I have two questions. After being without Dish locals for some time now, I'm ready to switch back. I have my old DP21 switches but no longer have the second dish I need for the locals in my area.
My first question is about testing the DP21's. They're pretty old and have been sitting in a box in my garage for some time. I'm wondering if there's a way I can test them BEFORE getting the other stuff I need so that if they're broken I can just pick up everything all at once?
My other question regarding my chances of purchasing the Dish and LNB from one of the local sat contractors here in town so I don't have to ebay the stuff. I'm fine paying the $60 that I'd normally pay to have Dish send someone out to my house to hook everything up, but it's a new house and if someones going to be drilling holes in anything, I want it to be me. I installed my current Dish setup myself so I have the ability to set things up myself anyway... plus I enjoy doing it. That said, what are the chances of me just buying a Dish (and arm and mast and LNB) from a local sat installation contractor so that I can install everything myself? Are they generally willing to do this, or am I going to have to ebay the stuff I need?
Thanks for the info!!
My first question is about testing the DP21's. They're pretty old and have been sitting in a box in my garage for some time. I'm wondering if there's a way I can test them BEFORE getting the other stuff I need so that if they're broken I can just pick up everything all at once?
My other question regarding my chances of purchasing the Dish and LNB from one of the local sat contractors here in town so I don't have to ebay the stuff. I'm fine paying the $60 that I'd normally pay to have Dish send someone out to my house to hook everything up, but it's a new house and if someones going to be drilling holes in anything, I want it to be me. I installed my current Dish setup myself so I have the ability to set things up myself anyway... plus I enjoy doing it. That said, what are the chances of me just buying a Dish (and arm and mast and LNB) from a local sat installation contractor so that I can install everything myself? Are they generally willing to do this, or am I going to have to ebay the stuff I need?
Thanks for the info!!