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    Do the latest D* Dish/DVRs still require 2 lines from the dish?

    I just hd D* installed this past weekend (in GA) and ordered 1 HD-DVR, 1 HD receiver, & 1 SD receiver. My intaller put in a SWM Dish and only needed to use 1 line for each, including the HD-DVR. He said that he was doing all his installs that way now since this newer technology made his job...
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    Should I pull new cables myself before DIRECTV installation?

    Update... I went ahead and ran cables before my install this past Saturday. I ran 2 Quad Shielded RG-6 cables to 2 of my 3 TV locations... I ran out of time to do the 3rd, which already had one RG-6 cable anyway. So my installer came Saturday and I already had these cables ran with plenty...
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    Should I pull new cables myself before DIRECTV installation?

    Thanks guys. I probably will try to go ahead and pull the new cables myself. I don't know if I'll be getting a SWM or not. I haven't seen anything that says I will or will not, so I'm guessing not. I don't know a lot about the SWM's or multiswitches, but from what I've read I would have to...
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    Should I pull new cables myself before DIRECTV installation?

    I am getting DTV installed this coming Saturday and I currently have RG59 ran to 3 locations that I'm using for cable tv. I am getting a HD-DVR in one room, a HD Receiver in another room and a SD Receiver in the last room. I thought about running new RG6 cables myself to these 3 locations prior...