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I'm sure this is asked all the time, but it's Friday... :) I have a weekend location I sometimes to go which is outside of my home market. Home's in Cincinnati, this is up outside of Akron. I want to add an additional box onto my account at this location. There is an existing dish at this other...

Hi all, In the midst of cleaning out some closets and rooms turned into closets, I've come across my original non-SWM 5-LNB, and pair of B-band converters. I can't think of a reason to keep them around any longer, and some quick checking of eBay looks like theyd be close-to-worthless. Aside...

Hi everyone, I successfully installed an SWM LNB last night. It's so much nicer to only have a single cable run coming through the patio door into the condo, rather than four. And it'll make putting up crown molding over the cable run so much easier. Anyway, I imagine I have to return the old...

Already got installed by another Bluegrass installer, who ended up being a student of my dad's roughly 13 years ago. The whole story was written up in another thread ("Another successful E* to D* convert", IIRC). Thanks though.

So then what's the point of the $10/month Sports Pack? It looks like it contains all the other RSNs, ESPNU, etc. Or is this just one of those things where EI and Sunday Ticket are per-season things just for that sport, whereas the Sports Pack is an ongoing thing? I was actually hoping to switch...

mstregamer: Yes. The Slimline's a beast. But on the other hand, the D* mount apparently has a built-in leveler, according to the installer. He didn't have to really eyeball it or use my level. bk63ross: In System Setup, under Display.

Admittedly, I've only been playing with the boxes for a couple hours... In the HR-21, where (is there?) is the ability to set a reminder or an auto-tune on a future event? I only see the options for recording the program. I only have Tuner 1 connected, if that makes a difference. Thanks! --Scott

I'll let you know in a few days. It's slightly expensive for me to switch, almost completely in breaking my E* contract (I just signed up with E* in December). Otherwise, the cost of the HD DVR is offset by the $100 rebate that Plasma Concepts has going on here, extended until the end of this...

Just got back into the office here after finishing my conversion from Charlie's Soon-o-Rama to D*. If any of you remember, my first install attempt about a month ago ended because of a probably-clueless installer. This time around was much different. I was scheduled for the 12-4 window for...

VaberMan: It's a talk show, what do you expect? :) Dave: I gave the time index to FFwd to...

Anyone in the Cincinnati area will recognize Mike McConnell for his mid-day talk show. Yesterday, a telemarketer for Dish Networks called up to the (unscreened) direct celebrity hotline, undoubtedly using a random telephone number dialer. Fun ensues...

Believe me iwc, I understand their (the installer's) situation. I began reading SatGuys before I signed up with E* months ago. I was willing to pay custom rates to the guy. He just didn't want to do it. I can't help that, but I understand possibilities for why. I am most definitely not someone...

Unfortunately, he never told me his name. I could probably PM you other info, such as my account number, the install date, etc if you can pull orders that way. I'm going to retry the install with a more senior person sometime soon. I just get the feeling he had a bad install in the morning...

Thanks rad. That confirmed things. I was being fed another BS line from the guy, saying that the HD signal came in over both tuners, and thus needed both feeds (impossible for me, he said, as he didn't want to fish lines). Well... we'll see tomorrow, when I get quotes back from electricians to...

'evening all. I was reading some other messages here a moment ago, and came across another tidbit that my dingbat installer said was impossible. It *is* possible to run the HD-DVR with only one line, but therefore only one tuner? If so, this is okay for me, as over 3/4 of the DVR'ing I do is...

Yeah, that's my thought, he just didn't consider it worth his time. He even mentioned to me that the morning install went bad. He was on the other side of the neighborhood, that other person wanted some weird install location, he had to traipse around in a lot of mud (new house, no sod yet)...

Thanks, I might consider that. With me, it's the fishing behind drywall, at least somewhat. See my attached pictures. It looks like there is only one staple / tie holding the cable to the stud, at the wall box and at the distribution point. Overhead, the cable is loose. So if we could just get...

See http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-forum/130064-d-installer-pulled-fast-one.html for my latest horror story. I don't trust Bluegrass Satellite now. Anyone on here a Cincinnati/Dayton-area independent installer, or know of one, that really knows his stuff? I *really* wanted to help Bob &...

Hi all, Tried to defect from E* to D*. The installer seemed knowledgeable, but ultimately the install failed. When he first arrived, I noted to him that we'd have to fishline a second coax feed through my wall for the HD-DVR. He looked around and said it was impossible, even after I mentioned...

Interesting. Makes me wonder what D* did to get those, without rebroadcasting those pointless subchannels? Heck, for Ch. 19, The Tube no longer exists. And if I wanted 24x7 weather, I'd turn on The Weather Channel. About the only thing that'd be nice is to carry the PBS subchannels. At least...

Yeah, actually I went a little farther. The two flats in the existing E* installation I've got sitting in a groove I cut into the door track with some tin snips. I've got a friend I play in two bands with that is an E* installer (sadly he didn't do my initial install. Didn't know he was one...

In another thread about switching from E* to D*, I mentioned that my condo walls are a pain to wire, IMO. I was wondering to what lengths an installer will try and fishline additional coax as part of a standard install? In my case, it's only one or two walls to go through, horizontally (the...

Yes, I know Pepper. I can do that at any other satellite pointing site also. But dishpointer shows you visually on the map, where I can visualize, check building corner clearances, etc. Hemi, yup, 61.5 is looking in my living room. My patio door faces westward.

THANK YOU GREG!!! You have no idea how much I was looking for that URL. I used that when I originally installed E* a few months back, but then lost it. 61.5's definitely a no-go for me. It's literally looking into my living room. :(

Given AMC-14's fun, E*'s / Charlie's vagueness, and I'm just plain tired of waiting for more HD (especially HD LILs, which I can't pick up with an antenna where I am), I'm probably going to move to D* also. $200 or so remaining on the 18mo contract be damned, just another cost of living on the...