It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

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It is less than two months away from the new Sat going online. Any word on when they are going to start installing the new BIG dish?
 
Re: [VOOM] It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

I understand that Voom is going all out on this one. They are scouring
the country for old discarded ten foot C-band dishes. These refurbs
will guarantee no rain fade, although ten foot long brushes will be
provided to clean off the snow in some locations. In addition, since
the refurbs are essentially free, they will be reducing the monthly
charge by $0.23, returning value to the subscriber. Moreover the Gene
Scott channel will added, gratis.

On Aug 6, 2004, at 3:56 pm, ardbell wrote:

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> Scott, Sean or Wilt
> It is less than two months away from the new Sat going online. Any
> word
> on when they are going to start installing the new BIG dish?



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Eph Fithian said:
I understand that Voom is going all out on this one. They are scouring
the country for old discarded ten foot C-band dishes. These refurbs
will guarantee no rain fade, although ten foot long brushes will be
provided to clean off the snow in some locations. In addition, since
the refurbs are essentially free, they will be reducing the monthly
charge by $0.23, returning value to the subscriber. Moreover the Gene
Scott channel will added, gratis.
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Eph Fithian,
you must be really jealous that you a'int vooming ha?
 
ardbell said:
Scott, Sean or Wilt
It is less than two months away from the new Sat going online. Any word on when they are going to start installing the new BIG dish?
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It will start in OCtober and occur overnight for everyone. Santa is bringing them. 40,000 of them. Voom hired him to do them all on one night. SHould be pretty easy for him, he does much more than that on xmas eve.
 
Re: [VOOM] It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

Dr Scott, I have not seen him in a long time. I'm going to turn my
C-band over to him tonight on W3 ch 20. thanks for the reminder.
Maybe he has figured out the pyramid scheme with stonehenge and the Taj
Mahal

On Aug 6, 2004, at 3:33 PM, Eph Fithian wrote:

> I understand that Voom is going all out on this one. They are scouring
> the country for old discarded ten foot C-band dishes. These refurbs
> will guarantee no rain fade, although ten foot long brushes will be
> provided to clean off the snow in some locations. In addition, since
> the refurbs are essentially free, they will be reducing the monthly
> charge by $0.23, returning value to the subscriber. Moreover the Gene
> Scott channel will added, gratis.
>
> On Aug 6, 2004, at 3:56 pm, ardbell wrote:
>
> >
> >  Scott, Sean or Wilt
> >  It is less than two months away from the new Sat going online. Any
> > word
> >  on when they are going to start installing the new BIG dish?
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vurbano said:
It will start in OCtober and occur overnight for everyone. Santa is bringing them. 40,000 of them. Voom hired him to do them all on one night. SHould be pretty easy for him, he does much more than that on xmas eve.
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You just gave me the best laugh of my day. Couldnt have said it any better...very funny. Theres no way they get all the old dishes swapped out by the end of the year. No way. I would be shocked if they did it by feb of 2005.
 
what does the bigger dish give us when it does become available, and will everyone get one?
 
vinnyv07 said:
You just gave me the best laugh of my day. Couldnt have said it any better...very funny. Theres no way they get all the old dishes swapped out by the end of the year. No way. I would be shocked if they did it by feb of 2005.
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So that would have to mean that they would do the subs in snow areas first, before the winter. Then all of us in warmer climates they could do in the winter. Boooooooo.
 
jsbieber said:
what does the bigger dish give us when it does become available, and will everyone get one?
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access to the other satellite that voom has leases on starting in october
 
vinnyv07 said:
You just gave me the best laugh of my day. Couldnt have said it any better...very funny. Theres no way they get all the old dishes swapped out by the end of the year. No way. I would be shocked if they did it by feb of 2005.
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sounds fishy to me. Can you spell, "your now subject to the new price structure since you want it done now?. This qualifies as a change to your service."
 
Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

I have 2--spelled two--10 foot dishes. So what's the problem.

On Aug 7, 2004, at 2:36 PM, martin21 wrote:

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> TEN FOOT DISH?  What does this mean?  It can't mean the size of the
> dish!!!!!  Who would put that on the roof?
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[VOOM] RE: Bigger Dish

If I don't want Voom to get me a new big dish, can I buy my own online?

Does the LNB need to be changed too or is it just the dish itself?

Robert Heitner

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From: vurbano [mailto:vurbano.1amx38@nobody.satelliteguys.us]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 3:10 PM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish
upgrade?



jsbieber Wrote:
> what does the bigger dish give us when it does become available, and
> will everyone get one?
access to the other satellite that voom has leases on starting in
october


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RE: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

Got a pic you can share?

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From: Timothy fouts [mailto:timothyfouts@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:41 PM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish
upgrade?


I have 2--spelled two--10 foot dishes. So what's the problem.

On Aug 7, 2004, at 2:36 PM, martin21 wrote:




TEN FOOT DISH? What does this mean? It can't mean the size of the
dish!!!!! Who would put that on the roof?


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Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

Hi Robert--will have to go out and take one-I have 2 C/Ku-band,
Direct-triple, Dish 500, Dish 61.5, and Voom at 61.5. My wife calls it
the dish farm. I just wish I had one the size of Voom's downlink.
Have you seen that one?

