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    DirecTV Genie upgrade question...

    It can be reached from a single extension ladder, it's on the extreme corner of my roof. It's just easier (IMO) to climb up the porch, at least that's what I do. And besides, to climb up that particular corner means he'd have to climb past my electrical service drop, which is why I do what I do...
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    DirecTV Genie upgrade question...

    Yes the dish is easily accessible. I have to use one small extension ladder to climb up on my full-length porch roof, from there a 6' stepladder gets you up on the roof. That's good news for two reasons; one, I wouldn't want them disturbing what is a very sturdy 4-point mount that's been up...
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    DirecTV Genie upgrade question...

    I'm a long time DTV customer, but still stuck with 10-year old, obselete equipment. I currently have an H20 HD receiver and several old D10's around the house, with a Slimline dish on my roof (no idea which model) I'm looking to upgrade to their Genie service. While talking to a DTV rep, they...
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    Refer-a-Friend

    This is nothing new for DirecTV - they did this to me back in '05 as well. They do the same thing for many of their "services", like a couple of years ago when they enticed me back into the NFL Sunday Ticket package after I called to cancel. They mailed me a postcard with what amounted to a 50%...
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    Will I be charged for defective receiver?

    They tried to do the same thing to me. First of all, why should we pay to have THEIR defective equipment replaced, and why should it result in an extension of your contract. It shouldn't - both times. Stand your ground. They'll back down.
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    Any experience with the IceZapper® dish heater?

    Well, I gotta say.... I started this thread by asking the question about a year ago and I only just now got around to ordering an IceZapper. All I can say is wow....! For the price it can't be beat - it was around $76 shipped to my door, and $8 of that was shipping. It arrived the very next...
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    Any experience with the IceZapper® dish heater?

    You can get one direct from the manufacturer at http://www.icezapper.com/, even though their site suggests contacting a local dealer through their "Buy Now" link. I live in PA and I called the nearest dealer listed only to find they don't (and never did) carry IceZappers. So I called their...
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    Any experience with the IceZapper® dish heater?

    It's only 120W. You could just use a simple plug-in timer to kick off after xx minutes. Since the IceZapper comes in two models (with or w/o a thermostat) I'd prefer the model without the thermostat anyway as stats tend to fail over time, especially since theirs is an inline, and harder to fix...
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    Any experience with the IceZapper® dish heater?

    I have a 5LNB Slimline mounted on the roof of my two story house. Getting to it requires two ladders (ground to porch, then porch to roof). Needless to say, clearing ice & snow is a chore, not to mention dangerous given the conditions. I've seen all kinds of suggestions here, ranging from dish...
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    H23-600 - random reboots?

    I have a newer H23-600 that's randomly rebooted on me two or three times in as many months, for no apparent reason. AFAIK, all I did was change channels when the screen went blank and up came the "your receiver is starting up" message. I wonder... Is there by any chance there's some key...
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    hr21 rebooting?

    I have a newer H23-600 that's randomly rebooted on me twice in as many months. I was just getting ready to ask when I saw this. I wonder... Is there by any chance there's some key combination that will force a reset?
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    Installer refuses to peak dish

    Maybe so but pulltab has a point. Observing is one thing, hovering like a vulture over a carcass is another. Having been an electrician for 30 years, nothing is more annoying that having someone looking over your shoulder while you're trying to get some work done. If I can tell what you just...
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    Where can I find a pole to mount the newer HD dish on?

    I found a local fencing contractor, and he sold me a 10' length of (exactly) 2" OD HW galvanized pipe for about $20... forget the thinwall stuff. I made a mast from it off the side of my deck, I dug a hole about 4.5' deep and filled it with concrete - just make sure and either flatten the end of...
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    H21-100 - what a POS

    Yesterday I sent an email to the address provided above (thanks RAD), explaining my situation, and I actually got a call back this AM. Seems last night they sent a new update - 0x407E Strangely though, it shows this update as being the original firmware, and NOT an update - the old version...
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    H21-100 - what a POS

    H21-100 - what a POS. I had an H20 till about 2 months ago, when I had it swapped out due to its constant resetting to a blank guide (all channels would appear as 0-0 every morning). They sent a new (or rather refurbed) H21 via FedEx, and it only took a call to swap it out. What a mistake...
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    Is NFL-ST for 2008 getting too high, will you renew?

    You won't miss it. In fact, I enjoy football more now without it. Seems I spent so much time on Sundays channel surfing, I wasn't really watching ANY game in its entirety. Besides, with the NFL's Monday-Thursday-Saturday games & flex-scheduling, you're going to get plenty pf good games...
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    Is NFL-ST for 2008 getting too high, will you renew?

    ..or you can do what I did and retire at 48. Of course I had to have 8 knee operations (the last two were total replacements) and I broke my back in two places. Add a few crushed discs (from a car wreck I still don't remember) and some arthritis into the mix and you're all set. :eek: It's hard...
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    Is NFL-ST for 2008 getting too high, will you renew?

    They might, they did for me after I cancelled at the start of last season. About 4 games into the season, they mailed me an offer for the duration + SF (free) for only $125. I bit. Big mistake. Their "creative billing" practices ended up with my being charged the FULL RATE. Took 5 months...
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    Is NFL-ST for 2008 getting too high, will you renew?

    Yes you will, as I did ;) Their prices are getting way out of line... but I still think it's a sign of what's around the corner - PPV only for all sporting events. :eek:
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    Is NFL-ST for 2008 getting too high, will you renew?

    I first got Sunday Ticket with the SuperFan package a couple of years ago. What I found was, with so many games to choose from, I never saw any one game in its entirety with all the channel flipping. Besides, all my teams (Steelers) games were blacked out on ST and already available in HD on my...
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    Reset Required Every Day

    You're not alone - I'm going through the exact same thing with my H20, it started about 2 months ago, but only occasionally. But lately it's gotten worse, it's happening almost every morning now. I turn it on and get nothing but a blank screen - all the channels become "0-0" and the Channel...
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    How much should dish re-aligning cost?

    That's sounds about right, but I just went through this when I relocated my dish myself last week. I took it off my roof and relocated it to a 2" mast in my yard - off the side of a deck. ..and for the same reasons too, I've had to climb up on my 2-story roof three times now to realign due to...
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    mast question - want to relocate my DTV dish

    no good... electrical conduit - either TW or HW all comes in trade sizes based on Inside Diameter - not the 2" OD you need for an antenna mast. Same thing goes for plumbing pipe. EG: 1-1/2" GRC (HW) conduit has an OD of 1-7/8" - too small. 2" GRC has an OD of about 2-3/8" - too big. Click...
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    mast question - want to relocate my DTV dish

    Thanks all - I found a local fencing contractor and bought 8' of 2" galvanized HW (sch 40). OD is reeeal close, like 1-31/32" - close enough.:D Now I get to teach my teenage son what a post hole digger does.:D
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    mast question - want to relocate my DTV dish

    KA/KU Pole Mount I want to relocate my AT-9 KaKu 5-LNB dish. It's currently mounted on the roof of my 2-story house. I was never a big fan of locating it there because of high winds in this area, but at the time the installer said that was the best place. Oh well, live and learn -...