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    Good OTA antenna?

    Straight run to a Dish Satellite receiver then to a amplified distro box/
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    Good OTA antenna?

    Already got rg-6 running to the pole. Before the sheet-rockers came in, I bought a spool and have been running coax everywhere I thought I might ever need it while I had access to the space. Already have an account with newark (MCM) so I will be ordering that antenna today. Thanks for the recs!!!
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    Good OTA antenna?

    Here's the info it returned: https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php?request=result&study_id=54748 FWIW I used to have a huge antenna in the attic that grabbed the local CBS and ABC affiliates with a little turning between channels. We've since removed that to build bonus rooms upstairs...
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    Good OTA antenna?

    Can anyone make a suggestion for a good outdoor OTA antenna. One I can buy from amazon or walmart or even a vendor here on the forums? I live in a very rural. I already have a pole up that I used to have a yagi antenna up for internet. That antenna is no longer in use. Would prefer something I...
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    Dish customer support trying to switch customer to DirectTV??

    Yes was googling online just now and saw some sponsored adds for dish retailers. I was in car when she called so couldn't look it up then. She said they had her account info and purchases though... Either way I told her to go directly to the dish website and use the number from there.
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    Dish customer support trying to switch customer to DirectTV??

    SO I have this friend that said she called Dish to remove one of her Joeys from her account. She says the CSR tried to get her to switch to DirectTV. I asked her if she got the right number and she swears up and down it was Dish she called, they had all of her account info on hand, last PPV...
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    DirectTV Equivalent for Dish VIP722?

    They won't share the DVRs though will they? VIP has 1 DVR that plays on either modulated channel. It also records on either tuner. Also, RF remote strength? Are you able to expand your RF remote strength through a coax run and antennas?
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    DirectTV Equivalent for Dish VIP722?

    Well, my current setup is: VIP722 located in bedroom. It feeds: Main TV in living room via a long HDMI cable. (TUNER 1) Bedroom TV via component video. (TUNER 1) 8 TVs throughout the house and back porch with SD feed via coax from a distribution splitter/amplifier. (TUNER 1 or TUNER 2...
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    DirectTV Equivalent for Dish VIP722?

    I've been thinking of switching to Direct TV. DO they have a receiver equivalent to a VIP722? Something with 2 tuners I can use to run multiple TVs in my house?