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    West Coast VOOM Issues

    I went a different route. I didn't want any antenna on the outside of my house. So I bought this Terk indoor antenna I saw in my Hometheater magazine. It works great, my signal is up in the 70's. I am also pretty close to the tramsmitters, I don't the range of this antenna. You check out this...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    I've had no problems with rain fade during the last couple of raining days. I live in NW Portland. There were a couple of times it was really coming down and all I could see once in while the pixels breaking up, but I never lost the signal. By the way if the installer is driving a Ford van...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Steve did my install yesterday, he knows what he is doing. Not like the guy with the Ford van. Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    One added note, I didn't take the OTA antenna. I bought this Terk HDTVi Antenna Pro at Bestbuy. It really works great, I pull in all the local HDTV signals with no problem. When I was using it on my Hughes HD receiver the signal would drop out. But with the Voom receiver everything comes in...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Just Got Voomed I am one happy dude :) Steve just left and my Voom is installed and working. When he drove up he took out his compass and said no problem. I'm just waiting for the downloads to finish :smug Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Hopefully on Monday I'll get my Voom. I want to get in before that $199 install fee kicks in. Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Thanks Darrell, using my compass it looks ok. There are a couple of big trees but I thinks I'll be ok. I have check several location around my house and it looks like I'll have a clear shot. That is unless my compass is screwed up. Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Walter, I just talked to the guy from Adams Comm and the installer that came out and told me I had no LOS wasn't one of his installers. He is sending out Steve on Monday. So I hope Steve came go through for me, I want my Voom. If not I'm hosed until they get a satellite high in the sky...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Just got home, I,m over in FAB20
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Well thanks again, I have to get back to work here at wonderful Intel. Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    I called voom
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Walter, one more note. I just called to set another install . And the rep has me if I was the one in a single story house with a 3 story condo across from me. I told him I have a 2 story house with a 2 story house across from me. I guess the guy doesn't like to get up on the roof to do installs...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Walker, thanks for the info I will call them up and see what happens. I'll let you know how it turns out. Charlie
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Walter, I think the guys was from Adams. He drove a old Ford van. I think this weekend I'll go to Sears buy a system and try it out myself. I install my DirecTV HD system by myself. If it doesn't work I'll take it back. By the way what is the direction of the satellile and the pointing angle...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Bad line of sight He some kind of device I don't know what it was. He just came to my door and told me the house arcoss the street was in the way. He never to the dish or anything out of the trunk. I got the feeling that he didn't want to try to do the install...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Bad Line of Sight Walter, where do you live in Portland? I live in NW Portland in the Bethaney area. The installer told me that I had a bad line of sight, the satellite is too low. He told me about the same thing that only 2 of 8 installs he does are good. I wish I could remember his name...
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    VOOM in Portland, Oregon Area

    Where do you live in Portland? I live in NW in the Bethney area. The installer told me the that I didn't have a good line of sight because the satellite was too low. I was really bummed out. I wanted Voom really bad.
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