installation!

[dougflutie93]

hello everyone,

new here to this forum. i know nothing, i mean nothing, about this stuff. i do know that i want a high speed feed of all the nfl games lol, so im setting out to get a dish up. Im posting because i would really like to install it with someone, not just based off watching videos on youtube, i am located 40 minutes from boston and would happily pay someone to help me. i figured this community may be big enough that id give it a shot. if not, i guess ill be back with a million questions.

thanks all

 

[comfortably_numb]

i do know that i want a high speed feed of all the nfl games lol

You're not going to get that for free on an FTA system, sorry. You'll need to pay $240 for Sunday Ticket or put up an OTA antenna to get your local games and the nationally televised games.

 

[dougflutie93]

You're not going to get that for free on an FTA system, sorry.

You're not going to get that for free on an FTA system, sorry. You'll need to pay $240 for Sunday Ticket or put up an OTA to get your local games and the nationally televised games.

thats fine by me. the nfl is really just why i became interested in the first place, its certainly not the only reason i want to get into this.

 

[cyberham]

...Im posting because i would really like to install it with someone, not just based off watching videos on youtube...

You're right that installing with a more knowledgeable person is the way to go for efficient progress. But due to the specialized nature of this activity, few of us have anybody too nearby that can fill that bill. And finding a qualified company that you can pay is getting tough too since they mostly don't exist anymore.

On the other hand, doing it alone can be more satisfying when you actually accomplish what you want. There are a lot of resources now including forums like this one plus youtube or similar collections of videos showing you how to proceed.

Start browsing this site, read everything you can on the subject. Then you'll know what questions to ask and maybe form opinions about what you actually want. It's takes time but that's all part of the fun.

 

[dougflutie93]

You're right that installing with a more knowledgeable person is the way to go for efficient progress. But due to the specialized nature of this activity, few of us have anybody too nearby that can fill that bill. And finding a qualified company that you can pay is getting tough too since they mostly don't exist anymore.

On the other hand, doing it alone can be more satisfying when you actually accomplish what you want. There are a lot of resources now including forums like this one plus youtube or similar collections of videos showing you how to proceed.

Start browsing this site, read everything you can on the subject. Then you'll know what questions to ask and maybe form opinions about what you actually want. It's takes time but that's all part of the fun.

if it comes down to it ill be doing it alone. most things i would just tackle myself; something like this feels a little more like somewhere i should get some technical help.

 

[cyberham]

if it comes down to it ill be doing it alone. most things i would just tackle myself; something like this feels a little more like somewhere i should get some technical help.

It's like the time I needed a broken toilet replaced in a cramped trailer. I knew enough to hire a professional and then enjoyed watching him as he swore like a sailor to get it done.

 

[telstar_1]

if it comes down to it ill be doing it alone. most things i would just tackle myself; something like this feels a little more like somewhere i should get some technical help.

What I'm getting is that you want you some pigskin (I know it's actually cowhide), and satellite has that reputation for being the go-to thing. Well, DiSH Network has never had ST but is now advertising its Sling streaming service as having "lots of football". I'm not even sure that DirecTV has ST anymore for home subscription. What you might really be looking for is streaming, presuming you have or can get high-speed internet. But if it is satellite you want, I would definitely suggest having it pro-installed, which is by far the norm. You can check around locally to see if there are any independent dealers, but if not then the satellite provider can fulfill this. Then if you're curious simply witness the installation for pointers for your own possible future dabbling in sat. You don't want to be stressing with trying to get signals when game time's coming up.

 

[b4pjoe]

I'm not even sure that DirecTV has ST anymore for home subscription.

They do not.

 

[comfortably_numb]

They do not.

Correct. YTTV is the exclusive provider this year.