Rachel Oaks

Senior Writer

Rachel Oaks has written hundreds of helpful articles in their five years at CableTV.com. You want all the deets on internet providers, download speeds, and affordable internet? They’re your new favorite writer. Rachel earned their Bachelor of Arts in English at Southern Utah University. You can find more of Rachel’s delightful insights on Yahoo! Finance, Roku.com, and BestCompany.

Taylor Swift’s Next Song—Written by a Bot

by Rachel Oaks | Apr 26, 2019 | Entertainment

CableTV.com fed an AI lyrics from Taylor Swift’s songs—after generating fifty different songs (which were mostly disasters), we found parts coherent enough to create one complete song. The AI made a valiant effort, but the final result is no “Love Story.”

2019 Streaming Provider Customer Satisfaction Survey

2019 Streaming TV Customer Satisfaction Survey

by Rachel Oaks | Jan 28, 2019 | Best Of, Brand Reviews, Featured, Reviews

Livestreaming TV brings you all your favorite cable channels without demanding commitment. There aren’t quite as many streaming TV providers as there are cable companies, but even seven big names is a lot to choose from. Our first annual live TV streaming survey showing best in overall Satisfaction, channel offering, local channels, streaming quality and reliability, DVR satisfaction, and more…

Group of yound adults enjoying watching T V together

Best Dorm Room TVs for Students in 2019

by Rachel Oaks | Dec 11, 2018 | Best Of

There are plenty of excellent TVs out there that are affordable, even on a student budget, so don’t settle for a tiny laptop or smartphone screen. You deserve better.

Cheap HDMI Cables That Work for Every TV

by Rachel Oaks | May 31, 2018 | Equipment Guides

Which HDMI cable do you really need? What’s the difference between an HDMI cable that costs $8 vs one that costs $80? Find out here!

2018 T V Provider Customer Satisfaction Survey

2018’s Best TV Providers in Customer Satisfaction

by Rachel Oaks | Jan 17, 2018 | Best Of, Brand Reviews, Reviews

It’s hard to sign a contract with a TV provider when you have only package pricing and channel counts to guess at what your experience will be like. That’s why every year we at CableTV.com survey paid-TV customers across the nation to get detailed information on how they feel about their providers. See the results!

2017 TV Provider Customer Satisfaction Survey

2017’s Best TV Providers in Customer Satisfaction

by Rachel Oaks | Jun 8, 2017 | Best Of, Reviews

The top three providers for overall customer satisfaction are Verizon, DIRECTV, and DISH. The rest of the providers’ rankings are completely jumbled. In previous years, fiber providers stayed near the top, but with many cable companies using fiber-optic backbones, cable speeds and reliability are far more competitive than before.