Posted: 9/5/2011 8:50:39 AM EDT
| I see used DirectTV convertors and boxes and stuff for sale all over the net, and as many at flea markets and yard sales and such. I understand there's a $20 fee for an access card to make these boxes work, but, if I hook it up in a separate room, will Direct charge me for that extra room? How would they know? |
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So, they'll charge me for a box, even though it isn't theirs anymore?
I can clone the signal easily, just route everything through my existing cables that run into five other rooms. If I have to pay for each room, I'll just jump off the line-in to the living room TV, but all TV's in the house will have to be on the same channel, which I'll live with. The cable service that I had was excellent for twenty years, but went out of business in the spring. All the wiring is still in place from that, so it's easy to put it all together one way or another. I'm not paying for five boxes cause I'm cheap and poor. 
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So, they'll charge me for a box, even though it isn't theirs anymore? No you'll be charged for access. I understand the access card fee - it's $20. I'm wondering if there's a monthly fee for the extra rooms. Yes, you have to have an access card in each receiver, and each access card will incur a monthly charge. I haven't had satellite service in over five years, but back then it was $5 per month, per device, it may be more now. You may or may not be able to use your existing wiring as is, if you have wire going directly from your service entry to each set, then you are good to go. Now some of the newer satellite receivers are cable of providing video to two TV sets, but you have to have wiring from the service entry to the receiver, then wiring from the receiver to the second box (although I imagine that this line could be split, but the sets being ran of the second port then a splitter would all have to watch the same channel at the same time. I don't know about now, but back when I was paying for Sat service (at different points had DirecTV and Dishnetwork), they were almost always willing to give you a free or close to free install for as many rooms as you wanted, you just had to be careful as the installers would sometimes try and hook you into paying for install stuff that you didn't need, or should be included in the install already. Another reason to be very picky with the install is that once you sign the work order, you are now under contract, and agree that everything was installed to your complete satisfaction. This means if you are the one who knows what needs done be there, don't leave it to your wife who doesn't really know. If they have to come back it will be on your dime. |