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    Calling Dish from Canada?

    Well, you can always call a Long-Distance provider such as MCI or ATT that has a Canadian access number (available on their website). They will then take your credit card and bill you for an operator-assisted international call to connect to the US only 800 number, which is not cheap, especially...
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    Stupid Newbie question - rain!?

    If you are having any problems with OTA in the rain, I'd check my cabling. Since the 50's, the only time we lost OTA here (35miles LOS to NYC) was 1) 9/11 and 2) when the antenna was blown off the chimney in a Nor'easter.
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    Just WOW!

    Well, my HD upgrade install (my only tech visit since 1997--up to now I did my own: first E*, then D*) was an agonizing experience. 7 appointments missed totally, plus 3 without needed equipment (for pole mount). Then they pointed through a tree in March and I lost the signal to 119 in May with...
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    OTA w/ H20 vs OTA w/TV

    I think you are right about the splitter--I have my OTA from 35 miles LOS and I get audio dropouts all over and fewer stations with the splitter. So the OTA goes into the HR20 so I can record Yankee games on My9 in HD. The Mitsu TV on its own may have slightly better quality and picks up more...