The bottom line is this:
Everybody listened to some dumbass CSR's who don't know squat! When we upgraded equipment, D* got us for another 2 years anyway!
So now we can all bend over and take it! They'll turn on the HD when they are good and ready!
For those of you who stayed up all...
Ihave since trimmed some of the branches since this photo, but I get signals on all 5 sats in the 90's, with a couple 100's. I assume the signal is probably from much higher up than it looks, or I'm very lucky!
I think you have to understand that some of the older movies were possibly not HD quality to begin with, and are upconverted somehow. I may be wrong. It seems to me that the live stuff always looks better, along with the more current shows.
My drill bits wouldn't penetrate the pole, so I went out and got 2 2" muffler clamps and secured them to the bottom of the pole before I cemented. Keeps the pole from twisting.
I would still register a dispute to Paypal. I had a problem once, and they got the seller to refund the money to me. It may not be a $$$ thing to you, but it's the point of the thing!!