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shared dish in apartment complex
I have moved to an apartment complex that uses Dish Network. They have a couple of dishes mounted on the main building from what I can see. We are not allowed to mount a dish in the balcony. I have tried a friends FTA box but could not get a signal over 21 with 0 quality. He mentioned that I am getting a qam signal. Is there a receiver that work with my set up?
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
QAM is over cable, not satellite dish. If you're plugging your apt's cable tv's wire into your box, then yes, you won't get any signal or quality. You'll have to connect from the dish.
Why don't you go up to the roof? It could be that a lot of the dishes are vacant. If you've had DN sub long enough, they won't come to take the dish away when you cancel/move. If there are, it'd save you the trouble of finding a dish and installing it.
You might even be able to plug a cable into an existing dish that another tenant is using, if the LNB is twin or quad DP. You might get into trouble if they come up and check for some weird reason though 
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
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Originally Posted by ccguy
I have moved to an apartment complex that uses Dish Network. They have a couple of dishes mounted on the main building from what I can see. We are not allowed to mount a dish in the balcony. I have tried a friends FTA box but could not get a signal over 21 with 0 quality. He mentioned that I am getting a qam signal. Is there a receiver that work with my set up?
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ccguy,
Welcome to ABAdss! You should check out the information on this FCC site about your own dish on your balcony. If you are facing South.
Installing Consumer-Owned Antennas and Satellite Dishes
It may be just what you need. . . .
R.T.
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
Hello & Welcome to Aba!!!!! Let us know how you make out
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
may you didnt set the settings correct like lnb and tp
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
I they provide DishNet to the apts. They prolly process and redistribute the channels in to a cable type that allows the residents to watch TV without a box. If that is the case your are SOL.
They tell you you cant mount a dish to the structure, how bout setting up a dish on a tripod or cheaper, get a 5 gallon plastic bucket and stick a pipe in some Sackcrete. If you are allow a potted plaint on your balcony why not a potted dish?
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Re: shared dish in apartment complex
and put a bag over it
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Originally Posted by bat01
I they provide DishNet to the apts. They prolly process and redistribute the channels in to a cable type that allows the residents to watch TV without a box. If that is the case your are SOL.
They tell you you cant mount a dish to the structure, how bout setting up a dish on a tripod or cheaper, get a 5 gallon plastic bucket and stick a pipe in some Sackcrete. If you are allow a potted plaint on your balcony why not a potted dish?
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