I love the extra HD channels (over my old Comcast HD cable) but I don't love that the signal dies any time a storm gets within 5 miles (not even kidding). I can actually predict when it's going to rain, by when my signal goes out =/. I'd have switched back to cable if I didn't have a 2 year contract (with massive fees to terminate). My only salvation is that I live in an area with excellent ATSC/NTSC reception (so atleast I can watch local channels when it storms). Other than that, the picture quality on DishHD is better (when it's on) than with Cable, the HD-DVR is amazing, and the HD Kung-Fu (Mostly Japanese movie) channel is the best channel in the history of the world =P
Have you checked your dish? We had similar problems after the Dish "Technician" installed our dish. I was able to improve signal reception in less than a hour, just by adjusting my dish until I had the strongest signal possible.
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I love the extra HD channels (over my old Comcast HD cable) but I don't love that the signal dies any time a storm gets within 5 miles (not even kidding). I can actually predict when it's going to rain, by when my signal goes out =/. I'd have switched back to cable if I didn't have a 2 year contract (with massive fees to terminate). My only salvation is that I live in an area with excellent ATSC/NTSC reception (so atleast I can watch local channels when it storms). Other than that, the picture quality on DishHD is better (when it's on) than with Cable, the HD-DVR is amazing, and the HD Kung-Fu (Mostly Japanese movie) channel is the best channel in the history of the world =P
Have you checked your dish? We had similar problems after the Dish "Technician" installed our dish. I was able to improve signal reception in less than a hour, just by adjusting my dish until I had the strongest signal possible.