Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:10:13 -0400, HK wrote:

I have concerns about
wiring inside, and the need for each box to be connected to a phone
line.

Our Dish Networks installer ran new coax at no extra charge. The
phone hookup is optional but you do pay an extra $5/month without it.
I believe the phone connection is basically there to monitor viewing
habits, spyware of sorts. It also facilitates pay-per-view. Needless
to say we have no phone hookup on the boat.


I've got four coax lines going into the house to four different rooms,
plus a coax cable for h.s. internet access. I presume all these cables
could be used by the Dish installer. So I doubt I would need inside
rewiring. Thanks for the input on the phone line.

How frequent are the outages when land-based? And what sorts of weather
seems do do it?

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:20:10 -0400, HK wrote:

How frequent are the outages when land-based? And what sorts of weather
seems do do it?

At home heavy thunderstorms are the primary culprit. That's an issue
in South Florida of course but mostly during the summer months, and
mostly in the afternoon.

I'm sitting on the boat at the moment, moored and swinging at Block
Island in sporadically heavy rain. Reception is mostly solid but it
takes a five to ten second hit every 15 minutes or so.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:20:10 -0400, HK wrote:

How frequent are the outages when land-based? And what sorts of weather
seems do do it?

At home heavy thunderstorms are the primary culprit. That's an issue
in South Florida of course but mostly during the summer months, and
mostly in the afternoon.

I'm sitting on the boat at the moment, moored and swinging at Block
Island in sporadically heavy rain. Reception is mostly solid but it
takes a five to ten second hit every 15 minutes or so.


The hit is because of the rain, the swinging, or both?

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:52:11 -0400, HK wrote:

I'm sitting on the boat at the moment, moored and swinging at Block
Island in sporadically heavy rain. Reception is mostly solid but it
takes a five to ten second hit every 15 minutes or so.


The hit is because of the rain, the swinging, or both?

Mostly the rain but sometimes from boat motion. In theory the antenna
is supposed to track the satellite as the boat moves but it sometimes
falls out of sync and has to reacquire the signal. At home the only
thing that disrupts reception is a heavy rainstorm.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:10:13 -0400, HK wrote:

I have concerns about wiring inside, and the need for each box to be
connected to a phone line.

Our Dish Networks installer ran new coax at no extra charge. The
phone hookup is optional but you do pay an extra $5/month without it.
I believe the phone connection is basically there to monitor viewing
habits, spyware of sorts. It also facilitates pay-per-view. Needless
to say we have no phone hookup on the boat.


I've got four coax lines going into the house to four different rooms,
plus a coax cable for h.s. internet access. I presume all these cables
could be used by the Dish installer. So I doubt I would need inside
rewiring. Thanks for the input on the phone line.

How frequent are the outages when land-based? And what sorts of weather
seems do do it?


With 'Dish" and their dual turner receivers used to operate two TVs you
would need one coax from the antenna and then a second coax between two
receivers. The way around that is discrete receivers at each viewing
location, just like the "cable" installation you have in place.

I'm also in Florida and don't find interruptions too bad. In fact, less
problem than the outages when we had cable. Light to moderate rain doesn't
seem to have any affect. Snow...can't help you with that one.