ok here is the problem that you all are getting in your horror stories. when dish network inhouse techs come out and the install is not what they are used to they say somthing like its not gonna work at all or its only gonna work over here where you will def. not approve so that dish would send out a contracot to do the job. you are in way better hands if a contractor comes out.
My Dishnetwork HD Upgrade Horror Story.
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My sister had a nitemare as bad as yours. This guy was replacing a old 15 foot dish or whatever the size is on those old dinosaurs.
Well, he put the 1000.2 about 10 feet away from that old one and we come to find out later that he used that old 16 year old wiring too. He used cable splicers or bullets to connect the cables together and just connected to that old ass wiring that goes into the house.
He put that spliced mess into the ground without even waterproofing so guess what happened when it rained......sat went out and it took two visits before a guy noticed this mess that the 'installer' had performed. In fact if I recall he didn't even TAPE it not that it would have matters probably in the long term.
he also said 'you don't need that phone line connected' as he didn't want to run that wiring either....and that's just part of the problems that installer gave her. The pole was loose as the concrete didn't set at all. The pole moved with the slighest pressure.
i could go on, lol
Well, he put the 1000.2 about 10 feet away from that old one and we come to find out later that he used that old 16 year old wiring too. He used cable splicers or bullets to connect the cables together and just connected to that old ass wiring that goes into the house.
He put that spliced mess into the ground without even waterproofing so guess what happened when it rained......sat went out and it took two visits before a guy noticed this mess that the 'installer' had performed. In fact if I recall he didn't even TAPE it not that it would have matters probably in the long term.
he also said 'you don't need that phone line connected' as he didn't want to run that wiring either....and that's just part of the problems that installer gave her. The pole was loose as the concrete didn't set at all. The pole moved with the slighest pressure.
i could go on, lol
The guy that installed my dish didn't do a good job aiming. I know the vip722 reading for signal is a little low but it was UNDER 40. I got it above 70 myself the next weekend. That coresponds to about 90 on a signal meter. Still need to mess with skew though because thats off too.
Just a 60 pound dish with five lnbs to fine tune!!
and a HD dvr that doesnt compare!!
Say What???
The retailer I install for has been in the satellite business for over 25 years.
I helped do my C-band install in 1986. We both know our stuff for this area.
Some Retailers cannot be beat for service!!
And, if you're a Dish employee, tread lightly, Dish don't like employees posting on forums.
fred
When you ask for free, you get quality that you pay for, in other words, worthless. I advocate paying a local contractor a fair rate that you both agree to and get the work done. Payment is conditional upon satisfactory results.
If only DISH and DirecTV would allow customers to submit bills from install companies and then give the customer a reimbursement credit on their service not to exceed a fixed amount. Say, $80/hr with 1 hour reimbursement for 1 receiver and 0.5 hour reimbursement on each additional receiver.
If only DISH and DirecTV would allow customers to submit bills from install companies and then give the customer a reimbursement credit on their service not to exceed a fixed amount. Say, $80/hr with 1 hour reimbursement for 1 receiver and 0.5 hour reimbursement on each additional receiver.
have the most perfect signal using my dish 500 and the line of sight goes right on the edge of some trees BUT where the 129 is on the dish it would not even tough the 129 signal
Im still new at this and installing dishes for dish network. But I do beleive that the 129 comes in a bit lower than 119 and 110. If what your saying happens to be that way then your 129 wouldnt come in but that beeing said they could of easily put a wing dish to 61.5 and and maybe had to change your lnb depending on what you had to a dpp twin and you would be enjoying your HD right now. sry that guy must of had some day before he got to you hence him beeing late to your house.. hopes this helps
Im still new at this and installing dishes for dish network. But I do beleive that the 129 comes in a bit lower than 119 and 110. If what your saying happens to be that way then your 129 wouldnt come in but that beeing said they could of easily put a wing dish to 61.5 and and maybe had to change your lnb depending on what you had to a dpp twin and you would be enjoying your HD right now. sry that guy must of had some day before he got to you hence him beeing late to your house.. hopes this helps
Ok i started this thread a while back just a bit of an update. The retailer had installed a dish 1000.2 and now im having a signal issue with it i get a great signal on the 119 and very low on the 110 and a better signal on the 129 but still not as good on the 119. If they cant find a good signal so i dont keep losing signal on the 110 and the 129 what will dish do then? Will i be tied to that contract? if they can no longer get me a watchable signal? what can i do if this happens?
