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I want to buy my own equipment from ebay or Direc TV and install it myself. How does the activation process work? At Direct's website there is no info on how to do it without having them install it. BTW, i live in NY.
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Raoul 5788, I don't know where you got the idea i wasn't going to pay for my account, but no worries, i accept your apology.
All i want is to pay for an account and watch sports, sports, sports...and not lose my girlfriend because of it
For the rest of the satelliteguys: Thank you for all your helpful information and suggestions. I think i will buy and singup directly from DTV. This site rocks!
All i want is to pay for an account and watch sports, sports, sports...and not lose my girlfriend because of itFor the rest of the satelliteguys: Thank you for all your helpful information and suggestions. I think i will buy and singup directly from DTV. This site rocks!
Raoul 5788, I don't know where you got the idea i wasn't going to pay for my account, but no worries, i accept your apology.
For the rest of the satelliteguys: Thank you for all your helpful information and suggestions. I think i will buy and singup directly from DTV. This site rocks!
Where did I say you were not going to pay for the account? Talk about missing the boat! Your original post sounded to me like you were going to have the receiver somewhere other than where you going to tell Directv it was. You said NOTHING about not having a land line. I was simply cautioning you about it, THAT'S ALL! And what the Hell does your girlfriend have to do with it? Jeez, sorry I even replied to your post.
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After checking out the same thing you are wanting to do, I went to D* directly as there is no way of getting the hardware as cheaply as they get it.
Also, lots of the stuff off fleabay CANNOT be used as the previous owners left D* owing $$$, so without paying that, you cannot get it returned to service (used hardware.) Also, buying your own hardware is not all that promising as the mortality rate on receivers (HD DVRs in particular) are such that you do not want to have to pay to have it fixed as it only comes with a 90 day warranty (unless you buy from Costco).
By the time you add the price of the components up, add in a bit of risk, etc. and figure there is NO price break for owning your own equipment, it makes more sense, to me. at least, to lease the hardware.
If you decide you don't want the setup before the lease period expires, the cancellation penalty is usually less than what you would have spent on your own, so that sealed the deal for me.
Best of luck!
After checking out the same thing you are wanting to do, I went to D* directly as there is no way of getting the hardware as cheaply as they get it.
Also, lots of the stuff off fleabay CANNOT be used as the previous owners left D* owing $$$, so without paying that, you cannot get it returned to service (used hardware.) Also, buying your own hardware is not all that promising as the mortality rate on receivers (HD DVRs in particular) are such that you do not want to have to pay to have it fixed as it only comes with a 90 day warranty (unless you buy from Costco).
By the time you add the price of the components up, add in a bit of risk, etc. and figure there is NO price break for owning your own equipment, it makes more sense, to me. at least, to lease the hardware.
If you decide you don't want the setup before the lease period expires, the cancellation penalty is usually less than what you would have spent on your own, so that sealed the deal for me.
Best of luck!
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Also, the unit has to NOT have been used before by someone who left owing $$$ on their bill.
When you call, if you go this route, its like it used to be, receiver # is asked for, card # is needed, and valid credit card is needed for activation.
No land line phone is needed as it used to be.
PS: I own my own Hughes SD boxes from way back when, but when I came back to D* I am using their new SD set top box (plus the HD DVRs) as it cost the same for monthly service now either way and the new unit is faster, uses less power, is fully supported, etc. The 3 old Hughes boxes are with my E* hardware awaiting junk pick-up day when I remember them.
Also, the unit has to NOT have been used before by someone who left owing $$$ on their bill.
When you call, if you go this route, its like it used to be, receiver # is asked for, card # is needed, and valid credit card is needed for activation.
No land line phone is needed as it used to be.
PS: I own my own Hughes SD boxes from way back when, but when I came back to D* I am using their new SD set top box (plus the HD DVRs) as it cost the same for monthly service now either way and the new unit is faster, uses less power, is fully supported, etc.
The 3 old Hughes boxes are with my E* hardware awaiting junk pick-up day when I remember them.
he was simply saying that he wants to get D* to watch tons of sports, and hopes his GF doesnt leave because of it. Lets all be nice
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
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View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Agents need appropriate context to make what would be understood as the correct read in a situation like that, and that Gemini answer was a clear miss on that front.
That said, we've also seen Musk (and/or his team) put his thumb on the scale (or just release a very poor product) with his own deployed AI since:
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In the end, it's all a tool. Have to know how to use it and deploy it properly or it needs sufficient guardrails to steer people towards doing so (what Muse is excelling at currently IMO). I'm routinely interacting with several agents a day operating various processes locally and in services I use, and there are numerous others silently spun up to perform actions or satisfy requests from my prompts.
Related to earlier discussion in the thread on leveraging local inference: this kind of analysis happening behind the scenes is something everyone will have built into Windows, IMO. Most people won't see all of this, just the results, unless they want to dig into how the fix was chosen. Stuff like this will be standard as agents get local system access baked in, and more of the inference itself moves on-device.
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My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
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Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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