BajaNomad - Direct TV vs. Dish in Northern Baja, CA?

Direct TV vs. Dish in Northern Baja, CA?

MsTerieus - 10-31-2010 at 10:32 AM

Dear Northern Baja, CA Nomads: Can anyone tell me if Dish satellite TV works as well as Direct TV in your area? I ask because it seems that everyone in the area who has satellite uses Direct TV. This could be because Direct TV was less expensive, in the past, but that is not presently the case.

Thanks in advance!

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BajaWarrior - 10-31-2010 at 10:52 AM

We have DishNetwork below San Felipe and it works very well. This receiver is a piggy back to our home subscription so it is only $5 on top of our home bill. We even get the local San Diego news (one channel, XETV 6) and all of our HBO package plus all the XM music channels.

The reception is great and have never had a problem in two years.

DENNIS - 10-31-2010 at 11:26 AM

People here have had their cards zapped, I mean, all at the same time, when Dish found out they were here.
Doesn't happen with Direct.

Ask Bob Durrell.

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MsTerieus - 10-31-2010 at 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
People here have had their cards zapped, I mean, all at the same time, when Dish found out they were here. ...

Ah, I see! Thanks!

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Doesn't happen with Direct.

Not yet, at least! :lol:

BajaWarrior - 10-31-2010 at 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
People here have had their cards zapped, I mean, all at the same time, when Dish found out they were here.
Doesn't happen with Direct.

Ask Bob Durrell.

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[Edited on 10-31-2010 by DENNIS]

My DishNetwork is legal and I have even talked to Customer service and they do know that one of our receivers is in Baja.

[Edited on 10-31-2010 by BajaWarrior]

LaloinBaja - 10-31-2010 at 12:27 PM

we were cut off by dishnetwork here south of Rosarito...so I signed up with Telnor Dish...as we are Spanish speaking gringos..It's no problem...and cheap...$12.00 per month for basic...

MsTerieus - 10-31-2010 at 06:18 PM

Hi, Baja Warrior. I suspect that your Baja service may not actually be legal but that you just were not busted for it. Can you tell me how you went about hooking up in Baja, and what you told/did not tell Dish??

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Originally posted by BajaWarrior
We have DishNetwork below San Felipe and it works very well. This receiver is a piggy back to our home subscription so it is only $5 on top of our home bill. We even get the local San Diego news (one channel, XETV 6) and all of our HBO package plus all the XM music channels.

The reception is great and have never had a problem in two years.

Dave - 10-31-2010 at 08:54 PM

I have both Dish and Directv in Northern Baja and both work flawlessly. Never had an issue with either one. And, I don't intend to inform either company of their receivers locations. :rolleyes:

BajaGringo - 10-31-2010 at 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
I have both Dish and Directv in Northern Baja and both work flawlessly. Never had an issue with either one. And, I don't intend to inform either company of their receivers locations. :rolleyes:

We use SKY which we are really happy with. Depends a lot on what channels you just "have to have"...

jeremias - 10-31-2010 at 11:09 PM

Don't want to hijack the thread, but is sattellite the only option in N Baja, if I can't get Cable? Well, i guess I could buy some huge bunny ears........

BajaWarrior - 11-1-2010 at 04:27 AM

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Originally posted by MsTerieus
Hi, Baja Warrior. I suspect that your Baja service may not actually be legal but that you just were not busted for it. Can you tell me how you went about hooking up in Baja, and what you told/did not tell Dish??

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We signed up for DishNetwork in San Diego while telling the original salesman that we needed service as well at our vacation home in Baja which he said no problem.

Two weeks later we had a couple of guys crawling all over our house in San Diego getting us hooked up and handed me a receiver and a dish for Baja. The installer even gave me marks on the dish to get me close and brought up the dish pointing menu on the TV to show me how to dial it in.

