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    HD Upgrade install question

    AND, would you walk around a roof in rain? I remember asking a telephone installer to please get off the pole, and come back later, in a lightening storm through my 3rd story window, she said "I'm already here", it had been going on for hours, but then, SHE was an employee, not self-employed...
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    multiple TV's on one receiver

    I forgot that the real reason I got my first VCR was for the tuner to use in PIP.
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    HD Upgrade install question

    Some HD receivers do not come with HDMI cables in the box, one of mine did 3 did not. When the first one (H20-600) was installed the guy offered to sell me one, I had already ordered one from the internets, and am capable of doing that stuff myself. That one was PP replaced with an H20-100, it...
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    Switching to DirecTV next week, help on a few install questions plz!

    Kind of sounded like you have RG6 routed from every room to homerun central location. That would imply that the wiring is already done, installer works 10 minutes gets full price install (20 extra minutes for lunch),:D:D:angel::angel:
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    multiple TV's on one receiver

    You will probably have to add a 10dB signal amp after the RF modulator. I have a similar setup in my house i.e. 1 SD DVR in the basement feeding the whole house to the old cableTV system via RF modulator Signal amps and signal combiners for the OTA antenna since I get 3 different markets from...
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    How to improve coax signal? Will booster work?

    The splitter is a problem, you CANNOT split the signal from the dish to the receiver. I suspect you changed something since the summer, like putting something on the "branch", possibly the house was wired for cable (only) before? What sort of multiswitch? The old type 3Xx only work for SD...
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    Have D* w/Dual LNB and Want to add a multi-switch

    You can put the multiswitch wherever you want to, as long as the RG6 from the LNB is not going anywhere else. The 3x4 multiswitches are cheap, if your cable runs are under 50 feet you can use the non-powered sort. Check ebay etc. D* may even give you one, especially if you have Protection...
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    Weird Question

    Did you look for electrical connections on switches/timers. I keeping getting to the am/pm thing is there power to everything 24/7? Why SWM with only one recvr? Have you tried a service call? If it's new or you pay for PP, the only inconvienence would be sitting around the house for 4 hours...
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    Am I a thief?

    D* has answered the question; receiver not activated message after about 8 hours.
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    Am I a thief?

    Yes, I called and bitched about new customers getting a better deal than long time customers, then customer retention got involved. They did not say that it would be a refurb. That is about the same time they were shipping new hr23's. No other arm twisting, I'm sure I could have done more...
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    Am I a thief?

    It has been off for at least one billing cycle, I do have a couple other activated recvrs that are not hooked up at this time.
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    Am I a thief?

    I bought the hr21 (refurbished) from D* for $149, I think. They did ask for it back before I pointed out that ALL of my equipment is owned, then the CSR looked again and said "oh, never mind". I have found that they always assume leased until you tell them to look, I have returned at least one...
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    Am I a thief?

    My old (owned) HR21-100 died of hard drive failure. D* replaced it under Protection Plan. So, since I own the thing, I put a new hard drive in it and hooked it up with the intention of if it worked I would just reactivate and use it. To my surprise it downloaded the new software and is...
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    Whole home upgrade price jump 99 to 199

    But, they always say "thank you for being a customer since 1996". Then charge $100 more than a new customer for anything.;) It is so nice to know that you are appreciated! :angel::confused:
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    Is it necessary to ground a satellite dish at a tailgate?

    He said tailgating, do you expect a tailgater to give up just because of lightening? In the past I have found that grounding the coax did seem to get rid of transient static in my home based systems, but that is just anecdotal NO science attached. And how would you ground the system in a...
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    turn 'em off or leave 'em on?

    a) 15-141 means hard drive died, I just experienced that one on a HR21, after I got the replacement HR21 I removed the drive and tested it will not spin up. b) DVRs don't turn off anymore except for the interface to the TV and lights. The mfg just call it off now because "standby" confused...
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    Yet another DTV install - internet question

    I think the Dish guy was just in over his head. But, do you have RG6 already run to the rooms that have TVs? is that what his problem was?
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    Have direct tv but want local channels via ota roof antenna / antenna in connector

    The answer to "what am I doing wrong " is you have to turn the D* box off, then the antenna will pass thru. I am in an area that I can receive OTA from 3 different markets, that's why I use my antenna and D* locals. But, I have a Television (with an ATSC tuner), so I simply change TV inputs...
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    Can I self-install additional HD receiver with what I have?

    When did they start charging $50 to add an additional receiver? Or, am I just complacent because I pay $6.99 a month for PP, and that includes a service installation each year?
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    pre wiring of the house

    You can never have too many RG6 wires to any given room, to some overkill point. What I mean is, if you have several cables going to the central point, then you can patch for any eventuality. The reason for 3 RG6 to each room is for example: 1 DVR (needs 2 from the dish) then feed RF from...
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