Recent content by ds5178

I have had receiver problems since getting Voom. Mine locks up, constantly loads the program guide, refuses to show Starz, and the program guide will appear for no reason while watching TV. I have spent a lot of time with CSRs without success. Finally, they scheduled me for a new receiver to be...

I had an appointment from Direct Broadcast Satellite to bring out my new Voom receiver this past Wednesday. We had a bit of a snowstorm and I wondered if I would see the new receiver. Luckily, they had the decency to call me to tell me that they would not be coming to my house. We rescheduled...

I respect your opinion, but for me, I don't want to see 500 channels. The more content available, the more the quality suffers. Voom has enough channels for me. They carry what I primarily watch. For me, Voom viability will come down to how well the system works each time you turn it on. I'm...

I know you have been in contact with Wilt at Voom and that he has been a great help to a lot of people using this new service. Any chance of getting him to post over here? I have been over to the Yahoo Voom user group where he answers questions and helps users. No disrespect intended to anyone...

I've had lock up several times too. You know, wives could make or break Voom. If my wife tries to turn on Voom and the receiver keeps locking up and/or always has to download guide content, she won't use it and will complain that she wants to keep Dish. But she's right! We should be able to turn...

Definitely! I called my installer after calling Voom. They are waiting for another receiver and will bring it out when it arrives. 8)

TCM Thanks Sean! How do you find out this information? One of the on-line guide services? David

Texas Chainsaw Anyone know when this will be repeated? That was an interesting post from the engineer that was working on this film.

My evaluation I have been with E* for the last 4 years. I grew impatient with their lack of HD programming, so this month I ordered both Voom and Comcast Digital cable to evaluate. Voom I have only watched one movie on movie channels 1-10. "The Usual Suspects" had excellent quality and...

My Install Story I had Voom installed yesterday at my home in Seattle. Pete, the installer was knowledgeable and professional. His company is Direct Broadcast Satellite Center, Inc and they install all three satellite competitors as well as home theater. I could tell he knew what he was talking...

Game of the week I watched the repeat at midnight, and it was excellent quality! No problems. I could see the individual blades of grass and pieces of dirt fly up as the players ran and cut. The slow motion used by NFL films looks good even on a regular TV. In HD, it looks even better!

Documents missing A few of the links (particularly the ones marked as revealing or interesting) seem to have been taken off the website. Too bad... I shortened up the link to http://www.installs.com/docs and you can see an index of a large amount of documents, some regarding Voom, some...

OK, maybe not the first Voomer in the Pacific Northwest, but maybe in Seattle? On another note, I received an e-mail from Direct Broadcast Satellite Center to do my installation next Wednesday, the 17th. Hopefully they are a better company than Independent. As suggested in the forum, I...

I like that nice big circle around the Seattle area! Thanks Sean. I'd still like to hear anyone's opinion from the Pacific Northwest of Voom coverage. Maybe I'll be the first?

Voom problems in Seattle? I was researching Voom articles and found the following excerpt in the October 1st issue of The Mercury News: "Analysts also have raised the question of how much reach Cablevision's single satellite, Rainbow 1, can have. Although the company said the Rainbow can...