Recent content by jdh62

I had been contemplating going back to cable for several reasons: o Lack of locals HD -- and no, I cannot get HD OTA due to location. o Subscribe to HD Pack and Voom, but I would rather watch programming on locals (as major sporting events are broadcasted there). o Constant equipment...

JohnDoe#2: thank you for letting me know that it may be possible for service calls to be $99, but why should service calls cost be different depending on which tech rep I speak with?

Lost my 110 satellite at least one or two weeks ago, so I finally get around to calling tech support. After running through the usual procedure of testing receiver, tech support says I need to have a service call. Then this guy starts to tell me that a service call costs $99.95 unless I sign...

I called yesterday to sign up for Voom. Of course, when I got home, I didn't have the channels available. When I called to find out why, rep says I would have to lose my locals and internationals to get Voom, or else get a 3rd dish! Searched the forums, but couldn't find if this was really...

Avoid overpriced Terk antennas as a lot cheaper antennas work as well (if not better). I read a lot of good reviews on Zenith Silver Sensor. I think you can get it for $25 or so from Amazon. I brought one and it has worked well for me.

Unbelievable, but I actually caught a NBA game (Sacramento vs Houston) in HD on ESPN-HD last night! It was the first true HD program on ESPN-HD that I got a chance to see.

The NBA games in HD is supposed to be televised on the HD Events channel (9466), but I haven't been able to catch one yet. I was told the HD Pack does not include NBA-TV, so I subscribed to AEP to get it in order to view NBA games in HD.

I subscribed to AEP end of December in order to get NBA-TV to watch NBA in HD. The first time I guess I missed the download to be able to watch it on the HD Event channel, but I haven't been able to catch one yet since. There was supposed to be a game last Saturday according to NBA-TV, but the...

I called Dish and asked them what the cost would have been if I had arranged installation through them, and they told me total cost would have been $149. My cost through local retailer was over $300. I don't mind paying more for what I hope would have been a good installation, but my...

I live 10 min from DC, so I guess I got the DC locals. Thanks, Iceberg -- I looked up the DC locals on the Dish channel lineup, and I saw some of the locals are on 61.5. Now, the question is who I do yell at to get compensated? Dish or retailer?

I just got an install about two weeks ago. Since I needed a second Dish for internationals, the retailer charged me $100 for second dish and I think $50/$100 for a switch. Do you mean that this was supposed to be included? Also, the installer installed switch outside and left it exposed. A...

My friend & I just examined the mount that was loose and did not try to fix it. He tried to tighten the screws and found out screw was stripped from board behind siding. I tried to do some homework when picking the local retailer (i.e., check BBB), but I guess I assumed some competency...

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to quit waiting on the 921 and signed up for the 811, 522, and 301 DHP plan. Called a local retailer due to suggestions from posters on this forum. Unfortunately, the installer they sent out was relatively new. He used my existing cables runs, but couldn't get...

Someone (sorry I don't remember who) posted this site: http://www.dishchannelchart.com/

Thanks, Cyclone, for the info! You cleared up a bunch of questions that I had.