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Just wanted to show everyone my install back in April. See this thread for more details .
Our dish was reinstalled by a Dish technician after a roof repair. The whole thing was a sitcom. We had scheduled the install for 1-5 pm because we knew we were going to be away from the house in the a.m. I got a notification on my phone from my doorbell that someone was at the door around 10:30. It was the Dish tech. He left without calling, leaving note or anything. We got home between 11:30 and noon and I called Dish to inquire. They said the installer attempted but I would have to reschedule, which i reluctantly did. Check on the website, and the reschedule was not entered. Called back, got another tech he said the installer was on his way to our house. We stayed home and the tech showed up and said "I'm here to trade out your Joey". That was one of the things on the work order. I told him he also needed to reinstall our Dish. He lied, I guess, and said he didn;t see that on the order. I asked him about what happened earlier and he said "I didn;t even look at the time scheduled, I was nearby and just thought I'd drop off the Joey".
He did reinstall the Dish, came back in and had me sign the documentation and left quickly. I went out a couple of minutes after he was gone and found this.
No way I was calling back. Didn't really want this guy back at my house.
I went out the next day and fixed it myself.
I know it's not perfect, but look so much better than what he did (or didn't do).
To be honest, I forgot about it. We went on vacation first couple of weeks of May, caught covid on the way home which wasted another couple of weeks. Just went outside to move the toter and thought. I don't think I ever posted what happened, so here it is.
BTW, should I be concerned as to whether the Dish itself was installed correctly? It is dropping out at the least signs of rain .
Just wanted to show everyone my install back in April. See this thread for more details .
Our dish was reinstalled by a Dish technician after a roof repair. The whole thing was a sitcom. We had scheduled the install for 1-5 pm because we knew we were going to be away from the house in the a.m. I got a notification on my phone from my doorbell that someone was at the door around 10:30. It was the Dish tech. He left without calling, leaving note or anything. We got home between 11:30 and noon and I called Dish to inquire. They said the installer attempted but I would have to reschedule, which i reluctantly did. Check on the website, and the reschedule was not entered. Called back, got another tech he said the installer was on his way to our house. We stayed home and the tech showed up and said "I'm here to trade out your Joey". That was one of the things on the work order. I told him he also needed to reinstall our Dish. He lied, I guess, and said he didn;t see that on the order. I asked him about what happened earlier and he said "I didn;t even look at the time scheduled, I was nearby and just thought I'd drop off the Joey".
He did reinstall the Dish, came back in and had me sign the documentation and left quickly. I went out a couple of minutes after he was gone and found this.
No way I was calling back. Didn't really want this guy back at my house.
I went out the next day and fixed it myself.
I know it's not perfect, but look so much better than what he did (or didn't do).
To be honest, I forgot about it. We went on vacation first couple of weeks of May, caught covid on the way home which wasted another couple of weeks. Just went outside to move the toter and thought. I don't think I ever posted what happened, so here it is.
BTW, should I be concerned as to whether the Dish itself was installed correctly? It is dropping out at the least signs of rain .
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AGREE!!! You need to babysit some of these installers!!! when we had dtv the installer wanted to do a wireless setup with the C61K mini's
.. i had to tell him that he was going to his job the right way or to GTFO and that i was not spending money for a wireless setup that would have problems later on
. needless to say i pissed in his cherrios he didn't like that
!!! and if i remember right the C61K's are hardwired only 
I always baby sit any workman I have to any service at my house. It is the only way to guarantee they don't do stupid crap like that installer did. I talk to them and ask questions and stay engaged the entire time they are at the house. It has worked for me over the years. Learned it from my mom. I used to think she was being nosey, but she knows when they are trying to cheap out and not do the work. She calls them on it before they can leave the house.AGREE!!! You need to babysit some of these installers!!! when we had dtv the installer wanted to do a wireless setup with the C61K mini's
Tech came out this morning and replaced the cabling and realigned the dish. Everything is now working (and looking) correctly. A special THANKS to brittanygarden for their concern, assistance and providing a solution for this. 
Always happy to help! Thank you for your patience throughout this!Tech came out this morning and replaced the cabling and realigned the dish. Everything is now working (and looking) correctly. A special THANKS to brittanygarden for their concern, assistance and providing a solution for this.
I always like to babysit them. i have a couple that i trust without me being there. yes i will call them on there screwups and tell em i won't sign off until they fix it!!! i asked an installer for dtv how many setups they do in a day at that time there were doing 5 a day. i also like to talk to em and see how there days going get them something to drink if there thirsty. blows my mind some of the stories i heard LOLI always baby sit any workman I have to any service at my house. It is the only way to guarantee they don't do stupid crap like that installer did. I talk to them and ask questions and stay engaged the entire time they are at the house. It has worked for me over the years. Learned it from my mom. I used to think she was being nosey, but she knows when they are trying to cheap out and not do the work. She calls them on it before they can leave the house.
!!! i have a guy that does pvt work for me he's cool i trust him he knows that i will go and look LOL though never any issues he's cool he's a great guy does honest work and no cheaping out... now he's told me some stories LOL from him getting in trouble for something to do with boxes to installers blowing up circuit breakers LOL.. i can't wrap my head around how someone could blow a circuit breaker up . i noticed the dtv installers like to sign off on a work order without you knowing about it 
I would hope the previous "tech" got a full chargeback.Always happy to help! Thank you for your patience throughout this!
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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.
Example:
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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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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank 
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Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phoneHello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
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a good surge protector will help to.Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
