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Hi All, If one were to buy an E* HD tuner on Ebay, can you sign up ONLY for the Voom and HD pack on E*? How about if you are on E*'s black list (i.e. a former subscriber)? I keep seeing different stories, often based on feedback from different csr's? I would consider buying an E* box if I...

Have had two message on my answering machine. Talk about E* resellers twisting the truth to their own advantage. These came from Bill Thompson at the "Voom Conversion Center". The message is that Voom's assets have been sold to E*. They are calling to schedule my satellite TV "upgrade" in...

Looks like even the hard core Voomers have mostly moved on. Activity on the voom forums has slowed to a trickle. As mentioned earlier, I have gone with Comcast and am generally pleased. I will keep the one Voom box live until the end just for the sake of nostalgia. In any event, it has...

...Even replaced all the connectors on the coax cables just for good measure. Comcast is not Voom but it is a heck of a lot better than E* which I had previously. I am impressed with how the technology has advanced in the last 2-3 years. I now have 2 HD DVR's and 1 HD STB. I have the...

The party is over. The only question is what exactly will happen on midnight of the 30th. Will Voom just go dark, will Charles say farewell, will we see a test pattern, etc. Maybe Scott can set up a chat for the night of the 30th. Kind of a big final support group for the Voom faithful. We can...

Given the latest channel additions, I was about to send an email to some friends telling them to sign up NOW. First I went to the voom.com site to see the latest channel line-up. Surprisingly it is not at all up to date. I can understand not having those channels that were added just today...

...overall. Yes, there are some SD channels I would like to see added but I am talking about the overall pacakage. When you consider that the E* AT60 package has 12 shopping channels and 14 public interest channels, the fact that some of the Vomm HD offerings are repetitive is a small price to...

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Hi All, Now that I have VOOM I have retired all of the old 4:3 SD televisions. The last one was what I consider an amazing bargain so I figured I would post a mini-review. I have no commercial interest here, just sharing in case any one else is interested. My main set is a big 65"...

Hi All, After reading a few posts I am more confused than ever. Having used an OTA antenna in the past I know I can benefit from a mast mounted signal amplifier. The installed VOOM antenna is just a standard yagi without a preamp, running through the diplexor. The amp has two parts...

Today I was in the local Sears and noticed they did have a VOOM display. While most of the TV's were tuned to E*, there was a single 14" LCD showing a commercial without a live feed or even a VOOM box. The signage and literature advertised how you could get the first room installed for...

It took me nearly two months to get my install completed. After all this I figure that with my luck Voom will now most certainly go dark by Friday. :D

...when the OTA antenna was pointed backwards but he promptly took care of that. I did learn in talking to him that VOOM does pay him less than E* or D* even with the antenna. He did say he has been doing an awful lot of VOOM installs lately. He also shared stories that make me realize why...

Hi All, FInally got Voom installed and am very happy thus far. One odd thing I noticed is on the one set that I have whcih is still a 4:3 aspect screen. Even though this is already a 4:3 set, the picture on many channels is cropped on the sides with black or grey bars as if I were...

...up can not use an amplifier. It is just a big yagi style. Is this correct? I do have an amp I could put on the antenna but I do not know if there is current going to the antenna from the voom box to power it. PQ is awesome compared to E*. Glad it is finally up and running. Thanks to all.

Hi All, The VOOM installer is actually here as I type. 3 boxes in place, he is now putting up the DISH, running wires, etc. I did have a question regarding antenna. I want him to use the VOOM provided antenna for two of the STBs which means they run through the diplexor. On the...

...and a subscription to Sound & Vision) BUT ... I would then have to pay $400 for the install instead of $1. I am really concerned that from a customer service perspective that VOOM has its head up its a**. Anyway, come tomorrow I will either have VOOM or will be going back to cable.

...install date. Thus, I can not even plan around a weather forcast. Today I get a flyer in the mail from TCI (The local installer) advertising D*. The funny thing there is that the flyer advertises, "Guaranteed Next Day Install". So, with VOOM I need to schedule two weeks out, with D* I...

OK, wish me luck on install attempt #4 scheduled for today. No snow, no wind, etc. In about one hour from now I will be either a happy camper or a disenfranchised one.

My install has now been rescheduled again for the 14th. I sure hope I have good weather on that date as it seems that every time I reschedule it is two weeks out. Anyway, I know the dish points in a southern direction. Can someone provide the magnetic azimuth from zip code 19468. I want to...

Well, my second scheduled install date ALMOST worked out this morning. Installer showed up right on time and appeared very knowledgeable. He had all of the equipment with him and even brought along the upgraded antenna. Unfortunately I live in the snow belt and have a high roof. While it...

Hi All, VOOM has scheduled me for this Friday. I did call to find out who the installer is and to get contact info. All the CSR could tell me was that it is "Telephone Cable Installs Inc.". She had no telephone or address. Hmm, this does not give me a warm, fuzzy feeling. If the...

I have an 811 and am fortunate that I can pick up almost 20 OTA digital channels. Problems is that after I scan the channels and add them to my various favorites lists that all is well for a few days. By the end of the week, several channels will simply have vanished from the list as if they...

Hi All, By now everyone has heard that VOOM plans to offer new programming from their new satellite as early as March. I am scheduled to have VOOM installed this week. Will the dish and equipment that they are now deploying be able to see the new sat or will I be needing to do an...

Hi All, VOOM is scheduled to install next week. Will the OTA programming info appear in the guide or will it just show the channel with something like "local programming". Thanks