Recent content by kyguy

Do you notice a huge signal loss when diplexing the antenna with the satellite? I tried it once at my parents house with one of the SD duo receivers and the satellite signal operated at such a high frequency that it almost completely squelched the OTA signal. Is the hopper/Joey system out...

I'm just all over these forums the past few days. ;) I posted a similar question in the DirectTV forum and got the answer I needed, but after looking a bit more at offerings I'm reconsidering Dish. So I'm buying a somewhat new house and I desperately want to avoid a house wrap installation and...

So I know what my first project once I take possession of the house is going to be.

I made a post on the DirectTV forum because that is the way I was leaning, but after crunching the numbers when paired with DSL the post 12 month promo prices aren't quite what I thought they would be. I have a friend who says he had Time Warner offering him digital cable and 7 meg internet for...

Well that is a weight off my mind then. It wont take but an afternoon to pull the old cable, run new in its place, and then pull it to the center of the attic and leave a few service loops. So for reference though, how does the Direct system work? Do they run a single cable from the LNB with...

Hi, I'm currently in the process of buying a house that is less than 20 years old. I'm interested in getting DirectTv since it is a much better deal than local cable, but I have some fears about the installation process. When my sister and her husband had Dish Network installed last year the...