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I have a new install planned for next week (using the forum sponsor & their satelliteguys deal). I've started searching threads and the tech.dishnetwork.com site for some answers, but with so many different dishes, switches and terms- its taking a little while to wade through it all... I bet...

So we have the final swap-out terms? I haven't seen anything yet (maybe just missed it).

What did your momma tell you? "If you can't say anything nice..." Unfortunately that's constantly forgotten on the Internet. I find that regarless if you're on the Left, the Right, or the Middle - you'd like people to at least be tolerant of your opinions. If everyone could be as...

Dish does have an extra "no phone line" fee for some of its receivers. DirecTV has no such charge, and while they'll tell you a phone line is required, _no one_ has ever reported a problem with receiving standard programming or DVR service* from DirecTV. Now, as CPanther alluded to above -...

Oh no - don't get me started... I'll try to keep this short... First off, I'll say that all three - Replay, UltimateTV and Tivo are all good PVRs... They all recorded the programs I wanted, when I wanted. You might call me a "basic PVR" user, as all I ever want my PVR to do is record the...

I've owned and extensively used all three (Tivo, Replay, UltimateTV), and would definitely rate the UltimateTV as the easiest to use and best quality DVR made so far. The Tivo is a close second, with the Replay ever closer to (maybe tying) the Tivo in 3rd. They were all good DVRs, though...

I hear a super-soaker filled with warm water can work well in clearing off ice from a dish. I have no personal experience. I live in an area where if it snows three flakes, we'll talk about it for the next ten years.

It is generally considered bad etiquette to post copies of the same message across threads - especially in unrrelated threads. That way everyone can be sure to be in on the conversation.

"More than 150 National HD Channels" isn't enough? How many channels do you get today from DirecTV? I just counted, and for TC Premiere: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/learn/Packages_Comparison.jsp there's 171 SD channels listed (and this includes things like the "freeview" channels ...

Are you perhaps listing out what national HD channels are coming, Longhorn??? ;) Seriously - any word on when we might expect some actual national channels - any specific talk with dates so far has only been in regards to Local HD channels. I have a sinking feeling that all resources at...

Holy triple post - Batman! The press release relates only to new HD programming. They're not going to be touching their current Standard definition programming at their current satellite core Ku satellite positions for a long... long... long... long.... time. So the "more...

NY & LA's locals HD channels are already "up" in MPEG2, so I don't see why DirecTV would be in a rush to change those customer's dishes and receivers out. Of course, this is just the major networks - but do we have confirmation that "other" locals will be provided at rollout, or even ever...

The R15 is a SD-DVR, so really has nothing to do with MPEG4 and HD for the forseeable future. I doubt they're be trading them in for anything for quite a while. As for the price of receivers, as someone has already stated, you can get several standard receivers installed for free from...

Could this simply be a PPV-Pre-order?

They just seem to be talking about removing the "phone line requirement for all boxes". There's two issues the phoneline is supposed to address today: 1. PPV orders 2. Multiple receivers in same location Ignoring the PPV issue for a second, and focusing on the multiple-receiver issue...

Yes, it appears that there's only one cable on out "output" side of the multiswitch. Reading the dish manual, I believe it said it has a built in multiswitch, and if you only need up to four outputs, you didn't need an external one. I bet if you bypassed the external multiswitch with a...

Looks like there's a solution on solidsignal to use your current mount. sorry - I can't post URLs yet. add the "solidsignal" URL stuff at the beginning: ***/prod_display.asp?CAT=Satellite%20Components&PROD=SKY1101 Its a question if the installers are instructed to allow this or not.

The bad news: - install and peaking looks difficult. The manual specifically says using a receiver to peak the dish is not acceptable - Its a big dish - they recommend using braces against the mast for all installs. This makes sense, as with the larger dish, not only is the dish a bigger...

The Flexports are used to access the other Ka satellites used for some locals and International programming. An expert will have to chime in, but looking at the multiswitch, they've put two satellite's worth of signal onto each pair of RG6. Someone who knows more about the specific frequency...

I agree completely - it reminds me of a joke spread around the support people at a company I worked for a few years ago: "If it weren't for all these darn customers, we'd have no problems." It's a cute joke - and as long as it is taken as a joke, it means nothing. But when it appeared the...

Just be aware that around here the satellite points very low in the sky (~14 degrees above the horizon). You should make sure that you have good visibility at about 110 degrees on the compass. I got mine installed after the rain, so no issues with rain fade, but I'm guessing if I still have...

According to Lyngsat, VOOM has odd transponders 1-23 AND even transponder 24. That one even transponder means your idea won't work 100%. You'll either be missing all the odd transponders or the one even transponder on a receiver, depending upon what the other receiver is tuned to. So...

Basically the signals coming from the D* dish and and a V* dish are the same frequencies. (the reason why Cable Internet and TV can co-exist on the same cable is that they are transmitted at different frequencies). So, no you can't really have both going through one cable. But I can...