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Jane Doe
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
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Several times lately I've seen a DirecTV ad that touts how the service
was up and running during a hurricane while cable was out. HUH?! Mine
goes out if there's a fucking CLOUD in the sky! A thunderstorm? No
DirecTV. A light sprinkle? No DirecTV. An approaching tornado? NO
CHANCE of watching TV for weather alerts because the signal is OUT.
It's ridiculous. How on earth can they advertise that the service is so
great and stable that it works during a hurricane?
FWIW, I've had DirecTV for about 11 years, so it's not like I'm making a
snap judgment about how it's worked for me. |
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Michael Walker
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject:
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"Jane Doe" <no.spam.please@no.such.domain.com> wrote in message
news:_ESPe.2631$z2.305@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Several times lately I've seen a DirecTV ad that touts how the service was
up and running during a hurricane while cable was out. HUH?! Mine goes
out if there's a fucking CLOUD in the sky! A thunderstorm? No DirecTV. A
light sprinkle? No DirecTV. An approaching tornado? NO CHANCE of
watching TV for weather alerts because the signal is OUT. It's ridiculous.
How on earth can they advertise that the service is so great and stable
that it works during a hurricane?
FWIW, I've had DirecTV for about 11 years, so it's not like I'm making a
snap judgment about how it's worked for me.
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I have no problems when it rains. It'll go out when it really gets bad
though. |
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Billy Ryman
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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I was wondering where the electrical power was coming from.
Now, if it was after the storm, and these folks had generators,... I can
understand that. |
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Jane Doe
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject:
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Michael Walker wrote:
| Quote: | I have no problems when it rains. It'll go out when it really gets bad
though.
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Really? Mine is ridiculous! Honestly, it goes out with the least bit
of provocation from Mother Nature! :-( |
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Tony
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject:
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"Billy Ryman" <b1sdf@amico.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I was wondering where the electrical power was coming from.
Now, if it was after the storm, and these folks had generators,... I can
understand that.
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In Pensacola, cable TV was out in some areas for 2 weeks after Ivan. (It was
out for months on the beach.) People with DirecTV and generators were
watching TV as soon as the storm passed.
Tony |
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Lee Florack
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Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:14:34 GMT, Jane Doe
<no.spam.please@no.such.domain.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Several times lately I've seen a DirecTV ad that touts how the service
was up and running during a hurricane while cable was out. HUH?! Mine
goes out if there's a fucking CLOUD in the sky! A thunderstorm? No
DirecTV. A light sprinkle? No DirecTV. An approaching tornado? NO
CHANCE of watching TV for weather alerts because the signal is OUT.
It's ridiculous. How on earth can they advertise that the service is so
great and stable that it works during a hurricane?
FWIW, I've had DirecTV for about 11 years, so it's not like I'm making a
snap judgment about how it's worked for me.
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Hmm. I have no problem with rain or snow (unless it is really
fast and sticky so that it builds up on the dish). |
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Billy Ryman
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Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
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That's what I figured. In that case DirecTV is well within their claim.
Around here, if some drunk bastard takes out a pole, the cable company won't
call anyone out. They'll get to it the next day somewhere between 8am and
5pm. |
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scott(remove_to_reply)
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Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:
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Jane Doe wrote:
| Quote: | Michael Walker wrote:
I have no problems when it rains. It'll go out when it really gets bad
though.
Really? Mine is ridiculous! Honestly, it goes out with the least bit
of provocation from Mother Nature! :-(
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It sounds like you boys need to re-aim your dish. You should be getting
signal strength > 95% on all of the satellites. If not, re-aim. |
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