Will my installer take down a competitors dish

[AntDogg65]

Hey SatGuys,

I have a Direct install scheduled for Friday afternoon and I was wondering, since I am currently switching from Dish to Direct, would I have to take down my Dish network satellite or will the Direct installer do it for me? I live in a apartment and my dish is mounted to the balcony, more than likely, this is where the Direct installer will have to install his Dish. No rooftops or climbing ladders involved, just a simple disconnect. If anyone knows, could you please respond as I can work on that before the install.

 

[Smith P.]

You could, and he would replace it.

 

[AntDogg65]

You're saying that I should take it down myself? Or he will do it?

 

[Smith P.]

Either way . You choose.

 

[AntDogg65]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Spize]

I am sure he would do it for you, but make sure he doesn't take the LNB from your old dish with him, Dish is going to want you to mail that back to them.

 

[AntDogg65]

What is the LNB?

 

[Spize]

What is the LNB?

The tip of the dish, it is the "eye" on the end of the arm.

Just tell the installer to give you the LNB from the old dish and he will know.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

The part that sits in front of the dish. Looks Like 2 eyes.

 

[nuzzy]

I switched like you and he took it down for me, no problem. It was probably easier for him because he used the same coax that was run into my house.

 

[randyk47]

I just helped my neighbor take down an old DirecTV dish after a Slimline install by DirecTV. The tech told him that since it was in a different location and he was running all new cable it didn't have to be removed for the new install so he wasn't going to do it. Of course this same tech put up a Slimline without monopoles and it supposedly passed QC.

 

[jdc2006]

Depends on the installer and if they can use the same mount for the new dish. If I pole mount a new dish I'm not going to go on the roof and remove an old dish. Thats just me. Wait and see what happens is all I can say.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

Dish doesn't want the dish or LNB back.

 

[Zynergi]

Yea they do (LNB), they are just not as restrictive on it.. ie telling some 85 year old lady in a wheelchair to pull out her 40' ladder and climb her 8:12 pitch roof..they will waive the $150 if you tell them the dish is inaccessible by you.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

That must be new. When I switched (2004) they didn't (they didn't even try to get me to stay). This was a Dish500, while the newer ones are probably worth more.

 

[stonecold]

I had all new DPP lnbs and DPP44 installed I told them I was not climbing the roof to get the lnb off and they said no problem.

 

[mecro]

heh, when we switched from dish to directv, i climbed the ladder like a chump and took off the LNB!!

 

[rocket69]

I cant see why not antdogg65 i always take down direct dish when installing but most of the time i leave up the mast so i can put on the square shooter ant for local and 4 show recording on each dvr.

 

[Spize]

I just helped my neighbor take down an old DirecTV dish after a Slimline install by DirecTV. The tech told him that since it was in a different location and he was running all new cable it didn't have to be removed for the new install so he wasn't going to do it. Of course this same tech put up a Slimline without monopoles and it supposedly passed QC.

I suspect it was an HSP tech that was more worried about how he was going to finish the four 1-5pm installs they routed him than about the old dish still being on the side of the house.

 

[darrencp22]

Hey SatGuys,

I have a Direct install scheduled for Friday afternoon and I was wondering, since I am currently switching from Dish to Direct, would I have to take down my Dish network satellite or will the Direct installer do it for me? I live in a apartment and my dish is mounted to the balcony, more than likely, this is where the Direct installer will have to install his Dish. No rooftops or climbing ladders involved, just a simple disconnect. If anyone knows, could you please respond as I can work on that before the install.

This was the condition of my getting DirecTV. Unless they took down the old E Dish's I would not proceed with an install.