Install question for house & guesthouse at same address
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Heck I did it all the time. Then Dish started with their Spec Matrix and enforced by the QAS nazis..
I would do aerial drops if needed. Or install that antenna on the out building. No biggie. I got paid for it.
yeah...Because they have 5 or 6 other jobs they must go to. And that means 5 or 6 other customers who are pissed off because the tech had the GALL to go to another job before theirs....
They only give out Genies now ?
Cool !
So if I already have a Genie, they will finally give another one !
That's Not gonna happen ....
Don't think so either, but seems they are really pushing only Genie & client installs now - one Genie DVR and mini's in all other rooms.
Sadly ...
they should at least offer the HR24S as free by now with the install.
I'm sure the clients cost them next to nothing in comparison. ..
But make sure to get the ones for the guest house activated in the main house.
They want to get to the point where it's a genie or genie lite and mini clients are used for all other Tv 's
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Wondering if we'll ever get to the point of being able to have more than 1 Genie on the account ...
In my case, it won't even be on the same system. (1 home, 1 in RV)
(in case someone in the future reads this) from what i was always told, two locations is fine. the case either A) two seperate address, so long as they are not being used at the same time, is ok or b) two locations on the same property (non-appartment, like you have) is fine too. the 2nd ODU is the customers responsibility though, however many companies will simply sell a 2nd odu right off the truck. for us this was considered custom labor, and charged ~$130 for the odu/cable/power inserter. we collected via check so there was a paper trail at least and filled out a custom labor form describing the charge (stuff like pole mounts, mirror outlets, burial were also on that form). other companies or techs would simply "sell" it in cash. that would always be seperate from whatever D* was going to charge for the receivers.
Yes, that's typically the way a second installation on the same property is treated. I did my own installation on my home office. In this case, the OP already has a second dish so he should be able to sort it out with any decent installer.
Hey Claude, what's the best way to find a local DirecTV dealer?
Keep us posted, Chris_R, I want to hear how this turns out. I know you can contact independent installers (see my signature) for on-sight advice, but I would be better to go with a local dealer since you'll be buying receivers.
Are you close to Claude? Maybe he should just do it.
An update for everyone here: the install at the ranch property was today, and I'm happy to report everything went great. The installer was local to the area, was well aware there are a number of similar ranch type properties and had no issues with the setup. We did make a change a couple of days ago and opted for 1 Genie DVR in their living room, a client for the master bedroom and a 2nd client for a kitchen (currently under remodel). The "fourth room" where the HD DVR was to go in the guest house, we went one step further: rather than the family having to purchase a brand new HD DVR for that building, I actually owned an extra HR-24 that I wasn't really using, and he simply transferred it over from my account to theirs. Win win!!
The only thing we could not configure was internet access - for both the main house and the guest house. There's internet in both, but the receivers are not picking it up from the routers, wired or wireless. No idea whats up with that, the internet otherwise works perfectly fine.
Thanks to all for your encouragement & suggestions on how to proceed - the family is very happy and so am I!
The only thing we could not configure was internet access - for both the main house and the guest house. There's internet in both, but the receivers are not picking it up from the routers, wired or wireless. No idea whats up with that, the internet otherwise works perfectly fine.
Thanks to all for your encouragement & suggestions on how to proceed - the family is very happy and so am I!
Glad to see all went well ...
I didn't know you could transfer recvrs to a different persons account like that, I've always been told you have to deactivate it and send back, that you can't give it to someone else like that.
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