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  1. Crossbones

    Wireless LNB/Reciever

    It is already being experimented with. It is called Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. It is already approved by the FCC for consumer use but it still has a few bugs. Intel, Belden and many other companies have worked together on this. Now all they have to do is put aside their egos and come...
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    DirecTV Installer!!!GRrrr

    As a B&A POV, I never charged for custom installs. I was told that I would not make any extra from the work so I never charged. If I make no $....then they don't either. I usually explain the custom charges to the customer and we take other routes. A wall fish is $60. 'Sometimes' that is...
  3. Crossbones

    DirecTV Installer!!!GRrrr

    Custom Work Charges per DirectTV: Prices are not to be exceeded Pole Mount per customer request: $75 Bury Cable / Outlet $30 That is only two of the seventeen extra charges that I have on my paper. The HSP can charge less and as I have seen first hand, they usually do.
  4. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    You may be right. "New investors" was what we were told. Just another lie I guess.
  5. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    I do know Herb brought in some "new investors" recently.
  6. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    The former manager was fired for not doing enough to keep the union out. As for rule changes...YES, they change daily. Sometimes they notify us through fax but most of the time it is AFTER the fact. Most of the original guys that started the union are gone...now they are working on the rest...
  7. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    As for the Gadsden (union) office, there are serious problems. The fired the manager 6 months ago and have not hired one yet. Well, actually they did hire an ex "cable guy" for the job but on his second day he went to lunch and never came back. The head CSR quit two months ago and they hired...
  8. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    uboatcmdr, Until Monday morning, I was a tech at the Gadsden office. You wouldn't believe the problems going on there.
  9. Crossbones

    Average wages for a installer

    I am a POV for Bruister and after deducting for my cell, gas, maintenance, and taxes...I "AVERAGE" about $750 per week.
  10. Crossbones

    SBCA makes it easy to say goodbye!!!

    I work for a DTV HSP that requires the techs to be certified. If nothing else, I have an official SBCA name badge that makes me "look" important. :rolleyes:
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