Also, the service in Mexico is pretty hit-or-miss - since there are no dealers here, I think the folks who do repairs acquire their knowledge the old fashioned way, ie; trial and error. So it is only desperate tv/BRAVO addicts like me that go down this road here. On the other hand, I went...

Thanks, Iwannarock. I wish I was better at this stuff. As for paying for the E* service, I use my Stateside address in LA (where, ironically, I have cable) for billing purposes, and have the monthly bill debited directly from my checking account.

OP here. I was trying to avoid getting into location, as I am one of those despised creatures who is trying to circumvent both divine and human law by attempting to receive the E* signal in central Mexico. I know it reaches here, as I received it in the past (and others in my town receive...

Hello all, Apologies in advance to all the flamethrowers. I have been told by my Dish repair guy that to improve reception I need to get a big dish, one that is greater than or equal to 3 ft. I have googled and ebayed, to no avail. Does Dish/E* not make this size dish, ie; should I be...

Thanks for the reminder, Eric, I'll add it to the list. I like your graphic by the way - head beating against the computer is pretty much my approach, too.

Thanks, Mr. J. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and go Dish all the way.

Hi y'all, I'm moving to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Because of SMA's location, Dish is the only viable satellite service for US TV programming. So here's my dilemma: I am a TIVO fanatic and a technical idiot, so am having a hard time accepting the loss of my (very user friendly) TIVO...