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Old 12-26-2011, 04:45 PM   #1
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Ok, I've got to bite on this one. The last time, make that every time, I've seen it snow, it clouds up several hours prior to the snow falling.
How does your metal dish stay warm long enough to keep snow off?????

I will say the wax thing is a great idea. I just thought of silicon spray while reading your post. I use it on my cabin door of my boat to keep it moving freely. Silicon spray should last the winter. I’ve gotten mine at NAPA but I’m sure there are other places that sell it.
It's been ~6 years since the last time I had a dish-based service. At my house in MI and my house in NH in both cases the dish was mounted high up (peak of roof in MI, top of chimney in NH) that gave it good exposure to sun *and* winds. Also, the dish elevation at these latitudes allowed it to be fairly vertical, so it really takes a lot for the snow to accumulate.

Trust me, this is more of an observation than a scientific test, but I had just found that if you take some precautions to keep the dish as sun-exposed as possible it seems to help with the snow accumulation. But, the only fool-proof solution for snow is the heater that sticks on the back.

The cabin door of your boat is most likely far more protected from the elements than the typical mini-dish.
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Old 12-28-2011, 07:55 AM   #2
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As a result of Retransmission Consent negotiations with local broadcast stations, MetroCast no longer will be able to provide the following broadcast stations after January 31, 2012:

WMTW-8 (ABC-Portland): Customers may continue to view ABC programming on WMUR-9 (ABC-Manchester). For local Portland news coverage, customers may tune to WCSH-6 (NBC-Portland)


WMTW in my opinion has the best local news coverage.
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Old 01-07-2012, 11:37 AM   #3
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The QUBO channel is gone from the lineup as of Jan 1.

QUBO has an excellent quality line up for the pre teens. Great for gandkids as well as kids.

WMTW has a great Saturday morning educational line up for pre teens. WMTW will be gone Jan 31.

I have no respect for the Nickolodeon, Disney Channel and ABC family line ups. It is not pre teen material.

Help me get Metrocast on track for quality pre teen shows by calling, writing or even boycotting Metrocast.
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The QUBO channel is gone from the lineup as of Jan 1.

QUBO has an excellent quality line up for the pre teens. Great for gandkids as well as kids.

WMTW has a great Saturday morning educational line up for pre teens. WMTW will be gone Jan 31.

I have no respect for the Nickolodeon, Disney Channel and ABC family line ups. It is not pre teen material.

Help me get Metrocast on track for quality pre teen shows by calling, writing or even boycotting Metrocast.
We went Direct just over a year ago. Better quality, more stations and less money.
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