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    Cheap equiment to get 118.7 for 1 rcvr?

    Hi - I am trying to get just 118.7 for our guest house in the backyard (my parents need their internationals) If I buy a new 500+ dish it comes to about $150 - is there a generic dish and 118.7 LNB you guys can recommend that would be a cheaper setup for the single 311 receiver I'll connect...
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    Is Dish 1000+ too heavy for Chimney?

    Hi - in the middle of the never ending saga of getting access to 118.7. Third installer came out - work order is still wrong so they refused to do anything, but he said what I really need is a dish 1000+ and it is much heavier than the other 2 dish 500's I have on the chimney, so I'll need...
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    118.7 v 61.5 - dish wants me to repoint

    Hi - I have the top 100 pack + HD + the Pakistan Mega Pack out in central calif. Previously I was getting my pakistan channels from 148. Now a new channel in the pakistan mega pak is only on 61.5 or 118.7. They're sending out someone to repoint to 118.7 because the operator told me...
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    Reco on SD receiver?

    Hi - just started subscribing to comcast for just standard def and the motorola box they brought seems awful. It takes so long to scroll through on-demand menus and flickers as I change channels. Anyone know if there's a better box available from them or is this the best it gets?
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    New 211: Poor PQ for SD using component input

    I finally upgraded my parent's 10 year old reciever with a 211. The installer put up a dish 1000 and for some reason moved my 61.5 i used for int'l to 148...While i figure that part out, here's my problem: The PQ on their panasonic 60U plasma was good for SD channels from analog comcast and...
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    Get free superdish or install dish500 myself?

    I've had int'ls at 61.5 for 3 years and now i want to get AT60. I have my old dish 500 I can install myself or I think I can get a free superdish with a year committment. The superdish has the advantage of getting other int'l channels on 121. As far as picture quality and...
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    Can I get 121 in California?

    Newbie question : Can I get the 121 signal in california? According to dish, a channel I want on that satellite is not avail in my zip code
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    18" Dish: visually ID a single or dual lbnf?

    I have a 18" rca directv dish up on the roof - any way to tell standing on the ground if it is single or dual LBN without getting up on the roof?
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    Cheapest way to add 2nd dish

    I have had PTV Prime international channel on dish for the last 2 years, with an 18" dish. Never had any other programming packages out here in calif. I want to get AT60 now, and add a reciever in a 2nd room. What's the cheapest way to do this? Should I buy second receiver on eBay and...
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