Recent content by jeff piccolomini

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    MultiPlexer Installation Problem

    Thanks. The installer promised to have his supervisor call me back - hopefully the guy knows a bit more than the first installer. I've also talked to a few people at D-TV, not just CSR's but tech support and I'm astonished that no one there really knows what to do. Worse case I will try your...
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    MultiPlexer Installation Problem

    Just got the HD DVR, which also pushed my output from 8 lines to nine. The installer today had no idea what to do as the multiplexer has only 8 outs. He tried to split one of the outputs into two to gain a line but the split outputs then wouldn't produce a picture. He couldn't reach his...
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    Interesting Call to Retention...re ST

    I got the HD DVR free with no shipping charges.
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    Interesting Call to Retention...re ST

    Just got off the phone with retention - got a free HD DVR for my ST renewal. Have been PO ed about the ongoing delays in the new HD DVR but this helps make it easier. Also love this forum - would never have known these deals (or even the existence of retention) were available ! Thanks to all
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    New HD DVR from D*

    Hint of a change ? Not sure if I'm over reacting but I noticed for the first time in a couple of years D* didn't run any ads in either B* Buy or Circuit C*.... Also, almost broke down last week and ordered an HD Tivo from D* but the girl from D* kind of talked me out of it. Kept saying the...
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    Dish question

    Home Owners Associations Should be interesting - I am pretty sure there are a lot of home owner association regulations around the country (including mine) that allow only the smaller dishes. Wonder if D has thought about that ... ?
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    New DIRECTV H20 MPEG-2/4 on sale

    Define monster.... I have lived in a few places and there are a lot of homeowner association regulations written around "18 inch dishes". Do you know how big we are talking ?