Recent content by vandeley88

Joe, thanks for the great tips. I'll be using your last post as a guide when I'm calibrating my dish. I found a guy on craigslist who's going to sell me a dish and receiver for $23. I'm hoping to pick it up over the weekend. Its a 3 lnb dish. The only thing it doesn't have is the metal...

JPN, sorry for the misunderstanding. I do know the direction just not if I have a line of sight to the satellite over the building next door. I think I am going to buy a heading compass to help me point the dish exactly where it needs to go. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give directv a...

Interesting info, guys. Teronzhul, I think I'll put together that clinometer over the weekend. Charper1, didn't realize I wouldn't need a triple LNB dish. I really just want to pick up a receiver and dish up on ebay that will let me know for absolute certain that I can receive a signal...

Okay, I'm going to do it. With the encouragement of all of you I'm going to buy a dish and figure out how to make it work. I figure I'm going to get a dish and receiver on ebay. So, what should I buy? I'm aiming to spend the least amount of money possible. I suppose I'm looking for a...

Once again, thanks for all the suggestions. JPN, I do know that I'm facing the correct direction because there's a bunch of other dishes in my neighborhood so I know which way mine should face. The major question is if I will have a line of sight over the building the next door. I was...

Branchbouncer, If it comes down to it I will attempt to install it myself. Although I'd love to have the help of someone experienced as I don't know what the heck I'm doing. Three questions: 1. Is there a way to 100% accurately determine if I have the correct line of sight before I purchase...

Chip and Joe, thanks for clarifying about the glass. I have no idea what kind of glass I have in my windows but it doesn't look like anything special. I called American Satellite. They said they only sell equipment, don't do installations and just connected me over to directv. Directv gave...

Joe, Thanks for all the great info. I will give American Satellite a call. Do you think they'd be open to doing something out of standard? I have heard various things about putting the dish inside. I read somewhere that the signal does not travel very well through regular glass and that...

Claude, I guess my question is, if I install the dish on my window will it be able to see the satellite over the building next door (the one that has the dish)? Or will I have to mount it higher? Thanks, Ryan

Stuart, Thanks for you help with getting my pictures/messages up on the site. I appreciate it. So if anybody is or can recommend a New York City-based installer I'd be most grateful. I called directv and they wouldn't give me the names of any of their installers. I really love someone to...

Hey all, The forum won't let me post messages with links or pictures. Am I doing something wrong? I have pictures of the view from my windows that I'd like to share. Thanks, Ryan

I'm really sorry. I tried to post this in the original thread but it will not show up. Hopefully this will work and if this is a dupe post I'm really sorry. The following are pictures of the view out my southwest facing windows. You can see the dish on the roof of the neighboring building...

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, I have no exclusive use area outside my apartment. That's why I'm thinking of attaching it to the air conditioner. If its still light out when I get home I will take and post some pictures of my window view. If not, I'll post them tomorrow. thanks, ryan

Need help with possible installation in New York apartment Hey all, Looks like I'm one of the "5,000" baseball fans getting shut out of EI. I live in an apartment in Queens, NY and I'm a diehard Dodgers fan. I live on the top floor of a 6 story building. I already know my landlord won't...

Hey all, I am new to this forum. I am one of the thousands of cable subscribers who will be affected by the exclusive extra innings package. I am a Dodger fan living in an apartment in Queens, NY. I already know my landlord wont let me install the dish on the outside of the building and I...