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My only fear with DirecTV has been interference and drop outs, especially since I live in a windy coastal area. Maybe the modern dishes are better, though. Thoughts, anyone?
We've had DirecTV in Jersey City, which is also very windy most of the year, for probably eight years now. Disruptions are very rare--only with extremely dense clouds, basically only with storms that are news events, and even then, it's usually only a minute or two before you're back to normal. There might have been one time in eight years when it was out for about ten minutes. That was maybe five or six years ago.
Its hilarious how everyone who does not have satellite still believe that drop outs are such a huge problem. This might have been the case back in the 1970's, but I believe 40 years later would be plenty of time to fix that.
Its hilarious how everyone who does not have satellite still believe that drop outs are such a huge problem. This might have been the case back in the 1970's, but I believe 40 years later would be plenty of time to fix that.
Perhaps DirecTV should address this concern in their ads, instead of having Beyonce shaking her booty (although I certain don't mind that...)
I wouldn't say I have "frequent" drop outs, but they occur more often than what is being expressed on this board. Just last week I had a few DVR'ed shows not record. I still love DirecTV and wouldn't switch to Comcast despite it.
I wouldn't say I have "frequent" drop outs, but they occur more often than what is being expressed on this board. Just last week I had a few DVR'ed shows not record. I still love DirecTV and wouldn't switch to Comcast despite it.
Where is your dish mounted? On roof? On a pole? Fence? Also, is it a slim dish?
Where is your dish mounted? On roof? On a pole? Fence? Also, is it a slim dish?
Also, it's not clear to me that a DVR not recording a show would be indicative of losing the satellite signal. That seems like a big leap of logic, at least without more info.
Also, it's not clear to me that a DVR not recording a show would be indicative of losing the satellite signal. That seems like a big leap of logic, at least without more info.
If there is a torrential downpour going on while you're DVR is recording said program it most definitely will have to do with the dropouts. Just because you're not home and the tv is not on doesnt mean the rain wont affect the TV signal.
I had DirecTV for 1 Year at my apartment building in East Rutherford. We had one of the big dishes that serviced the entire property. Were dropouts a problem, no. Were there dropouts from time to time YES. During big storms we would lose signal and get tiling. This happened maybe half a dozen times during the year. Only once did this last for more than a few minutes. I've never had one of the personal dishes so I can't comment about that.
Cable had more drop outs than Satellite. I would lose my Cable TV AND internet AND phone for HOURS! Sometimes for the entire night! Cable is just as prone as anything else. However, I only lose satellite for minutes if any and that I can deal with.
If there is a torrential downpour going on while you're DVR is recording said program it most definitely will have to do with the dropouts. Just because you're not home and the tv is not on doesnt mean the rain wont affect the TV signal.
That x is a possible explanation doesn't imply that x is the explanation. There might be hundreds of possible explanations. Without more information, there are certainly other possible explanations why a DVR wouldn't record a show.
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