I enjoyed Voom for 41 days before it went dark.
41 days of bliss.
I didn't do any research or have any prior knowledge of anything about satellite TV or anything other then my cable company until I found Voom. Correction: I still didn't do any research until I got the news Voom was dying. I have been trying to follow the technical posts from you very knowledgeable folks, but I need someone to break it down for me and help me with a few things...
I live in a rural area. I have been getting all the OTA channels fine with my Voom box after they went dark, but I have always had a problem with FOX. I can't get my local broadcast of FOX (nobody really knows why, but I suspect they don't broadcast in whatever makes a broadcast HD). Anyway, my installer has my OTA antenna pointing to Fresno, CA (91 miles from me). I get crappy reception and had a service call into Voom to fix it scheduled for the day they announced their death. Of course, the appointment was cancelled. So here's my question: I know that the antenna he installed is too small to really receive the signal at this distance, but I know an antenna must exist that can. I know I need something larger but have no idea what to get that will be compatible with the Voom equipment already installed. I can't seem to find anyone in my area that deals in antennas or even knows what I'm asking... so I am on my own to order something online, crawl up on my roof, and self install. Can I just order an antenna and mount it on to the pole and "plug" it in to the existing cable running into my house? Any direction on what this will require or what I will need to buy would help!
41 days of bliss.
I didn't do any research or have any prior knowledge of anything about satellite TV or anything other then my cable company until I found Voom. Correction: I still didn't do any research until I got the news Voom was dying. I have been trying to follow the technical posts from you very knowledgeable folks, but I need someone to break it down for me and help me with a few things...
I live in a rural area. I have been getting all the OTA channels fine with my Voom box after they went dark, but I have always had a problem with FOX. I can't get my local broadcast of FOX (nobody really knows why, but I suspect they don't broadcast in whatever makes a broadcast HD). Anyway, my installer has my OTA antenna pointing to Fresno, CA (91 miles from me). I get crappy reception and had a service call into Voom to fix it scheduled for the day they announced their death. Of course, the appointment was cancelled. So here's my question: I know that the antenna he installed is too small to really receive the signal at this distance, but I know an antenna must exist that can. I know I need something larger but have no idea what to get that will be compatible with the Voom equipment already installed. I can't seem to find anyone in my area that deals in antennas or even knows what I'm asking... so I am on my own to order something online, crawl up on my roof, and self install. Can I just order an antenna and mount it on to the pole and "plug" it in to the existing cable running into my house? Any direction on what this will require or what I will need to buy would help!