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  1. Texanmutt

    WildBlue Offering Sales Training At Satellite Expo

    That is not very mcuh for two way sat install. Quite a few companies are paying $250 for direcway installs.
  2. Texanmutt

    WildBlue Offering Sales Training At Satellite Expo

    They aint paying very much for the installs.
  3. Texanmutt

    Will this impact Satellite TV

    Cable companies dont wire the house for cheap. Not at $20 per house wrap, $50 per wall fish and $40-$50 for installation.
  4. Texanmutt

    Will this impact Satellite TV

    How is this a problem ? FTG accounts operate in this fashion already. If a hotel wants ESPN then they pay $3.50 per room for it. If they want to offer a comcast sports or a fox sports regional channels, then they only pay $0.99 for it. The customers price would depend on the MSO's cost per...
  5. Texanmutt

    Will this impact Satellite TV

    There is an easy way to deal with the problems you outlined. Charge an access fee. The access fee would cover the cost of infrastructure, then the price of the channel would cover the MSO's cost of the subscription. Charging people for installation (and not doing it for free) could also reduce...
  6. Texanmutt

    Will this impact Satellite TV

    I think it would be great. This is the way DBS does commercial accounts and the way c-band or Starchoice works. I only watch 5 channels anyhow. However, it would mean that DBS could not afford to provide free installation unless they charged an "access fee" and then bill you by channel. I really...
  7. Texanmutt

    Sat Finder Question for Professional Installers

    What type of sat work do you do ?
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    Whats the diff between lnb&lnbf

    A Low Noise Block downconvertor bolts on to a feedhorn. Commonly used on big dishes. A Low Noise Block downconvertor with intergrated Feedhorn bolts on to or is clamped to the arm of an offset style dish. Example of an LNB(F)- http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/S/DirecTVLNBFDual.jpg...
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    Sat Finder Question for Professional Installers

    I have the dual buddy. Build like a tank compared to my last meter, a digisat (digishit). The best thing about them is their replace barrels. Costs about $250. You will not find anbody doing residential installs with the $1100 meter. http://www.appliedin.com/signallevelmeters/dualbuddy.html...
  10. Texanmutt

    Newbies Beware!!!!

    You mean like these 2 pages- http://www.ftadirect.com/why_should_you_buy_from_us_1569_ctg.html http://www.gosatellite.net/why_should_you_buy_from_us_1569_ctg.htm Every thing is in the same place and worded in the exact same way, just with a different template. :rolleyes:
  11. Texanmutt

    Recommended Compression Connectors

    T&B's SNS are very good connectors. I use them and so does the DNSC office down here. PPC EX series are also a very good connector, but my preference is SNS.
  12. Texanmutt

    13V, 18V, 22KHz, and all that

    13 volts selects the odd transponders and 18 volts the even. 22khz tone selects the other satellite on a dual sat LNB (i.e. 110-119). Check out this link for more info- http://ekb.dbstalk.com/217
  13. Texanmutt

    Senate Sets 2009 Digital TV DeadLine

    My VCR does not play DVD's. Can I get congress to by me a DVD player ? :rolleyes:
  14. Texanmutt

    Post your backyard/Roof Antenna, Dish, Tower, C-Band, Ku-band Pictures!!

    Why not just get one of these- http://www.winegard.com/home/76cm.htm The model ds-2077 can be used with dish lnb's. you can get it for around $40- $50. Not to mention you would never have rain fade w/ a 30" dish.