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During a recent equipment upgrade the tech that came out discovered that a previous tech that had installed my wing dish for 61.5 had dumped the 1000.2 dish and had given me two 500 dishes, one for the 110/119 slot and one for the 61.5. At that time he told me that the sat at 129 was very weak and problematic and this setup would work better. I had no problem with the setup and all seemed to work well.
Well, I upgraded my bedroom unit from a 211 to a 612 and the paperwork told the tech I had a 1000.2 dish and the 500 wing, which of course I didn't have, because apparently the previous tech never informed E* of what he did. Therefore, the most recent tech tells me that he can remove the wing and install a single dish to get the programming I want and there would not be any additional charge. Thinking he meant an Eastern Arc installation, I told him to go ahead.
Well, I did not pay any attention to what he was doing outside and once everything was set up and running and after he left I go out and look and he has installed another 1000.2 dish! So I had issues with low signal levels for my locals spot beam on 129, which were in the low 30's, when with the 61.5 sat they had been in the low 60's, and on the first rain event they dropped lower to around 18 to 20 making the picture unwatchable.
In addition, on 110 and 119 the signals were a good 10 to 12 points lower as well. I was basing these signals on my 722, which had been in place before the dish change out. I called to complain and they sent the tech back out and he tried to realign the dish but could never get the levels to come up. He changed dishes, saying the dish might be the probelm, and this brought the levels up about 5 points, but still no where near where they were when I had the two 500 dishes.
I guess my complaint is, why didn't the tech realize that levels were low to begin with and since they were installing a new dish twice, didn't they install and Eastern Arc dish in Kalamazoo Michigan? So far the weather has not been an issue, but snow and rain are around the corner and I am going to be very disappointed if for the first time in 7 years I am going to have problems with signal levels in the winter months.
Well, I upgraded my bedroom unit from a 211 to a 612 and the paperwork told the tech I had a 1000.2 dish and the 500 wing, which of course I didn't have, because apparently the previous tech never informed E* of what he did. Therefore, the most recent tech tells me that he can remove the wing and install a single dish to get the programming I want and there would not be any additional charge. Thinking he meant an Eastern Arc installation, I told him to go ahead.
Well, I did not pay any attention to what he was doing outside and once everything was set up and running and after he left I go out and look and he has installed another 1000.2 dish! So I had issues with low signal levels for my locals spot beam on 129, which were in the low 30's, when with the 61.5 sat they had been in the low 60's, and on the first rain event they dropped lower to around 18 to 20 making the picture unwatchable.
In addition, on 110 and 119 the signals were a good 10 to 12 points lower as well. I was basing these signals on my 722, which had been in place before the dish change out. I called to complain and they sent the tech back out and he tried to realign the dish but could never get the levels to come up. He changed dishes, saying the dish might be the probelm, and this brought the levels up about 5 points, but still no where near where they were when I had the two 500 dishes.
I guess my complaint is, why didn't the tech realize that levels were low to begin with and since they were installing a new dish twice, didn't they install and Eastern Arc dish in Kalamazoo Michigan? So far the weather has not been an issue, but snow and rain are around the corner and I am going to be very disappointed if for the first time in 7 years I am going to have problems with signal levels in the winter months.
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110/119/61.5 is not a typical installation for your area.
A work order in your area would likely call for a 1000.2 dish.
EDIT: OR at the time of installation would have been a 1000+ due to locals being broadcast on the 118.7/61.5
which would bring in 110/119/118.7/129 and can be difficult to tune for high signal strengths on all 4 sats, especially in the snow
The 1000+ requires extra mounting, more skill in tuning, lots of extra work cabling and installing a switch.
This dish can take 3x as long to install.
Reasons why a tech would install 110/119/61.5
-There was already a 110/119 dish up and he found it easier to tie a 61.5 into the existing.
- He actually knows what he is doing and is trying to provide you with the best signals possible; making programing up with the sats available to him even if the method was not authorized by E*
Reasons why a tech would replace an existing 110/119 with a 1000.2
- He is there to install for a total of 2+ receivers; the 1000.2 has 3 outputs where the +twin only has 2
- His management would come down hard on him if he was found to leave something other than what a work order called for.
-He had use for the spare equipment he just generated.
Reasons why you should not want a 1000.4 currently
- The dish points up toward the sky much more, catching more snow
- The signal strengths are not yet balanced 30-50 are normal
A work order in your area would likely call for a 1000.2 dish.
EDIT: OR at the time of installation would have been a 1000+ due to locals being broadcast on the 118.7/61.5
which would bring in 110/119/118.7/129 and can be difficult to tune for high signal strengths on all 4 sats, especially in the snow
The 1000+ requires extra mounting, more skill in tuning, lots of extra work cabling and installing a switch.
This dish can take 3x as long to install.
Reasons why a tech would install 110/119/61.5
-There was already a 110/119 dish up and he found it easier to tie a 61.5 into the existing.
- He actually knows what he is doing and is trying to provide you with the best signals possible; making programing up with the sats available to him even if the method was not authorized by E*
Reasons why a tech would replace an existing 110/119 with a 1000.2
- He is there to install for a total of 2+ receivers; the 1000.2 has 3 outputs where the +twin only has 2
- His management would come down hard on him if he was found to leave something other than what a work order called for.
-He had use for the spare equipment he just generated.
Reasons why you should not want a 1000.4 currently
- The dish points up toward the sky much more, catching more snow
- The signal strengths are not yet balanced 30-50 are normal
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Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
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Yes.....they do. Which is why I am very careful when at a customer's house these days....you NEVER know what is going to set someone off. Polite dialog is a thing of the past.....which is why I like my dog so much
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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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I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link
I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
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Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link
I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
Went and looked, not too bad...
Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.
Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.
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Its an automated bot. Explained it to you in the PM.I sent you a PM Scott. Doesn't really make any sense to me BUT....I've never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer....though I just might be the most persistent.
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It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
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That's how Ford did it- vertical integration. He even set up a rubber plantation in S. Americatomwellborn3rd (@wellborn.net)
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
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