I am almost dancing for finding this forum. I've had Dtv for 5 years now, six months after I bought my house, two days after I got a notice cable rates were going up.
Dtv has promised local channels for more than a year now, Harrisburg, PA but not delivered (I see the news about the new satellite); I can pick up most stations with an indoor antenna. (Though www.antennaweb.org may change that story. Wow do I wish I had got the house up on the hill instead of this one just outside of the flood plain; 58 stations vs. 22!). I only have one receiver; the other TV is just for VCR and antenna.
I'm currently remolding my house and, based on the multi-receiver plans, running separate cable feeds to each room. What do I need and where can I buy the equipment to prepare for local channels and distribute the signal(s) inside my house? I do not have an outside antenna but may get one so I'm assuming I'd need a four input multiswitch? Will a directional antenna pick up okay for stations it's not pointed at? It's a silly question, but there are times I may want to watch the local stations not using the Dtv, like recording something off the satellite; and may not have the dish pointer in that room.
I've never hooked up a phone line to my receiver because I cannot, the only phone line (currently) is in the kitchen, two rooms away from the TV. If I do have multiple receivers, no matter how I get them, will they all need to be hooked up to a phone line forever or a certain time?
I do not want to say anything illegal, but do people cancel their subscriptions and get a new package in their wife's name at the same address? Or worse, I've been trying to get a friend to order Dtv in his name because he lives in a very rural area and could get a wavier; do they do spot checks?
Thanks for any help.
Dtv has promised local channels for more than a year now, Harrisburg, PA but not delivered (I see the news about the new satellite); I can pick up most stations with an indoor antenna. (Though www.antennaweb.org may change that story. Wow do I wish I had got the house up on the hill instead of this one just outside of the flood plain; 58 stations vs. 22!). I only have one receiver; the other TV is just for VCR and antenna.
I'm currently remolding my house and, based on the multi-receiver plans, running separate cable feeds to each room. What do I need and where can I buy the equipment to prepare for local channels and distribute the signal(s) inside my house? I do not have an outside antenna but may get one so I'm assuming I'd need a four input multiswitch? Will a directional antenna pick up okay for stations it's not pointed at? It's a silly question, but there are times I may want to watch the local stations not using the Dtv, like recording something off the satellite; and may not have the dish pointer in that room.
I've never hooked up a phone line to my receiver because I cannot, the only phone line (currently) is in the kitchen, two rooms away from the TV. If I do have multiple receivers, no matter how I get them, will they all need to be hooked up to a phone line forever or a certain time?
I do not want to say anything illegal, but do people cancel their subscriptions and get a new package in their wife's name at the same address? Or worse, I've been trying to get a friend to order Dtv in his name because he lives in a very rural area and could get a wavier; do they do spot checks?
Thanks for any help.
