I searched the forums for a bit, there was a long thread about subbing DTV. From what I read this kind of thing is OK to discuss here, but if I am mistaken then sorry about that.
So I have a US address and my friend will handle the CC payment for me. My main issues are with the physical delivery of equipment and installation. My friend is down south now and doesn't care about TV himself, so won't be involved beyond paying for it. He has a house in MI I can visit, however it's unfinished and clearly vacant. If I do the standard deal and have an installer come out, I figure it will be obvious something isn't right there.
I believe there are self-install options, but some people say Dish will try to insist on an installer coming out. I wonder if I can have them deliver the receivers to MI and use my own dishes. Or maybe I can get the receivers retail and then bring them to Canada, use VOIP US phone to activate?
On a technical note, if I use my own dishes, what birds am I aiming for? I figure it's 110, 119, and then some third one (12x?) for additional HD channels. I was thinking about using an old dual BEV (std no built-in switch) along with a third single, and then run it all into some type of Dish brand switch, not sure which one though.
Any advice would be appreciated.
So I have a US address and my friend will handle the CC payment for me. My main issues are with the physical delivery of equipment and installation. My friend is down south now and doesn't care about TV himself, so won't be involved beyond paying for it. He has a house in MI I can visit, however it's unfinished and clearly vacant. If I do the standard deal and have an installer come out, I figure it will be obvious something isn't right there.
I believe there are self-install options, but some people say Dish will try to insist on an installer coming out. I wonder if I can have them deliver the receivers to MI and use my own dishes. Or maybe I can get the receivers retail and then bring them to Canada, use VOIP US phone to activate?
On a technical note, if I use my own dishes, what birds am I aiming for? I figure it's 110, 119, and then some third one (12x?) for additional HD channels. I was thinking about using an old dual BEV (std no built-in switch) along with a third single, and then run it all into some type of Dish brand switch, not sure which one though.
Any advice would be appreciated.