On Aug 7, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Robert Heitner wrote:

> Got a pic you can share?
>
>
> From: Timothy fouts [mailto:timothyfouts@mac.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:41 PM
> To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG
> dish upgrade?
>
> I have 2--spelled two--10 foot dishes. So what's the problem.
>
> On Aug 7, 2004, at 2:36 PM, martin21 wrote:
>
>
>
> TEN FOOT DISH?  What does this mean?  It can't mean the size of the
> dish!!!!!  Who would put that on the roof?
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RE: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

Yeah.. but I gotta feeling my association would have a cease and desist
order before my head hit the pillow if I tried something like that <bseg>

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From: Timothy fouts [mailto:timothyfouts@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:49 PM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish
upgrade?


Hi Robert--will have to go out and take one-I have 2 C/Ku-band,
Direct-triple, Dish 500, Dish 61.5, and Voom at 61.5. My wife calls it the
dish farm. I just wish I had one the size of Voom's downlink. Have you seen
that one?

On Aug 7, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Robert Heitner wrote:



Got a pic you can share?


From: Timothy fouts [mailto:timothyfouts@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:41 PM
To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish
upgrade?

I have 2--spelled two--10 foot dishes. So what's the problem.

On Aug 7, 2004, at 2:36 PM, martin21 wrote:



TEN FOOT DISH? What does this mean? It can't mean the size of the
dish!!!!! Who would put that on the roof?


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[VOOM] Re: Bigger Dish

Robert,

http://www.spectravox.com/ds2078.html
http://www.starkelectronic.com/wing2.htm

Get the RCA style feed support and mount. You can re-use your
current Voom LNB or use a DirecTV LNB (Just not the SAT C LNB from
DirecTV)

This is the 30 minute procedure that I did myself: (I posted this on
Satelliteguys.com in March)

1. Disconnect power to Voom receiver.
2. Remove LNB from 18" dish (easy to do with phillips screwdriver and
wrench)
3. Disconnect coax from LNB (easy with small wrench)
4. I stood under/behind dish/arm and made note of where the arm was
pointing to on the horizon (this makes it easier to find satellite
later).
5. Unscrewed the two bolts that holds the dish to the mount. Lifted
dish off mount.
6. Assembled new dish with included arm and rear assembly indoors
where it was warm.
7. Brought new dish and installed it on original mount/pole.
8. Threaded coax up through arm and connected to original LNB (used
left connector)
9. Bolted LNB to arm (the included RCA style arm is fully compatible
with Voom)
10. Pointed arm of dish to same spot on horizon found in step 4.
11. Turned on Voom receiver, connected and brought small portable TV
close to dish to help align.
12. Selected "align dish" option from menu to bring up signal meter
and sound.
13. Found satellite within a minute and fine tuned within 5 minutes.


Some things to be aware of:
1. If your dish is mounted on your roof, be aware of the fact that
this dish is much larger and therefore will catch a lot more wind.
Your current mount might not be fastened securily enough for a 30"
dish and tear off in strong wind.
2. The 30" dish is a lot heavier than the 18" dish.
3. The arm included with the 30" dish is a few inches longer than the
one on the 18" dish. Make sure the coax cable has enough slack to
reach the end.
4. The price of the 30" dish is about $30-$40 and shipping is $30-
$40. The satisfaction that you did a better job than the "pro",
priceless.
5. Even the larger dish does not guarantee that you will never loose
the picture.


--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> If I don't want Voom to get me a new big dish, can I buy my own
online?
>
> Does the LNB need to be changed too or is it just the dish itself?
>
> Robert Heitner




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[VOOM] Re: Bigger Dish

One more thing,

If you purchase your own 30" dish today, it will most likely not be
compatible with the dual-sat configuration that Voom apperantly is
working toward. I assume that after they start using this new
satellite, they will have to provide their subscribers this new dish
at some point.

--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Heitner" <ddprobert@y...> wrote:
> If I don't want Voom to get me a new big dish, can I buy my own
online?
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> Does the LNB need to be changed too or is it just the dish itself?
>
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Timothy fouts said:
> TEN FOOT DISH?* What does this mean?* It can't mean the size of the
> dish!!!!!* Who would put that on the roof?>
> [/color]
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I hope you are kidding! I for one have a 10ft dish mounted to the roof and I would welcome the opportunity to use this dish instead of the VOOM dish to hold rain fade and get more channels. It can handle both C and KU. The dish sits on a reinformced concrete filled 35 foot poll running up the side of the house and anchored to the room to make it steady. It has been there now for 20 years and never needs re-aiming or has been upgraded.
 
Re: [VOOM] Re: It's August 6th, when are we getting the BIG dish upgrade?

I'm not going to use my BUDs but some people have a DBS attachment for
Directv and Dish on their BUD feedhorn. Skyvision sells them. the
drawback will be when Voom uses the multisat dish.

On Aug 8, 2004, at 11:44 AM, gutter wrote:

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> Timothy fouts Wrote:
> > > TEN FOOT DISH?* What does this mean?* It can't mean the size of
> the
> > > dish!!!!!* Who would put that on the roof?>
> > > 
>
> I hope you are kidding!  I for one have a 10ft dish and I would
> welcome
> the opportunity to use this dish isstead of the VOOM dish to hold rain
> fade and get more channels. It can handle both C and KU.
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