First, thanks to everyone who posts and helps out on this site, you are all great!
I just switched from Direct normal to Dish Hi Def three weeks ago. NO problem with Direct, just thought Dish had the better programing and a more "mature" DVR. I got the 622 with the 1000 dish. I like everything about it except for the break-ups in Hi Def. I have had three tech follow-ups since the install. At first, a number of the Vooms were unwatchable, mostly from TP 6 which had a Signal of 44-45, TP 31 was 75 and the others in between. A realignment brought TP 6 up to only 50, a second call out got me to 59 for TP 6 and 90 for TP 31. From posts on this site, these are good signal strengths! Voom is now watchable with only occasional pixalizations, but should I expect none except in bad weather? I am in L.A. and we have had clear good weather all month. And the big problem was the wife's Dancing with ... and Lost on Channel 7 - lots of break-ups and she is not happy! You know what that means. So, based on what the last tech told me, and what I learned from Sat. Guys, I called Dish and requested a second Dish. To their credit, they installed a 500 two days ago. But to my surprise, there was no improvement in signal strengths and I am still getting break-ups, especially on prime time ABC, once on Dancing and three times on Lost. The signal on TP 10 is 83-85 with a clear sky. The original install kept the original coax but all the connectors were changed and the line tested. I ran my on drop with new cable but no improvement! Sorry for the long post, but to my question: Is this the best I can expect from Hi Def on Sat 129? I have three more days on my original 30 days, so I have to make a decision, go or stay for 18 months.
I just switched from Direct normal to Dish Hi Def three weeks ago. NO problem with Direct, just thought Dish had the better programing and a more "mature" DVR. I got the 622 with the 1000 dish. I like everything about it except for the break-ups in Hi Def. I have had three tech follow-ups since the install. At first, a number of the Vooms were unwatchable, mostly from TP 6 which had a Signal of 44-45, TP 31 was 75 and the others in between. A realignment brought TP 6 up to only 50, a second call out got me to 59 for TP 6 and 90 for TP 31. From posts on this site, these are good signal strengths! Voom is now watchable with only occasional pixalizations, but should I expect none except in bad weather? I am in L.A. and we have had clear good weather all month. And the big problem was the wife's Dancing with ... and Lost on Channel 7 - lots of break-ups and she is not happy! You know what that means. So, based on what the last tech told me, and what I learned from Sat. Guys, I called Dish and requested a second Dish. To their credit, they installed a 500 two days ago. But to my surprise, there was no improvement in signal strengths and I am still getting break-ups, especially on prime time ABC, once on Dancing and three times on Lost. The signal on TP 10 is 83-85 with a clear sky. The original install kept the original coax but all the connectors were changed and the line tested. I ran my on drop with new cable but no improvement! Sorry for the long post, but to my question: Is this the best I can expect from Hi Def on Sat 129? I have three more days on my original 30 days, so I have to make a decision, go or stay for 18 months.
