Dish Installation and Equipment

DISH moves with you! Just call 1.888.557.9569 with your new address. Pack up your DISH Network receiver(s) and remote(s). We’ll install a dish antenna and your receiver(s) at your new home for FREE.

You can either purchase a self-installation kit or hire a professional installer.

The satellite dish is small and either round or oval. It is about 20 inches wide by 18 inches tall. Please note: A larger dish may be required for certain areas of the country or for international programming.

The DISH Network installer will bring the correct equipment with him to your scheduled installation appointment. Installations can occur as quickly as 24 – 48 hours after you place your order.

No. A modem inside your receiver makes a toll-free call to the DISH computer system in the middle of the night. The modem's call only lasts a few seconds and if you are using the phone, it will try again later.

Keeping your DISH receiver connected to a phone line is the best way to get the most out of your DISH Network satellite receiver. It allows you to take advantage of such features as Caller ID, Pay Per View ordering with your remote control, and access to DISH Home Channel 100, which lets you play interactive games, change your programming package and much more.

If the existing wiring in your house is RG-6 coax cable, you can use it to connect your DISH Network receiver to your satellite dish. If your existing wiring is not RG-6 coax cable, you will need to have the installer run new wiring. Because of the frequency of the digital signals it must carry, it is important that you use RG-6 coax cable.

The good news is, the vast majority of cable TV wiring is RG-6. So if your house or apartment is wired for cable, you can be very confident DISH Network can use your existing wiring.

A standard professional installation includes the following:
· Site survey (at time of installation)
· Assembly of dishes and mount(s)
· Grounding of system components
· System peaking for optimum performance
· Installation of up to 120' RG-6 cable
· One wall cable penetration
· Testing of equipment for proper operation
· Programming and equipment orientation

DISH Network will assign a certified professional installer to come to your house and set up your system for you. Depending on your area of the country, installation can occur as fast as 24 – 48 hours after you place your order!

Standard professional installation is included with your system, and it is a proven fact that DISH Network customers who use professional installers typically have fewer technical problems with their system later on - so it’s worth going this route.