Thanks for the answers Jimbo. I am more clear on my options now. I think I will call the ValueElectronics guys this week and get more info. Quite honestly I am Ok with my cable service, but the lack of any pro football packages is killing me. I'm a big Cowboys fan and have high hopes for them...

Hi Jimbos and ryanm86, I don't mean to be a wise guy or anything, but I havn't gotten answers to my questions. I certainly understand why they have the 2 year committment, but not how an independent dealer channel can exist if it has the same restrictions and sells at the same price...

Ok, it looks like my site is Ok, and I can deal with the lack of a phone connection, but I still have a question or two: 1) For new customers, D* has all kinds of deals including free dish, free installation, discounted receivers and programming, etc. The catch is the two year agreement. I...

Thanks for the answer dishrich! I guess now I need to do a better site survey to see if I can actually see the satellites. I'm surrounded by tall pines, but in my North Carolina location, I think I can see the southwest sky Ok.

Hi All, I'm a noob here looking to move from cable to D* (mostly for the NFL Sunday Ticket), but I have a question regarding the "required" phone connection on the D* receivers. I assume that the receiver "phones home" occasionally and perhaps during pay-per-view type operations. But my...