Hi,
I am thinking about signing up for Dish service but I am very apprehensive about the installation. My situation is following: I live in a 4 year old house (CAT 5 cables) and I will need Dish in 4 rooms spread over 3 floors. Previous owner told me that an installer couldn’t do it because the dish has to be mounted on the roof and he wasn’t qualified? I am not very tech savvy, so please help me out with some simple answers.
1. How many holes will have to be drilled into my house? Am I right assuming that only 1 hole will be drilled and a wire will be hooked up to my existing home wiring, or will separate holes need to be drilled on each floor? Also, will my home wiring be accessed at the attic (where a phone guy was working once) or will the wire have to be lowered all the way down to the basement (where the Comcast guy enabled my cable service)
2. I am located in Quincy MA (02171) which is near Boston? Will I be needing 1 or 2 dishes (I need just America’s Top 120, no locals or internationals)?
3. Does anybody know a good installer in the Boston area that I can ask Dish to send out. Also, anything else I should request, like a special Dish (500, 1000 or something else???) as well as what receiver for SD (if there are options?)
4. Am I right assuming that my cost will be 40$ for Americas Top 120 + 5$ for extra receiver (- 10$ High Stakes Promotion) = 35$ Total. Am I forgetting anything?
5. Should I order over the phone or website? Since High Stakes Promotion ends on 30th June would it submitting the request via web give me more proof that I am still eligible for it? Any advantages in speaking with the rep?
6. Is there any disadvantage to having a receiver in my room as opposed to my roommate’s? Like if he watches TV late at night, will the receiver noise be bothersome to me?
7. Can the receiver be moved around house after being installed?
Any and all help is welcome, especially with the first question.
I am thinking about signing up for Dish service but I am very apprehensive about the installation. My situation is following: I live in a 4 year old house (CAT 5 cables) and I will need Dish in 4 rooms spread over 3 floors. Previous owner told me that an installer couldn’t do it because the dish has to be mounted on the roof and he wasn’t qualified? I am not very tech savvy, so please help me out with some simple answers.
1. How many holes will have to be drilled into my house? Am I right assuming that only 1 hole will be drilled and a wire will be hooked up to my existing home wiring, or will separate holes need to be drilled on each floor? Also, will my home wiring be accessed at the attic (where a phone guy was working once) or will the wire have to be lowered all the way down to the basement (where the Comcast guy enabled my cable service)
2. I am located in Quincy MA (02171) which is near Boston? Will I be needing 1 or 2 dishes (I need just America’s Top 120, no locals or internationals)?
3. Does anybody know a good installer in the Boston area that I can ask Dish to send out. Also, anything else I should request, like a special Dish (500, 1000 or something else???) as well as what receiver for SD (if there are options?)
4. Am I right assuming that my cost will be 40$ for Americas Top 120 + 5$ for extra receiver (- 10$ High Stakes Promotion) = 35$ Total. Am I forgetting anything?
5. Should I order over the phone or website? Since High Stakes Promotion ends on 30th June would it submitting the request via web give me more proof that I am still eligible for it? Any advantages in speaking with the rep?
6. Is there any disadvantage to having a receiver in my room as opposed to my roommate’s? Like if he watches TV late at night, will the receiver noise be bothersome to me?
7. Can the receiver be moved around house after being installed?
Any and all help is welcome, especially with the first question.