Question for Satellite TV users

[BenchRacer]

This more of a question for anyone who has Dish Network.

Is there an additional charge per month for each receiver? I read on DirecTV that they charge an additional $4.99 per receiver. And the setup I'm looking at I will need 3 receivers.

Thoughts?

[Swamp Fox]

If this is a lease program, I would bet that it is an extra cost.
If you own, I was under the impresion when we got hooked up that the service from additional recievers would be no additional cost...as far as hooking up 3 receivers, are ya sure that's possible?? Our dish has two sensors and is only able to run 2 receivers. (you gotta have Dish500 dish to run 2 receivers also is what they told us...of course this was from flea-market folks) :)

Maybe check their website?? http://www.dishnetwork.com ??

[Rumor]

I never heard of the 3 receiver setup.

But, couldn't you hook up two TV's to one receiver? Just like doing it with cable. That would mean getting the same channels on those two. Not like with two receivers you could show like espn on one tv and tnn with the other. If they are hooked to the same, they show the same channel.

[BenchRacer]

I was under the impression that you could have as many receivers as you want. It's just you can only be using 2 at any given time.

[Swamp Fox]

I guess you could do that too, although it would NOT go over very well around our home!! Me & Kel's and the boy's taste in TV programing tends to differ...that is until race day!

[Rumor]

I have never seen a triple receiver dish.

I know for the dual sensor you get two separate receivers to use on two TV's. One sensor, like we have, on one tv unless we strung a coaxial cable to the other tv, but both tv's would show the same program. The two separate ones you could watch different channels.

I'm sure you can buy alot of receivers to have, but unless you got a mega thing for the sensors, they won't work. The only ones I have ever seen were two. Unless you get two dishes, one with a dual and one with a single and pay for two separate programmings.

Unless a triple sensor is something they are just coming out with. :confused:

[BenchRacer]

Roo-

It's still a dual sensor dish. You can only use two receivers at a time.(I think)


Triple sensor dishes, now that would be cool!:)

[Rumor]

okay,

i'm with ya now. :rolleyes: ;)