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Hey, I had a new roof put on my house May 4.
I had a technician visit on May 6 under Dish Protect to reinstall the Dish on my roof.
The technician decided it was better to not put it on the roof because there would have been a tree interfering less than a year.
I had already had Miss Dig out to mark the yard. The technician was going to install it on a pole right then.
Unfortunately, I had a tree company coming to take a tree down the next day so the technician put the dish on a temporary pole so it could be moved while they took the tree down.
The technician said to just call for the install once the tree company was done. He didn't mention anything about there being a charge to put the pole in.
So, the tree company is done and I just got off chat and they said that I have to pay $53 before they would schedule an appointment. If I didn't have Dish Protect it would have been $145.
Did I miss something? Is this where I need to call retention? I figured the technician would have said if there was a charge? What's my options?
Thanks, Tim
I had a technician visit on May 6 under Dish Protect to reinstall the Dish on my roof.
The technician decided it was better to not put it on the roof because there would have been a tree interfering less than a year.
I had already had Miss Dig out to mark the yard. The technician was going to install it on a pole right then.
Unfortunately, I had a tree company coming to take a tree down the next day so the technician put the dish on a temporary pole so it could be moved while they took the tree down.
The technician said to just call for the install once the tree company was done. He didn't mention anything about there being a charge to put the pole in.
So, the tree company is done and I just got off chat and they said that I have to pay $53 before they would schedule an appointment. If I didn't have Dish Protect it would have been $145.
Did I miss something? Is this where I need to call retention? I figured the technician would have said if there was a charge? What's my options?
Thanks, Tim
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If you would have tuned to the SD version I'm sure it came in.
Back in the old days the 18" dish was mainly pre HD and used a different frequency to broadcast. When they launched HD the frequency was higher and that is why the signal went pfffft when it rained. You are comparing apples to coconuts
If you would have tuned to the SD version I'm sure it came in.
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For whatever reasons, 129 on DiSH always produced a lower signal than 110/119, thus with most HD on 129, it would drop out first whilst the SD on the other 2 slots was still going. DiSH even thusly resoftwared its rx's to automatically switch over to "the SD equivalent" (and show notification onscreen that it was doing so).
Tried to look up "DBS frequencies" and all results at least several pages deep are for "Deep Brain Stimulation"- anyone here had that??
Here's 1st thing at all close I could track down, but it's totally bogus, right...?:
OK- did/does DTV use Ku?
I give up. The internet is now officially useless. Apparently both DTV & DiSH have used Ku, at high power. I was thinking Ka, but they also use that...If it's worse for signal propagation, why did they do that?
Huh? The original DTV/USSB (in 1994) was of course in SD, but the frequencies were the same ones in use all along by both them & DiSH. Ka-band specifically allocated for high power direct-to-home satellite. The exceptions to that were when DiSH hybridized to utilize Ku-band along with Ka to add more capacity for all those sat locals as they did with the SuperDiSH for 105 and then the "+" dishes for 118.7, requiring significantly larger reflectors. Those (still) using those larger reflectors today no doubt enjoy higher signal/shorter outages on today's all-Ka signals.Back in the old days the 18" dish was mainly pre HD and used a different frequency to broadcast. When they launched HD the frequency was higher and that is why the signal went pfffft when it rained. You are comparing apples to coconuts
If you would have tuned to the SD version I'm sure it came in.
For whatever reasons, 129 on DiSH always produced a lower signal than 110/119, thus with most HD on 129, it would drop out first whilst the SD on the other 2 slots was still going. DiSH even thusly resoftwared its rx's to automatically switch over to "the SD equivalent" (and show notification onscreen that it was doing so).
Tried to look up "DBS frequencies" and all results at least several pages deep are for "Deep Brain Stimulation"- anyone here had that??
Here's 1st thing at all close I could track down, but it's totally bogus, right...?:
OK- did/does DTV use Ku?
I give up. The internet is now officially useless. Apparently both DTV & DiSH have used Ku, at high power. I was thinking Ka, but they also use that...If it's worse for signal propagation, why did they do that?
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you didnt read the link you posted eh? It has your answer 
I was referring to Arctic_Fox's post in regards to Directv 18" dish and a Slimline HD dish and losing signal more on the slimline than the 18" SD dish. That person likes to post Directv things in a dish topic which I see this is.
(I snipped the below from your link)
99W & 103W are where the HD feeds are mainly. 101W has some but not alot (mainly SD still)
I was referring to Arctic_Fox's post in regards to Directv 18" dish and a Slimline HD dish and losing signal more on the slimline than the 18" SD dish. That person likes to post Directv things in a dish topic which I see this is.
(I snipped the below from your link)
The higher the frequency the quicker it goes out in rain/bad weather.
99W & 103W are where the HD feeds are mainly. 101W has some but not alot (mainly SD still)
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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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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.
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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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More room for the return of the Plague & Pestilence?
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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
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Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.
God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
