My parents upgraded their dish network package and we got a new box.
they took mine out of my room and I have to use a UHF/RF remote now to connect to the box upstairs to change my tv.
I talked to them about adding a new box in my room downstairs but they said I wasn't eligible to downgrade and I'd have to buy their HD package and then pay another fee because I didn't even use the HD. and it ended up being like 30$ extra a month just for having a box in my room.
anyways.. I argued with them for a while and they finally said that I could buy my own box online or at a flea market and just unplug the cable from the back of my tv and put it into the box.. and it'd work with the IR remote and everything.
I found out that I would have to unplug the cable from the 625DVR upstairs as well though and plug it into a switch or LNB? ..not really sure.
I took some pics of the LNB's on the dish outside ..but I don't appear to have a switch.. I looked on the outside of my house where the wires come in, and on the inside and there's not. ..I took a few photos of the satellite and the setup that goes into the DVR to show you.
LNBS:
http://i18.tinypic.com/2w7gy85.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/2w7n5nn.jpg
Setup inside:
http://i7.tinypic.com/4h1yivk.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/2qk2fs6.jpg
basically I'm just wondering the cheapest way to get a box in my room so I can use an IR remote (I have a logitech harmony remote).. and to hook the receiver back up with my windows media center again. I don't need a HD receiver or anything since we don't have any HD packages.. however my tv is an hdtv.
if it's easy enough I'll try to buy the parts myself, and set it up.. if not I'll still have to buy the parts myself according to the dish network guy I talked to on the phone.. but I think I could have them set it up as long as I paid the 47$ setup fee.. and then just an additional 5$ monthly for having a second receiver?
they took mine out of my room and I have to use a UHF/RF remote now to connect to the box upstairs to change my tv.
I talked to them about adding a new box in my room downstairs but they said I wasn't eligible to downgrade and I'd have to buy their HD package and then pay another fee because I didn't even use the HD. and it ended up being like 30$ extra a month just for having a box in my room.
anyways.. I argued with them for a while and they finally said that I could buy my own box online or at a flea market and just unplug the cable from the back of my tv and put it into the box.. and it'd work with the IR remote and everything.
I found out that I would have to unplug the cable from the 625DVR upstairs as well though and plug it into a switch or LNB? ..not really sure.
I took some pics of the LNB's on the dish outside ..but I don't appear to have a switch.. I looked on the outside of my house where the wires come in, and on the inside and there's not. ..I took a few photos of the satellite and the setup that goes into the DVR to show you.
LNBS:
http://i18.tinypic.com/2w7gy85.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/2w7n5nn.jpg
Setup inside:
http://i7.tinypic.com/4h1yivk.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/2qk2fs6.jpg
basically I'm just wondering the cheapest way to get a box in my room so I can use an IR remote (I have a logitech harmony remote).. and to hook the receiver back up with my windows media center again. I don't need a HD receiver or anything since we don't have any HD packages.. however my tv is an hdtv.
if it's easy enough I'll try to buy the parts myself, and set it up.. if not I'll still have to buy the parts myself according to the dish network guy I talked to on the phone.. but I think I could have them set it up as long as I paid the 47$ setup fee.. and then just an additional 5$ monthly for having a second receiver?