Yes you can by using a splitter box however you cannot use cable and the dish at the same time.
You must have a subscription with your local cable company to get cable service and a subscription with a satellite company to get satellite service. If you have subscribed for both, there should be a cable running from your satellite dish that will ...
I believe Satellite is, especially going forward. It has MANY more HD channels and is much more competitive with it's pricing. Cable is almost always a monopoly where they are. It is very rare to see an area that has a choice of cable companies becau...