live update....currently being transferred to the "customer retention
department"
....stay tuned to more after the muszak ends....


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
...
Keep after them, JoJo----I'm sure if you threaten to cancel, they'll snap
it
up---



"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver?
or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you may
be
in
luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got a
deal
for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You must call and
ask
for the "customer retention" department. Since you have the phase
three
dish, the install is simply installig the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself. Go to
the
"DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions, decisions" thread in
the
cable/sat forum at http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who
came
to
myhouse where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might be
able
to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already have four
independent lines and may not want or need the multiswitch. 5 X 8
switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can probably make some quick
pocket change for yours depending on what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

Remember, we can still help you get set up with your present receiver until
your new HD box gets to you. You can still view the programming available
on the SD (standard definition) box, it just won't be in HD---

Keep this in mind----the signal coming directly into your house through the
satellite coax is just a raw data stream----it must be first be decoded
before you can view it. So you can't connect it directly to anything before
the data stream is decoded and made viewable. (I noticed you were
considering going directly from the multiswitch to your other components).
Connect it firstly to the DirecTv box satellite coax input, then use the
outputs on the back of the box to go to VCR, HDTV, audio receiver (if you
have one), and other components. If you want to be able to record, connect
from the DirecTv box coax output to your VCR coax input, then from the VCR
coax output to the TV's coax input. You will probably have a composite (but
no component) output on the DirecTv box that you can also connect to a
composite input on the TV. That way you can directly view programming on
the Sat box, bypassing the VCR or view through the VCR. To receive audio
this way, you will have to connect a right and left (red and white) RCA
connection from the audio outputs of the DirecTV box to the audio inputs on
the TV. Do you have an audio receiver? If so, I can help you connect
through the audio receiver's inputs. That way, you will be able to get
Dolby Digital sound output---

Confused yet? Hang in there, be patient----









"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD receiver?
or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you may be
in
luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got a
deal
for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You must call and
ask
for the "customer retention" department. Since you have the phase
three
dish, the install is simply installig the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself. Go to
the
"DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions, decisions" thread in
the
cable/sat forum at http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who came
to
myhouse where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might be
able
to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already have four
independent lines and may not want or need the multiswitch. 5 X 8
switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can probably make some quick
pocket change for yours depending on what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

ok...could not do as well as harry....I got $150.00 off of a
$350.00 HD receiver and a $20 per month discount for 6 months on my package.

I will recieve either a Hughes HTLHD
or a samsung SIRTS360
at their discretion.

now I have to wait for an "installer".....



Now I just gotta wait for the reciever!
"jojo" wrote in message
m...
live update....currently being transferred to the "customer retention
department"
...stay tuned to more after the muszak ends....


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
...
Keep after them, JoJo----I'm sure if you threaten to cancel, they'll
snap
it
up---



"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver?
or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you may
be
in
luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got a
deal
for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You must call
and
ask
for the "customer retention" department. Since you have the phase
three
dish, the install is simply installig the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself. Go
to
the
"DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions, decisions" thread
in
the
cable/sat forum at http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who
came
to
myhouse where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how
many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might
be
able
to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already have four
independent lines and may not want or need the multiswitch. 5 X 8
switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can probably make some
quick
pocket change for yours depending on what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

Thanks! I think I'm good to go there.
I have my audio receiver, DVD, CD, VCR, Cassette tape recorder, Sat receiver
all hooked up.
My TV get regular signal (I'm assuming its digital, since its direct TV)
I can play DVD's (nemo, my son's favorite, look fab on the new TV)
I can play and record vcr tapes. My Audio receiver (Dolby) runs the whole
show for surround sound for peripheral components and TV when broadcast.
Just no dang HDTV.. I thought the entire time It was a bad setup on my part.
And for an interesting take, a salesman at Radio Shack (I stopped in to get
phone cable)
told me specifically that I COULD and SHOULD run HDTV through the VCR first.
That one piece of information is what lead me down the road (see previous
post)
of unreality.
I have "met" quite a few helpful and friendly people here though!
I know many of you have got to be rolling your eyes at the way we have gone
about this...
There IS a reasonable explanation, and I'll give it to anyone who gets bored
enough
to want to hear it. ;-)
;-)
jojo


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
.. .
Remember, we can still help you get set up with your present receiver
until
your new HD box gets to you. You can still view the programming available
on the SD (standard definition) box, it just won't be in HD---

