Have you considered trying a booster/multiswitch in your line?
The closer to the dish the better.
J.
--- In [email protected], "Mike Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm a long-term (8 years?) subscriber to DirecTV, and have been using a
> couple of Hughes DirecTivo boxes for several years (but only 1 tuner
in use
> in each because I didn't go to the trouble of running extra coax).
>
> I self-installed the system originally, and I am now starting to see
signal
> strength problems, not all of which are attributable to rain fade
(although,
> being in the Northwest, the satellite is low in the sky so the rain
could be
> in Oklahoma I guess). I have a feeling that the long runs of coax I
> originally installed might be part of the problem. The other part
might be
> that the tree that was almost blocking the signal 8 years ago probably
> shifted a few weeks ago when part of it fell down, so maybe the dish
needs
> re-positioning (or if I'm lucky just re-aiming). It's not my tree or I'd
> know exactly what to do about it ;-)
>
> Anyway, I'm not looking forward to getting up on the roof and
re-doing all
> that work, and I'm wondering what folks think my options are.
>
> Is it likely that DirecTV will give me a free install to keep me as a
> customer? And are their installers good at fishing cables, or do
they just
> run them around the outside of the house like I did (ugh!)?
>
> If I go with a reinstall, either by DirecTV or myself, what type of dish
> should I be looking at in order to keep my options open for future
system
> enhancements (such as high def, 2-way internet, teleportation<g>)?
>
> And finally, with the falling out between DirecTV and TiVo, does anybody
> have any experience with combined Comcast/TiVo units? (I'm not even
sure if
> they are out yet, or just vaporware, since I haven't had any
intention of
> switching to Comcast, but this might be the motivator).
>
> Opinions gratefully accepted.
>
> Thanks ... Mike
>
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