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    Looking for honest opinions:DirecTV vs Dish Network

    OK so here are my needs: DBS system 2 TVs in 2 rooms Standard Def TVs (no HD in the near term) Independent viewing of different TV stations in each room I want to have the max TV channels but I don't want/need any movie channels (HBO, Cinemax, ect.) I like sports, but not...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    I have an update First of all, I would like to thank all who have participated in this thread....I am a total n00b to this stuff and your feedback is very helpfull.... I have to update you with some news that changes things....I will appologize in advance for the unintended misinformation on...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    I now notice that there is more than one kind of dish used with DirecTV..a 18" dish and a 18"x20" dish... What are the pros and cons of these dishes.... If, for example, I get a packedge with the 18"x20" but there is a "18 on the roof...would I just have to remove the old one and put the...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    Ok here is what I did last week: I went to direcTVs site here: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/NewHardwareHome.do and I clicked on free 2room system....I am looking to get DirecTV service in my living room and the bedroom... It then directed me to a page that looked just like the first...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    Well, the DirecTV place said that I just needed to get the reciever and cards myself and then give them the all the serial #s and they would start my service.... They even said that I might be able to pick up a used reciever at a garage sale or pawn shop, but if I can get a 2 new recievers+2...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    OK so I went to my local DirecTV dealer and got turned down because my credit wasn't good enough :( So now I have to buy the equipment myself and get them to activate it....they said that circuit city has sales on recievers for about $40 sometimes... There is already a dish on the roof and...
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    Thank you very much :)
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    Getting first DirecTV system...need some help!!

    Ok....so here is the deal... I am moving from a condo in Laughlin Nevada (Cable) to a house in Mohave Arizona (about 20 min. away) as of Aug. 16...... I am renting the house from a lady that works with my wife....the current tenents are moving out but they already have DirecTV wired at the...
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    Why is the Dish forum so much more popular than the DirecTV forum?

    ...oh....and another thing.... I currently live in Laughlin Nevada, but I will be moving across the river to Fort Mohave Arizona in about 2 months....this is only about a 10-15min drive, but, of course, it is across a state line... No big deal, right? Well....the problem is....I plan on...
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    Why is the Dish forum so much more popular than the DirecTV forum?

    I am a Satellite n00b and I am looking to get a system for my home in Fort Mohave Arizona.... I once had Dish Network in an apt. I rented in San Jose and I really liked it.... Would you say Dish would be a better value than DirecTV? Dish seems cheaper and the programming choices look...