advertisements advertising free satellite TV. This is not really a misleading advertisement in most cases. Nearly all satellite TV providers do actually offer satellite TV for free, but you should read the accompanying fine print. As the phrase goes, "Nothing in life is completely free," that phrase is true but you can obtain free satellite TV, well at least at first.

Installation For Free

When the advertisement states a free satellite TV, most likely the carrier means the installation. When signing up for satellite TV the technician will come to you home and install your satellite dish for you absolutely free.

This will mean that you will be able to view all the satellite TV you wish to for nothing up front. That is what is meant by free satellite TV. Once they have installed your dish, then you are free to view the many channels that you can only receive with a satellite TV.

The dimensions of dish that the technician installs will probably be ten inches to a foot in circumference, this can be fitted to your roof or even fixed in your yard. You must request from your landlord, if you live in an apartment or other type of rental unit, what the procedure is with reference to the placement and installation of a satellite dish. Some apartments and complexes will require you to pay an extra deposit should you want to have a satellite installation in your apartment, so ensure that you are within the apartment or complex rules.

Some companies offer a month free as well as the free installation. The free month is offered because many people have grown accustomed to cable. When they think about TV, automatically they think of cable. Without doubt they have heard negative stories with regard to satellite TV, perhaps they have heard that they are not very reliable, which is untrue for the most part. They perhaps are fearful that in getting rid of their cable they will live to regret it afterwards.

Satellite providers offer free satellite TV to try to entice people who would not normally have considered getting satellite TV. Occasionally they will provide free satellite TV for a period of time and will allow you to sample the service, just to judge whether you like it or not. If you don't, you can then return the equipment and the dish and there will be no obligation or commitment to sign up for the service. This is a good way to test and see if satellite TV is for you. If you have ever considered having satellite, you should take advantage of this type of promotion when you see it.

Those that have satellite TV love it and would obtain it even if it was not free. Those who have never experienced satellite but are curious, should look out for a company that is offering free satellite TV and test drive it free of charge. If you like it, sign up, if you don't like it, you can return it and you will not have wasted a single penny.