and, the only thing professional about the installation is the name: the fee just sucks, around $65. At least DirecTV actually ends up paying the amount, unlike Dish Network. John Willkie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:04 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: 20050720 Wolfsson's Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday Memo) > I agree with John and simply wish to add that, after experiencing three > different installations by DirecTV (2) and Dish (1), the term > "professional installation" is an oxymoron when applied to those > companies efforts. > > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of John Shutt > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:40 AM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: 20050720 Wolfsson's Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday > Memo) > > Bert, > > Drive around your neighborhood and look up. You will see DBS dishes with > omnidirectional "flying saucer" antennas or clip on "drooping dipole loop" > antennas sharing the same pole mount. That is all most DBS dish installers > are capable or willing to do for their fee. > > Multiple antennas and diplexers, dream on! > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > One recurring theme seemed to be the need for reorienting > > antennas. If a DBS company is installing these outdoor DTT > > antennas along with their dish, it seems that the DBS > > company's installers would be competent enough to install > > more than one antenna and a diplexer as required, so no > > antenna rotor is necessary. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.