Keep this in mind----the signal coming directly into your house through
the
satellite coax is just a raw data stream----it must be first be decoded
before you can view it. So you can't connect it directly to anything
before
the data stream is decoded and made viewable. (I noticed you were
considering going directly from the multiswitch to your other components).
Connect it firstly to the DirecTv box satellite coax input, then use the
outputs on the back of the box to go to VCR, HDTV, audio receiver (if you
have one), and other components. If you want to be able to record,
connect
from the DirecTv box coax output to your VCR coax input, then from the VCR
coax output to the TV's coax input. You will probably have a composite
(but
no component) output on the DirecTv box that you can also connect to a
composite input on the TV. That way you can directly view programming on
the Sat box, bypassing the VCR or view through the VCR. To receive audio
this way, you will have to connect a right and left (red and white) RCA
connection from the audio outputs of the DirecTV box to the audio inputs
on
the TV. Do you have an audio receiver? If so, I can help you connect
through the audio receiver's inputs. That way, you will be able to get
Dolby Digital sound output---

Confused yet? Hang in there, be patient----









"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver?
or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you may
be
in
luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got a
deal
for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You must call and
ask
for the "customer retention" department. Since you have the phase
three
dish, the install is simply installig the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself. Go to
the
"DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions, decisions" thread in
the
cable/sat forum at http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who
came
to
myhouse where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might be
able
to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already have four
independent lines and may not want or need the multiswitch. 5 X 8
switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can probably make some quick
pocket change for yours depending on what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

jojo wrote:
ok...could not do as well as harry....I got $150.00 off of a
$350.00 HD receiver and a $20 per month discount for 6 months on my
package.

I will recieve either a Hughes HTLHD
or a samsung SIRTS360
at their discretion.

now I have to wait for an "installer".....



Now I just gotta wait for the reciever!
"jojo" wrote in message
m...
live update....currently being transferred to the "customer retention
department"
...stay tuned to more after the muszak ends....


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
...
Keep after them, JoJo----I'm sure if you threaten to cancel,
they'll snap it up---



"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver? or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you
may be in luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got
a deal for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You
must call and ask for the "customer retention" department. Since
you have the phase three dish, the install is simply installig
the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself.
Go to the "DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions,
decisions" thread in the cable/sat forum at
http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who came to myhouse
where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might
be able to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already
have four independent lines and may not want or need the
multiswitch. 5 X 8 switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can
probably make some quick pocket change for yours depending on
what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

You don't need an installer to hook up the box. Just hook it up and you
should be ready to go. You already have a HD ready dish installed.

You do know there are no HD local stations with DirectTV, right? If you
want HD locals, then you need to install an external antenna and hook it
up to the HD box from DirecTV. The box will integrate your locals into
the guide data.

The only HD programming you are going to get are things like HBO-HD
/SHO-HD (if you subscribe), ESPN-HD, Discovery-HD, HDNet, HDNet Movies,
and HD PPV (or SPICE-HD if you're so inclined).

You may be eligible for CBS-HD feed if you qualify and are in an
owned-and-operated CBS market. I hear FOX-HD is coming this Fall.

Or you could return the DirecTV box, unsubscribe from HD service, and
hook up an external antenna directly to your TV for free for all local
HD channels in your area which you are going to need to do anyway if you
are interested in HD local programming.


--
David G.

tall TV antenna are restricted in our neighborhood,....


"David G." wrote in message
...
jojo wrote:
ok...could not do as well as harry....I got $150.00 off of a
$350.00 HD receiver and a $20 per month discount for 6 months on my
package.

I will recieve either a Hughes HTLHD
or a samsung SIRTS360
at their discretion.

now I have to wait for an "installer".....



Now I just gotta wait for the reciever!
"jojo" wrote in message
m...
live update....currently being transferred to the "customer retention
department"
...stay tuned to more after the muszak ends....


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
...
Keep after them, JoJo----I'm sure if you threaten to cancel,
they'll snap it up---



"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver? or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you
may be in luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got
a deal for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You
must call and ask for the "customer retention" department. Since
you have the phase three dish, the install is simply installig
the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself.
Go to the "DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions,
decisions" thread in the cable/sat forum at
http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who came to myhouse
where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might
be able to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already
have four independent lines and may not want or need the
multiswitch. 5 X 8 switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can
probably make some quick pocket change for yours depending on
what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

You don't need an installer to hook up the box. Just hook it up and you
should be ready to go. You already have a HD ready dish installed.

You do know there are no HD local stations with DirectTV, right? If you
want HD locals, then you need to install an external antenna and hook it
up to the HD box from DirecTV. The box will integrate your locals into
the guide data.

The only HD programming you are going to get are things like HBO-HD
/SHO-HD (if you subscribe), ESPN-HD, Discovery-HD, HDNet, HDNet Movies,
and HD PPV (or SPICE-HD if you're so inclined).

You may be eligible for CBS-HD feed if you qualify and are in an
owned-and-operated CBS market. I hear FOX-HD is coming this Fall.

