Recent content by johnkitchens

I agree with you Jimbo. Prior to getting DTV I had two HD tv's, but of course they weren't being utilized properly since I didn't have HD cable. I would go over to my friends house that did have HD and was blown away with the picture. I guess maybe some people don't watch tv anywhere but home...

I respect your opinion, but I feel the opposite. I live in a tiny town that only has basic Comcast cable. No HD offered. The picture is horrible. Three years ago I signed up with DTV just so I could get HD. I now have 6 HD dvr's and I couldn't be happier. My sister on the other hand is a DTV...

Thank you so much TexasBrit. I will try that and keep you posted.

Thanks Hutch. I was afraid of that. If it goes out it will of course be when I am trying to record my shows!

I don't like getting the shaft. I have the protection plan so it didn't cost me anything extra. I am in Georgia so it doesn't get that cold here. It has happened when it was 20 degrees or like last night when it was 50 degrees. When it happens it happens on all of the receivers but not all at...

Update: The tech arrived this afternoon. He did a quick test on one receiver and said the signal strength was great and that it wasn't out of alignment. I told him I unhooked both coaxial cables from the SWM power inserter late last night and it has been fine ever since. He said he thought...

I am not showing 119. Any other ideas?

I am at work and can't test. I will try when I get home.

I don't have more than 8 tuners on one side. I don't know if it makes a difference or not, but the DTV phone support guy had me unplug the grey box inside that gives power to the dish. That did nothing. About an hour ago I unlplugged the box again AND disconnected both coax cables and the put...

I have a slimline dish and a SWM 16. Here are the pics showing the screens. Sorry for the poor quality. I hope you guys can make sense of these numbers. I can't!

Hello, I have 6 DVR's. Some are HR24/100's and some are HR/500's. For the past few days I have been getting Error 771 Signal Loss on Satellite 2 on all 6 of the receivers. They are not going out at the exact same time. One may go out for a minute or so the others working and vice versa. As you...

Thanks for the reply twizt3dkitty. I kind of guessed that the tech was supposed to actually make sure the receivers were working in the actual rooms they were destined for before he left. He was very accommodating with the Christmas deal,and I was very generous towards him in the form of "lunch...

Merry Christmas Guys! Well the big day has arrived. My kids got their DVR's this morning. I went outside and unhooked their RG6 and RG59 cables from the Comcast splitter and hooked them up to the SWM system. I took them DVR's upstairs and BAMM. They both worked like a charm! I am going to...

From my own personal experience I have found that the person that you are talking to on the phone Direct makes all of the difference in the world. I wanted to add three HD DVR's to my package. I am still under contract because I just added a new HD DVR last year. I called the first time and...

I will admit it. The HD receiver I replaced yesterday had black electrical tape all over the front. The installer deactivated it and took it back with him. He looked at it and asked me why it had tape on it. I told him because I didn't want to see the blue lights. He looked at me like I was...