Recent content by chuckles2

I would omit my employment with the FCC - a lawyer might say that was an attempt to use "government position" against a citizen. (Trust me on that one.)

I'm SD with 3 tivos*, lifetime PVR service. I have east and west distant networks SD service. I am not under contract, everything here I own. I want 2 HD tivos, east distant networks HD and to retain both of my SD distant networks, and to keep one SD tivo. first question, what should the...

I'm a SD customer with 2 SD tivos, what would be a good deal from DTV for me to upgrade to 2 HD tivos? I am assuming I am grandfathered on the tivo fee. I am not under contract nor have received any goodies from direct in the last five years.

My wife says we have to keep east and west distant networks* (our locals are infamous for local programing interrupting network programing), we're SD, out tivos are dying -and she loves her tivos (I'm watch little tv at home on the road a lot so it kinda her call) is there any way we could get...

sigh...iceberg you know that was what I didn't want to even think - could well be, these are old tivos, still odd just one channel. Oh well i'll just live with it. I have both E and W Distant networks, and as I understand can't have them if I go HD, and the boss says I won't have ////// I mean...

Thanks for the help - now I'm really stumped, both receivers show a 96/97 strength for TP30, yet one gets breakup (live and recording) on Fox, the other does not. Other DN record fine. I've been messing with DTV since the initial trials in MS and LA but this old boy be lost.

I have 2 sd tivos fed by separate dishes, one is having no problem with fox, the other is, the technical term I believe, is crap. I'm trying to see if I have a dish alignment problem small enough to be not readily apparent- the two dishes seem to be aimed the same, i.e., similar reading on...

SD- and I'm showing high 80s/90s on all transponders at time of problem- I think BBC A is on 32? I sometimes get breakup on my local for CW (NW Alabama) but other than that, not counting really bad rain, I get good reception. Tried to watch The Hour the other night and just gave up.

I show very good numbers (90+) on all transponders but at night BBC America has problems- anyone else seeing breakup?

I'm SD only (old tivos) if I take this deal what installation costs am I to expect (replace 1 SD unit w/HD keep other SD), and what will it do to my monthly bill?

Me again... I was expressing two different viewpoints - 1) my doubts on the legality of third party automated removal of a portion of a retransmitted signal, and, 2) my fear if determined legal, hat the loss of revenue to the networks would probably impact production. And yes I use my DVR...

I know we would all like tv without them but we also know what pays the bills. Yes if you have a DVR you can skip commercials, you as the enduser control the situation. I do not believe that a third party, your tv distributor for example, has the legal right to do this for you. A kinda...

"if the OP doesn't currently qualify for HD DNS and chooses to keep SD DNS, they won't get satellite delivered HD national networks (DNS or LIL)." I don't quite follow this - maybe the low tech version? and what is LIL?

thanks guys! and yes I did mean the national feeds. What would my monthly bill run for 3 PVRs, HD, and PVR fee (reckon the "new" tivo would accept my tivo forever ;-) )?

I currently have 3 d*tivos (SD) in use with tivo for life service . I have both west and east national channels. If I upgrade to HD - 1- cost of 3 units 2- PVR fee? 3- national HD channels available (locals are available in HD)? I really don't much at all about this stuff, so if I've...