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The Little Satellite Dish
The vivid, razor sharp T.V. images, displayed in the electronics store, caught my eye. My television experience was limited to 2 channels, brought in by a UHF Loop on the back of my set. Craving more in depth media exposure, I looked at the handy content brochures. The literature indicated that there were hundreds of channels available on satellite. There were several movie channels, and a hoard of sports networks to choose from.
I had to have it.
With the hardware and content package purchased, I awaited the installation. That evening the dish installer arrived. He attached the little foot wide dish, to the corner of the roof. I watched as he took out his compass and sighted the exact direction which to point the dish. He plugged in a little television and the satellite receiver.
This allowed let him see the signal strength, that the dish was receiving from the satellite.
He made tiny adjustments to the dish, moving it up and down until he found the spot where the strongest satellite signal came from.
After he had tightened all the bolts and connections on the dish he was finished outside.
He set up the receiver inside the house. Surprise only one promo channel worked. He said it would be a day or so before the satellite company would set up the account and turn on all the channels.
It was great when all the channels came on. The picture was crystal clear. There were over a hundred channels to choose from. The package included several movie channels, regular network programming, and hoards of sports channels.
The little satellite dish had a few quirks.
It didn’t like rain, or snow storms. As a storm approached
the satellite signal strength meter would drop. The closer the storm came, the more the reading fell. During a heavy rain or snow storm, the picture would start to get covered with little colored squares. Then the action on the television screen would freeze.
This meant that there was not enough information coming from
the satellite signal, for the receiver computer to construct a picture.
I learned to turn off the receiver, when the picture started to become broken up. Little squares pop out in the picture. If I didn’t turn off the receiver, it would crash. Then the receiver computer would have to be reset.
To do this it was turned off, and unplugged.
The smart card was taken out of the receiver for a minute or two. Then the card was reinserted into the receiver. After the storm had passed it was safe to plug in the receiver and turn it on.
Although satellite television is fun, it can be rather pricey. It all depends on how wide a variety of programming you want to watch. Adding premium movie channels is more expensive. Some of the choices available include: HBO, Cinimax, The Movie Channel, Stars, and others. There are also tons of sports channels
available. Depending on the content package you select, your
monthly satellite bill could be as much as $70.00.
The basic packages are quite reasonable.
So choosing your packages carefully, will lead to happy viewing.
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