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Interesting. My Voom installation was free aside from the tip I gave the installer. And the DVI cables are indeed expensive from most places - a generic 6' DVI cable at Microcenter was $79.99. The monster brand cables start at around $80 but easily go for $150 or more depending on the length...

I live in a townhouse in an urban area myself. You're right, the typical OTA antenna doesn't work well in an urban environment. However, the winegard SS models are designed specifically for urban environments -- they capture reflected signals from other buildings. I'm getting an average of 98 %...

I have to admit, the communications btwn Voom and Installs Inc seems to be lacking. But I blame Installs Inc. and some of the independent installers for most of the problems. I went through three different independent installers before finding one who was responsive and able to install on...

That's an interesting idea. Consider this - Cablevision (owner of Rainbow/Voom) has a market value of about $6 billion. Echostar's is $14.3 billion, and DirecTV is a about $23 billion. If E* and C* were to merge, they would be very close in market size to DirecTV. That would give them the...

Are the DirecTV local HD channels going to be broadcast via the satellite link or by using an antenna? The only advantage would be if then come in via satellite, and people outside of antenna range can then receive locals in high-definition. Somehow I doubt that's the case. For the vast...

I'll probably upgrade to VaVaVoom eventually. Right now I have so much programming to check out on the basic voom package that it will be awhile before I get bored. :yes

After seeing some people complain that voom sucks, I just wanted to say that I'm thrilled with my Voom service so far. I've only had it for about 3 weeks, but IMO it is vastly superior to my old DirecTV service. The Voom originals are great, even if they do repeat the material rather...