Or you could return the DirecTV box, unsubscribe from HD service, and
hook up an external antenna directly to your TV for free for all local
HD channels in your area which you are going to need to do anyway if you
are interested in HD local programming.


--
David G.

jojo wrote:
tall TV antenna are restricted in our neighborhood,....




It doesn't have to be a tall antenna. Could be an internal one. Could be
one that fits over the dish itself. In any case, given that you didn't
receive the best info from the start, I just wanted you to be clear that
HD-locals were out of the question with DirecTV.

--
David G.

Thanks!
They explained that...but I'm just now learning what that means....
so local channels ARE broadcast in HD, I just won't get them without an
antenna?
so, how much are one of those?
(and thanks for trying to educate me..I'm learning a lot fast, most learning
that I don't know what I'm doing! ;-)
"David G." wrote in message
...
jojo wrote:
tall TV antenna are restricted in our neighborhood,....




It doesn't have to be a tall antenna. Could be an internal one. Could be
one that fits over the dish itself. In any case, given that you didn't
receive the best info from the start, I just wanted you to be clear that
HD-locals were out of the question with DirecTV.

--
David G.

jojo wrote:
Thanks!
They explained that...but I'm just now learning what that means....
so local channels ARE broadcast in HD, I just won't get them without
an antenna?
so, how much are one of those?
(and thanks for trying to educate me..I'm learning a lot fast, most
learning that I don't know what I'm doing! ;-)

They vary in price. You should first see what locals if any are
broadcast in your area in HD. Go to www.antennaweb.org for information
on the type of antenna you need and the channels available in your area
and the distance between you and transmission source.

--
David G.

It's against the law to restrict OTA antennas. Just cause it's in the
neighborhood bylaws don't make it legal. FCC says they must allow OTA
antennas and sat dishes up to (I think) 3 meters.

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html



"jojo" wrote in message
...
tall TV antenna are restricted in our neighborhood,....


"David G." wrote in message
...
jojo wrote:
ok...could not do as well as harry....I got $150.00 off of a
$350.00 HD receiver and a $20 per month discount for 6 months on my
package.

I will recieve either a Hughes HTLHD
or a samsung SIRTS360
at their discretion.

now I have to wait for an "installer".....



Now I just gotta wait for the reciever!
"jojo" wrote in message
m...
live update....currently being transferred to the "customer retention
department"
...stay tuned to more after the muszak ends....


"FerdyPooh" wrote in message
...
Keep after them, JoJo----I'm sure if you threaten to cancel,
they'll snap it up---



"jojo" wrote in message
...
they bloddy well won't let me talk to the "customer retention
department"

"jojo" wrote in message
...
so, call and ask for the customer retention department.
Then tell them what, I'm looking to get a better deal on an HD
receiver? or that I'm ****ed as hell and want out?

"Harry Dugan" wrote in message
...
Have no fear JOJO. If you are a customer in good standing, you
may be in luck.

I've been with DirecTV now for 2.5 years straight and I just got
a deal for a HDTV receiver for $100 with a free install. You
must call and ask for the "customer retention" department. Since
you have the phase three dish, the install is simply installig
the receiver.

My install had it's own problems which I am rectifying myself.
Go to the "DirecTV or Cablevision, Decisions, decisions,
decisions" thread in the cable/sat forum at
http://www.hdtvforum.com. The installers who came to myhouse
where VERY green...nothing new I suppose. I wonder how many
customer are lost because of inexperinced installers.

Anyway, what multiswitch did the installer give you??? You might
be able to sell it. If you have the phase 3 dish, you already
have four independent lines and may not want or need the
multiswitch. 5 X 8 switchs go as low as $49.99 retail. You can
probably make some quick pocket change for yours depending on
what it is.

Harry (shamrock)
Admin @ http://www.hdtvforum.com HDTV ONLY!

You don't need an installer to hook up the box. Just hook it up and you
should be ready to go. You already have a HD ready dish installed.

You do know there are no HD local stations with DirectTV, right? If you
want HD locals, then you need to install an external antenna and hook it
up to the HD box from DirecTV. The box will integrate your locals into
the guide data.

The only HD programming you are going to get are things like HBO-HD
/SHO-HD (if you subscribe), ESPN-HD, Discovery-HD, HDNet, HDNet Movies,
and HD PPV (or SPICE-HD if you're so inclined).

You may be eligible for CBS-HD feed if you qualify and are in an
owned-and-operated CBS market. I hear FOX-HD is coming this Fall.

Or you could return the DirecTV box, unsubscribe from HD service, and
hook up an external antenna directly to your TV for free for all local
HD channels in your area which you are going to need to do anyway if you
are interested in HD local programming.


--
David G.