Here is my install story!!
Ok, here is the complete install story.
Installer shows up at 12:30PM, good start. Installs both the Voom dish and my new BIG Winegard OTA antenna. He drills holes upstairs and downstais for both receivers. So while he is doing this I install the downstairs receiver. I insert the 8VSB (OTA module) into the Voom receiver. I finish hooking up the receiver. I have the DVI cable, phone cables, remote etc. Receiver one is installed just waiting to connect the cable from the SAT and the OTA cable. Now I take the 2nd receiver out of the box. Now I notice there is no remote, no cables, no 8VSB module, all the accessories for the 2nd receiver are missing as are the diplexors. So when the installer comes down from the roof I point this out to him and he calls his office. He tells me he will leave right now and pick them up, I said sure no problem since his office is only 5 miles from my house. So he leaves and returns in about 20min. OK, he returns and realizes we only have 1 Motorola diplexor. So good thing he had in his took box 2 channel master diplexors. So now connect the cables and we get 12% on the status screen. He plays around with moving the SAT for about 1 hour still no change. See he did not have his digital SAT finder. So he calls one of the other installers over gets his meter, within 20 min we have a signal. So he tunes everything I am getting my locals and Voom. He left at 6:00PM. After he left I checked to see if he sealed the holes in my walls that he drilled for the cable. He did not seal them, so I will call tomorrow and let them know,
Now here are the numbers I am getting:
Receiver 1: Signal Quality - 54
Signal Power - 60
Off the Air - 16-20
Off the Air Power - 0
Receiver 2: Signal Quality - 53
Signal Power - 56
Off the Air - 3-20
Off the Air Power - 5-13
since there is no power amp in the Antenna shouldnt the OTA Power be 0?
Now here is the problem with reciver 1:
I have reset, unpluged, facotory reset, got several hits from Voom but I still have no guide and when I try to go to channel 261 I get BravoHD which is channel 501. Before I unplugged the box the 1st time I would go to channel 261 and it would say Not authorized even though I have the VaVaVoom package. The first time I called Voom tech support the recording said they were overloaded and that I could leave my number and someone would call me back then the line was dropped by Voom. I was Pi**ed. So I called back and this lady was very nice but was of no help. See said lets see if it fixes over night and to call back tomorrow. Well I want to watch Voom so for now I will wait to see until tomorrow.
As for the SD channels the reports here are pretty accurate. SD on Voom is almost as good as Dish but not as sharp. As for HD I have had no audio drop outs and I dont see the stuttering yet. The only pixelization I noticed was on BravoHD when a person moved their face the face would be pixelated.
So I am Vooing!
So if anyone know how to get my guide back and my channels in sync please let me know!
Bill
