Where should I order dish? Dishs site says I cant get installation for 2 weeks..

**Johnwashere** · 08-29-2005 08:28 AM

I just signed up to get dish in the house I move into on Thursday. I subcribed last night and the earliest installation date would be 9/9/05. I dont want to have no tv for over a week.... I see vmcsatellite has next day installation. I just dont know if I can trust them..... So do these sites have different installers then dish? Would I still get an acount on dish networks site if I order from a 3rd party site? I just really wanna get dish in the end of THIS week, so I need some good third party sites to order off of.

**SatinKzo** · 08-29-2005 09:07 AM

Have you looked in the yellow pages in your area?

**Dishpointer** · 08-29-2005 09:08 AM

Look in the phone book and call up a local installer that sells Dish. They can usually get you installed within a few days.

**Johnwashere** · 08-29-2005 09:14 AM

ha, allright. I was just wondering if I should trust these companies... Il look in the yellow pages, if I can find them...

**sksatellite** · 08-29-2005 10:07 AM

Local company is the only way you can trust, Dish are burned by heavy behind schedule cos they think they can do everything by themself, you may get someone is hundred miles away to come to do your installation and may take week if not month to come for your service call if any. LOTs unhappy customers they bypass the local dealers to get system installs from dish, its not only unconvenience but most the time required repeat service calls.

You get better service from local dealer, because they can't afford repeat service calls from a same customer, this will give them bad name. A 800 number is not good any more and can not be trust. Tell me, if your home air condition is broken, and the manufacturer is at other state, will you call their 800 number for service ?? I bet you may take week before any tech will show up.

**Johnwashere** · 08-29-2005 11:49 AM

hmm, well I just called back dish and they had a spot for this friday.... I live in Columbus, OH and I hope they are pretty close to where I live... Im just happy they can make it out this week, I really hope they do keep there 8-12 time slot like they said.

**rowemance** · 08-29-2005 03:01 PM

Your in Ohio - Dish Network used a sub contractor (Digital Dish) to do there installs make sure that you don't sign anything until the job is done to your satifaction. Make sure your system is grounded and all the wiring is neat and clean and you get a lesson and understand how to use your equipment. Also get the Tech's name and SBCA certification number in case you have a problem you will know who installed your system.

**Johnwashere** · 08-29-2005 03:34 PM

Allright. Will do rowemance. Yea Im just wondering if they ever do a neat job with the wiriing. It seems like its kinda hard to wire all those wires from the Sat dish to the recivers. Then the dual recivers to other rooms... Do they usually do a good job?
I cant wait to get dish on Friday

**SimpleSimon** · 08-30-2005 12:16 AM

As a rule, the DNSC installers will do half the job a local guy will. They are rated by how many million jobs they can do in a day, NOT by how satisfied the customer is.

I NEVER allow myself to be scheduled for more than 2 jobs a day, just so I can spend the time the customer deserves.

P.S. Stay away from VMC at all costs. They are a rip.

**Johnwashere** · 08-30-2005 08:24 AM

hmm, im starting to get concerened about this.... I really hope they dont do a crappy job. If its really that bad I will probobley switch to cable after a month or so... We will see :/