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dad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 08:57 PM
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Please tell me satellite dishes work in snow
So we get snow tonight and the dish doesn't work?? U gotta be kidding me!
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colorado thinker Donating Member (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 09:10 PM
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1. I would have to go out and sweep the snow off the dish
periodically. It was mounted on the side of the house, rather than the roof, fortunately. No, they don't work when covered with snow.
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gasperc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-22-06 11:44 AM
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2. spray no stick Pam on it periodically
it helps the snow slide off by itself frequently, if there is a big storm, yes it could interupt the signal
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maddogesq Donating Member (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-25-06 10:14 AM
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3. Just add sand bags in the back..nuk, nuk.
Edited on Sat Nov-25-06 10:15 AM by maddogesq
Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
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annarbor Donating Member (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-26-06 07:39 PM
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4. Dad...
I had the Dish for a while as they had fantastic prices for HBO, Showtime etc. I couldn't stand the reception when it rained and when we had high winds. I gave it up after six months or so. I'm down in the Ann Arbor area and I refused to wait until the snow hit...I got rid of it in the Fall.

I hate to say it but Comcast is far superior to its satellite competitors.

Ann Arbor
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:38 PM
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5. We've had to knock it off but it's far better than cable. We have both
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:39 PM by MrsGrumpy
and the channel selection with Directv is better for the same price. We have maybe 3ish days of rain fade a year. :hi:

***The reason we have both is because we need the cable for my job (internet connection).
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TWiley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-02-06 06:03 PM
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6. yer fucked
they always seem to crap out at the wrong time
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