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    5 LNB installation problems

    For new installs is there a choice between the 3 LNB's which give you HD without the HD Local channels or do new customers have to take the 5 LNB heavyweight? I currently have HD, use the 3 LNB dish which is larger than the pizza dish, but not by that much. I've had mine mounted to my roof...
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    5 LNB installation problems

    I have a concrete tile roof with little in the way of wooden eves. No option there. I called D* today to find out why they decided to use one big dish as opposed to two light weight ones. The CSR didn't know and it seems like this is the way of the future for them. I remember years ago D*...
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    5 LNB installation problems

    Has anyone had to refuse installation of the 5 LNB dish because there was no safe way to mount the hefty hardward on the house? Last month I had an installer come out and tried to talk me into installing the new 40-50 pound dish using two screws. I sent him away and decided I'd sink a steel...
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    Here is the requirements for the free Upgrade to Mpeg4

    The number for the free upgrade is 888-355 7530. No need to go through the number for CSR on their website.
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    Here is the requirements for the free Upgrade to Mpeg4

    After reading this site and consulting Directv.com I found about 40 minutes of time where I could wait on D*'s automated voice system to process me to the right people. Sure enough I did get the new receiver, new 5lnb dish and installation for the low-low cost of $0 and a 2 year committment...
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    HBO and Showtime HD ala carte

    DirecTV needs a new pricing model to account for HD as a stand alone package, but I doubt we'll ever see one. For those with only HD in their cribs, you can't stand to watch most SD programs and probably spend your time on HD programming. So you are paying a lot for stuff you don't want or...
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    SuperFan $99 Credit for 2006

    I called a couple minutes ago, and asked the question, "why doesn't Sunday Ticket appear in HD?" First level CSR said well, you got to pay $49 for it. I politely said really, that doesn't seem very friendly. She said well, "since you are a long time customer, I'll turn it on for you right now...
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    News on Free upgrades to mpeg4

    I thought I had read here that it was unknown if D* would ask its existing customers to shell out money or not. If its old news, well at least its consistent old news.
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    News on Free upgrades to mpeg4

    Here's an entertaining site with news on what D* is going to do for its HD subscriber base as it roles out mpeg4. This is a good news story http://www.tvpredictions.com/freehdtv090605.html
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    A newbie's thoughts on Superfan

    The problem with charging for HD is this. The airwaves are FREE to all broadcasters and the guvment has said to all broadcasters that they MUST convert from SD to HD. So why not let the HD be free and charge us for the SD? D* and DISH have found a way to charge us twice for using their free...
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    After my D* CSR fiasco, I checked out Dish.

    Just to help my blood pressure return to normal, after my CSR fiasco documented in a post last week, I got on the web and the phone with DISH to see what it would cost me to exactly replace my D* hardware and services with DISH. I have one HD receiver and 2 DS receivers, subscribe to Total...
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    Ever had D* CS ruin a perfectly fine evening?

    I finally got to the bottom of this yesterday evening with another series of calls, disconnects, long waits. I had a lengthy CSR computer record, so that made the conversations much shorter and routing faster into the HD group. The news was this. You have to have seperate waivers for the SD...
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    Ever had D* CS ruin a perfectly fine evening?

    I didn't include everything in my post, otherwise it would have been longer than it already was. Yes, of course the basics were discussed with all three CSR's down to the receiver id and serial number. I also told each of them that HBOH and ESPNH worked, but the networks didn't. In the...
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    Ever had D* CS ruin a perfectly fine evening?

    I did last night. Spent two hours from 7pm until 9pm with 3 different people about a problem that appeared last night. I noticed that all my HD network stations had gone dark, including the west coasties where I live. So at 7pm, when my cellphone charges are zero, I called. CS #1 spent 25...
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    No free upgrades?

    Lets put this in perspective. How many of you spent at least $2000 for a HD capable TV? How many of you spent at least $2000 for a sound system to go with your new HD TV? How many of you spent at least $200 for a new Direct TV receiver? How many of you spent at least $500 for a new HD Tivo...
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    Don't want TIVO, but do want an occassional recording

    Hi everyone and here's the question. Is it feasible to buy a DVD recorder and hook it up to my H10 Directv receiver to record broadcasts, specifically NFL games? I don't have land-line phones in my house as we all use cell phones. So I can't hook up Tivo to a phone jack like they want. I...
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    Phillip Swann: DIRECTV Puts HDTV Owners On Pause

    I've had a problem with my 4 year old Toshiba DSt3100 gradually losing its mind. It has slowly, but surely been unable to pull in all the channels it should. When it started dropping my HD channels I had enough. I called Directv and got them to credit me $200 on a replacement. Cool. So now...
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    Weak 110 Signal

    Sir, your not alone This morning I noticed the exact same effect on HBO-HD, HDNM, and ABCE-HD. This morning no signal at all from 110 degrees. Later today around noon, the signal was just strong enough to get clear pictures and the signal strength was in the high 40's. I have never had...
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    Wayward Transponders

    I have a irregular problem with some of my HD channels where the transponder signal goes to 0. This doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes I get HDBravo, sometimes the signal isn't there. I also ocassionally lose non HD channels such as ch 360 and the HBO's at 502-508. There are no line...
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    Spot Beam Signal drops to 25% after 8PM

    I have the same problem I notice the loss in power on 101 satellite as well, but I live on the west coast. I replaced the LNB for that sat, definitely helped bring in a more consistent signal but didn't 100% cure the problem. I also have a similar issue with 119 sat as I can't get any of the...
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    ESPN Gameplan without Phone line

    No stink'n phone line I don't even have a land line in my house, and I get NFL package, no problem. I really don't know why DircTV says to hook up a phone line, maybe its their way of accessing my viewing habits via a 2 way comm link? I do know when I've called for technical issues, they have...
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    Channel 84 - Olympics ?

    San Francisco blacked out so far on Ch 84? I live in the San Francisco bay area, where there is a NBC O&O station, I also get locals from all the networks, plus I am waivered everywhere and I get the HD package(and can watch it). I haven't gotten Ch 84 yet, and its Monday 8/16. I tried over...
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    Locals in HD on Guide?

    Channel 380+ If you get a network waiver to watch out of your local market, you will get New York and LA network stations in the 380+ range. Those are all standard def signals, nothing at all to do with HD. If you don't get a waiver, then those channels will not be accessible. If you do...
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    cell phone only directv?

    Phone, what phone? I've had DirecTV for 7 years, disconnected the phone from the STB 6 years ago and have happily received premium sports content such as NBA Season Pass for 4 years and just subscribed to NFL package. So clearly, a phone line isn't needed for getting reception. Other than...
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    Price Increases

    Now that you brought up $ increases How much is too much for DirecTV? I remember the days when I first got it that I was paying about $50 in 1997. Now, not counting NBA Ticket, I'm paying close to $90/month. Three receivers, HBO, HD package, $43 Total Choice with Locals, All the Network East...
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