HELP!

[murph]

I am ready to get the FTA system, but am not sure if I need 2 dishes to receive both dishnet and bellexpressvu. Is there a way I can use just one dish? I currently have a direct tv dish. I also have a bell expressvu dish, but I do not want to install it unless absolutely necessary. Can I get a different type of LNB or a motor to move the satellite dish so that I only need one dish? How much should these items cost approximately? Also, I am currently running satellite through my cable jacks. If I want to run backup basic cable (for local channels) while running satellite, do I have to add new jacks or is there some type of switch I could use to switch back and forth between FTA and cable? If my questions make any sense, I would be grateful for the assitance of anyone out there. Thanks!

[vj9999]

Could you clarify what exactly do you want to receive FTA from Dish/Bev? There is not much FTA there except radio stations (bev encrypted most of their music stations recently) and few (very few) FTA channels.

Also, whetever little FTA is on those providers, it is spread on several different satellites that should be difficult/impossible to get all of them with one dish.

[murph]

Well, I live in Windsor, Ontario and my neighbors are receiving tons of channels from both bev and dish network using two dishes. I was hoping to avoid using two dishes, but sounds like that's not an option?

[vj9999]

FTA stand for Free To Air. Both Dish and Bev are subscription providers and are in no way considered FTA. They can only be received using the original equipment provided by the Dish/Bev. Any other way to receive them is illegal and not allowed for discussion around here.

[bobkat]

murph:

Read the rules please.

kat