Recent content by sbalmos

I'm sure this is asked all the time, but it's Friday... :) I have a weekend location I sometimes to go which is outside of my home market. Home's in Cincinnati, this is up outside of Akron. I want to add an additional box onto my account at this location. There is an existing dish at this other...

Hi all, In the midst of cleaning out some closets and rooms turned into closets, I've come across my original non-SWM 5-LNB, and pair of B-band converters. I can't think of a reason to keep them around any longer, and some quick checking of eBay looks like theyd be close-to-worthless. Aside...

Hi everyone, I successfully installed an SWM LNB last night. It's so much nicer to only have a single cable run coming through the patio door into the condo, rather than four. And it'll make putting up crown molding over the cable run so much easier. Anyway, I imagine I have to return the old...

Already got installed by another Bluegrass installer, who ended up being a student of my dad's roughly 13 years ago. The whole story was written up in another thread ("Another successful E* to D* convert", IIRC). Thanks though.

So then what's the point of the $10/month Sports Pack? It looks like it contains all the other RSNs, ESPNU, etc. Or is this just one of those things where EI and Sunday Ticket are per-season things just for that sport, whereas the Sports Pack is an ongoing thing? I was actually hoping to switch...

mstregamer: Yes. The Slimline's a beast. But on the other hand, the D* mount apparently has a built-in leveler, according to the installer. He didn't have to really eyeball it or use my level. bk63ross: In System Setup, under Display.

Admittedly, I've only been playing with the boxes for a couple hours... In the HR-21, where (is there?) is the ability to set a reminder or an auto-tune on a future event? I only see the options for recording the program. I only have Tuner 1 connected, if that makes a difference. Thanks! --Scott

I'll let you know in a few days. It's slightly expensive for me to switch, almost completely in breaking my E* contract (I just signed up with E* in December). Otherwise, the cost of the HD DVR is offset by the $100 rebate that Plasma Concepts has going on here, extended until the end of this...

Just got back into the office here after finishing my conversion from Charlie's Soon-o-Rama to D*. If any of you remember, my first install attempt about a month ago ended because of a probably-clueless installer. This time around was much different. I was scheduled for the 12-4 window for...

VaberMan: It's a talk show, what do you expect? :) Dave: I gave the time index to FFwd to...

Anyone in the Cincinnati area will recognize Mike McConnell for his mid-day talk show. Yesterday, a telemarketer for Dish Networks called up to the (unscreened) direct celebrity hotline, undoubtedly using a random telephone number dialer. Fun ensues...

Believe me iwc, I understand their (the installer's) situation. I began reading SatGuys before I signed up with E* months ago. I was willing to pay custom rates to the guy. He just didn't want to do it. I can't help that, but I understand possibilities for why. I am most definitely not someone...

Unfortunately, he never told me his name. I could probably PM you other info, such as my account number, the install date, etc if you can pull orders that way. I'm going to retry the install with a more senior person sometime soon. I just get the feeling he had a bad install in the morning...

Thanks rad. That confirmed things. I was being fed another BS line from the guy, saying that the HD signal came in over both tuners, and thus needed both feeds (impossible for me, he said, as he didn't want to fish lines). Well... we'll see tomorrow, when I get quotes back from electricians to...

'evening all. I was reading some other messages here a moment ago, and came across another tidbit that my dingbat installer said was impossible. It *is* possible to run the HD-DVR with only one line, but therefore only one tuner? If so, this is okay for me, as over 3/4 of the DVR'ing I do is...