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Earlier in the year....I had Called DTV several times TRYING to get them to upgrade our piece of crap, ancient, slow HR20.
Finally, last month..... struck a deal for an HR34 and the whole home server for just $240 plus free movies for 6 mo and also half off NFL ST
Local Installer arrived yesterday mid-morning (8-12 schedule).
Polite, cleancut, personable.
We did a walk-thru pre-job oreintation and he quickly spotted and pointed out the old switch we were upgraded to in 2008....was the wrong freeeking switch that doesn't even work with HD.
He came inside to the TV and did a quick signal check in the service menu on my TV and showed me I wasn't getting signal on quite a few channels...!...(ignorance is bliss?..grrrrrrrr).
Not sure if I should address this as an issue with Direct TV customer support....Opinions are more than welcome on this subject!)
So, I immediately Liked this guy.....he showed his worth in salt as a good Tech!
He also identified and showed me on the existing cable coming into my home that I already had RG6 (which made both of us happy).
Then he grabbed his 2 story ladder and he got up on the roof and started installing the swm.
Was a Great day here at the beach...so I put on some tunes, made some coffee and he handed me the new HR34 box to play with while he went up on the roof to get to work.
He stripped out the old obsolete switch....straightened up the mess of wiring with some ties and cable tacks.
Attended to the other HD box in our master Bedroom, and swapped out a standard box in the office and also hooked up the wireless so the On-demand would start it's download process.
He got everything up and running and even texted me later with his phone number checking up and told me to keep his number if I should ever need have any questions.
Great experience! (just a little sore about that old obsolete box he pointed out).
Black HR34 looks awesome and on demand are great......Leaps and bounds better than that old slow silver boxed refurbished crap hr20.
Thanks to all for the suggestions and the direction.
Finally, last month..... struck a deal for an HR34 and the whole home server for just $240 plus free movies for 6 mo and also half off NFL ST
Local Installer arrived yesterday mid-morning (8-12 schedule).
Polite, cleancut, personable.
We did a walk-thru pre-job oreintation and he quickly spotted and pointed out the old switch we were upgraded to in 2008....was the wrong freeeking switch that doesn't even work with HD.
He came inside to the TV and did a quick signal check in the service menu on my TV and showed me I wasn't getting signal on quite a few channels...!...(ignorance is bliss?..grrrrrrrr).
Not sure if I should address this as an issue with Direct TV customer support....Opinions are more than welcome on this subject!)
So, I immediately Liked this guy.....he showed his worth in salt as a good Tech!
He also identified and showed me on the existing cable coming into my home that I already had RG6 (which made both of us happy).
Then he grabbed his 2 story ladder and he got up on the roof and started installing the swm.
Was a Great day here at the beach...so I put on some tunes, made some coffee and he handed me the new HR34 box to play with while he went up on the roof to get to work.
He stripped out the old obsolete switch....straightened up the mess of wiring with some ties and cable tacks.
Attended to the other HD box in our master Bedroom, and swapped out a standard box in the office and also hooked up the wireless so the On-demand would start it's download process.
He got everything up and running and even texted me later with his phone number checking up and told me to keep his number if I should ever need have any questions.
Great experience! (just a little sore about that old obsolete box he pointed out).
Black HR34 looks awesome and on demand are great......Leaps and bounds better than that old slow silver boxed refurbished crap hr20.
Thanks to all for the suggestions and the direction.
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I wouldn't sweat the old switch, clearly it worked for HD using your HR20, it was probably a WB68 or something like it. He may have meant it won't work with the new HD setups, i.e. SWM.
If you had weak signal on some transponders but didn't notice any missing channels than it probably wasn't affecting you, perhaps he was looking at spotbeam transponders which can sometimes be zero depending on your location.
Guess I'd say don't sweat it, be happy with the upgrade and enjoy the top-of-the-line setup from Directv
If you had weak signal on some transponders but didn't notice any missing channels than it probably wasn't affecting you, perhaps he was looking at spotbeam transponders which can sometimes be zero depending on your location.
Guess I'd say don't sweat it, be happy with the upgrade and enjoy the top-of-the-line setup from Directv
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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....
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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Browns lead the AFC North 
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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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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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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