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SoloFlex
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i used to have it on and off, there never any problems having it switched on or taken off as long as your dish is there. I even had it once where all i got was premium movie channels and didn't have to bother with that other crap. so it's very customizable
the quality is 2x's better than cable in picture and sound. plus it's cheaper. i only had the signal lost once and that was during a very very windy thunderstorm, the signal never went out during normal or even heavy storms. My cable used to go out all the time with those bastads working on the cable lines and other problems.
Dish is so much better in every way possible. don't believe those commercials by the cable cos about dish sucking because it doesn't
the quality is 2x's better than cable in picture and sound. plus it's cheaper. i only had the signal lost once and that was during a very very windy thunderstorm, the signal never went out during normal or even heavy storms. My cable used to go out all the time with those bastads working on the cable lines and other problems.
Dish is so much better in every way possible. don't believe those commercials by the cable cos about dish sucking because it doesn't
sh4dowf4lcon
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++ mucho channels
++ digital quality
--may need to be adjusted once in a while at the dish for reception
--cable is less expensive
++ digital quality
--may need to be adjusted once in a while at the dish for reception
--cable is less expensive
I love it. the only bad thing is you need a reciever for each room/TV it`s like a cable box for the tv.
And for each reciever you get, You pay an extra $4/ month. No big deal but if you have 5 rooms you pay $16 extra on top of the bill. Also if you decide to get the other rooms/recievers later, You have to buy them.
I still choose sat over cable.
And for each reciever you get, You pay an extra $4/ month. No big deal but if you have 5 rooms you pay $16 extra on top of the bill. Also if you decide to get the other rooms/recievers later, You have to buy them.
I still choose sat over cable.
the nature boy
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the rates for satellite have remained rather constant.
Although theres "digital" cable that`s supposed to rival sat for picture quality. I just got an offer that was cheaper than my sat price with HBO and a few other channels AND HD channels included. but you still need a "box" to connect the digital cable into for every TV.
It`s from IO.. something cable company.
It`s from IO.. something cable company.
Parabellum
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Satelite is very hackable.
Parabellum said:
Yeah but I hear it`s every week or so you gotta reprogram.
gonelifting said:
avg is 3 weeks - and reprogramming has taken me at the longest 8 mins. 2 mins is usual reprogram time. totally painless
calveless wonder
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any of you dudes know how to mount the sattelite without drilling holes into the wall?
trying to do it on my balcony.
btw devastation do you have that programming machine and how do you get codes reprogram it?
trying to do it on my balcony.
btw devastation do you have that programming machine and how do you get codes reprogram it?
You may be able to use hose clamps to mount it on a railing of a balcony or a post/pole.
The codes usually come with support from where you purchased the "machine". I don`t know too much about it but I see the ads al the time. "Free support for one year with purchase". etc.
The codes usually come with support from where you purchased the "machine". I don`t know too much about it but I see the ads al the time. "Free support for one year with purchase". etc.
Lao Tzu
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parents have dishnetwork, an uncle/aunt have directv.
Benefits are affordability if you get the basic package of dishnetwork. $25 a month.
The prices for directv and cable are pretty much the same in my experience though.
drawbacks are like others have said, if you want more than 1 room to have it you might need extra recievers (or you can just use one and hook that one up to another tv if you don't mind the wires) and in bad weather the picture has problems.
quality is pretty much the same from what i've seen.
Benefits are affordability if you get the basic package of dishnetwork. $25 a month.
The prices for directv and cable are pretty much the same in my experience though.
drawbacks are like others have said, if you want more than 1 room to have it you might need extra recievers (or you can just use one and hook that one up to another tv if you don't mind the wires) and in bad weather the picture has problems.
quality is pretty much the same from what i've seen.
the nature boy
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gonelifting said:
depends on who you use. if you use public codes they get jammed pretty quick. if you have a private service it'll go much longer.
The Nature Boy said:
I asked this before... but the emulating thing does`nt work anymore? I don`t understand why not? It was a great idea.
big4life said:Who has it and what are the positives and negatives with it.
My cable is going up again this month and all I am getting is a couple channels that I won't watch anyway. Plus with my RR service, my bill is right at $100 a month for basic cable.
All the porn channels you have must be killing your bill.
Orange
calveless wonder said:
buy an unlooper/programmer w/ lifetime support. you log onto a site, download an 8 kb file, upload to your program bin - copy to card - freetv
Sir-Que
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This automatically done by the company, I never notice it-
True about quality, however you may get an outage with SOME storms. Maybe an average of 5 - 15 min's nothing too serious-
(and i'm looking at my bill), I pay 84.95 a month. Thats for four rooms, 4 box's, plus figure i'm paying an extra $4.oo a month for box's 3 & 4.
That's all basic shit, and over 20 (yes 20) premium channels. 8HBO's, 3MAX's,4STRZ all incuded.
Get a dish and save some money. Cable here in my city is a joke a fee for this, a fee for that. Shit you could pay $20 or so dollars in just bs fee's a month-
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