[mythtv-users] Using a large satellite dish (8-10 feet) with MythTV?

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Tue Apr 1 16:04:13 UTC 2008


On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Max Hodgson <max at mjhodgson.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> On 01/04/2008, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mar 31, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Chad wrote:
> > >
> > > Much appreciated.  Assuming I can somehow figure out where to get the
> > > hardware, how to hook it up, get some receivers that play well and
> > > have some decent output...  Any idea on how you then go about signing
> > > up for per-channel subscriptions directly with the channels?  I read a
> > > story about this person in Canada that did just that, instead of
> > > paying the cable-co/sat provider, they setup a contract themselves for
> > > about  $0.40 / channel.  From there, how do people who use this route
> > > get program guide information?
> >
> >
>
> That was probably this:
>
> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2004/pulpit_20040930_000460.html
>
> mjh

Indeed!  That was the article, thanks for the link it was difficult to
find again.  I actually think I read it elsewhere the first time, but
it could just be a template change on their website that makes me
think that.

Thanks!

-Chad


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