No More TVG For Me - Page 2

repent · #21 12-14-2006, 04:18 PM

I couldnt do without TVG.
HRTV is important during the Spring SA and Gulfstream meets.

I have DISH network b/c the cable companies around here dont carry TVG.
Id have DISH anyway though.
just a much better product.

Repent

timmgirvan · #22 12-14-2006, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pointg5

Thanks for the link Scuds, I think I am going to change, it looks like it might be a little cheaper than Digital Cable, plus I get TVG, HRTV, NFL Network, and ESPNU. I will have to check with TW to see what it will do to my internet bill, but I will likely change.

P5: TW has upgraded Adelphias' DSL and the office told me that my bill would drop 18 bucks a month...And the new DSL they're coming out with shortly is 2 gig instead of 768megs! But TW's channel lineup is fraught with multiple channels carrying the same thing. I can't get Direct TV,apparently due to the location of my apartment!

SniperSB23 · #23 12-14-2006, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I might be able to get Dish Networks. I just called one of their distributors and told him the situation at my building. He seemed to think we could do it and it wouldn't be all that expensive. He said the initial set-up may not be nearly as expensive as I thought. He said that even worst case scenario he didn't think it would cost more than $1,000 or so.

My initial cost was $249 for installation and equipment which included an HD-DVR so will be cheaper if you don't want that. $49 I got back when I activated the dish. I also got $20 off my bill for the first ten months. So essentially it was free installation. Check their website, it is pretty easy to setup on there and they even have a feature where you can chat with a customer service rep if you run into any problems.

timmgirvan · #24 12-14-2006, 04:27 PM

Rup: 1000 bucks...that's insane!

Rupert Pupkin · #25 12-14-2006, 04:27 PM

I have a question for Repent and Scuds since you both have Dish Networks. It sounds like you guys are very happy with Dish. Are there any negatives?

One of my friends had Direct TV, and some days he would have problems getting good reception for TVG if it was windy outside. Does anything like that happen with Dish? Does it not work well if the weather is bad or anything like that?

Rupert Pupkin · #26 12-14-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Rup: 1000 bucks...that's insane!

He said that would be the worst case scenario. He said it may only cost a few hundred dollars. It would just depend on the set-up at my building. He said it would depend whether they could use some of the cables that are already in the building. If not, they would have to run cables all the way from the roof(it's a 13 story building) to my unit on the 10th floor, and then all the way down to the basement. It might be a pretty big job.

timmgirvan · #27 12-14-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

He said that would be the worst case scenario. He said it may only cost a few hundred dollars. It would just depend on the set-up at my building. He said it would depend whether they could use some of the cables that are already in the building. If not, they would have to run cables all the way from the roof(it's a 13 story building) to my unit on the 10th floor, and then all the way down to the basement. It might be a pretty big job.

Dude...I guess you gotta pay for yer pleasures!

SniperSB23 · #28 12-14-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

He said that would be the worst case scenario. He said it may only cost a few hundred dollars. It would just depend on the set-up at my building. He said it would depend whether they could use some of the cables that are already in the building. If not, they would have to run cables all the way from the roof(it's a 13 story building) to my unit on the 10th floor, and then all the way down to the basement. It might be a pretty big job.

I have no basement and they just ran cables from my roof down to the rooms I have it installed it. I don't know why they would possibly want to run cables down to your basement.

repent · #29 12-14-2006, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I have a question for Repent and Scuds since you both have Dish Networks. It sounds like you guys are very happy with Dish. Are there any negatives?

One of my friends had Direct TV, and some days he would have problems getting good reception for TVG if it was windy outside. Does anything like that happen with Dish? Does it not work well if the weather is bad or anything like that?

yeah the weather thing is what the cable companies always uses to bash dish.

but Im telling you man,
i had directv my first 2 years of college and dish network ever since then (toal of like 7 years now) and I can count on one hand the number of times I lost reception b/c of storms.
the wind never knocks out the signal.

it takes a hell of a storm to knock out the signal, but even then it ususally is back up within 10 minutes.
its only happened a few times.

Dish is awesome.
I have 2 dual recievers which basically means I control 4 different tvs with just 2 recievers and both are dvr recievers.
I have one of the more basic packages, but it still gives you all the espns, all the local channels, all the major entertainment channels, all the educational/documentary channels, and most importantly TVG and HRTV.
My bill is only like $60/month.
its a great value and if I were home more, i would upgrade packages and it still would be relatively inexpensive.

Repent

Rupert Pupkin · #30 12-14-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by repent

yeah the weather thing is what the cable companies always uses to bash dish.

but Im telling you man,
i had directv my first 2 years of college and dish network ever since then (toal of like 7 years now) and I can count on one hand the number of times I lost reception b/c of storms.
the wind never knocks out the signal.

it takes a hell of a storm to knock out the signal, but even then it ususally is back up within 10 minutes.
its only happened a few times.

Dish is awesome.
I have 2 dual recievers which basically means I control 4 different tvs with just 2 recievers and both are dvr recievers.
I have one of the more basic packages, but it still gives you all the espns, all the local channels, all the major entertainment channels, all the educational/documentary channels, and most importantly TVG and HRTV.
My bill is only like $60/month.
its a great value and if I were home more, i would upgrade packages and it still would be relatively inexpensive.

