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So any additional news on this?

Pretty doesn't mean jack if it's not functional. Why do so many companies ignore this fact?

Does this mean they will be rolling out new boxes? Pretty please?

We moved from Gainesville down to Orlando a couple of months ago and had to drop our DishHD service due to apartment complex regulations. Went with BrightHouse service with the 3800HDC DVR. Boy, this this sucks. I so wish I could go back. What's up with the stupid fast forward thing that if you...

Starting my first job, moving to a new city, unpacking 3x as much stuff as we need (or starting to. We've barely made a dent). Having a wife staying at home because we can't find her a decent job. Oh, and did I mention that my job is also temporary and so I still need to find a real one. I...

The bad news is that I still wasn't able to get it to work. The space between the windowsill and the overhang is just too small for the 110/119 to get a signal from the 2nd balcony. I can't seem to get anything out of the 61.5 either. We got a signal meter from Radio Shack that seems decent, but...

Is there a rule of thumb for what order to make adjustments in? I'm guessing that skew shouldn't really be touched much, so my plan was to put the azimuth and elevation on what they should be, tweak the azimuth to get the best signal, and then tweak the elevation to get the best signal.

Thanks for the input guys. I'm looking forward to getting back from work this evening so that I can get it working. I'm convinced that it's possible.

Thanks for the encouragement. The only problem with the techs is that I have to take time off of work to be here, which is annoying and since mine is the only household income at this point... I was able to take a hacksaw and cut the poles to the minimum height. I got the bases for the planters...

You would be correct. I did call, and the guy did come. However, he arrived an hour and a half outside of the window, making me hugely late to work. After putting the dish on the pole, he was like "Oh. There's no signal. It's never going to work from a balcony. Sorry." He was out in about 20...

Great. That'll definitely be helpful. Do you have any idea about Question #5?

Pardon my ignorance, but what switch is it talking about? I'll try it when I get home from work, I'm just curious.

What does the 'check switch' do?

So we moved down from Gainesville to Orlando this past week, and pulled the satellites off of the poles that we had. Actually, before I get started let me tell you what equipment we have. ViP722 hooked up via HDMI at 720p. 1 dish pointed at 61.5, 2nd dish pointed at 110/119. Anyway, so I then...

So happy!