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[Sam I Am]

When it rains (I don't mean just sprinkling) their reception is ****.

[burmafrd]

If your satelite is not exactly aligned and stable it will happen more often. A very hard rainstorm will interrupt the signal. It has nothing to do with anything except the technology.

[ConcordCowboy]

What was your signal strength in nice weather?

If it's bad to start...it will get worse in rain.

Your dish HAS to be aligned to the absolute best signal strength you can get.

I've had DirecTV for 13 years.

The ONLY time I have trouble is if it comes a monsoon and then it lasts only a few minutes.

If you or ANYONE has problems it is because of dish alignment or you just can't get good signal strength to begin with because of trees or buildings or whatever, which will only be exacerbated by rain.

[Sam I Am]

What was your signal strength in nice weather?

If it's bad to start...it will get worse in rain.

Your dish HAS to be aligned to the absolute best signal strength you can get.

I've had DirecTV for 13 years.

The ONLY time I have trouble is if it comes a monsoon and then it lasts only a few minutes.

If you or ANYONE has problems it is because of dish alignment or you just can't get good signal strength to begin with because of trees or buildings or whatever, which will only be exacerbated by rain.

How do I find the signal strength?

[ConcordCowboy]

How do I find the signal strength?

Press Menu on the remote.

Then Set Up...then pick Satellite.

Then it will let you test the signal strength.

This is from memory but I think it's right.

Optimally you should be in the 90's on your transponders.

That way if you have rain and it knocks it down to say in the 60's or 70's you will still have enough signal that you won't know the difference.

Usually you won't start breaking up until it get's into the 40's or 50's.

[Sam I Am]

Thanks Concord. I will check it out when I get home.

[Yeagermeister]

I dumped them several years ago because I lost signal if a strong wind was blowing. I got tired of it and went back to cable. However here lately my cable hasn't been much better.

[zrinkill]

What was your signal strength in nice weather?

If it's bad to start...it will get worse in rain.

Your dish HAS to be aligned to the absolute best signal strength you can get.

I've had DirecTV for 13 years.

The ONLY time I have trouble is if it comes a monsoon and then it lasts only a few minutes.

If you or ANYONE has problems it is because of dish alignment or you just can't get good signal strength to begin with because of trees or buildings or whatever, which will only be exacerbated by rain.

Press Menu on the remote.

Then Set Up...then pick Satellite.

Then it will let you test the signal strength.

This is from memory but I think it's right.

Optimally you should be in the 90's on your transponders.

That way if you have rain and it knocks it down to say in the 60's or 70's you will still have enough signal that you won't know the difference.

Usually you won't start breaking up until it get's into the 40's or 50's.


Dang ...... now thats an answer to a question ....

Well done Concord.

[trickblue]

Press Menu on the remote.

Then Set Up...then pick Satellite.

Then it will let you test the signal strength.

This is from memory but I think it's right.

Optimally you should be in the 90's on your transponders.

That way if you have rain and it knocks it down to say in the 60's or 70's you will still have enough signal that you won't know the difference.

Usually you won't start breaking up until it get's into the 40's or 50's.

Thanks Concord. I will check it out when I get home.

Concord got it right... and if you have a clear path to the Satellite, you should not lose signal very often. In the last two years I've probably lost signal twice in bad weather and for no more than 15 minutes...

I will add that in that menu, you can turn up the volume and as you align the dish, the frequency sound will go higher as you get closer to perfect alignment.

One thing that I've always had from DirecTV is outstanding customer service. If you have issues with alignment, they will help.

Here are some instructions online:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4778123_align-direct-tv-dish.html

[Sam I Am]

Concord got it right... and if you have a clear path to the Satellite, you should not lose signal very often. In the last two years I've probably lost signal twice in bad weather and for no more than 15 minutes...

I will add that in that menu, you can turn up the volume and as you align the dish, the frequency sound will go higher as you get closer to perfect alignment.

One thing that I've always had from DirecTV is outstanding customer service. If you have issues with alignment, they will help.

Here are some instructions online:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4778123_align-direct-tv-dish.html

Sweet. I appreciate all the help and advise from everyone.

[ConcordCowboy]

Thanks Concord. I will check it out when I get home.

No problem...good luck.

Dang ...... now thats an answer to a question ....

Well done Concord.

Thanks...I've had plenty of experience with it and have installed my own a few times over the years.

Concord got it right... and if you have a clear path to the Satellite, you should not lose signal very often. In the last two years I've probably lost signal twice in bad weather and for no more than 15 minutes...

I will add that in that menu, you can turn up the volume and as you align the dish, the frequency sound will go higher as you get closer to perfect alignment.

One thing that I've always had from DirecTV is outstanding customer service. If you have issues with alignment, they will help.

Here are some instructions online:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4778123_align-direct-tv-dish.html

Good tip.

[Temo]

I've had the satellite both on the roof and on the ground, and it was much more stable on the roof, where you are less likely to have trees or something blocking a tiny portion of the signal.

That tiny portion is enough that when you have even a slight storm, the signal goes out.

[Bonecrusher#31]

In stormy Florida....No Problems...

Did you install your own dish ?

[Sam I Am]

In stormy Florida....No Problems...

Did you install your own dish ?

Nope, DirecTV sent someone out to do it.

[ConcordCowboy]

Nope, DirecTV sent someone out to do it.

DirecTV subcontracts out to local guys.

I've had a few that didn't know their *** from a hole in the ground...including the last one that came to my house about two months ago to set up my Multiroom DVR.

