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    extra dish receiver?

    Yeah, i thought so about that. I knew I'd need another receiver but the 'card' that goes in might not work. What do i need to do to make sure it's all legit?
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    extra dish receiver?

    Thanks for all the help guys! Unfortunately, I'm a complete newbie at all the cable/sat stuff. I googled the DishPro 34 switch - it looks pretty much like a cable splitter. Wouldn't I need another receiver for my second television? How else will I change channels? (I'm sorry if this is a...
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    extra dish receiver?

    Ok, I ran the switch test and it says "The check switch test has found that you have fewer satellites than previously detected. Press Cancel to keep the old result, or Save to save the new result." I just cancelled. The page before that was "green" on Satellite 119 Transponder 20...
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    extra dish receiver?

    I think it's just one dish and one receiver. I don't really know what a switch is?:( What I want to do is have reception in my room, so I can watch football in peace :) without the other bozos wanting to change the channel all the time. I was going to split the signal and attach the...
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    extra dish receiver?

    I live in a rented apartment with other flatmates (we all just rent our own rooms) and we have a dish network connection in the living room. Our landlord is a little anal, so I'd rather not ask him directly about this first. Can I buy another receiver off the shelf (craigslist, ebay) and use a...