Recent content by Dalbrit

Thanks again Iceberg - talk about service above and beyond... Now I just have to break it to the wife that, yes, we really do need two dishes... Mark

Cheers Iceberg. I have a friend who's done some of his own satellite installing, so I will get him to bring his equipment over and let him have at it as soon as the Dish man has left!!! Thanks, Mark

Just ordered my free dish for install on monday (I'm in Dallas and apparently there is a single spanish language channel on 148)! One quick question, after the dish is installed and pointed at 148, which I think is where the Dallas channel is, will Dish be mad at me if I point it to 61.5 so I...

Just wanted to thank y'all for being so helpful - went ahead and asked for the second dish so I could receive the one extra local channel - coming monday to install for free! I guess whenever the Voom channels go live, I should be in good shape! Thanks again - oh and the CSR I spoke to did...

Thanks Dishbacker - So I can just call up Dish, tell them I want to add CBS-HD, and they will have to bring me a second dish, pointed to 61.5? If so, I think I might just give them a call right now. Thanks, Mark

I know I keep posting dumb questions, but here goes again: I live in Dallas, which is an O&O market for CBS-HD, I believe. Doesn't it require a second dish? If so, how do I go about getting DISH to install one for me? Thanks, Mark

Really dumb question - how do you know if your locals are on 61.5 or not? Thanks, Mark

Scott, Will that mean we will have to buy a second dish, or will Dish somehow supply one out of the goodness of their hearts...

Thanks guys for the responses and to Garypen and Tom in TX for their kind offers to sell their surplus 811s. I actually have good news to report. I set the wife on Dish last night (firstly, she was not happy at how much it was going to cost, and secondly she is an attorney, so being angry come...

Hi guys, Sorry to hijack the thread, but I am in a similar situation - right now I have a single 811 and i want to add another. I just got off the phone from dish network and they told me it would be $198 up front, then the $5 a month rental fee, $5 additional receiver fee, etc. Am I being...

Yipee!!! I for one am very happy, since now it means I can get Voom. Been waiting on BBC America before making the switch, since the wife and I love that channel, now we can make the call and dump Dish and their flakey set-top boxes!! Picking up the phone right now... Mark

Scott, I'm afraid I am one of those potential customers asking for "our" SD channel to be added. The thing is, I really can't justify the expense of having two satellite providers, even if one does offer a ton more HD. The second they add BBC America, Dish will be getting the big heave-ho...

Just wanted to say that, from a personal perspective, gaining BBC America is what will "allow" us to have Voom. We watch something on it probably every day (OK, I am a Brit...) and the wife would never contemplate moving from Dish to Voom without it. Now that's not to say that HD should not be...

Thanks Sean. I'll just have to keep the fingers crossed and jump the day they get the channel (the wife is not keen on having two services!) Mark

Hi everyone, I'm currently with E* but would love to move to Voom, especially now it seems it is going to survive. Anyway, the wife will not let me until BBC America is available. Does anyone know if/when it might be available on Voom. I have seen some reference to it being added this year...