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Line of sight issue.

I live in a townhouse and there is an unfortunate amount of trees preventing me from having a good line of sight.  I had an installer come out and immediately say it wasn't possible.  I had another guy come out and he also immediately said I couldn't have a dish.  They didn't even appear to look aro

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Line of sight sensitivity

How sensitive is the HD dish compared to the Standard 18 inch dish when it comes to line of sight obstructions? I currently have my standard dish pointing through a bunch of trees that are very close to the dish and I get great reception. Does the HD dish get better reception or will this be a major

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How to determine line of sight

Foliage is intruding on the dish's line of sight and weakening the signal. How do I determine just what angle from the vertical that the dish needs to see, so I can see just what foliage need to be removed?  Location is southern Wisconsin, latitude 39 degrees. Thanks!

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Clear line of sight

I live an an apartment complex and behind my building there are trees. When the installer came in he checked the patio and said he would have to install a pole that would cost $75. I was hesitant when he said $75 because this was new to me. They went outside for a few minutes and then came in and sa

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no line of sight or just a lazy tech?

2 days ago we had a tech come out to install HD-keep in mind that all my neighbors in front of me , beside me and behind me have HD dishes. anyway,the tech shows up,walks around my house,trots across the roof then proceeds to tell me we have no line of sight.i should've known this would go bad as so

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NFL Sunday Ticket - Line of Sight Issues

A technician has been to my residence twice to confirm that there is a satellite signal line of sight obstruction issue. Last year we were provided an option to sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket due to those obstruction issues. The site even states the following: "People who live in a residence that is

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Options for a better DVR/cable box and non-light of sight remote

My folks have U-Verse. The interface isn't great and it's very annoying that the cable box is so slow and the remote needs a direct line of sight to work. Is there a best cable box from UVerse or bought elsewhere to make things work better? I saw there's a remote that is not line of sight but the re

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How do I get verified that I have no line of sight so I can get NFLSUNDAYTICKET.TV STREAMING

How do I get verified that I have no line of sight so I can get NFLSUNDAYTICKET.TV STREAMINGI moved and do not have line of sight to directtv birds?  I had an independent contractor come out and tell me no place to put a dish?so I see there is nflsundayticket.tv where someone who can not see a satel

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No Line of Sight

I have had Directv service since August 2004 and have been very happy with it until now.Starting in April of this year, I begin getting "searching for satellite" messages (a couple of post have been made about this problem). I got a tech out in April and he got out the truck, said it was the tree an

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line of sight

Thinking about purchasing a new house. Went to dishpointer to check line of sight. When i check on box to show obstacle, a box appears that says 101w, d-163.8, h-151.0. Does this mean the signal will be blocked by this obstacle? Thanks for any info

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Line of sight - Receiver I can use without a dish?

My apartment does not have a line of sight. Is there an option where I can use my High Speed Internet instead of a dish?

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married at first sight australia

Has the "new season" of married at first sight: Australia been shown in the USA as yet? I'm in the Chicagoland area and watch it on Lifetime

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Line of Sight?

A week ago the H20 HD receiver in our bedroom started showing black screens on all channels. There was no error code on the screen.  I called Directv and they advised me to reset with the red button by the access card.  When I did this I got the start-up screen with the "searching for satellite" mes

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Line of Sight.. my installer was terrible!! Argh

I need to figure out the best setup for my DirecTv dish because obviously my installer couldnt. I ordered the Hi-Def Dish and all that jazz.. everything DirecTv offers. the guy comes out and first thing he says is he cannot do an HD dish because I dont have a good enough line of Sight. He didnt both

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Out of synch video output

My video output looks like it’s slow motion and it’s out of synch with the audio. How do I fix this? Also, my Direct Tv remote doesn’t respond to the Home button, Guide, Lists, apps.  It does change channels by pressing numbers.  Help!

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Transfer if service no engineer in sight

Transferred service over a week ago and still no has resolved any of my tech issues. Would love it if you guys were a bit more efficient and understanding of your customer needs. My question is, what does a person have to do to get his issues resolved? Your managers are just as inept as the customer

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No Line of Sight?

I had an installer come out last week who mentioned to me the dish the previous owners had would not work anymore because of some tree growth. He said to give him a minute and he got out his tools and ladder, went up to the roof came down and told me he could do it but needed the right note from my

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No sight of 110 and 119 and now have all HD channels!!!!

It works! I can't see the 110 and 119 and wasn't able to get a couple hd channels till today (HBO, TNT, UHD etc). I'm in NY area and now have all channels as far as I can tell. This is great news for people who can't see the 110 and 119 and can't self install.

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Gemini Line of site restriction

Does the gemini remote for directv livestream have a line of sight restriction. Or does it pair via bluetooth or similiar connection?

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Out of the country

Why does my directv app not work out of the US?

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