I am debating whether to get comcast or dish tv, the dish is much cheaper for HD. But i have heard things about when it rains the picture is bad, is this true?
2007-02-11 10:40:40 · 7 answers · asked by BJ 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
If the Dish is properly installed – you should never lose a picture due to rain.
It will require your signature for acceptance of installation. Demand the installers get 100+ signal strength. Dish Network receivers provide an auditory and numerical signal strength indicator. You can see / hear the skill of the installers.
I’ve witnessed a Dish losing a signal when completely incased in snow. Brushing the Dish with a broom resolved the problem.
You should never lose satellite over precipitation.
There are 30 channels of High Definition on Dish Network. Don’t settle for inferior cable.
2007-02-11 16:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by WebtvDan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in an area with particularly heavy rain storms you could have trouble with reception. I live in the rainy part of Oregon and have had maybe 2 times when heavy rain affected the reception. It was just for short periods. If you do live in an area that is susceptible to this, they have a slightly larger dish that will help. The larger dish receives a stronger signal and isn't as prone to this problem.
Some people don't align the dish very well. This makes it easier for weather to interfere. If the dish is aligned properly, it will not have as many problems.
2007-02-11 11:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by wires 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never had HD but I did have satellite once. And whenever it was overcast, stormy, or raining it did affect the picture. Sometimes it was just blurry or it would skip out once and a while and then sometimes it would just stop sending the picture for hours at a time. I have comcast now and I find that the staff are really helpful and I have enjoyed their service thus far.
2007-02-11 10:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by pmktabbycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any signal received through an antenna is susceptible to variation caused by certain weather conditions.
The so-called "dish" is just a type of antenna.
2007-02-11 12:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by dmb06851 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only when the storm is intense enough where the rainfall blocks the signal from the satellite. It comes back when the storm passes.
Any service by sat has this prob.
2007-02-11 10:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by Revenant Hamster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-12 03:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. So do tall trees blocking the signal......
2007-02-11 10:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by The One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