Re: Comcast merger FAQs

[Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com>]

At 1:26 AM -0500 11/21/02, Mark Laurence wrote:
>On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 10:50  PM, tklaundry@juno.com wrote:
>
>>Dave writes:
>>It'll be interesting to see how many of those sat tv dishes in your 
>>neighborhood survive the winter if we have any kind of significant 
>>snow.  From what I am told by people who have sat tv you have to 
>>keep the dish clear, much like you do at radio and tv stations, or 
>>you lose your signal,  that's one of the reasons we rejected sat tv 
>>at the boat club.  Not exactly an equal footing with cable.
>
>They sell dish covers that are supposed to prevent snow buildup. 
>Last year was not exactly a big one for snowfall, but I didn't have 
>one minute of signal interruption due to snow.  Part of the reason 
>is the low angle of the dish in our northern US location - the dish 
>is so far tipped over on its side that the snow falls out.  I've 
>also experienced only a few minutes of rain fade during the heaviest 
>of storms.

I concur, I have had very few weather related problems with my dish, 
which goes back to when they cost $700.  I think you are believing 
the rumors spread by the cable companies more than anything else.

-- 
Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH