Recent content by Mr. Old School

That's pretty much the same lineup that we are getting down here in Danville, VA except we aren't getting an NBC affiliate in HD for some reason. I've been very pleased with the quality of the HD channels.

I decided to go ahead and cancel my account in hopes of recouping some of the $64.73 monthly fee that I had been billed on 4/2 plus I had Adelphia bring out a HD/DVR box yesterday. The CSR wanted to know why I was cancelling early and I told him that I had already disconnected and unplugged...

Just curious, my monthly bill just cycled on the 2nd so I am looking at about 3 weeks credit if I cancel today. Does anyone know if they will actually pro-rate and credit you back for the unused time or is there no recourse? I'm calling Adelphia today and getting them to bring out a HD DVR...

So I just got billed on 2/2. If they shut it down are the going to refund my money? *crickets chirping*

Well I've spent the day aiming, reaiming, skewing, lowering, raising, and cursing. I have had 110 and I have also had 119, but not both at the same time. I've tried everything you guys suggested in regards to aiming, but it didn't help. Finally, I switched the cable going into the multiswitch...

when you say cover it up, what should I cover it with? The more I read, the more confused I become. Also, in my menu, there is no option for Dish 500, just Superdish Installation with 3 sat, 4 sat, full, and ALT with checkboxes. What should I check? Thanks again for all the help, guys.

Thanks for replying. I do have 2 LNB arms and they do both run into the switch and come out as one line which is running to my receiver. Everything is hooked up correctly, I can verify that. I guess I had no idea that you had to lock in two different satellites. I only got one set of...

I've got a problem, might be simple, but I don't know. I recently purchased a Dish 500 system with the SW-21 multiswitch. I had no clue what I was doing, but I used the angles that were provided for me and tried to aim my dish. After a little work, I finally got a 118 signal on satellite 110...

For the record, this is the NFL Network's schedule of televised preseason games. The games that will be broadcast live are noted. Unfortunately, only a half a dozen or so of the 54 games will be live. For me, watching a preseason game is not something I get psyched over, watching a replay of...

I'm trying to understand this. When you guys say "Game of the Week" do you mean a live HD broadcast of an NFL game on Sunday or a replay in mid week of a game that was played on Sunday? So I guess what I'm asking is aside from the NFL Network going HD and a few preseason games being...

Ever since I got the download on Tuesday night I have been having dropouts and breakups on all the Voom original HD channels. It has nothing to do with tuning from a weak OTA channel either. I cannot watch Rave or Monsters for 30 seconds without a dropout. I don't recall any problems with...

Actually, I got Sean to get my mapping changed. So before I got it changed, I couldn't pick up any channels with the antenna pointed in that direction. I think if I they would go ahead and send the update out, my OTA problems might get solved since I am now getting a strong signal from two...

Voom upgraded me from a Winegard Sensar II to a Radio Shack VU-90XR antenna. The VU 90XR is supposed to have range from 70-90 miles. I received no locals that I wasn't already getting. Going to call Voom back today and see if they will upgrade me yet again.

Well it gets better. Today I took the line coming into the Voom receiver from the OTA antenna and plugged it into the digital antenna input on my tv. Did a scan for channels and not only did it find 3 channels that Voom's receiver can't get, but it picked up 4 Roanoke, VA channels that are 80...

Well the Voom people are going to tell you that the Winegard Sensar II gets it's power from the Voom receiver, therefore the installers don't even bring along the power source that came with the antenna. My installer told me that the antenna needed more power than the receiver was giving it...