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I am in the process of selling the property IE "the lot from h*ll" where all those old satellite dishes where stored by my ex. As I mentioned before, there were, I dunno, like 5 or 6 very large dishes out there.
Well, while I'm waiting on the lawyers to do the paper work and close the deal, I let the new owner of the lot go ahead in so they can cut trees and start clearing the place.
Or that's what I thought they were going to do.
So yesterday my dad and I arrive and there are men there in bulldozers pushing buildings down and scraping the ground bare. OMG.....
Well, they crushed all those old dishes. They didn't ask, they just rolled right over them like they were junk.
I probably could have sold them at least.
The ONE dish they didn't destroy is the one leaned over, still on a pole. I informed them that they are forbidden to touch that dish that I want it and thank you very much for smashing up all the others without asking first.
I thought my dad and I were going to have to take it down and carry it out one piece at a time. These workers PROMISED me they would take it down intact without damage and deliver it to me in one piece. I remain skeptical.
But, they swore they would not harm or damage it at all, not even a little.
I told them it's very fragile and bends easy and the wire mesh things pop out easy.
They promise me it will arrive at my place intact and undamaged.
I sure hope so.
I'm sad that those others were mashed up by a bunch of yahoos, I would have rather given them away free than see them smashed up by a bulldozer.
I probably could have sold them even but still, it would have been better to keep them and just give them away than what happened. I hate to waste anything.
Well.. So that means I'll have a Cband dish here soon and I can start making plans to get it planted and put up.
It's an 8' dish, I think. I need to get it high up so I can mow around it, I have a new riding mower so I need clearance. But if I put it up too high then I can't work on it if it needs. Also, putting it up higher means the pole in the ground needs to be deeper, right?
So maybe I should put it close to the ground so I can use a push mower around it and be able to work on it. Also less pole in the ground. How would I figure out how much pole to buy and what size? I don't know anything about this satellite dish at all except it's BIG.
So.... Finally.. I'm guessing I could have the thing put up within a month. I've got to find someone to dig the hole and do the cement, I sure can't/won't..
I also have to figure out where to get a pole to put it on and what size/kind to get.
I put a little dish up by myself last year on a piece of old fence pole, that was hard enough, this, is way out of my league.
Well, while I'm waiting on the lawyers to do the paper work and close the deal, I let the new owner of the lot go ahead in so they can cut trees and start clearing the place.
Or that's what I thought they were going to do.
So yesterday my dad and I arrive and there are men there in bulldozers pushing buildings down and scraping the ground bare. OMG.....
Well, they crushed all those old dishes. They didn't ask, they just rolled right over them like they were junk.
I probably could have sold them at least.
The ONE dish they didn't destroy is the one leaned over, still on a pole. I informed them that they are forbidden to touch that dish that I want it and thank you very much for smashing up all the others without asking first.
I thought my dad and I were going to have to take it down and carry it out one piece at a time. These workers PROMISED me they would take it down intact without damage and deliver it to me in one piece. I remain skeptical.
But, they swore they would not harm or damage it at all, not even a little.
I told them it's very fragile and bends easy and the wire mesh things pop out easy.
They promise me it will arrive at my place intact and undamaged.
I sure hope so.
I'm sad that those others were mashed up by a bunch of yahoos, I would have rather given them away free than see them smashed up by a bulldozer.
I probably could have sold them even but still, it would have been better to keep them and just give them away than what happened. I hate to waste anything.
Well.. So that means I'll have a Cband dish here soon and I can start making plans to get it planted and put up.
It's an 8' dish, I think. I need to get it high up so I can mow around it, I have a new riding mower so I need clearance. But if I put it up too high then I can't work on it if it needs. Also, putting it up higher means the pole in the ground needs to be deeper, right?
So maybe I should put it close to the ground so I can use a push mower around it and be able to work on it. Also less pole in the ground. How would I figure out how much pole to buy and what size? I don't know anything about this satellite dish at all except it's BIG.
So.... Finally.. I'm guessing I could have the thing put up within a month. I've got to find someone to dig the hole and do the cement, I sure can't/won't..
I also have to figure out where to get a pole to put it on and what size/kind to get.
