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    How to aim SWM 5 lnb slimline dish

    Getting ready to upgrade my vacation home dish to a 5 lnb swm (slimline) setup. Currently I have a single lnb setup (round dish) that only got non-hd channels and no local. It took me about 20 minutes to setup the first dish, aiming it using the recommended settings from the reciever, a compass...
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    Questions about new service with an old Tivo

    I stand corrected, after doing a bit more research you have to call to the activation line to check to see if the Unit owes money not the access card. You do have to buy a new access card, but you still need to check to see if the unit owes any money before you can use it, Correct? Now on the...
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    Questions about new service with an old Tivo

    1.Unfortunately I have tried out the DVR available from directv and have found it to be very subpar compared to the older tivo systems 2. According to the Tivo community as long as the card does not owe anything you can use the old card.
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    Questions about new service with an old Tivo

    Thanks for the help, I was able to find a lot of information on the tivo community forum as well, just in case someone is looking for help with a similar problem.
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    Questions about new service with an old Tivo

    I'm looking to go to directv from mediacom. The cost for my mediacom has become outragous and I think that directv would be the way to go since I could not get dishnetwork due to some issues with trees. I have a friend that has directv and I like the service but not the reciever. He has the new...
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    Which older model to get

    Well checked out the Freecycle and found nothing locally. But I have a little concern, I have no regular telephone line. I have Verizon Dry loop and it gives no dial tone. I ran into issues about this with Dish Network when I was potentially going to go with them. Is not having a typical LAN...
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    Which older model to get

    My friend has Directv and I love the service, but I hate his DVR unit. I have seen that the newer ones have not faired so well, His has a severe lag time between pressing a button and getting a response from the machine. I would love to get an older unit that has more TIVO like features. I...