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    voom and basic cable used together....

    when you cant get locals ota. i live about 70 mi fr the ota tower in a lowlying area. i've been told that my chances of getting the networks ota are slim to none. i am considering getting basic cable to get the networks and voom for the hd and everything else. can i run the cable signal...
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    any hd satellite users in or around citrus county florida???

    i'd love sat hd, but i'm told ota reception will be impossibel as the tower is almost 70 miles away. anybody in the area have dish, direct or voom sat hd? please tell me how its going? i think my only option at this time is cable hd. thanks in advance.
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    i've been discouraged away from hd satellite.......

    after reading and researching hd sat, i gotten kind of discouraged w the whole business. first i looked into voom. well i'm way too far from the ota tower, so no networks. then i look into dishnet. after getting them to offer me an 811 at $150. iread numerous posts that its a piece of junk...
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    really need advice on 811..............

    i can get the 811 at 149. through dishnet. from what i've read on this board, there are some 'issues' with the 811. i really need some advice on this. am i looking at aggravation w the 811. i really dont want to have to be a 'hobbyist' of sorts. i just want to turn it on and watch tv. the...
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    any offers/deals for current customers for hd recievers?..........

    i had to cancel my installation w voom when i found out that being over 70 mi away fr the ota antenna would give me a slim to none chance of getting the high def locals and networks. is there any offer fr dish for current customers on a high def reciever? i have the dish 500 w two sat dishes...
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    installer comin tomorrow.........he tells me...

    that i'm 67 miles fr the nearest ota hd antenna and that getting the network locals is going to be tricky. i'm also in a very low lying area at sea level. the guy seems to really know his stuff. he going to try to talk voom into authorizing a preamp and a large mast mounted antenna. like i...
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    i'm getting voom installed on fri 4/30, besides this, what do i need to know??

    i've contact the installers and confirmed that they would not use diplexers and since i am in a low lying rural area they agreed to a larger over the air antenna. what else do i need to know? how fast do the channels change via the remote? how reliable is the service? i am shutting off...