I am so totally pissed off with satellite TV.

[RebelOne]

It has beeen raining off and on all day and I keep losing the satellite signal. Try and call Dish Network and they say that it is due to bad weather -- Duh, like I didn't know that. But of course, I am not offered any kind of a rebate because I am not able to access any channels. At least, when I call AOL (no flames, please) with a complaint, they give me 2 free months service.

[DenverDem]

1. Weird, I've never had an outage through snow and radical t-storms.

Love the Dish.

[Teddy_Salad]

2. I think your satellite dish might not be pointed exactly right

I've had satellite 5 years and it's gone out maybe 3 times and only during very, very heavy thunderstorms and only for a minute or so.

If I was you, I'd get them to check if your dish is pointed at the right angle.
It could be off just by a fraction and that could be causing your trouble.

[Reciprocity]

3. Its monsoon season here in East Texas.

So its hit and miss if its on.

[otohara]

4. Weather Happens

The alternatives to Dish just don't compare. Dish has the best programming and it isn't owned by Murdoch, Comcast.

[zanana]

5. I've had a satellite dish for six days.

I've already experienced two blackouts because of rain. (Not thunderstorms, just rain.)

[texasdem99]

6. Snow, too

My mother once lost her sat link for about 2 months after a particularly harsh winter a couple of years ago.

Went up on a hill overlooking the house and noticed the dish buried in snow and ice. Didn't melt until March.

I'll stick with cable.

[belladonna]

7. As someone who once did tech support

Check your signal, during GOOD weather, and tweak it until you get the highest possible reading. If you had it installed by one of their guys, chances are they got just enough of a signal to give you a picture and they were outta there.

You're always going to get at least a ten percent drop with ANY rain, and once you're signal drops below 70%, you're out of luck. So you want at least 85 or 90% when it's sunny and clear. You CAN get your signal all the way up to around 110%, if you know what you're doing and have the patience to do it. :hi: