Installing Satellite TV on Your Home

Satellite TV is a Real Alternative to Comcast and other Cable Providers

Whether you choose DirecTV or Dish there are some advantages and disadvantages to Cable. But we will not dwell on the debate here or about which satellite provider is best. Instead we are gathering information on self installation of a satellite system.  For our money, the best alternative in our home town for either Dish or Directv is The Connected Home which offers professional installers for free, a deal that cannot be beat. But if you are not near a vendor who will do free installs, you may want to learn from the following.

 

Installing a satellite system not only involves setting up the satellite dish outside, but it also requires hooking up the television to the satellite receiver. See what goes into a complete satellite install with help from a certified satellite installer in this free video on satellite TV.

Expert: Bill Barney
Bio: Bill Barney has installed more than 3500 satellite dish systems. He and his wife Debbie have owned Community Dish in Pahrump, Nevada, since 2003.
Filmmaker: Lew Gitlin

 

Here is another video DIY How to video on the HackNpackShop  channel.

Published on Feb 28, 2015(408 days ago)

Dish Network Mounting the HD DISH and finding the satellites 110, 119, and 129. http://www.satellite-tv-install.com/ Learn how to install a dish network mast and point the 1000.2 DISH Network HD Dish. Roof Mounting the satellite and running the wires.
Satellite TV Installation first step to installing DISH Network 1000.2 western arc for a Dish Network Hopper, super Joey, and Joey installation.
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Running Coax RG6 for DISH Network Installation. I almost always run Duel with ground or messenger wire on every install even one box installs because if my customer upgrades i am ready for the hopper conversion. or another box.
If you do the install right the first time you don’t usually have to go back to fix anything.

 

This final video focuses on the dish installation and the aiming of the dish.

 

If you are handy, the above videos clearly show that you can do it yourself.