At&T U-Verse Sucks...................

[Townsend]

On a lark I Googled: "satellite dish, heating pad"

Sometimes you have to wonder about search results:

A ferret sex swing

[Conan71]

A ferret sex swing

Man, did this thread take a sudden left turn off a cliff or what?

[Townsend]

Man, did this thread take a sudden left turn off a cliff or what?

I really had nothing else to contribute.

[DolfanBob]

the bologna thing was from my days of tech support.  The story goes that one of the CSRs decided to mess with a customer who called in with a code on the screen, so the tech told them to put bologna on the dish, and while they were doing that, the CSR sent the reset command.  There is a longer one about a potato, but same jest.  On the topic of the ice, though, is that they make defrost units for them, just not sure how it works.

The heated unit is called a "Hot Shot" it is a pad that is applied to the back of the dish and two wires run from it to a power unit that you plug in and it keeps the dish just under 30 degrees I have installed those back in the day, not really practical for our climate but probably a big seller in Buffalo.

[custosnox]

The heated unit is called a "Hot Shot" it is a pad that is applied to the back of the dish and two wires run from it to a power unit that you plug in and it keeps the dish just under 30 degrees I have installed those back in the day, not really practical for our climate but probably a big seller in Buffalo.

So you don't recommend attaching ferret sex swings to the dish?

[Conan71]

I really had nothing else to contribute.

Oh that's quite alright.  If hadn't have just returned from the restroom when I saw that, I might have peed my pants from laughing so hard.

[GG]

U-Verse works great if you're close to their VRAD and your boxes are all connected with Ethernet. If not, it might work great or it might not work very well at all. Cox is pretty much the same way. A bad connector once took out half the channels on my Cox service. They also have thus far been unable to make my latest CableCARD pair correctly. Luckily it doesn't matter in my case. I know Hoss has had no end of troubles with his Cox service lately.

I am close to the VRAD it is across the street, the technician who seemed to know what he was doing put a filter on our system because he said we were too close and were picking up a lot of noise.   It worked great for about 2 months and then last week it started up again. 

[GG]

Thanks for the input everyone.   I think I will take a look at satellite, that is what my son has and he loves it.   He has Cox for his internet connection. 

[patric]

"Rain Fade" was more of a problem with the 18" round dishes and lower-powered satellites.  It still happens occasionally but to a much lesser extent due to the larger oval dishes common now.
It's usually a big thunderhead full of water that will attenuate the signal, not falling rain.

Either Dish or DirecTV would be a better bargain than Cox for TV.  Dish is about to be purchased by AT&T, FYI.

[Hoss]

"Rain Fade" was more of a problem with the 18" round dishes and lower-powered satellites.  It still happens occasionally but to a much lesser extent due to the larger oval dishes common now.
It's usually a big thunderhead full of water that will attenuate the signal, not falling rain.

Either Dish or DirecTV would be a better bargain than Cox for TV.  Dish is about to be purchased by AT&T, FYI.

That, in and of itself, is one reason I won't touch it.

[DolfanBob]

Thanks for the input everyone.   I think I will take a look at satellite, that is what my son has and he loves it.   He has Cox for his internet connection. 

Call me GG. 918-251-6002 we have our own installers and let me know what system your son has and I will get you and him 100 dollars toward your DirecTV or 50 dollars for Dish Network.

[swake]

That, in and of itself, is one reason I won't touch it.

Won't happen so long as Charlie is around, he will never sell Dish.

[DolfanBob]

Won't happen so long as Charlie is around, he will never sell Dish.

That is true. And he is the big problem with Dish.

[swake]

That is true. And he is the big problem with Dish.

I've met him, he's quite interesting.

[Townsend]

So I don't know if you watch anything on local ABC but:

AT&T U-verse Refuses To Carry KTUL Tulsa's Channel 8 After December 31st.

http://www.ktul.com/story/16378550/att-u-verse-refuses-to-carry-ktul-tulsas-channel-8-after-december-31st-tulsa-area-viewers-will-lose-abc-programming-on-att-u-verse?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

KTUL Tulsa's Channel 8, the local ABC affiliate, today announces that despite prolonged negotiations, AT&T U-verse was unwilling to carry the station
past the end of its current contract. As a result, KTUL will no longer be seen on AT&T
U-verse effective January 1, 2012.


"We are simply seeking a fair deal, which adequately values the award-winning news,
sports, weather, traffic and entertainment programming that is important to our local
viewers," said Pat Baldwin, KTUL Tulsa's Channel 8 President and General Manager.


KTUL's long-term agreement with AT&T U-verse expires on December 31, 2011.
Unfortunately, KTUL cannot force AT&T to keep Tulsa's Channel 8 on its channel lineup
after that deadline.


KTUL's programming will remain available for viewers over the air, and this dispute will
not affect customers of DIRECTV, Dish Network, Cox Cable, Centel Cable, Cable ONE,
Allegiance Cable TV or Suddenlink Cable. "We have reached long term agreements
with every other major cable and satellite distributor," Baldwin stated.


"It is unfortunate that AT&T does not see the same value in our programming as
every other operator. Regardless, we will continue to offer the same high quality
programming as we always have, and we will continue to serve our community as we
have done for decades."


For more information, please call 918-445-8888