Recent content by Packer Bill

Just ordered my Hopper USB OTA module. Noticed that it's USB cable is quite short, but it looks like it is a standard USB cable - USB Type A Male on one end and a USB Type B Male on the other. Rather than running the antenna's stiff RG-6 coax cable up to the Hopper - the furnished USB cable...

I know a lot of people "knock" X10 equipment, but I've been using 2 sets of X10 Powermid IR Repeaters (PM5900) for years and they work fine. Amazon price for X10 Powermid Kit is high - check out: X10 PowerMid Remote Extender with FREE Home Automation Kit - NOW ONLY $49.99

During winter, Dish must have a LOT of employees with brooms to brush snow off all of those dishes at their Cheyenne uplink centers! ;););)

You certainly CAN copy a recording from your 622 to a DVD recorder - I do it all the time. You might want to get a DVD recorder with a built-in ATSC (digital) tuner if you also want to record programs directly from an antenna. Due to the added cost, most DVD recorders sold do NOT have a...

When you say "Free", did yoy have to make a 24 month commitment? I've heard all different scenarios for those having E* adding a wing dish at 61.5 when HD locals where available. Bill A.

Leave it to E* to announce on "Earth Day" that they are going to send out PLASTIC to 13 million customers!:D

I'm in the Milwaukee area also. Did the E* CSR say that the new wing dish install at 61.5 would be FREE and also would NOT require a new 24 month commitment to their service? I've seen quite a few posts here that a lot of subscribers couldn't get a FREE upgrade. PS: I sure hope I haven't...

I was wondering - could you use PLASTIC coat hangers instead of the metal ones?? That way it wouldn't rust if you mounted it outside.:D:D

Is this offer good THRU the 24th (tomorrow) - or does it end at midnight on the 23rd (tonight)??

You MAY be OK with your installation! From your photo, the 6 mounting foot bolts are in the middle of a fairly short piece (6 to 8 ft.) of what appears to be "double-four" inch dutch lap siding. This will allow that piece of siding to expand or contract horizontally to the left and the right...

I've got the same problem as you Scott! I have a Sony KDS-R50XBR1. Did some research, and found out it is a VERY common problem with Sony SXRD TV's. Everything points to a defective "OB" (Optical Block). Sony is FINALLY admitting to the problem, and on 3/24/07 updated their Support...

Is Echostar 11 one of the new MPEG-4 satellites that will be at 86.5 or 97??

From what I've read in various threads in this forum, "upper 80s to low 90s" seems pretty good for 129. I assume you get even stronger signal strength for 110 and 119?? jseidcheck: Are you a new E* customer or was this an upgrade installation via the "Dish'n It Up" offer? Also, who did the...

Charise - did they give a reason why they would NOT point the new dish at 61.5? Also, what kind of signal strength are you now getting on 129 after they re-peaked the dish. With all the "horror stories" I'm hearing about 129 (weak signal, "wobbling" satellite, rain fade, etc.), I'm concerned...

I'm a long time E* customer - thinking of upgrading through the "Dish'n It Up" program to a VIP622. I currently have a PVR501 and a 5000 receiver (Yes-it still works!) with a Dish 500. Have a few questions: What model of dish would be installed by E* - possibly a 1000.2? Are E*...