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Old Jul 6th 2007, 12:23 pm
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Default Huge day for directv's 100 HD Channels

The Satellite is launched Tonight from Russia at 21.15 EST. This will give us the Promised 100 HD channels from about September. Keep fingers crossed. The launch can be seen on directv channel 570 or on the web at

http://streamvox.streamos.com/vyvx/ils070607/

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Is it just me or does that looks like an airfix kit?
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Old Jul 6th 2007, 1:36 pm
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oooh goody maybe I'll finally get off my ar$e, chuck Time warner a notice to quit and sign up for directv
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Old Jul 6th 2007, 4:39 pm
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Looks like something out of a 60's bond movie
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Must be the "new" version mentioned in Wikipedia as launching 7/7:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_rocket
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Not much help when your dish is taken away in a tornado now is it?
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International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the DIRECTV 10 satellite today using an enhanced version of Russia's premier vehicle, the Proton.

The Proton Breeze M rocket lifted off at 7:16 a.m. today local time (9:16 p.m. Friday EDT, 01:16 today GMT) from the Cosmodrome's Pad 39. The mission lasted 9 hours and 8 minutes, before the Breeze M upper stage placed the DIRECTV 10 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. After about two months of in-orbit testing, the satellite will move to its operating position of 102.8 degrees West longitude to enhance DIRECTV's high-definition services across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

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International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the DIRECTV 10 satellite today using an enhanced version of Russia's premier vehicle, the Proton.

The Proton Breeze M rocket lifted off at 7:16 a.m. today local time (9:16 p.m. Friday EDT, 01:16 today GMT) from the Cosmodrome's Pad 39. The mission lasted 9 hours and 8 minutes, before the Breeze M upper stage placed the DIRECTV 10 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. After about two months of in-orbit testing, the satellite will move to its operating position of 102.8 degrees West longitude to enhance DIRECTV's high-definition services across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

so no great rush for me to make the switch over just yet. House we have has a Directv dish on it already(from previous owner). I wonder what they will say when i ask them to come in and upgrade it for HD support (I don't think its able to do HD at the mo looking at the LNB its got)
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Comcast just keep piling on the HD channels and HD on-demand movies. It's more the content it seems at the moment being broadcast. Fox pisses me off as it's HD but MOSTLY 4:3 with BLACK BARS at the sides.

the more HD the merrier for me. It looks way cool.
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the more HD the merrier for me. It looks way cool.
I get a few HD channels through my digital cable, but being HD is no good if they cram them all into limited bandwidth - look at the grass on a sports event for example (a green blur). If you can get an off air HD signal compare it to what the cable/satellite sends you and you'll see what I mean.
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We have Direct TV ...... it's f**kin crap
I am actually thinking of returning to Time warner

The picture breaks up for no reason, if there is a slight storm cloud 10 miles away we loose every channel........ AND .. every weeks or so we have to re-programe all 4 of our boxes.
The bill is supposed to be a standard payment but varies by $100 sometimes and they give us no explanation.... it stand to reason if you have the same package set for the contract the monthly payment should be the same
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Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
We have Direct TV ...... it's f**kin crap
I am actually thinking of returning to Time warner

The picture breaks up for no reason, if there is a slight storm cloud 10 miles away we loose every channel........ AND .. every weeks or so we have to re-programe all 4 of our boxes.
The bill is supposed to be a standard payment but varies by $100 sometimes and they give us no explanation.... it stand to reason if you have the same package set for the contract the monthly payment should be the same
It's all that PPV porn you've been watching...
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Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
We have Direct TV ...... it's f**kin crap
I am actually thinking of returning to Time warner

The picture breaks up for no reason, if there is a slight storm cloud 10 miles away we loose every channel........ AND .. every weeks or so we have to re-programe all 4 of our boxes.
The bill is supposed to be a standard payment but varies by $100 sometimes and they give us no explanation.... it stand to reason if you have the same package set for the contract the monthly payment should be the same
You can buy some rain shield spray that will improve your reception in big storms.

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/k...e-Solution.htm

I use it in my Ku 1meter and it works pretty good.
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TV isn't worth all this trouble.
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