I put a little dish up by myself last year on a piece of old fence pole, that was hard enough, this, is way out of my league.
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I DO want Cband now. I want Mr. Ed and Patty Duke and The Outer Limits. I want "This TV"..
I guess now I have to find a way to make that one remaining 10 foot dish that is missing important parts, work.
I bought and put up a new HD antenna to try to get This TV from Lake Charles but it doesn't get it. It did get me a few new channels I couldn't get before on my ghettotenna. MYTX is one but it is a little light on content that I care to watch.
I ALMOST got killed putting that antenna up by myself, a steel pole free fell 12 feet like a spear and clipped a button off my shirt as it fell, it missed impaling me in the top of my head by an inch. I'm amazed that I wasn't killed.
Lesson learned? Do not do stuff by yourself anymore.
I've read that I should have some sort of amplifier on the pole for the OTA TV.
I still need to learn more about those and then shop for one.
I also want to get BETTER quality RTN. I've read that RTN is all over Cband in high resolution.
I've read something about S2 and RTN. I do not understand what S2 is but I found an S2 satellite tuner card via google shopping and replaced the one in my home theater with a new S2 tuner. Doing so gained me a few new PBS channels I couldn't get before.
I've learned how to make my own cables and bought the tools to do so.
In the past two months since my room mate passed away I've immersed myself in learning, to help distract me from my sorrow. I've stayed busy reading and trying things. I bought a few things. I've been preparing to put up the now missing Cband dish. I wouldn't have been able to do the physical part but I feel I've learned enough to do most of the rest.
If I attempt to take the remains of the 10 foot dish I have left here and do something with it, it's going to be trial and error, I have no idea how to put it together or make the missing parts. I am absolutely horrible with math so making calculations as to the placement of the lnb is out of the question. I'll just have to guess at it. I know there's some thing called focal point, I read that. But figuring it out is not something I could do via math and measurements.
I predict that I will have a great deal of difficulty with this partial dish. That's why I am so upset about losing that fully assembled, perfect condition dish. All I had to do was have it put up on a pole then aim the silly thing. I was just going to leave it aimed at This TV for awhile until I could get a new motor thing for it, I forget what they are called.
I don't even know how to go about this but I'm going to figure it out and make it work. I've got some of the key tools now to do this on my own, I just need more knowledge and more experience. And I'll have to bribe a neighbor for help with the physical stuff. I abhor alcohol but I've found that most men will work for cold beer. Whatever...
As long as they drink it AFTER the work is completed in their own homes and not during in my yard.
If nothing else, my hardheadedness will help me prevail in this quest. The discouraging part of it is that it takes so long to get it done. IF I get the old 10' Cband dish up before 2010 is over it will be a miracle.
Knowing my luck, just about the time I get the dish fixed and put up they will pull the channels that I am putting it up for.
Happens every time.
I still miss White Springs.
I guess now I have to find a way to make that one remaining 10 foot dish that is missing important parts, work.
I bought and put up a new HD antenna to try to get This TV from Lake Charles but it doesn't get it.
It did get me a few new channels I couldn't get before on my ghettotenna. MYTX is one but it is a little light on content that I care to watch. I ALMOST got killed putting that antenna up by myself, a steel pole free fell 12 feet like a spear and clipped a button off my shirt as it fell, it missed impaling me in the top of my head by an inch. I'm amazed that I wasn't killed.
Lesson learned? Do not do stuff by yourself anymore.
I've read that I should have some sort of amplifier on the pole for the OTA TV.
I still need to learn more about those and then shop for one.
I also want to get BETTER quality RTN. I've read that RTN is all over Cband in high resolution.
I've read something about S2 and RTN. I do not understand what S2 is but I found an S2 satellite tuner card via google shopping and replaced the one in my home theater with a new S2 tuner. Doing so gained me a few new PBS channels I couldn't get before.
I've learned how to make my own cables and bought the tools to do so.
In the past two months since my room mate passed away I've immersed myself in learning, to help distract me from my sorrow. I've stayed busy reading and trying things. I bought a few things. I've been preparing to put up the now missing Cband dish. I wouldn't have been able to do the physical part but I feel I've learned enough to do most of the rest.
