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  1. WilliamC

    Installer refuses to peak dish

    It's his house! I'd never leave an installer alone ANYWHERE. I don't know him/her therefore I do not trust them. They can steal, leave the job half-assed. Add to that that there are certain things he is not allowed to fiddle with. No installer has ever hooked up my receivers, just wired up the...
  2. WilliamC

    I can't believe this thread is still going !

    Perhaps we have both misunderstood each other. It appears we both define "dead" differently. Death of a format means that it is no longer manufactured. Which in this case HD-DVD is. No players or films are being released, no stocks are being replenished, and so on. To you it means something...
  3. WilliamC

    I can't believe this thread is still going !

    Names not Willy. Didn't say blackberry was dead, don't really care for apple either. :rolleyes: Did say blackberry addicts fight for blackberry like its the second coming of christ, they are even worse than apple fanboys. Here is your fighting: and and also Good for you enjoy your...
  4. WilliamC

    DIRECTV Remains Clear HD Leader with 130 HD Channels

    Doesn't help me either. Looks like 23 RSN + 4 national HD = 27 So it looks like we will get 3 additional PPV channels. Nothing to be excited about really. I was hoping for something more than RSN, but the sports fans should be happy.
  5. WilliamC

    I can't believe this thread is still going !

    I can't believe people still fight for HD-DVD. I thought blackberry owners were bad, but boy was I wrong. The format is dead because it is no longer being manufactured. It was good, had its issues, it lost, and now move along and continue to enjoy it if you wish, but don't live under the...
  6. WilliamC

    I'm about to cancel my service before I get it.

    Well good for you, I hope you enjoy Dish. I did not and thankfully I wasn't in contract when I cancelled. The installer was a *&**, but i expect that from pretty much all installers these places send out. At first the service was nice, some channels were actually HD and weren't down-rezzed. Then...
  7. WilliamC

    When will Directv ADD more HD?

    Doesn't ChillerHD launch this month?
  8. WilliamC

    SciFi channel HD??

    Can't speak for Battlestar yet as the only HD feed I have seen is on Universal HD, but Atlantis looks great! The details are crisp and there is an obvious improvement in color, detail, and overall image quality over the SD which should be pretty obvious. The fabric detail on the uniforms is...
  9. WilliamC

    Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

    I've had a trouble free experience with my D* receiver so far. Pretty much the same thing when I had my 622, except for that time when their software release caused HD corruption and we got messages saying our HD needed to be reformatted. Didn't bother me too much since I just did a reset and...
  10. WilliamC

    Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

    I'm sure you know more about sats than I do. Perhaps you failed to read my posts properly because I never claimed to be an all knowing God of sat. How many people in the company you work for know or even care about what they are doing? You failed to understand my point. Most installers don't...
  11. WilliamC

    Coming from Dishnet - questions

    Ya know somehow i think telling someone their reasoning is stupid is against forum rules. As far as the OT goes as many have stated you need more cables run... you may get lucky and if you ask the installer he will put in the switch. You will still need to run the four wires though. Depending...
  12. WilliamC

    Got SD/HD 2 Days Ago. Very dissappointed In Resolution

    Actually those channels you mentioned I would not demo. The image is very soft on most of the programming and most of the time there is upconverts running in stretch-o-vision which could confuse him. His best bet would be the premium movie channels if he has them.
  13. WilliamC

    Got SD/HD 2 Days Ago. Very dissappointed In Resolution

    Actually EVERYONE compresses. Mpeg-2 which is what you get with OTA is also compressed though not as heavily as D* or E*. Usually with OTA you get 15-19 Mbps and with a highly compressed signal you are lucky if you get 11 Mbps. You must also take into account that the provider may also be...
  14. WilliamC

    So who here signed up for DirecTV HD Extra pack?

    I've watched a lot of movies from HDNet and MGMHD as well. The Vincent price marathon was amazing.
  15. WilliamC

    Enterprise & Smallville

    Your missing out! Nothing beats OTA PQ. I watch it on my local CW in HD and the picture beats out the donwrezzed HDNet any day.
  16. WilliamC

    Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

    You really should keep up with changes, if you do install D*. Then again I don't expect much from installers. Oh how I miss the days when our high end HT shops installers would do the installs. The good ol' days those were.
  17. WilliamC

    Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

    That depends if you have that Dish 1000 (could be wrong on the name) then you don't have two dishes. Some of us had the Dish 500 with another dish for 61.5 so we can get our HD channels. Most of wiring should be outside for both dishes and only the actual lines going to the reciever should be...
  18. WilliamC

    DoD incredibly slow?

    I have a 12mbps connection and have none of the problems you are referring to. Are you aware that you can watch the problem as it downloads? Also be aware that if you are on a network that 1.5mbps is shared by everyone. So lets say you are downloading some VOD and someone else uses the...
  19. WilliamC

    No Charge for the Protection Plan

    It said the same thing for me, but when it shows up on your list of services. You know where it shows your package with price and services each with their price it shows up as 0.00 where it use to show 5.99.
  20. WilliamC

    Video On Demand Active as of Today

    It has been out for the HR-20 for a while. The only difference is that with this new Staggered release its active on the HR-21. It's been posted before already already and they even have instructions on how to activate it on the 21 as a sticky. :D
  21. WilliamC

    Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

    That depends on whether he gets a SWM slimline or a standard slimline. The SWM would only run ONE line from the dish into the home. That line is then split using a splitter thats rated for 2000MHz to distribute to the rest of the home. So if he is lucky to get that then the install would be...
  22. WilliamC

    DTV - Best installation experience ever!!!

    Wow I've never had an installer like that unless they were a custom installer, but nothing from E* or D* like that. I usually have to fight with them to get something done on time.
  23. WilliamC

    Directv H20 receiver / Samsung TV question

    Which device do you turn on first? Ie. Do you switch to HDMI on the TV then turn the D* receiver on or vice versa. It could be a handshake issue.
  24. WilliamC

    Directv Wants To Upgrade me for free?

    Why did you let the installer leave without verifying the installation? Did you sign the work order? I had an E* installer try to pull this crap on me when they brought me a defective 622. They said I had to wait till tomorrow for a new one. I then undo all the work you did and take...
  25. WilliamC

    Monthly subscription price increase

    I believe it does not for the first year since you are under a promotion. I could be wrong though. Someone with more knowledge can confirm this. Also didn't premier package go up $5?