We had to call customer service once the dish pointing was complete as they had to verify the receiver and send a signal which did take a while but I made a point of letting my representative that we were in Baja and there was no problem. It will be 3 years in March since we had service with 0 problems, no customer service calls.

durrelllrobert - 11-1-2010 at 05:30 AM

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yep, I had 3 receivers zapped at the same time because somehow or another they determined that they were not at US address I used. When I talked to them about this they told me that if I sent them a utility bill with my name on it for that address they would hook me back up, and of course I couldn't do this.
Also asked them how they could destroy my personal property that I bought and paid for and they said that I owned the equipment but that they owned the access cards within, which is all that they destroyed.
So those 3 went into the dumpster and I bought 3 more using a different name and address but they ony lasted about 2 months befre they were also zapped.
During this time frame I know of at least another 15 receivers in this area that were zapped. I'm told that the reason they are willing to lose customers down here is that the US FCC regulations say that they can not brodcast outside of the country.

racheldarlin - 11-1-2010 at 06:11 AM

Check out SLINGBOX.com Anywhere you can get on the internet you can watch the same programming that you have in your livingroom, including HD.

Cost of the box is $200-300. Easy set up and no monthly fee.

They even have a version for smart phones.

bajalearner - 11-1-2010 at 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by racheldarlin
Check out SLINGBOX.com Anywhere you can get on the internet you can watch the same programming that you have in your livingroom, including HD.

Cost of the box is $200-300. Easy set up and no monthly fee.

They even have a version for smart phones.

Thanks for this info. Interesting...

ArvadaGeorge - 11-1-2010 at 09:03 AM

Direct TV people are you using the 18" or 21" dish? Or do need some thing bigger? Does the HD & DVR work?

MsTerieus - 11-1-2010 at 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo
We use SKY which we are really happy with. Depends a lot on what channels you just "have to have"...

At this point, I have to have lots of (most) channels in Ingles. I imagine that's not the case for ustedes.

MsTerieus - 11-1-2010 at 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert

Thanks for the info, Bob. One of my questions was: is there any reason to think it would happen again soon? You answered that one! Guess I'll have to explore alternatives to satellite TV. : {

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DENNIS - 11-1-2010 at 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo
We use SKY which we are really happy with. Depends a lot on what channels you just "have to have"...

I don't understand how SKY does things. There are antennas everywhere and they all seem to be pointing at the ground. :?:

MsTerieus - 11-1-2010 at 09:55 AM

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Thanks for the info, Rachel. :yes:

Someone was just telling me last night that these internet sites, with movies & TV, are becoming more and more common.

I hope I can get fast enough internet to enable me to use these sites!

Edit: Oh, dear. I checked out the web site. It looks to me like one must have regular TV reception at their home, first. My only home will be in Baja.

Still, I'm fairly sure there are sites that just provide TV and movie content directly. I guess even Netflicks does that with movies.

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Dave - 11-1-2010 at 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by MsTerieus
Thanks for the info, Bob. One of my questions was: is there any reason to think it would happen again soon? You answered that one! Shoot: It's not that the extra $5/month charged by Direct TV bothers me so much; it's that, at least right now, they require a 2-year contract (as opposed to Dish's 1-year contract), and that's too long for me. Guess I'll have to explore alternatives to satellite TV. : {

It's a pretty much given that you need to have established service in the U.S. first. If you have a friend or relative with service then an additional box will do the trick.

BajaWarrior - 11-1-2010 at 04:10 PM

Based on all this zapping going on in Baja if I have to communicate with customer service in the future I'll just tell them my set-up is on an RV and it's tooling around the California desert.

MsTerieus - 11-1-2010 at 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Based on all this zapping going on in Baja if I have to communicate with customer service in the future I'll just tell them my set-up is on an RV and it's tooling around the California desert.

Good idea! Better yet, don't tell them anything at all!

DENNIS - 11-1-2010 at 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by MsTerieus
Good idea! Better yet, don't tell them anything at all!

GASP...SPUTTER....Are you sure you want to withold the full truth and admit to that in public??

Oh my word...The lady is coming out of her shell.

Welcome to the common world. Glad to see you here.
Now....just do what you have to do...just like all us commoners.

Welcome to Baja, MsT.

MsTerieus - 11-1-2010 at 06:04 PM

At the risk of sounding overly technical, and/or being overly analytical, I see a big difference between not volunteering information, when none is called for, and providing incorrect information, when the information is called for -- especially if it is (a) called for in writing or (b) the basis for, or determinative of, one's eligibility to receive a benefit or right. :saint:

[Edited on 11-2-2010 by MsTerieus]