[Bajanjack]

Man, I am so glad I have OTA!.....This tropical storm is going full out here in NJ and the sat signal keeps going out.........I get to keep watching the US Open.....the question now is...will I be able to watch the UFC on PPV tonight..........what is the policy of Directv if you pay and the signal is lousy?

 

[davring]

I have called once for certain, and I think one other time regarding an unwatchable PPV due to rain fade, I received credit without question.

 

[fluffybear]

This is a question you may want to address with DirecTV.

You may have a good a case for a refund but the only way to know for sure is to call DirecTv and explain everything and see what they tell you.

 

[jimmyv2000]

I got my old 18 inch dish on standby in case my slimline goes out of line
i can get 101 only but its better than nothing

 

[Grydlok]

blah It went through my area already I maybe had 10 seconds of 771.

 

[VaJim]

Man, I am so glad I have OTA!.....This tropical storm is going full out here in NJ and the sat signal keeps going out.........I get to keep watching the US Open.....the question now is...will I be able to watch the UFC on PPV tonight..........what is the policy of Directv if you pay and the signal is lousy?

...give DTV a call...back in 2003(?) I missed the first 2 weeks of the NFL after ordering the ST and DTV gave me a credit.

 

[BattleZone]

If you KNOW you've got a huge storm coming at you, the best way to ensure that you don't have dish problems or damage is to remove the 4 bolts that hold the reflector on and store the reflector in the house. That's 80+% of the wind load gone. When the storm passes, bolt the reflector back on and you'll be good to go. No waiting for a realignment, and no leaky roofs from wind damage.

 

[oldengineer]

blah It went through my area already I maybe had 10 seconds of 771.

You're lucky. I was getting frequent 771s on HD channels and several total blackouts from 2:00 until 5:30 in Eastern PA.

 

[KAL]

You're lucky. I was getting frequent 771s on HD channels and several total blackouts from 2:00 until 5:30 in Eastern PA.

About the same here too in Philly. Kind of frustrating while trying to watch the Penn State game. I guess I should start looking into a decent OTA antenna.

 

[venisenvy]

I just got home but pretty much most of the HD's have 771s but once in a while they come through but so far the SD channels i have checked have not gone. As long as its gone by 1pm tomorrow for my steelers i'm ok with only having the SD channels.

 

[KAL]

Pardon the noob question but is 771 an error code?

 

[curt8403]

Pardon the noob question but is 771 an error code?

yes Searching for Satellite Signal

 

[KAL]

Thank you

 

[curt8403]

Thank you

and ye are welcome.

 

[shadyridr]

My HD channels have pretty much been out since 4PM here in NY. SD works fine.

 

[UTVLamented]

I got my old 18 inch dish on standby in case my slimline goes out of line
i can get 101 only but its better than nothing

Me too! That's why I never took down the old dish. I have my old Philips DTivo hooked up to it. I was able to watch the rest of the Penn State game that way.

 

[photostudent]

Hanna came right over us in Raleigh but had almost no lost signal. Maybe it picked up more signal blocking debris as it moved up the coast?

 

[venisenvy]

My HD channels came back about 2 rounds into the begining of Boxing After Dark on HBO. Which was great because Boxing is so much better in HD. hannah is still over CT I guess but the worst is over and there isn't much left which is great. Brought much needed rain and hopefully not much damage has been left.

 

[Grydlok]

Hanna came right over us in Raleigh but had almost no lost signal. Maybe it picked up more signal blocking debris as it moved up the coast?

It must have as it went though Carolina and Virginia.

 

[shovelhd]

We lost the HD channels periodically when Hannah came through last night. We switched to the SD equivalent, which stayed up except for a few short outages.

Is D* ever going to take away the SD equivalents? Because if we have to depend on the HD feed for the only feed, that would not be good.