Thanks for the info, Jonathon. I had already called them once and talked to a lady and several other people and they seemed ok to me. They are out there on Amp?re Drive and I had wanted to drive there and present myself to them. I know all about the promotional package and all the rest and how the German Channel fits into the picture. I just want a good installer who knows his business. However, since you would be gaining from it, I could really put the smoothie on and tell them about your favorable comments. I shall send you my address off-list and then take it from there. Marta On Feb 18, 2005, at 18:20, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
> Marta, > > w have Dish and love it. The guys who installed it knew exactly what > they were doing (it's all they do) and the service is great. They have > a promotion for new subscribers that basically gets you the > installation free and a $50 service credit (the better part of two > months for me). The person who referred you gets a few bucks off their > bill for a year, too. ::-) > > You can get two TVs hooked up for free with two remotes and one > set-top box. They have a TiVo-like offering, too, for extra money a > month. The remotes are universal remotes so they work your TVs too. > It's worked out great for us. > > Another interesting thing is that they offer ALL the local broadcast > channels. I wanted one that wasn't on the main satellite, so they > installed a second dish for free. > > The people who installed it are the area franchisees, a company named > HPTS (High Power Technical Services). The only time the service has > gotten flaky so far is in a bad ice storm. The rest of the time it's > fabulous. I haven't had to call them for anything, so I don't know how > responsive they are, other than the fact that they install it fast. > > I have a couple of the promotional packages. They give them out like > candy if you call them. If you want one, send me your address off-list > and I'll send you one. Or I can just email you the info off the card > and you can call them. > > Piece of cake! > > jonathan > > P.S. I have several if anyone else is interested. ;;-) > > > On Feb 18, 2005, at 5:15 PM, Marta Edie <martaedie at mac.com> wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:04:12 -0500 >> From: Marta Edie <martaedie at mac.com> >> Subject: Re: MacGroup: dish >> >> Thanks so much for your answer,Jeff. The trouble I have is that this >> German Channel can only be gotten through the Dish Network, since our >> sweet Insight does not want to bother with that channel, since it does >> not bring them revenue, I suppose. I have spoken to I don't know how >> many local installers. They all promise me the moon when I talk to >> them. The dish network itself will install it, too, meaning they will >> use a local installer. They told me they use CompUSA, but that was >> once upon its time. They are of of the Dish realm totally. The people >> of Satellite Dish there on Preston Highway were so nice on the phone. >> I >> talked to a Terry Burnett for a couple of hours one afternoon and he >> was knowledeable, but when I finally tried to get them to answer my >> phone call to really install the thing, I did hear nothing, I made at >> least ten phone calls, no return call ever, I finally sent a letter >> telling them I would call the Better Business Bureau for not even >> having the courtesy to return a phone call. So they are out for me, >> and >> perhaps for any of you all, too. Right now I am negotiating with a >> person from Camelot Satellite. I also spoke with someone at HighPower >> Technical Services. I try to pin them down for what they all really >> know about anything. And when I press them, I get all these caveats. >> I >> already know too much for them, and I really know nothing. Go figure >> that one out. So any input from you all is very much appreciated. And >> I am not quite finished with Insight yet, either. >> Marta >> On Feb 18, 2005, at 14:25, Jeffrey C Smith wrote: >> >>> Marta, >>> >>> The local dish network folks leave a lot to be desired. We had it >>> set up a year ago by circuit city and the installer had no clue what >>> he was doing. We went through three different guys before we finally >>> got one that was even willing to try and set ours up. Our roof was >>> covered by the tree canopy you see and they couldn't find any other >>> way to install it. Meanwhile, the acreage we own around us was too >>> much trouble for the first two guys. I finally convinced the third >>> guy to install the dish on the fence and I ran the cable to the >>> house myself. I kept the network for about three months and they >>> jacked up the price so I ditched the system. The dish is still >>> hanging on the fence! I was totally disgusted with the service. If >>> someone else has a good experience with another system I would also >>> be interested to hear about it. >>> >>> Good luck Marta, Jeff >>> > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > jfletch at newmediaconstco.com > > NewMedia Construction Co. > MacTown Softworks > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be February 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
