Recent content by freelance1k

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    Introducing myself & requested simplified information

    Thanks again. I am still getting my feet wet in all this and greatly appreciate all the comments on this page and how quickly you all respond with valuable info. I am located in the Reno area and yesterday, we drove by a house that had 3 dishes on the roof, one of them we could read the brand...
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    Introducing myself & requested simplified information

    Thank you, young Radar. :) I understand several languages and am fluent and semi-fluent in 3 or so. Too bad about Cuba, hopefully Spain, Italy, etc will be available. I grew up on Bonanza, we'll leave it at that. I'll read through the forum a lot before making any purchase, but needed a...
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    Introducing myself & requested simplified information

    Thank you all for your responses. What I have learned from your posts: 1. I don't want Christian Channels, so I need a "C" rather than a "KU" or a combo. 2. I can get a recommended receiver such as openbox and be happy with it. 3. I would need something with a rotor since the programming is...
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    Introducing myself & requested simplified information

    We just disconnected Dish due to them increasing without consent the bill every month, even after we downgraded channels, etc. After 8 yrs, we got sick of paying for garbage. Step 1. Bought an OTA antenna and we get a few local channels, we are happy with the move. Step 2. By accident I...