docj wrote:
3 dog nights wrote:
Both Sat. company rep's have been to my location and announced the only way for me to get a signal is for him to cut the trees. We live deep in the forest and most houses were built by clearing only the footprint of the house and long drives. I really think my best option might be internet if I can find access that works for me. (currently part of the cable package)
We had a house just like that in the Maryland mountains a few years ago. We had been able to get SD DirecTV because only one satellite was needed but when we wanted to go to HD the DirecTV installer said there was no way.
So I called Dish and was lucky enough to find an installer who didn't want to take "no" for an answer. He worked at it for a couple of hours and finally came up with a "non-standard" installation in which two dishes were used one of which was attached to a very large tree about 10 feet above ground level. On subsequent service calls other jinstallers asked me "who in the world installed this?" but since it had been approved and I was an existing customer there was no way they could refuse to work on it.
From my experience I strongly suggest you contact one or both of the satellite companies again. Some installers are downright lazy; I think they pretty much get the same fee no matter how easy or difficult the install is. They would much rather tell you "no" and go on to an easy one rather than spend several hours with a complicated install.
You might also contact Solid Signal.com
Larger dishes pull in a stronger signal and they sell direct to customers.