I **** you not this guy was at my house for 9 HOURS!

It still wasn't working when he wanted to leave cause he had a party to go to.

I told him call right now to DirecTV and get someone out here tomorrow to fix this thing.

Then my wife and I went out to eat and get drinks cause I was stressed out from following this nimrod around all day and helping him.

Actually DirecTV sent out his supervisor THAT night around 11 Pm to fix it but we weren't home.

The next day he came back and had to rewire things and add things that the other guy didn't have a clue about and he admitted that...and finally got it fixed.

So to not cut a long story short...:D ...just because DirecTV sent him out doesn't mean that it was installed correctly.

I'm not saying it isn't...I'm just saying...:D

[Sam I Am]

So, I was getting crappy signal again this morning and I went into settings and it said the signal was about 69-70 this morning. Shouldn't that be good enough to not cut out during a rain storm?

btw, man the weather sucks here in NY. It's flooding like crazy.

[Yeagermeister]

So, I was getting crappy signal again this morning and I went into settings and it said the signal was about 69-70 this morning. Shouldn't that be good enough to not cut out during a rain storm?

btw, man the weather sucks here in NY. It's flooding like crazy.

You needed a good bath anyway :muttley:

[Sam I Am]

You needed a good bath anyway :muttley:

Me? I can smell you from here! :laugh2:

[Yeagermeister]

Me? I can smell you from here! :laugh2:

That's my cologne you smell :laugh2:

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[Sam I Am]

That's my cologne you smell :laugh2:

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I didn't realize they made cologne that smelled like dirty ***! :laugh2:

[Yeagermeister]

I didn't realize they made cologne that smelled like dirty ***! :laugh2:

It's other name is NYC :laugh2:

[jimmy40]

When it rains (I don't mean just sprinkling) their reception is ****.rain?
I used to have Direct but I swear if someone outside spit the reception went out.

[WoodysGirl]

My dish survived a hurricane with no problems.

I had more issues after my roof was replaced and the contractors disconnected my satellite, but didn't reconnect. I had to spend another $100 to have someone come out vs waiting two weeks for DTV.

[Yeagermeister]

rain?
I used to have Direct but I swear if someone outside spit the reception went out.

Sounds like my experience with them

[Hoofbite]

So, I was getting crappy signal again this morning and I went into settings and it said the signal was about 69-70 this morning. Shouldn't that be good enough to not cut out during a rain storm?

btw, man the weather sucks here in NY. It's flooding like crazy.

Do you have a clear line of sight?

Any trees or other obstructions?

If you're LOS is clear, I'd call them until someone hit 90%+. It's not that hard, I've set up a dish a few times.

Also, is the dish on your house? If it's not on your house and you have easy access, you'd be better off doing it yourself.

Provided you have easy access, start with the base and work your way up. Horizontal adjustment at post, followed by vertical adjustment on the dish but at the top of post and then the rotational adjustment actually on the dish.

[burmafrd]

The most critical thing of all is to make sure that the dish is rigid- no movement. The base MUST be absolutely still. Any play at all and you will have problems no matter how well you line it up.

There is no reason you should not get 90+. UNLESS you have trees and in that case you are screwed anyway.

Also you have to check how far the cable run is from dish to receiver- you might need a booster if its longer than 25-30 feet.

[Joe Rod]

Do you have a clear line of sight?

Any trees or other obstructions?

If you're LOS is clear, I'd call them until someone hit 90%+. It's not that hard, I've set up a dish a few times.

Also, is the dish on your house? If it's not on your house and you have easy access, you'd be better off doing it yourself.

Provided you have easy access, start with the base and work your way up. Horizontal adjustment at post, followed by vertical adjustment on the dish but at the top of post and then the rotational adjustment actually on the dish.

I'd go with this. I've had Direct TV for four years and it has gone out an average of twice per year, usually for less than 30 minutes. I have gone through several tropical storms with very limited interruptions.

[jimmy40]

I have no tree issue, the dish was on top of the house, very secure, 4 or 5 different techs came out over the couple years I had Direct, + 90, TV room box 20 feet from the dish, techs swapped out dish, equipment, then if it rained anywhere on Earth or I took the dog out to pee, no reception. I got Dish Network, no issues in over a year that I've had it.

[heavyg]

Ive had DTV since about 1996. When in California I NEVER lost signal. It wasn't until I moved to Ok with all the severe thunder storms and snow/ice that Ive had any problems. But they are usually temporary.

[jimmy40]

I did lose the signal on my Dish Saturday due to storms and missed most of the second half of the Longhorns's game. Never been so happy to lose reception.

[trickblue]

So, I was getting crappy signal again this morning and I went into settings and it said the signal was about 69-70 this morning. Shouldn't that be good enough to not cut out during a rain storm?

btw, man the weather sucks here in NY. It's flooding like crazy.

You need to get DTV out there if you have a clear line of sight to their satellite...

Too many of us have little to no problems with the service...

[Joe Rod]

You need to get DTV out there if you have a clear line of sight to their satellite...

Too many of us have little to no problems with the service...

:muttley: His DTV tech was probably that backpack guy he bullied on the Subway.

[Sam I Am]

:muttley: His DTV tech was probably that backpack guy he bullied on the Subway.

His backpack did say DirecTV on it. May be I was just really angry about my reception! :laugh2:

[trickblue]

:muttley: His DTV tech was probably that backpack guy he bullied on the Subway.

His backpack did say DirecTV on it. May be I was just really angry about my reception! :laugh2:

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