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About to cancel Directv and pay ETF. Too many customer service issues and high price tag to move to new house. Anyway, plan on signing with Dish. Had them for 7 years with no complaints. Plan is to get one hopper and one Joey. Before I do, I have a couple questions.
1. Better to have Dish install or local company? I visited a local a few weeks ago. Says they offer all the SW promotions. Benefit is they will be my contact if I have any issues that require a visit. Pros or cons?
2. New house appears to have one coax coming into house that splits to different rooms. Plan on having cable modem installed in same room as hopper. Assume it will be easier to have new wire run from dish directly to hopper. Should I expect to pay for this? Easy access to wall from basement ceiling. Should I run conduit in wall to faceplate to make it easier for installer?
3. Single vs duo mode? What's that? Should I ask for one over the other. We will probably get another Joey in the future.
4 I will connect hopper directly to my Apple AirPort Extreme. What's the best way to get Internet to Joey if not wired to that room?
Thank you
Glen
1. Better to have Dish install or local company? I visited a local a few weeks ago. Says they offer all the SW promotions. Benefit is they will be my contact if I have any issues that require a visit. Pros or cons?
2. New house appears to have one coax coming into house that splits to different rooms. Plan on having cable modem installed in same room as hopper. Assume it will be easier to have new wire run from dish directly to hopper. Should I expect to pay for this? Easy access to wall from basement ceiling. Should I run conduit in wall to faceplate to make it easier for installer?
3. Single vs duo mode? What's that? Should I ask for one over the other. We will probably get another Joey in the future.
4 I will connect hopper directly to my Apple AirPort Extreme. What's the best way to get Internet to Joey if not wired to that room?
Thank you
Glen
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Think three will be enough. A majority of what we watch is primetime network shows. The other stuff we watch is on AMC, HBO, FX, USA, and HGTV, which often air their shows multiple times throughout the week. So, for any reason one of those shows is skipped by priority, I think we will get it soon enough. I will just have to manage my priorities.
So we decided on one Hopper and one Joey. We are using a local company, which confirmed we are on the EA satellites. He said that we are not obligated until they start installing, so they will go over everything with us to make sure we are happy with the dish placement. Here are a couple snaps of the property. I was hoping to put in backyard near driveway (where the green dot is currently), however, that might be tight. Thinking we could go high on the garage, above the doors (on the side of the house) or in the bushes on the front right of the house. What you think? Not much obstructing, with the exception of the neighbors house on the left. Sounds like sats are high in sky, so I dont think its a worry.
So we decided on one Hopper and one Joey. We are using a local company, which confirmed we are on the EA satellites. He said that we are not obligated until they start installing, so they will go over everything with us to make sure we are happy with the dish placement. Here are a couple snaps of the property. I was hoping to put in backyard near driveway (where the green dot is currently), however, that might be tight. Thinking we could go high on the garage, above the doors (on the side of the house) or in the bushes on the front right of the house. What you think? Not much obstructing, with the exception of the neighbors house on the left. Sounds like sats are high in sky, so I dont think its a worry.
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Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.
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Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
If the review is like the article, oi! Eighteen paragraphs into the review and... all they've done is not really talk at all about the actual thing they are reviewing.
Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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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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