Redemption
09-09-2004, 12:29 AM
Moving into a new apartment complex and they've signed some kind of lame monopoly agreement with "SBC Home Entertainment" which prevents tenants from getting cable television (and of course with that, cable internet).
Consequently, we have to get our service from Direct TV (with SBCHE as the intermediate). I can rent the receivers from them, but they're $5 for the first and $10 each additional per month ($25 for the three I need), if I use my own, it will only be $11 a month.
Unfortunately because they stack the signal with the local channels to get it to all the tenants, I can't just go buy a three pack at best buy with no service.
They limit me to:
SONY
SAT-A50
SAT-A55
SAT-B50
SAT-B55
HUGHES
GAEB0
GCEB0
GAEB0A
GCEB0A
HAH-SA
HBH-SA
Anyone know of a place that will sell *JUST* the receivers? (rather not go the ebay route unless I can snag three at once from the same seller).
Consequently, we have to get our service from Direct TV (with SBCHE as the intermediate). I can rent the receivers from them, but they're $5 for the first and $10 each additional per month ($25 for the three I need), if I use my own, it will only be $11 a month.
Unfortunately because they stack the signal with the local channels to get it to all the tenants, I can't just go buy a three pack at best buy with no service.
They limit me to:
SONY
SAT-A50
SAT-A55
SAT-B50
SAT-B55
HUGHES
GAEB0
GCEB0
GAEB0A
GCEB0A
HAH-SA
HBH-SA
Anyone know of a place that will sell *JUST* the receivers? (rather not go the ebay route unless I can snag three at once from the same seller).