Ask some of your neighbors! They might not be up to speed on all of your options but that is where you'll get the best read on reliability, service, etc.

You could try using component cables if the recorder has the inputs. That way you would be letting the recorder do the down converting rather than the sat receiver. Just a thought.

Your best option would be to point out the obvious in that the house is all set for the next tenant to get dishnetwork without all the trouble she went through the first time. Plus it sounds like she was happy with the original install, she might not be the next time.

Call dish with the reciever number, they will tell you if it is free and clear. You better check first, I believe all 722's are considered leased.

Call dish and tell them you need a rehit. (It won't be that simple but that is what it will amount too) If the reboot didn't do it it is probably silent because the card has lost the authorization for some reason.

I watched the White Sox last night on Directv and it wasn't in HD either but it was in HD on Comcast. Maybe they are having uplink issues?

Just pulled a Sansonic apart and guess what I found? No camera, but I think it has been prewired for a future flux capacitor upgrade.

C-band headends have been getting replaced for years because of the lack of programing options. (Unless you want to specialize in religious or international programing). A directv or dishnetwork system would definitely be an option though. I am in the buisness and probably less than an hours...

It's not just old people. We had a service call one time to remove the tv antenna from a guys tower. Wanted to leave the tower but remove the antenna. Asked him why and his reply was "They are using it to track me" OOOOHHHHHKKKKAAAYY. It didn't change his mind (or what ever he was using in...

I don't know about Sprint but my son sold Verizon for a while, cheap plan, cheap phones, no commitment. They wanted them to have the latest and greatest.

Probably still have the vcr tuned to channel 3 rather than your tv-2 output channel. You could put it by the reciever and use the tv-2 composite outputs for a better pic if your just using it to save stuff to tape.

Mine will too with a fully charged battery, MOST of the time. There are other times when I hook it up fully charged and it will only last about 20 seconds. You must have a good battery, If you keep pointing these dishes this way it probably won't be good for very long.

The birdog doesn't put out enough power to operate the lnb so you need to have the system completely installed with at least one receiver providing power to the dish through port 1. Hook the meter to port 2, set the meter to 110 dishpro, make sure the mast is plumb, skew and elevation are...

Yes, they make what is called a dual power-passing splitter/combiner. You mentioned that it was only one station, have you ruled out the posibility that the station itself had problems?

Looks like they meant up to the 12th, not thru the 12th. They all show not subscribed on mine this morning. OOPs, my bad. They all show nonsubscribed but they are still there.

You're barking up the wrong tree. Don't call Dish, Call Fox News. It's their broadcast time they are stealing. 10 seconds x 10 times per week x however veiwers they have is big money. The broadcaster knows the right phone numbers to call......

Hey all you CUSTOMERS! See how we act when we have been crapped on and have to make a second trip? Ok, seriously now, reality is reality. Everybody (and I mean EVERYBODY) that is in this business has walked up to a brand new house where the homeowner has expected us to do a custom install...

Zynergi, the only thing wrong with your last post was the phrase "I refused!" Man, you had her by the short ones with the blessing of managment! LOL

Yeah, I just saw the .doc on DTV's new "standard prices". The thing about that is that those are the prices D wants the techs/subs to charge without putting any skin in the game. The only thing stopping them from telling the customer that "everything is free, don't worry, the installer is your...

They are not included in a standard install. There are now and have been for as long as I can remember standards out there for what is included and what is not included in a free install. (remember this is only free to the subscriber, everybody else in this transaction is trying to put...

The only problem you seem to have is with the hr-21 not receiving HD. The rod driven in the ground that you mentioned is NOT a proper ground, not having one is good. It probably is grounded to the electrical system via the coax. You are receiving your local channels so you have the right...

I'll give this a shot, There are 4 values you need to pay attention to here. Satellite Position This is the actual position in the sky. Geosynchronous satellites are located directly above the equator. The satellite position is the place along the equator the satellite is located ( a...

1. Turn on tv 2. Press and hold down the TV button until the other function buttons light up. 3. Press the main power button once. 4. Repeatedly press and release the up arrow button until the tv turns off. 5. Press the # button once, the tv button will flash three times and you should be good...

Hi all, been a member for quite a while but have never posted so it's time to get rid of the ad. Been in the sat buisness for about 10 yrs, mainly installations/service. Direcway, Starband, WB, DTV, Dish, I-direct, Motosat, Spacenet, HNS, DTN, and some C-band. I have kind of moved on to Home...