Recent content by wstdonwiteout

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    Dish/Receiver Maximum Distance

    As far as signal loss you should not have any problems. As far as the extremely long and time consuming burial from pole to house I am almost certain the installer will have to charge you custom fees. If you want to save money dig the trench before he arrives.
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    2 Cables for HD-DVR?

    You can work a DVR with one line you just wont be able to watch one show while simultaneously recording another. Dunno why this feature is important enough to people that they are willing to drill holes and have messy lines run around their house. Besides the vast majority of customers these...
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    when will the splitter or whatever it is call be ready to us

    Its called a single wire multiswitch. And from my limited understanding of it your Directv system will still need to be installed with a certain way in order to even be able to use it. In other words just because youre installation is working fine doesnt guarantee you will be able to use the SWM.
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    Cable wiring for Direct Hook-Up

    Unlikely they will be able to improve on the situation. In fact directv cannot be ran through a traditional cable splitter. The installer is going to have to bring a new line in either directly from the dish or from the multiswitch. The only possibility of eliminating the line running through...