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That is what I have long suspected. I live in an urban area and used to have various OTA reception problems with my old Hughes D* box. The Voom box is significantly better at pulling in reliable OTA reception for me. For what its worth, OTA on my Voom box is still working fine. I am a...

Voom still sending emails seeking new installs I just got an email from Voom, advertising the 3 rooms for $1 offer. "Sign up for VOOM now because this offer ends March 1."

i agree, I don't see the need for the "Music Choice" channels, or whatever they call them (852-885). I get satellite radio, which offers more choice in commercial-free music anyway. But I assume the music channels don't use up much bandwidth so it might not really save anything. The biggest...

Yes, he pops up in the corner of your computer screen to tell you about new posts on other threads. :D

"Standby" is what most people would refer to as "off." Just turn it off using the remote control. The green light does NOT stay on -- the receiver will be completely dark when it is in standby mode. If the green sat dish icon is on, you are not in standby mode. When the update comes through...

I got a 24" installed a week ago, so at least some upgraded installs are going ahead.

I think Voom could increase customer satisfaction at the toime of installation, and save themselves money in the long run, if they would do two things: 1. Make the 24" dish standard equipment, which would eliminate (or at least greatly reduce) rain fade issues. Initial cost would be greater...

XTC -- I left DirecTV to get Voom about two months ago, and I am very happy. Yes, Voom has had some "issues" -- installation problems, hardware problems, software problems, etc. In my case, it took me two months to get a wiring/dish / hardware problem worked out that had been preventing me from...

Starz finally seems fixed! Finally, the problem with the missing channels (204, 206, 226, 229, 261, 262, 301, and 305), seems to be fixed with the installation of a 24" dish. 4. Replaced 18" dish with a 24" dish. All missing channels began coming in! The larger dish improved my signal...

My service call for today has been postponed for a few days. Installs, Inc. decided to send my installer a larger dish (24" I assume), and they are waiting for that to arrive. Hope the larger dish will address rain fade and also boost signal strength up to the level where Starz comes in...

I'm already on my second LNB (and my second settop box too) -- they replaced those on service call no. 2. Its possible to get two bad LNBs in a row, but it seems unlikely. My service call history is as follows: 1. Initial installation. Sketchy Starz -- sometimes present but pixellating...

Update: Removed the diplexers, still doesn't work Had a Voom service call today. They removed the diplexers and ran a second line. Now I have two completely separate lines to the Voom box -- one from the dish, one from the OTA antenna. But still no StarzHD and the other missing channels. After...

Yes, thats exactly right -- the way the poll was worded, I said I'd take it if free (why not?) because it would eliminate an antenna and make tuning in a little simpler (wouldn't have to rotate my OTA antenna). But I get most of my OTA signals just fine. I would like to see sat companies...

I contacted Joe Harkins of Installs, Inc. at the email address posted in this forum, and he got back to me very quickly (he seems like a really nice guy, very diligent and conscientious). They are sending someone out in a few days to run a second coax, so that I will not be using the diplexer at...

I got a new box on Saturday, and it updated with the latest version of the software about 12:45-1:00am that very first night. I left it turned off.

I have found that to be correct. Just this evening I lost the satellite picture in a very heavy rain storm, but OTA is coming in through the Voom box just fine.

Sunday update The new box the installer brought out yesterday received the April 2 software updated, version 5.68, last night (the box came with v. 5.08 on it, which was stable but very slow). The complete list of missing channels is: 204, 206, 226, 229, 261, 262, 301, 305 The first six...

Still no Starz, and no ESPN-HD either It took a couple of weeks to get a saturday appointment, but Voom got an installer out this morning to look at my problem -- unreliable reception on StarzHD 261 and 262 (as well as 204, 206, 226, and 229). And as of yesterday, when ESPN was added, reception...

I voted before INHD and HDNet were added to the poll, but I would definitely like those added. Basically, anything in HD would be my first choice. Among SD channels, I would like to see BBC America and the Sundance Channel. On another programming note, I love the way Voom organizes its...

Wind has always affected my reception in the 2 1/2 years that I have had digital OTA reception (I began getting HD reception OTA when I got HD D* box in the fall of 2001, and I switched to Voom about a month ago). I live only about 5 miles from most my local transmitters, so signal strength...

Count me a minority too. I am glad they added it, and very, very glad that I don't have to pay $12 per month to get it like I did with D*. Ditto for Fox Sports World, which I also enjoy watching occasionally -- on D*, you only get that as part of the $12 "sports pack" (all of which is SD, of...

Update on my missing Starz Thanks for the advice. I called Voom the other night, and they had me run through various tests -- I rebooted the box a couple of times, they took the box off the account and then put it back on, etc. Nothing helped, so they scheduled me for a service call on Sat...

Thats a good idea. I have never posted at the yahoo forum because frankly I find this one more friendly and useful, but maybe I should get an I.D. setup and post this issue over there to see if Wilt has any answer to it.

Starz gone again After several days of good weather, fairly heavy rains have returned in my area. I noticed last night that my Starz HD, 261 and 262, and the other channels mentioned, 206, 226, and 229, suddenly stopped working again. On some of them I will sometimes get picture briefly, but it...

Black vs. Grey For OTA channels that broadcast all their SD programming in up-converted widescreen format, I think that is just the decision the local broadcaster makes. I dont know of any way to change it -- the bars are inserted before they send the signal out over the airwaves. For...