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New to the forum and would introduce myself. I'm certainly not a pro nor a novice either. When talking mini-dishes, I always pride myself on having one of the first Hughes Directv systems on a self install kit. (Brother-in-law was an employee).
But anyways, I found the answer to my first question here and thought I'd post a follow-up. That first answer was that the Wally receiver that I bought for my RV - with the mobile antenna, will not work when connected to my home system
Oh, well. Got to accept that and move on to options. Right now at home I have the Hopper 3 system - 1 hopper and one Joey. Things like DVR and mobile dvr/anywhere options are not important to us. I'd like to add the wally to my home system when at home and either return my Joey or upgrade to 3 receivers (or more). I say maybe more because when the college kids are home for the summer, they may want to pay for having a receiver in their room. We primarily watch one tv.. The 2nd one in my study is just for the man programming (car shows
and is used 3-4 hours a week. Like I mentioned earlier, the bedrooms could possibly get one added for a period of time, but they seem content to Netflix it via Roku most times.
So here are my options as I see it please confirm/critique my thinking
1) Do nothing. 2 receivers at home and 1 in RV. If adding to home, get more Joeys (more cost).
2) Use the Joeys as-is (or delete one) and wire my mobile antenna at home where I can use the wally inside. I think I already have a 2nd circuit to the outside and my Playmaker tested out fine near my regular dish.
3) Convert to all Wally's. Is this even possible? Would I change out the LNB on my dish, return my Hopper/Joey's on rent and buy the Wally's?
4) Other suggestions?
Thank you so much for the first answer above. Even if I don't get this one answered, at least it got me to stop trying to get the wally to work where I'd swapped it in for the Joey.
New to the forum and would introduce myself. I'm certainly not a pro nor a novice either. When talking mini-dishes, I always pride myself on having one of the first Hughes Directv systems on a self install kit. (Brother-in-law was an employee).
But anyways, I found the answer to my first question here and thought I'd post a follow-up. That first answer was that the Wally receiver that I bought for my RV - with the mobile antenna, will not work when connected to my home system
Oh, well. Got to accept that and move on to options. Right now at home I have the Hopper 3 system - 1 hopper and one Joey. Things like DVR and mobile dvr/anywhere options are not important to us. I'd like to add the wally to my home system when at home and either return my Joey or upgrade to 3 receivers (or more). I say maybe more because when the college kids are home for the summer, they may want to pay for having a receiver in their room. We primarily watch one tv.. The 2nd one in my study is just for the man programming (car shows
and is used 3-4 hours a week. Like I mentioned earlier, the bedrooms could possibly get one added for a period of time, but they seem content to Netflix it via Roku most times.So here are my options as I see it please confirm/critique my thinking
1) Do nothing. 2 receivers at home and 1 in RV. If adding to home, get more Joeys (more cost).
2) Use the Joeys as-is (or delete one) and wire my mobile antenna at home where I can use the wally inside. I think I already have a 2nd circuit to the outside and my Playmaker tested out fine near my regular dish.
3) Convert to all Wally's. Is this even possible? Would I change out the LNB on my dish, return my Hopper/Joey's on rent and buy the Wally's?
4) Other suggestions?
Thank you so much for the first answer above. Even if I don't get this one answered, at least it got me to stop trying to get the wally to work where I'd swapped it in for the Joey.
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Thank you. And yeah, that's dissappointing. I think you meant activating and deactivating my Wally. My ideal solution would be to put the Wally in my den and return the Joey. Then I'd just take the Wally with me when we take the camper... It's easily accessible in both places. But if it's going to cost me a bunch to save that $7 a month, then it's really not worth it From what I read, i'd either have to do a complete 2nd dish or change out the LNB/switch, and that may be risky if I get something wrong... So it's not adding up at the moment. Right now I'm leaning to just doing the activate/deactivate as needed. It's a little bit inconvenient since I do the RV mostly a long weekend at a time, but it's not terrrible.
From what I read, i'd either have to do a complete 2nd dish or change out the LNB/switch, and that may be risky if I get something wrong... So it's not adding up at the moment. Right now I'm leaning to just doing the activate/deactivate as needed. It's a little bit inconvenient since I do the RV mostly a long weekend at a time, but it's not terrrible.
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No, I didn't mean activating and deactivating your Wally. I meant buying a Joey for your home and activating it when you need it and deactivating it when you don't. You wouldn't need a second dish or a switch this way. In fact, you wouldn't need to modify your dish setup at all. Adding another Joey to your home is much easier than adding a Wally. And since you can activate and deactivate both the Joey and the Wally as needed, there's no benefit to installing a Wally in your home instead of another Joey.Thank you. And yeah, that's dissappointing. I think you meant activating and deactivating my Wally. My ideal solution would be to put the Wally in my den and return the Joey. Then I'd just take the Wally with me when we take the camper... It's easily accessible in both places. But if it's going to cost me a bunch to save that $7 a month, then it's really not worth it
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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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Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
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.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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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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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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EchoStar fixes some of its mess, but there's much more to mop up
EchoStar's satellite TV and Sling TV services have exited Chapter 11, but clouds still hover above Dish Wireless, which faces a multitude of lawsuits.
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News about the tower's dispute-
Towercos now own Dish's 5G radios – and SpaceX might be a buyer
Tower companies now own Dish's deserted 5G gear, says American Tower CEO Steven Vondran. This could feed into SpaceX's mobile ambitions, analysts say.
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Towercos now own Dish's 5G radios – and SpaceX might be a buyer
Tower companies now own Dish's deserted 5G gear, says American Tower CEO Steven Vondran. This could feed into SpaceX's mobile ambitions, analysts say.www.lightreading.com
So does this mean the churches and businesses that Dish owes back payments to are going to get paid now?
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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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USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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