Recent content by smcahee

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    If Charter Communications Is Available In Your Area-Read This

    Have Charter in Fond du Lac, WI here and just got the Motorola/Moxi DVR. The DVR is nice, but the DVI output doesn't work, and the unit has an unusual program guide, if you can call it that (unless i'm missing something). Instead of a grid, you have a list of channels, and as you scroll...
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    New 8-K Report, Voom shuts down April 30.

    The section of the Customer Agreement i have has the following to say about returning equipment (under 'Leased Equipment'): "If Equipment is leased from us, such Equipment shall at all times remain our sole and exclusive property and we will have the right, at our discretion, to replace it...
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    Battlestar Galactica coming to Universal HD?

    Galactica Miniseries on UHD The Battlestar Galactica Miniseries will be shown this Sunday 2/20/05 on UniversalHD starting at 8pm. The fact that part 2 is to begin at 9:30 suggests no commercials, as part 1 is at least 1:30 long. Haven't seen anything yet about season 1 of the show now being...
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    I like the Voom remote!

    key bounce so am i the only one whose remotes seem to have 'keybounce'? when i press a button it often behaves as if i pressed the button twice in rapid succession. im not holding them down too long, and i don't have this problem with any other remotes. reminds me of the keyboard on the...
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    SCI-FI to start Tues sept 7th (Channel 523) (Already up and Running...)

    so im not the only one who held onto a $30+/month expanded basic cable package for the scifi channel. one interesting thing though, it was my understanding that the voom satellite was pretty much 'full' some time ago. is the bandwidth allocated to each channel being cut to add new channels?
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    A final cry for help from a Voom subscriber soon to be forced into cancelling.

    ive also wasted time waiting for installers who either showed up with the wrong equipment, or cancelled the afternoon install at 5pm the day of. you might consider at least getting a recommendation or estimate from a local antenna installer. they would likely be more familar with what kind of...
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    How does OTA Scanning works in new software?

    the locals that voom initially mapped to my boxes are out of green bay, wi, but i get better signals out of milwaukee for at least half of them. i was able to use the scan function in the install wizard to get the box to tune the channels, but program guide info is not available for any of the...
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    Who did your VOOM installation?

    1. Adant Wireless 2. July 2004 3. 847-336-5478 4. Gurnee, Il. 5. Fond du Lac, WI (halfway between milwaukee and green bay) 6. No web site. adantsat@aol.com 7. 9 the first time, 0 the second 8. Initial installer knowledgable, did things as i requested when possible. Wrong antenna for my...
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    Upgraded OTA Antenna, what type & Range?

    i did talk the installer into leaving me some extra RG6 cable. after he left i installed the preamp the way the manufacturer recommended and got rid of the diplexor. i cant get all the stations in any one city, but with a rotor i can get each of the networks from at least one.
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    Upgraded OTA Antenna, what type & Range?

    am i missing something? after a false start last friday (installer showed up to 'upgrade' my antenna with exactly the same one i already had), i was 'upgraded' from a winegard HD7082P to an HD7084P. i am now able to get one additional channel (3 out of 7). of note the manufacturer indicates...
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    Upgraded OTA Antenna, what type & Range?

    im not trying to tell them how to do their job...but... i live in east central Wisconsin, about halfway between green bay and Milwaukee. this puts me between 45 and 50 miles of most of the OTA transmitters. on the initial visit, the installer put up a Winegard HD7082P -- an antenna the...