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03-Dec-2007, 11:05 AM #1
Satelite receiver
I changed from Dish satellite TV after having Direct TV for years.

Dish satellite has their own satellite receiver so i have a Direct TV satellite receiver that i own but is currently in a closet. Does the Direct TV receiver have any value?
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03-Dec-2007, 01:39 PM #2
In the Chicago area they're free when you sign up so for this area I'd say there is no value..
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03-Dec-2007, 03:44 PM #3
Thats what i mean, these receivers are given away free. Toss in the rubbish? Seems a shame to do
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03-Dec-2007, 03:48 PM #4
Status symbol...............mount it on your car roof or trunk lid............doesn't have to be connected to anything. Probably scare the hell out of any druggie neighbors.
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03-Dec-2007, 04:11 PM #5
Install it on the dog house to impress the neighbors...

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10-Dec-2007, 02:18 PM #6
Good ideas! They got me thinking, i could use the extra satelitte round antenna as a wok for making fried rice.
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11-Dec-2007, 12:28 AM #7
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Good ideas! They got me thinking, i could use the extra satelitte round antenna as a wok for making fried rice.
Hope you take the paint off first.

We switched the other way from DishNetwork to DirecTV a few years ago. Put the new dish and LNB on the old mounting post. Somebody bought the old dish and LNBs for $10 during a garage sale
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11-Dec-2007, 01:01 AM #8
use it as a wok wifi reciever booster
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use it as a wok wifi reciever booster
Good idea! Thought I saw a DIY design somewhere on-line that replaced the LNB with a USB WiFi adapter. Used a USB extender cable (16 ft max) from the dish to the computer.
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11-Dec-2007, 07:56 AM #10
i'm using one now [ wok wifi ] it works very well
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