Recent content by Ferrino

Thankyou for that link! So it seems we have nothing to lose by getting the Mover's Connection and we will get some free channels for a few months and the installer may be able to extend the internal wiring etc...

Thankyou! I didn't want to use the Mover's Connection as I thought they now extended the commitment, but apparently that is only if you get new equipment at the same time (which we are not). I think I'll try wiring it up and testing it myself and then I'll get the Mover's Connection deal if...

We are moving into an apartment which has already been wired up for Directv (fairly new dish, HD ready etc.) and I have a couple of questions: 1. Should we still schedule the free mover's installation? We may need the cable to be extended form it's current termination point in the apartment, so...

OK, had the move done on Saturday and indeed I did not get another SWM install. No biggie though as we only have a single receiver, with no plans for any more.

Sorry, you've lost me. I just have a dish mounted on a flat roof about 12-feet directly above the TV (non-pen mount) and then a single coax leading down, through a single wall and into the HD-DVR.

No, it's my own dish (I actually had to help the installer!!!) but I just don't have a ladder to get up there! Wonder if one good tug on the coax would get it down :-)

Thanks for the advice! I wish I could get up on the roof and grab it! Unfortunately the installation guy needed a fairly long ladder to get up there and I don't have that sort of equipment (as an apartment dweller) :-(

There's just one line coming from the dish and yes I can record 2 shows at once. I was led to believe that SWMs were only used when multiple receivers are being used and therefore I'm wondering if I got lucky and whether I will get the same setup in the new place...?

I had my first D* service installed back in February (HD-DVR) and am using the Mover's Connection next week. I currently have a single HR22 receiver and there is a single coax cable running to it - does this mean I have one of the newer LNBs with a SWM built into it? I'd like to keep this setup...

Spoke to a Mover's Connection rep. today and he confirmed that there is no commitment renewal for purely using the Mover's Connection - it only gets renewed if you upgrade hardware at the same time. He confirmed, however, that there is indeed a $50 charge if you move within 12 months.

Good point! A single HDMI cable would be much easier! So is there any difference in HD picture quality between component and HDMI?

We have a single HD-DVR (HR-22) supplying a single HDTV and are looking to get a 2nd HDTV for the bedroom. Considering we are about to use the Mover's Connection we could potentially get a deal on a 2nd HD-DVR, which I'm guessing would be $99 at best, and an extra $60 in fees per year, as well...

Thanks for that - good point - if I'm going to start a new contract anyway, I might as well try and get a free/cheap extra receiver as we're thinking about getting a 2nd HDTV anyway. Is it realistic to hope for a 2nd HD-DVR for free? Or maybe just the non-DVR HD receiver?

Thanks all - guess I will be coughing up $50 and starting the 24-month contract afresh...

Pah, $50 charge - didn't see that anywhere either! Tempted to take down the old dish when I move and sell it to cover the charge! Out of interest, what happens to the old dish? Do D* get someone to collect it? I wonder if my current landlord would charge me to leave it on the roof...