[ale] OT: Letter to AT&T Broadband re Channel Removal

[Chris Woodruff]

There are also powered splitters that will take both feeds from a dual
LNB dish and output four signals.  But all four will still need to have
a unique receiver but you can now watch four TV's.  I think the unit
costs around $200 and is about the size of a loaf of bread.

Also please remember when installing a dish that you should also have a
telephone jack by the primary receiver so that it can upload/download
when needed.  I did not when I had my dish installed and once a month I
have to connect the receiver with a 25' line to the closest telephone
jack.  I am looking at a unit that will connect the two ends through the
house electrical system.

Chris Woodruff

On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 20:43, Glenn C. Lasher Jr. wrote:
> 
> You do need a separate receiver for each TV that you wish to tune
> independently.  There is no problem tuning several TV's to the same
> channel.
> 
> My upstairs neighbour has four TV's run off of his dish, using two
> receivers.  One is in the mother's bedroom, the other in the living room.
> The receiver in the living room then feeds (on VHF channel 3) TV's in the
> living room, son's bedroom and kitchen.  The living room receiver has a
> UHF remote (i.e. shoots through walls) and the one in the mother's bedroom
> is conventional IR.  The thought is that they are only going to be in one
> room at a time, except when watching TV before bed.
> 
> We have just the one TV.
> 
> Also, one dish supports a maximum of two receivers.
> 
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> > "Glenn C. Lasher Jr." wrote:
> > >
> > > I mentioned recently that I had gotten Dish Network.
> >
> > My biggest problem with any of the 'wireless' services is that, as I
> > understand it you need multiple devices for multiple TVs.  I've heard of
> > one that will support two, but still, by the time I get the proper
> > hardware in place, I'd probably spend $500. 3 TVs on the 2nd floor, 1 on
> > the first and two in the basement.  That's 6 connections, so I would
> > guess that would translate to at least 3 devices, or more.
> >
> > Feel free to enlighten me...
> >
> > --
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> >
> > "...the system (Microsoft passport) carries significant risks to users
> > that
> > are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
> > - David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research
> > - http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html
> >
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