Tuesday, August 11, 2009

In Pursuit of HD TV

Our RV already had a Winegard satellite mounted on the roof when we bought it in February of 2008. Ed is determined to get High Definition service for his new TV (bought last winter when we had the TV box taken out so he wouldn't bump his head constantly). In Florida back in January, he had the Direct TV installers at the RV with their ladders, ready to install. After much effort, they discovered that they don't provide HD service.

At home in Singers Glen, he got DISH TV all set up in our house with HD and loved it. He was reassured by DISH that it would be a simple matter to transfer the box and service to the RV ---- RIGHT!!! After many hours and a couple of trips by a technician, it just wouldn't work.

In Kansas City, the place where we had the braking system installed on the car Monday turned out to be an authorized Winegard facility. After a call to Winegard, the guy started out with great confidence. The final check couldn't be done because there were too many trees. We went to Cabella's (like an Outdoor World store) and stayed in their parking lot. The check completed but Ed was back to square one......the satellite he needs isn't showing.

Interesting how the guy didn't return Ed's call this morning. I wonder why?

To be continued................ with a happy ending, I hope, because Ed's going to be an unhappy camper if he doesn't soon get his HD TV!

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