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I recently disconnected my Direct TV service because it was too $$$ for the service I received. Now they say I have to deal with uninstalling the dish/satellite myself (!!!!) but I have to return the DVR and receiver. That doesn't seem very fair to me but - of course - I can't reach anyone to talk with voice to voice who I can understand. Has anyone else had this experience - and how in %$#@ does one dismantle the satellite??? And then what do you do with it????
skeeterintexas
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5 years ago
Yeppers....the dish is your problem now.
Google "repurpose satellite dish". It's a thing.
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shannon02
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5 years ago
You have owned everything except the recievers since the install.
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Juniper
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5 years ago
@mhlockhart
Once installed, you own everything but the receiver/client boxes. As such you own the receiving dish. The boxes if returnable are shipped back through their free shipping program.
Reason for this is that it makes it easier for someone to choose to reactivate service, or if the property is being sold then people know that they can have DirecTV installed (even moving existing service) with minimum work on the home itself.
So it is up to you if you have the dish removed or not. If you choose to do so yourself (or have someone do it for you), leave the mounting plate to avoid leaks. The dish itself is metal recycling, but the LNB (the "eye") goes with electronics.
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