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greytone · 02-01-2005, 04:19 PM

I have had Dish for about 4 years after I got royally pissed at the cable company. For the most part I am very pleased. Like ShaniFaye, I had trouble with the recent freezing rain, but I frequently loose the signal when it rains hard. I don't live that far from her (compared to others on the TFP) so I don't know what the difference is. I did lean a ladder on the house and climb up on Saturday afternoon. I could just barely reach the dish with a broom handle and knocking off all the ice I could did not help. I was not about to actually climb onto the ice coated roof to do a better job. I may be stupid, but I am not THAT stupid.

Their customer service is very friendly and the hold time is not unreasonable. When you make a change in your programing it happens while you are still on hold. I love the onscreen program guide and use the digital recorder which is like TiVo. The new one will hold aobut 100 hours on the hard drive. I am not yet ready to upgrade to one with dual tuners so I have to change rooms if I want to see something while I record something else. But I love being able to rewind live TV. It is great if the phone rings or you want to see a replay.

02-01-2005, 04:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	I have had Dish for about 4 years after I got royally pissed at the cable company. For the most part I am very pleased. Like ShaniFaye, I had trouble with the recent freezing rain, but I frequently loose the signal when it rains hard. I don't live that far from her (compared to others on the TFP) so I don't know what the difference is. I did lean a ladder on the house and climb up on Saturday afternoon. I could just barely reach the dish with a broom handle and knocking off all the ice I could did not help. I was not about to actually climb onto the ice coated roof to do a better job. I may be stupid, but I am not THAT stupid. Their customer service is very friendly and the hold time is not unreasonable. When you make a change in your programing it happens while you are still on hold. I love the onscreen program guide and use the digital recorder which is like TiVo. The new one will hold aobut 100 hours on the hard drive. I am not yet ready to upgrade to one with dual tuners so I have to change rooms if I want to see something while I record something else. But I love being able to rewind live TV. It is great if the phone rings or you want to see a replay. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"