About a year ago now my family moved into a townhouse we rent. We brought along our satellite equipment, but once it was installed we were contacted by the rental management company ordering us to take it down as we were damaging their property. We got cable instead.
Flash forward a few months (after seeing how [...]

In the early days of satellite TV, say, around 1984, the average “dish” was probably at least 6 feet in diameter. Based on ads from then, it sounded like you could just buy a dish, and get reception. No “Direct TV”, “Dish Network”, or other service needed. Did this “free” service actually exist? If so, [...]

I work at a condominium and they changed cable providers about a year ago. All the old direct tv equipment was left and now they are getting rid of it all.
I grabbed a few High Definition receivers to sell them because it was better then going to the trash. I’m worried however about the [...]

I have a DISH receiver and Satellite dish (international) equipment. How can I use them to watch Satellite TV? I don’t want to subscribe to DISH again (I don’t want to be in a contract and don’t want to pay that much).
Now that I own the equipment, what is the best and cheapest (with no [...]

I have 2 television sets but I got only 1 receiver. Is it possible to distribute the channels from the receiver so that I can switch different programs direct from the remote control of my tv without affecting the receiver? And also the other tv set may choose which programs he likes to watch.

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I just started to look into buying my own equipment, and I did not want to get burned.
It is just wierd that more people dont buy thier own euipment. Does any body know of any place that has some good info about this stuff?

I would rather return them instead of throwing them in the trash.