About a week ago i finally decided that i was tired of the crappy reception i got on my TV using rabbit ears. I also thought i could use a few more channels. I checked around and DISH satellite had the cheapest rates and had local channels to boot. I found the nearest Dish dealer and ordered the service. Right up front i was hit with an extra $5 a month because we don't have a phone line (the lady and i use cell phones). Whatever, i scheduled the installation for thursday.
part 2:
The technician comes out when he says he's going to, good stuff. After playing around for two hours, he finally gets the reception dialed in, but one of the satellite links (turns out the one that gets locals) won't come in. The rest of the channels come in fine but no locals as of yet. He tinkers a little longer and tells me my locals should pop up in about 15 minutes.
part 3:
After four hours my locals still aren't there so i call up customer service. They say they'll have someone out around 3PM. At 6PM i call them back, the guy got held up, no problem. It's the same guy from this morning, he goes back to the roof and tinkers some more. After an hour, still no locals and the satellite reception numbers are half what they were earlier. He says that he may not be able to get locals to come in but he'll be back tomorrow. I tell him someone will be here until 4:30PM so try to make it out before then.
part 4:
No sign of the guy all day. He still hasn't shown up at 4:30 when the girlfriend goes to work. I get home around 7PM and find this note in the door:
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Sweet, sounds good (except for the spelling....
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Now before someone says something about me complaining, id like to say this: Everyone ive talked to associated with dish so far has been great. The customer service people have been nice and helpful, and even the iffy technician was a great guy to deal with.
But would it be wrong at this point for me to request a new (and hopefully more skilled) technician? Has anyone else had an experience like this?
enjoy,
Jacques