Repent

Cool. Thanks for the info!

Rupert Pupkin · #31 12-14-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I have no basement and they just ran cables from my roof down to the rooms I have it installed it. I don't know why they would possibly want to run cables down to your basement.

The head of the homeowner's association told me that all the cable stuff has to go through the basement here for some reason. That's where the main cable box is I guess. But even if the main cable box is down there, I'm not sure why cables for a satellite dish would have to go down there.

SniperSB23 · #32 12-14-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The head of the homeowner's association told me that all the cable stuff has to go through the basement here for some reason. That's where the main cable box is I guess. But even if the main cable box is down there, I'm not sure why cables for a satellite dish would have to go down there.

Pretty annoying policy if they have to go all the way down to your basement to then run it back up through your existing cable lines. I guess I can understand why they wouldn't want new holes drilled.

hoovesupsideyourhead · #33 12-14-2006, 04:50 PM

dish is the bomb...and i get the worst storms here,,lost signal for 15 min over 3 years,even in the hurricane..

Sightseek · #34 12-14-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The head of the homeowner's association told me that all the cable stuff has to go through the basement here for some reason. That's where the main cable box is I guess. But even if the main cable box is down there, I'm not sure why cables for a satellite dish would have to go down there.

Do you live in a condo with very strict policies? Some co-ops/condos won't allow Dish because it damages the beauty of the surroundings. (It would be in your manual or Deed)

Rupert Pupkin · #35 12-14-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Do you live in a condo with very strict policies? Some co-ops/condos won't allow Dish because it damages the beauty of the surroundings. (It would be in your manual or Deed)

Yes, they have very strict policies but the president of the board already told me that they would not have a problem with a dish being put on the roof. They will not allow anyone to put one on their balcony but that was not an issue with me because my balcony faces north, and satellite dishes won't work unless they face south.

timmgirvan · #36 12-14-2006, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by repent

yeah the weather thing is what the cable companies always uses to bash dish.

but Im telling you man,
i had directv my first 2 years of college and dish network ever since then (toal of like 7 years now) and I can count on one hand the number of times I lost reception b/c of storms.
the wind never knocks out the signal.

it takes a hell of a storm to knock out the signal, but even then it ususally is back up within 10 minutes.
its only happened a few times.

Dish is awesome.
I have 2 dual recievers which basically means I control 4 different tvs with just 2 recievers and both are dvr recievers.
I have one of the more basic packages, but it still gives you all the espns, all the local channels, all the major entertainment channels, all the educational/documentary channels, and most importantly TVG and HRTV.
My bill is only like $60/month.
its a great value and if I were home more, i would upgrade packages and it still would be relatively inexpensive.

Repent

60 buck a month?? F me! As we speak,I'm paying 145 for DSL,DvR and Digital cable with no Special added channels. I goota check this out!

Rupert Pupkin · #37 12-14-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

60 buck a month?? F me! As we speak,I'm paying 145 for DSL,DvR and Digital cable with no Special added channels. I goota check this out!

Basic cable is included im my homeowner fees. I pay a little extra to get digital cable. When I first started getting the digital cable about 3-4 years ago, it was only an extra $12 a month. Now I think it's up to about $24 a month.

paisjpq · #38 12-14-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

It would be very hard for me to get a dish where I live. I live in a high-rise condominium and I face North. They would have to put the dish on top of the building. The board of directors would have to approve it. It would be a huge deal. I know that a group of homeowners here had considered it just recently, but there were so many issues that they didn't end up doing it. I think the cost was going to be very high too. The wiring is supposedly very complex.

I haven't totally ruled it out. I need to look into it further but it sounds like it would be a huge hassle and may even cost several thousand dollars.

Rupert...I live in a condo (not a high rise) and they were able to install a single dish outside and then link it to the existing cable box (the main one outside) since the cable is already hardwired into the building the dish can be accessed using the existing cable jacks in the condos...I don't know all the details but apparently it's perfectly legal. It allowed the board to approve it because there wouldn't be a bunch of different dishes attached to the building nor would they be drilling holes in the walls etc to install the witing.

Rupert Pupkin · #39 12-14-2006, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

Rupert...I live in a condo (not a high rise) and they were able to install a single dish outside and then link it to the existing cable box (the main one outside) since the cable is already hardwired into the building the dish can be accessed using the existing cable jacks in the condos...I don't know all the details but apparently it's perfectly legal. It allowed the board to approve it because there wouldn't be a bunch of different dishes attached to the building nor would they be drilling holes in the walls etc to install the witing.

Hopefully they can do something similar here.

Danzig · #40 12-14-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Rup: 1000 bucks...that's insane!

lol
i was about to agree with you until i realized that's how much i paid out to get satellite internet.
dial up sucked, and wasn't going to get better anytime soon. no cable out here in the middle of nowhere. so i have dishnetwork for the t.v., and direcway for the internet. they're wonderful.

as for losing signal, only in the worst weather, when it'd probably be best to turn off computers, etc anyway. interesting tho that dish goes before the internet. so, yeah, two dishes, but plenty of yard so it's no big deal.