If I attempt to take the remains of the 10 foot dish I have left here and do something with it, it's going to be trial and error, I have no idea how to put it together or make the missing parts. I am absolutely horrible with math so making calculations as to the placement of the lnb is out of the question. I'll just have to guess at it. I know there's some thing called focal point, I read that. But figuring it out is not something I could do via math and measurements.
I predict that I will have a great deal of difficulty with this partial dish. That's why I am so upset about losing that fully assembled, perfect condition dish. All I had to do was have it put up on a pole then aim the silly thing. I was just going to leave it aimed at This TV for awhile until I could get a new motor thing for it, I forget what they are called.
I don't even know how to go about this but I'm going to figure it out and make it work. I've got some of the key tools now to do this on my own, I just need more knowledge and more experience. And I'll have to bribe a neighbor for help with the physical stuff. I abhor alcohol but I've found that most men will work for cold beer. Whatever...
As long as they drink it AFTER the work is completed in their own homes and not during in my yard.If nothing else, my hardheadedness will help me prevail in this quest. The discouraging part of it is that it takes so long to get it done. IF I get the old 10' Cband dish up before 2010 is over it will be a miracle.
Knowing my luck, just about the time I get the dish fixed and put up they will pull the channels that I am putting it up for.
Happens every time.
I still miss White Springs.
better OTA:
I have a little lashup running a 22" LCD monitor for a poor-man's bedroom TV.
It includes one of three DTV converter boxes I have around.
The antenna is indoors and amplified, but I still have a modest signal.
So, what's the point?
Well the point is, of my three converter boxes, the Dish Network brand TR-40 outperorms the Channel Master CM 7000, and a Digital Stream DTX 9900 all to hell! -
So, consider what you are using as a tuner, as well as antenna and amp.
Improving any link in the chain might net you the station you seek.
(also, look it up on TVfool.com for recommended antenna/coverage, etc)
My living room 42" LCD is on a proper outdoor antenna, and works fine.
Just to concentrate on one tiny part of your last post, let me say this....I bought and put up a new HD antenna to try to get This TV from Lake Charles but it doesn't get it.
It did get me a few new channels I couldn't get before on my ghettotenna.
I have a little lashup running a 22" LCD monitor for a poor-man's bedroom TV.
It includes one of three DTV converter boxes I have around.
The antenna is indoors and amplified, but I still have a modest signal.
So, what's the point?
Well the point is, of my three converter boxes, the Dish Network brand TR-40 outperorms the Channel Master CM 7000, and a Digital Stream DTX 9900 all to hell! -
So, consider what you are using as a tuner, as well as antenna and amp.
Improving any link in the chain might net you the station you seek.
(also, look it up on TVfool.com for recommended antenna/coverage, etc)
My living room 42" LCD is on a proper outdoor antenna, and works fine.
renovating the 10' BUD:
I'd start a new thread, and get clear of this one.
Name it something like: 10' BUD refurb ...
Post some pictures of the dish, and we'll tackle what you are missing.
First we need to identify the dish, so we can figure out the focal length.
Get some pictures and measurements, and I'm sure someone will hook you up.
For example, here's help for a similar 10' dish:
- Unimesh Ten Foot Support Arm measurements
If you have a Unimesh, that's one notch in your belt.
All these big unmanageable problems break down into a series of little easily-solvable problems.
We can list the break down in your new thread, if you accept the mission.!. - :up
I'd start a new thread, and get clear of this one.
Name it something like: 10' BUD refurb ...
Post some pictures of the dish, and we'll tackle what you are missing.
First we need to identify the dish, so we can figure out the focal length.
Get some pictures and measurements, and I'm sure someone will hook you up.
For example, here's help for a similar 10' dish:
- Unimesh Ten Foot Support Arm measurements
If you have a Unimesh, that's one notch in your belt.
All these big unmanageable problems break down into a series of little easily-solvable problems.
We can list the break down in your new thread, if you accept the mission.!. - :up
For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
You should have looked in the APP STORE instead.
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.
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But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big cityAnother Tulsa King spin off.
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.