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  1. lurch

    Installation Joke!

    Yeah its 35 -15 for new hires,i've been there about 4-5 yrs,so I'm grandfathered in at that rate.
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    Installation Joke!

    OK,heres the math, I get paid 65 a 1 box install and 20 each additional outlet.Most of the installs i get are 3 or 4 boxes that pay 105 and 125 each job.Sometimes I'll do 4 installs in a day.I am an employee with a personal owned vehicle.
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    Any Halsted People Here?

    Just wondering if anyone works for Halsted here.i'm in the buffalo office.We are the busiest weve ever been.the money is nice,but workin 6 days a week sucks after a while.
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    Installation Joke!

    i work for an HSP and get paid by the job,i usually work 8 hrs more or less a day and make 200-400 per day.thats more than 10 an hour.Newer techs that work slow,try to do it faster resulting in poor installations.With our company getting all directv vans and tools supplied,it seems like anybody...
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    Slimline in buffalo,ny

    oh sorry I didnt specify,Theres parts for 2 dishes in each box!And the box is about the size of the international dish box.What irks me is why didnt they put the other parts in with the rest and have 1 dish per box?Cheaper shipping I bet.
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    Slimline in buffalo,ny

    I've been installing them here for 3 days.Easier in my opinion,but it comes in so many parts,2 dish pans,arms,and masts in the box,the lnb and back assembly with elevation and dither adjustments both come seperate.Once they are together though,pointing goes real fast.Looks a little better too I...
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    Fellow techs out there a question

    It was an ANDREW THE ABSOLUT WORST DISH I EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH FROM D*!!!!!(well beside the WORLD DIRECT assembly.)
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    Fellow techs out there a question

    NA, that would be the right thing to try but I usually start by putting thr dish up first with no lines coming from the house yet.I'm so lazy to break out of my routine ,that it costs me time in certain cases like this.Man,that battery pack sucks!!!!!My old analog channel master and my dual...
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    Fellow techs out there a question

    I know what your saying,ive run into that problem before,on the acutrac and on a dual buddy meter,but I've changed line going to lnb couple times,and the other meter work fine on the same lines and lnb,I figured it was the meter but why would it work fine for the multisat?(3lnb)?
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    Fellow techs out there a question

    I wish it was that stupid,first thing I thought of,but no.
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    Fellow techs out there a question

    Ive been using my acutrac pro22 flawlessly to dial in the ka/ku dishes.until today.Everytime i connect the lnb to it it goes "OVER CURRENT".Tried other lnbs,it only works fine on a 3 lnb!Borrowed someone elses and had no problem,so its not the lnbs.Any ideas?
  12. lurch

    Buying used receivers

    I also have r10 and r15 for sale 60 each plus 10 shipping with cards.
  13. lurch

    D* Dvrs For Sale!!!

    One r15 .60 plus 10 shipping
  14. lurch

    Proper grounding of pole mount?

    Myself being a Halsted employee have never ever heard of anything so stupid!!! The guy just didnt want to run a separate line.We have coax with a messenger ground wire attached that runs from pole to ground block,then green #10 ground wire to grround source from there.He was just being lazy...
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    getting H10-250 tomorrow

    Yeah,BASES,any ird will work with the 5 lnb dish,they just wont be able to see the 99 or 101 sats.We dont install the 5 lnb with hd tivos just with every H20.Dont let a csr that sits at a computer all day tell ya you need another dish on yer house!
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    Average wages for a installer

    I work about 30 hrs per week on average,ive been doing it for 6yrs now so I'm pretty fast.Can do up to 4 installs between 2 and 4 boxes apeice a day.The newer guys with company vehicles are struggling to get buy.
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    Average wages for a installer

    Yep 50K for me too.Thats alot of money for someone with no college or trade.Just SBCA training and a couple of years as a satellite hobbyist.At least in this part of the country!Plus tips!!!!
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    DirecTV Rumors for April 28, 2006

    With the phone line they can tell were your box is.Say,I live in buffalo,ny and cant get good ota reception, I can borrow someones receivers from NYC and get all locals in HD.Or I can get blacked out sports events in my area Like from say NFL sunday ticket.They know alot of peeps are doing...
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    Holsted Does it Again...Somebody Please HELP!!!!!

    like I said,its not the lines from the dish ,its something between the receiver and the tv!Try different connection methods,theres 3 different video connections s-video,composite,and coax.Try all three see if theres any difference.Also is this happening on all channels or just locals,cuz some...
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    Holsted Does it Again...Somebody Please HELP!!!!!

    RIRWIN,why does it sound like HALSTED,AND DIRECTV may part ways?Halsted is a pretty big company in at least 5 states in the northeast,for d*.The wiring sounds fine,as the lines from the dish have nothing to do with picture quality!!!If the lines were bad,your signal would be in and out on some...
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    Directv Free Install

    I work for an hsp that makes us run phone lines to each ird.Dragon,are you your own company,Man I wish I could get that much out of customers!We also have to do poles free if theres line of site issues.I would love to get out on my own instead of the hsp taking all my money,but how does one go...
  22. lurch

    New installer

    Nifi,i'm located in Buffalo also,Hiring any good techs?
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    New installer

    Sure,that'l work! Also you could use a volt meter to diagnose certain problems too,like shorts or breaks in cable.If it can read milliamps you can tell if an lnb is bad or good also.Great for fast service call problem solving! It's also good for telling if an electrical outlet is bad in someones...
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    New installer

    If you are using a dual buddy meter,or any meter that detects voltage,you can tell with that if youve got the right cable in a prewired home,if you attach the cable in the rooms to your irds and plug them in.If theres a splitter in line it will in most cases flash to indicate a short.If not then...
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    Direct TV Installed in the rain??

    I've installed plenty in the rain,just as long as theres no lightning,and careful not to get the connectors wet!
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