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    Question for the hardware gurus concerning DECA and the power inserter...

    It is time to move on from Direct TV to just OTA and have a question. I currently have an extensive DECA setup running 4x adapters throughout the house along with the Direct TV equipment. If I remove the dish can I remove the power inserter that is need to run the SWM equipment? Basically is...
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    Dish 500 for ExpressVu and Skew Angle Questions

    Quick question for the pros....on the Y adapter will 119 line up with 91 and 110 with 82 or the other way around? Also I am trying to find a reliable angle calculator for 82/91. 2 different sites have given me 2 different skew angles....any recommendations? Thanks!
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    What Equipment for install for HD?

    I currently have a 2x Dish 811 and 1x Dish 301. The 3 boxes are hooked to a dishpro quad LNB getting 110/119. If I upgrade my 2x Dish 811 to 2x Dish 211 and add an HD package how will the install work? In the end its 2x Dish 211 and 1 Dish 301 and adding 129 to the mix. Are installers using...
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    Billing type question before ordering

    I currently have 2 811s and 1 311 and I am looking to replace the 2 811s with 2 new vip211s. Before I order I want to make sure this is how my bill would look as I don't want to be surprised: Dish HD Bronze $49.99 Extra Box $5.00 Extra Box $5.00 For Grand...
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    Viewsat Extreme Info?

    Anyone have any first hand experience with this box...looks like they added components and hardware related blind scan. Currently the VS2000 Platinum is doing blind scan via software. Any word on a review by Iceberg? Thanks!
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    Finding satellites with dish box

    Hey fellas I am currently a subscriber to dish network and have a 301 and a 811. I picked up my first FTA box over the weekend and currently am waiting for my 30" dish to show up. In the mean time I would like to aim for 91W to get the free radio stations and to verify everything is ok....can...
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    Adding a Preamp to OTA antenna

    I had my voom installed around 2 weeks ok and opted not to use the supplied winegard antenna but the one I already had mounted on my roof. I have 3 boxes all using diplexers from the multiswitch. I was looking at getting this preamp: ChannelMaster Preamp As you can see its designed to draw...
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    Awesome Install in Iowa

    Well I got all my stuff hooked up yesterday and everything is going great. The Winegard antenna he brought out was horrible and we ended up using my antenna I already have. Man I wish I would of gotten Voom earlier anyways the installer was great and I highly recommend him to anyone is the DSM...
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    What about us who have pending installs....

    Well this Dish Network stuff really is a bummer. I am suppose to have Voom installed on Saturday but was wondering how long will the broadcasting from Rainbow will continue. I mean will this setup stop functioning the first of the month or what? Please provide some guidenance as to what to...
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    Dish 500 with Twin LNBF, satellite 61.5

    I have acquired an extra Dish 500 with a Twin LNBF. The LNBF has 110 and 119 written on it. I know the use of this system is to connect to both 110 and 119, well can I take this extra items and hook up one LNBF and point the dish to 61.5? Or do I need to acquire a single Legacy LNBF to use...
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    Using Dish Network Dish for Voom

    I am currently have dish network and am switching to voom. I understand the location to the satellite is very similar in the 2 services. What I was wondering is if it was possible to my dish network dish to get the voom signals? I understand its wrong just wondering if its possible or if...
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    Install Diagram of 3 STBs with OTA and diplexers...

    As the subject states just looking for an install diagram using the newer wiengard antenna and 3 boxes using diplexers. The one in the FAQ is with the older stealth antenna and not using diplexers....
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    Voom Install coming, questions about OTA Antenna

    I am getting Voom installed on the 22nd and have a couple questions about the OTA antenna they used. Currently I have a RadioShack UHF 2160 antenna on my roof. It currently can get all the OTA channels possible in my area. There is no amp installed currently. I was wondering if the antenna...
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    Getting HD Locals another way?

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    Dish 811 questions before ordering

    I have a couple questions about this reciever. If I go this route and say in a year dump dish network can I still use the dish 811 as a stand alone OTA reciever. Also if I go with this package do I still have to get local channels in my package, or since it has an OTA antenna built in I can...