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    Direct TV Installer was horrible

    I just mounted my dish to my brick chimney. The installer would not do it, even though my previous dish was mounted on the brick. I drilled the holes, and mounted the mounting bracket for installer. He took it from there. The Directv installers are not prepared to mount anything to concrete...
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    D* Question & gripe

    Rad, Regarding the 3 lnb vs. 5 lnb. What exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the 110 and 119 are not needed? Or does the new 3 lnb capable of picking up the 110 and 119? I'm sorry but I'm confused. Thanks for any info. buzzbar
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    RF receivers for DirecTV

    I just had three HR23-700s installed. They all came with the RF remotes. They are HD-DVRs. Good luck!
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    I'm near Seattle, so does that mean that I only need the 3 LNBs? Everything is working, so I'm not complaining. Do I not NEED all five of the LNBs? I'm clueless on this. I DO know that the DirecTV installer was very impressed with the signal strength I received, it was in the mid 90s. Regarding...
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    The dish is installed! Just an FYI update, the DirecTV guy installed the new dish on my chimney this afternoon. I attached a few pictures. Actually, he didn't have a roto hammer or any brick anchors, so I had to drill the holes and actually mount the base to the dish, but that wasn't a big...
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    I attached a picture of my current setup. Didn't have a ladder handy, so it's not the best shot. But it does show the chimney. The prevailing winds come from the Southwest, which is the chimney actually protects the dish from. It's also low enough, that the roofline protects it from the...
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    The dish WILL be mounted on the chimney. The chimney is VERY substantial in size, and is more like a brick wall. Access is not a problem, it's just a one story house. What's the weight difference between my existing triple LNB and the 5 LNB? I believe the 5 LNB is 25 lbs, which the brick will...
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    Picture attached 5x8 multiswitch I have three DVR receivers. I have a triple LNB dish with four (4) RG6 cables running from the dish to a 5x8 multiswitch. From the multiswitch, I have (2) RG6 cables running to each of the three (3) DVRs. (see attached picture). My question is, with the...
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    How many wires are needed for the 5 LNB dish?

    Hi, I'm getting a new dish installed on Thursday. I believe it's going to be the 5 LNB, but not certain. I have a triple LNB dish installed now. I'm just wondering if they will need to run more wires out to the dish? Is there a wiring diagram available out there? Thanks in advance. buzzbar
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    Free HD swap offered....questions

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the input. I just got off the phone with Directv. I made the plunge. They said since I've been a loyal customer since 2001 I qualified for the free upgrade. So they're coming out on Thursday to upgrade my dish and the three receivers. I just can't wait for Tivo...
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    Free HD swap offered....questions

    Poor remote layout ? Once I got use to it, No Problem. I use a Harmony remote, so not an issue for me. Limit of 50 Season Passes ? Many have mentioned wanting more than this, personally, I use 12. I don't record every new show on TV, just the ones I like. This part would suck for me...
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    Free HD swap offered....questions

    I own all of my equipment, so I assume that I will keep the old receivers. If so, I'll sell them on ebay. And since I own the equipment, I do NOT have a lease fee every month right now. If the new equipment is leased, is there a lease fee? If so, how much? Or is it just an agreement that they...
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    Free HD swap offered....questions

    Hi! I received an email from DirecTV offering me FREE replacement HD DVR receivers. I currently have three (3) HR10-250 HD Tivo receivers. I have a few questions: Does anyone know which receiver they would give me? Is the DirecTV DVR service alright? I mean, I've heard that the Tivo...