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Both installers that looked at it said the same thing about D* being a wide open shot for me. (one looked like they worked for E*-at least they had a very official looking van) Also, my looking at the angle of my neighbor's D* dish, it would make sense that I could get it. Don't ask me why.....

The installer that came today also does D*, and he said we had a clear shot of all 5.....

Don't think I didn't consider it. But there are about 5 of them (one is my neighbors), and they are all about 80 feet high.....

When E* came out to do my HD upgrade, they could not get a signal. (trees) Another installer came out...same story. Also recently, the trees around my house and my neighbors have gotten so bad that my regular E* signal only comes through about 75% of the time. Lots of "aquiring signal" messages...

Call back. I got a different answer every time. One guy said I needed to pay the $249 upgrade again...one person said my programming would go up $17/month for the same thing package. I have a 942 and an 811 (2 hdtvs and 1 sdtv) Bottom line for me is my programming will be $5 less for 10...

I currently have AT 100+ locals + HD + voom. (no movie packages) I spoke with Dish today, and they said that my monthly fee would go from 71.95 to 88.96 after the 10 month $10 credit. ($12 of that would be lease fees- I currently pay $5 or $6). Almost $90/month for AT100 + HD + locals...

Last night, I was watching "Nick at Night", and a commercial came on for "Leave it to Beaver". I was hoping it was an ad for a porn movie, but no such luck......:devil:

Just explain to your wife that the Soap Channel will be moving to the other dish. For what it's worth- I have 2 dishes now. I have not upgraded yet from my 942/811 setup, but I talked to 2 different csrs in the last week, and both told me that when I upgraded, they would be replacing my 2...

Nice. With all of the equipment you are leasing, and all of the programming you are paying for, you are smart not to put up with the usual csr garbage, and they were smart not to continue jerking you around.

How did you get that???

Exact same thing I heard.

When I called to inquire, they did say that there would be a $200 rebate on it after April 1st, making my net outlay an extra $99, still not "free", but still a lot after already shelling out $250. Maybe I will wait and see what the deal is when we get closer to Bears season...I guess no rush...

Because: 1) I would have all of my locals in HD, (I only get 3 out of 6 majors right now, and one missing one is local pro football) 2) So I can have the latest and greatest, I guess 3) Because the CSR told me the upgrade would be no charge, dammit......

I "leased" a 942 last June when I signed up. I questioned the CSR about the $250upfront lease fee, mentioning that I knew MPEG4 would be coming soon, and I didn't want to pay a $250 surcharge if the equipment would be obsolete in a year or so. The CSR reassured me that by paying this upfront...

Thanks for your polite and intelligent response. BTW- Your list of "worthwhiles" sucks. I wouldn't take any of those crap channels, with the exception of the "extra HD movie channels", and most other people wouldn't, either. HD Anime??????? Gimme a break. Do you collect Yu Ghi Oh! cards...

This was an issue going back to the VOOM days. Sure, quality is great, and it is why we bought our sets. But at what point do you get bored with repetition that fewer channels would show? Why not combine some of the Voom channels, and just have less repetition? Here are your choices: 6...

Damn! You got me there. I just took a good look at my TV. I never realized it, but MY TV ISN'T HD! As a matter of fact, it is about 35 years old, and black and white. I just got done testing some of the tubes for it at my local Walgreens. The guy I bought it from wrote "HDTV" in crayon in the...

Maybe it's just me, but I think some people here are just WAY too uptight about HD vs. HDlite. Is there a difference? Sure. Is it a huge difference? Not really. Still looks damn good to me. I would rather have more HDlite channels (variety) than a few pure HD channels showing lame movies or...

I cancelled Showtime this morning. I went with HBO and Cinemax. It is $17/month for both PLUS a $10 rebate for each of the first 3 months. $7/month? No brainer. Anyone interested needs to sign up before 5/31. -k

I was under the impression that you couldn't record PPV on the DVR. Can you? -k

I was installed a few days ago. (942 + 811 w/180 + Showtime + HD + Voom). I have never had a DVR, so I am trying to think of ways that I will want to use it. I usually don't have a movie channel package, but I went with one this time because I figured I could find some movies that I like, then...

Thanks a lot. -k

A quick, easy, polite and useful response could have been to provide a link to the 61.5 thread that you keep mentioning. I still haven't seen it. It doesn't appear to be a "sticky". I suppose I could find it with some effort....... -k

I just got installed this morning. After about 2 hours of watching, my first impressions are that HD is about the same as voom, but SD is much better than Voom. Have fun with it. -k

I am not sure if you are agreeing that my question was stupid, or if you think I am, but I do understand the whole concept of how the media companies make money, and what they don't want us to do. I also understand that a lot of people here have figured out ways to rig their systems up so that...