newsposter
10-24-07, 01:15 PM
We all have our horror stories and overall this isn't too bad but I cannot believe some of what he told me. Background: 2 saturdays ago had a totally new system put in. 5lnb dish plus 2 lines to the new dvr. had issues with the 110 so called for another visit. Second guy was a character. Admitted he had no clue why a transponder would be 100 then the next test it would be zero. Instead, i got him to install 2 more lines and a zinwell so that all 6 dvrs got the 5lnb signal (per the original work order). (and previously bad LOS to 119). he also realigned the dish.
One of his reasons for the lack of signal on some xponders was that they 'play around and move them around a lot'. Ok some truth to that but how, 30 seconds apart, could one xponder be zero then it be 100?
2nd thing: they switch around transponders a lot, could be hour by hour, because it thwarts piracy. HUH? he said year ago you could get a 'master card' that got in all the channels for dish so directv wants to avoid that.
3rd: they said they only have a few test channels and if you get those channels in, they deem your setup OK. he said they dont go through all the signal tests
4th: he said there is no list of what xponder has what channel (i believe that one though unfortunately)
He also mentioned that he did 13 jobs the previous day and worked 15 hours. he went through some of those stories and while i love stories, since he never gave me even any reasonable explanation as to why my new setup was so flakey, I wasn't super happy. And now actually for the first time ever i'm getting sub 90 readings on the 101 but i guess as long as they come in, it should be ok.
One of his reasons for the lack of signal on some xponders was that they 'play around and move them around a lot'. Ok some truth to that but how, 30 seconds apart, could one xponder be zero then it be 100?
2nd thing: they switch around transponders a lot, could be hour by hour, because it thwarts piracy. HUH? he said year ago you could get a 'master card' that got in all the channels for dish so directv wants to avoid that.
3rd: they said they only have a few test channels and if you get those channels in, they deem your setup OK. he said they dont go through all the signal tests
4th: he said there is no list of what xponder has what channel (i believe that one though unfortunately)
He also mentioned that he did 13 jobs the previous day and worked 15 hours. he went through some of those stories and while i love stories, since he never gave me even any reasonable explanation as to why my new setup was so flakey, I wasn't super happy. And now actually for the first time ever i'm getting sub 90 readings on the 101 but i guess as long as they come in, it should be ok.