Directv help

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You need 1 receiver for each tv for independent viewing and you cannot split
the signal as that shorts out the receiver. You need a multiswitch to be
installed at the dish to divide the signal into four outputs to feed four
receivers if you want to watch on four different tvs.

"Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9634E35002E03Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
>I want to cancel cable and get directv ,My neighbor just gave me 2 brand
> new never opened RCA directv tuners they both have #3 cards in them.After
> i
> have 1 box installed by directv is there a way I can hook up those tuners
> with a splitter to 2 other tv's myself? Do i have to pay a $5 accsess fee
> per tuner even though i own the tuners? I am new to sat. tv so please
> forgive my ignorance.
> Thanks for your advice
> zw

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Alain Caron <Tasty@bass.gov> wrote in news:425AA0FE.D4897224@bass.gov:

> thesatguy wrote:
>>
>> You need 1 receiver for each tv for independent viewing and you
>> cannot split the signal as that shorts out the receiver. You need a
>> multiswitch to be installed at the dish to divide the signal into
>> four outputs to feed four receivers if you want to watch on four
>> different tvs.
>
> And yes, you also have to pay the activation/fees for each of the
> receivers, as that is how they make thier money.
>
>>
>> "Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9634E35002E03Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
>> >I want to cancel cable and get directv ,My neighbor just gave me 2
>> >brand
>> > new never opened RCA directv tuners they both have #3 cards in
>> > them.After i
>> > have 1 box installed by directv is there a way I can hook up those
>> > tuners with a splitter to 2 other tv's myself? Do i have to pay a
>> > $5 accsess fee per tuner even though i own the tuners? I am new to
>> > sat. tv so please forgive my ignorance.
>> > Thanks for your advice
>> > zw
>

Thank you guys for your your advice and quick responce......

zw

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D <nojoy@mudville.com> wrote in
news:1113596412.f5d1ff9fc54c776b5efcc9238f254fdb@teranews:

> You can split the signal AFTER a receiver and send whatever channel
> that receiver is set for to more than one TV. It's just from the dish
> to the receiver(s) that only a multiswitch will work.
>
>
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:40:06 GMT, Zombiewoof
> <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote:
>
>>Alain Caron <Tasty@bass.gov> wrote in news:425AA0FE.D4897224@bass.gov:
>>
>>> thesatguy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You need 1 receiver for each tv for independent viewing and you
>>>> cannot split the signal as that shorts out the receiver. You need a
>>>> multiswitch to be installed at the dish to divide the signal into
>>>> four outputs to feed four receivers if you want to watch on four
>>>> different tvs.
>>>
>>> And yes, you also have to pay the activation/fees for each of the
>>> receivers, as that is how they make thier money.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns9634E35002E03Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
>>>> >I want to cancel cable and get directv ,My neighbor just gave me 2
>>>> >brand
>>>> > new never opened RCA directv tuners they both have #3 cards in
>>>> > them.After i
>>>> > have 1 box installed by directv is there a way I can hook up those
>>>> > tuners with a splitter to 2 other tv's myself? Do i have to pay a
>>>> > $5 accsess fee per tuner even though i own the tuners? I am new to
>>>> > sat. tv so please forgive my ignorance.
>>>> > Thanks for your advice
>>>> > zw
>>>
>>
>>Thank you guys for your your advice and quick responce......
>>
>>zw
>
>

D
Thanks for clearing that up..Makes more sense to me that you SHOULD be able
to split the signal and send it to another TV.
zw