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    DirecTV Price Increase Effective 2/27/08

    Hmmm in their select choice, we only watch frequenly about 12 channels, others are most crap to us. Going to switch to Dish as new customer.
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    Dallas Directv Installer - BAD Experience

    If my memory is right, at that time, the installer was get like $150 per single room installed. Now the install price was less then half of that amount. Most qualified installers are most gone for good.
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    New installation question..

    If a second dish is needed for 95, depending the area, the LNBF may need to skew to its correct position before get the maximum signal. lots DTV or Dish tech didn't know anything about regular ku dish installation.
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    Phone line requirement for dtv

    Considering most the family has at least few cell phone accounts, why still need the land line, for instant, we four in the house and four difference account on our cell phone, who need land line. If Dish charge extra for no phone line, there should be a case in the court for subscribers for...
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    How to Buy Slimline 5 LNB

    Check solid signal website. Solid Signal | DIRECTV® Systems, HDTV Antennas, DISH Network, satellite equipment and home entertainment supplies & accessories
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    OTA Digital Channel Assignments

    Those channels will switching from VHF to UHF frequency, I don't think we have the technology that advanced for our TV that automatically tunes to new channel. But resetting the TV channels.
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    Which satellite for Ch 450 - 454?

    Its Jade World Package and CCTV4. And yes, its at 119 sat.
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    New To DirectTV Should I use there OTA antenna?

    Nothing is better then a traditional off air antenna, I really have no respect those electronics antenna as this is my last choice if no other work on the condition. Beside, for long term, a one time charge of antenna installation is far better then paying few bucks a month that end up paying...
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    Dish Forum has more then 2x amount of post...

    Very least DTV service calls but Dish,. I don't do the installation now, just service.
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    Lost signal AND OTA

    Your LNB has been fried if you check the TPs come out 0 on all tps. But at least you can watch local from your OTA antenna line, disconnect the antenna line in cable from receiver and connect it to your TV's antenna input.
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    Becoming Mastec Employee

    When you talk about west texas, there is really no way you can work 4 jobs a day what so ever, maybe 3 jobs a day in summer time, but with the heat as close to 100 or plus degree, I wonder. Since west texas also frequently involved driving from one town to other, you also will spend more time on...
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    Parents cancelled D*, have questions

    Its funny, buy the product then its lease, why pay for the leasing item. It just don't make sense to me.
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    Installer already running into problems...

    It should always connected all wire or cable before power up. Why people has to do it other way ?
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    Strange problem

    Seem the problem is on the audio cable.
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    OTA signal amplifier

    What I think a good size of off air antenna is better then an amp on the antenna.
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    Dealing with my 2 year contract

    Tell the true, Dish receiver does has its problem, when I was worked with dish installer, encountered so much problems on their DVR and at least 1/3 will require return call, its not on installation but for the DVR as main problem.
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    I think I've got a bad AT9 lnb/dish... opinions please??

    He may has the installation problem and not the bad LNBs.
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    OTA only question.

    As long as you has the HDTV, you can do so with off air antenna.
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    Poor signal, Poor installation

    This bring up my memory three months ago when I saw their ads for a digital camera on sales, compared price with other stores, decided that was the one I needed, but those young saleperson really has no knowledge about the question I asked. Same line but difference model but they just don't know...
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    Poor signal, Poor installation

    Sound to me, the installer that installed your dish is the contractor's sub, and they are pay so low and not even able to buy a computer to learn the installation trick for this dish. There at least I know two sites to tell how to do this dish.
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    What's with D*

    You paid for the box ?? What I understand is, since last year, customer is not own any receiver that order from DTV, and its a lease deal even you pay for the equipment. I will look someplace else for a replacement or add a room. There is commonly some work orders just set there for month...
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    I need help finding these birds!

    In the installation menu, select 3 LNB and enter your zip number, the receiver will tell you what all this to set your dish.
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    Install Help - Pole Height Question

    If these so call installers saying can't put dish higher then 4', then they are not with experience. With over 15 years did the KU system installed, I done at least one third with pole installation from 4' up to 12' height, with dishes up to 42" wide, never has wind problem, the first generation...
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    what is included for standard installation?

    Unless this installer is work for the installation company and install materials are paid by the company, otherwise, its a loss deal, or loss money on this install. Dish on pole and burying cable are not part of stanard installation, its extra. With current installation pay for independence...
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    Help

    You need to change the setting to accept 3 LNBs. If the receiver dont show you has 3 LNBs at the setting, you need another newer receiver.