I agree with everything Fezmid said.
I will say that every cable company I have had to deal with has tried to stick it in my a@@ at some point. Im sure there are some horror stories with Direct TV, but their customer service is 1,000,000X better than any cable company, specifically CONcast, Charter, and TW. I really think a lot of these companies are used to having a near monopoly and cant take the competition because their product and business structure are inferior.
Picture quality of DirecTV kills any cable I have ever seen. Many more HD channels.
The ONLY thing cable has that is better is On Demand and Howard TV. For me, thats nowhere near worth having a company increase my rates, bill extra charges, while taking away stations.
I cant speak for or against FIOS... other than their internet service is good