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I just wanted to say thanks to many of the very helpful members! I have learned a lot! I am permanently signing off and moving to a different pasture. I just felt that I owed a thanks to all the people that answered many of my questions! Thanks and Cheers...

A few of you were obviously and very oddly offended by my mundane comments. It makes me wonder what you guys are REALLY doing at night up on your roof with your dish. Yorktown, you are not "probably" wrong, you are wrong. Also, I do NOT in any way think that you "all" are too stupid to...

I won't bother explaining to lamers like you guys! It would be to complicated for you to understand.

A cheap steel dish, grrrrrrr. I was hoping that was not the case. Oh well.

What material is the Slimline dish made out of? I am assuming aluminum but the dish is on the roof and I can not 100% tell. Just curious. Thanks

Same thing here. My signal strength has dropped to 55-85 on most transponders. I still have a picture but I may have to get the ladder out of the garage tomorrow.

I live in the Portage Lakes (South of Akron). The dish is in a good spot for maintenance (though the ladder will be required). We had the snow storm last night and the dish has lots of snow on it but the signal strength is holding. The values are all between 75-96. If need be, I am thinking of...

Thanks Gentlemen! After years of the terribly over-compressed, expensive and limited TWC, I am really enjoying watching TV again!!! Jimbo, thanks "again" for all the good answers! jackten, I had no idea about having to activate the rebate until D* called a few days after we signed up online to...

You are 100% correct because we do NOT have a land-line in any fashion. Last year we went to unlimited cell service only.

Here is the dish of my new install. As you can see it LOOKS like it is aimed right at my roof. Does this look right? I get upper 80's-98+ on all the signal strengths so I am guessing it is fine. Any feedback will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Is there anyway to customize the Sports/News mix channels. For example, can I pick what 8 stations are showing or can I pick only 6 stations if I would like? Thanks

With the successful launch of the DirecTV 12 satellite, I was wondering, will my receiver just all of a sudden see it? Will it automatically be listed with my other satellites on the signal strength screen when it goes live later this year? On that same front, will any adjustments need to be...

99%*365/days= 361.35 days So, your service can be out for 3.65 days or 87.6 hours a year and it would still be 99% up-time.

Thanks guys!!!

I just recently signed up for DirecTV and there is a $25 charge to my bank account from DirecTV. The charge shows up exactly one day after I ordered online. I checked my online account at D* and there is no mention of the charge anywhere on my account. Anyone know why I was charged $25?

Thanks for the replies!!! It sounds like I can easily live with the HR20. And your right, the installer missing a few details can be easily fixed and I will take care of them. One more question. I get 90-100 on satellites: 99c 101 103c SWM I get all zero's on satellites: 99s 103s Does that...

The install is done with VERY mixed feelings. My appointment was for 8am-Noon, but because of the bad weather the installer did not get here until 2:30 which was understandable. I ordered the HD-DVR receiver but all he had was the much older silver HR20 model (is this a big deal, because it...

I went for a little humor in the din, I should of been even a little more absurd and said; "I was thinking that I want the Arecibo size like they have in Puerto Rico." That way it would of been 100% obvious instead of 99.9% ;)

Thanks for the warm welcome my friends! Great place you have here! It is nice to be surrounded by people that know how to do TV right as I have a 56" HDTV, huge cigar humidor, full bar, hot dog roller, pizza maker and a refrig in the basement with nothing but beer. 1. HD DVR Receiver 2. Choice...

This Sunday, I stab the Time Warner Cable beast and switch to Direct TV. I am a new member to this site and wanted to contribute with a play by play of my experience switching to Direct TV. I hope this will be helpful for others that are considering making the switch and will know what to...