Recent content by StephenJC

I agree. That us why I am giving Direct untill 9/15 to get it resolved. I think that is fair enough. I live 50 miles from the Cleveland stations, so OTA is not an option. I am not going to pay the money that I am to not get the new fall season and Football. I stuck with them thru the Viacom...

Won't I have to pay a large upfront cost for a second hopper? Super Joey doesn't have any upfront cost for new customers.

I currently have my Direct HD dish on a pole. 4 cables run from it to the swim on the side of the house (about 40 feet of buried cable). If LOS is OK will the pole and cables be useable for the dish install? Cable was put in last fall.

Hi, thinking about switching from Direct to Dish as a result of the Raycom dispute. I have a couple of questions I was hoping someone here could answer for me. 1) how responsive are the DVR controls on the Joey compared to the hopper? I know with Direct DVR controls are very laggy when remote...

Based on my zip, 44041, I am not eligible for DNS from NY or LA because D* provides local channels in my market. If they are unable to offer the local affiliate, and I am out of reception range of the CBS channel, will they then be able to offer my the NY and or LA feed, for a fee? If not...

The dish is on a pole about 25 away from the house. There are 2 cables running from the dish to the house. (Only one is currently being used). I was just trying to see if there was a way to upgrade without me having to trench another 25 feet of dual cable. (I buried the cable the last time so...

At the pole? Or does it need to be inside the home, protected from the elements?

How well do the DVR controls respond on a Genie Mini Client? In particular I am interested to see if they are any better than an H24 using MRV (which IMHO is clunky and not very responsive). Thanks.

Anyone else watching Empire Strikes Back on Spike and noticing the audio is not synced with the video. It is like watching a Godzila movie.

VHF Lo is VERY susceptible to electrical interference. Not such a problem with analog, you just see sparkles on the screen. With digital it will cause the tuner to loose the lock on the signal.

I have been using a wired CCK and DECAs to supply internet connections to the other rooms in my house. Will this technology will work without active DirecTv service? Since the DECAs won't get power without a receiver can I substitute wired CCKs for them? One wired CCK connected to my router and...

I wouldn't be surprised to find broadcasters sabotaging their own OTA signals during fee fights to force viewers to switch providers due to an inability to receive an OTA signal. "Technical problems have caused us to operate at reduced power while our, engineers work on fixing the problem"

Most broadcasters have cheaped out on their transmitting facilities so that those that are more than about 20 miles away will be forced or compelled to subscribe to a provider that pays them a retransmission fee. Compare the ability that the public had to receive analog signals to the current...

I wonder if you can still use non programming incentives, like the $100 visa gift card offer that VISA has. Will they still offer the $10 off for 12 months for signing up online? Should be interesting to see on May 22nd

It really does make the MRV experience better. Slip is very clumsy via MRV SKIP is much smoother.