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Why Buy From Us?
Black Forest Home Security Systems is the only company where you always deal with the owner. Dave does all the installations himself so you know exactly who you will be dealing with and who will be in your home. We use only the highest grade satellite cable and the best, waterproof connectors. Dave put a pair of connectors together and placed them in the bottom of a bucket of salt water in April 2000. They haven't leaked yet. We properly ground your system to the National Electrical Code standards. Competitors' customers call us and have a system 2 or 3 years old that has quit working. Often we find poor quality wire, improper grounds and other dangerous shortcuts. An improperly installed system can be damaged by static, power fluctuations, or lightning. After a storm

our answering machine gets filled with calls from our competitors' customers. "My dish blew over in the wind." "We lost our signal when the wind moved our dish." "Snow fills the dish and we loose the picture." But we never get calls from our customers. Attention to detail makes the difference in a system that only lasts until the warranty runs out and one that gives years of satisfaction. A cheap installation is its own punishment! Let Dave do it right the first time!

Advantages of Dish
With Dish network you get:

• A beautiful picture
• Stereo or surround sound
• Commercial free music of every type
• Scores of TV and movie channels
• Special interest channels
• Sports
• Dozens of pay per view moves and sporting events
• And much more

What you won't get:

• Constant cable rate increases
• Constant cable outages
• Cable quality pictures
• Limited program choices and times

Dish network has newer satellites and more bandwidth than Direct TV. Dish network receivers have the latest technology including flash ram, which means they can be upgraded right through the satellite overnight while you're asleep. Currently, Dish network has 9 satellites in the sky at 61.5, 105, 110, 119 and 148 degrees West longitude. Dish network has purchased another satellite that will be operational in 2005. Located in Denver, it is easy for Dish network to take care of any repair service our customers may need. In fact Dish network has an advance replacement exchange program to ship you a remanufactured receiver immediately if you have a problem. Dish will have high speed internet service via satellite in the near future with their larger "SuperDish".

Antennas
In most areas you can receive the local Colorado Springs TV stations with an off-air antenna. We have antennas that clip right onto the satellite dish for areas that have good reception. We can also install large roof mounted antennas and tripods with rotators and preamplifiers to pick up both Denver and Springs stations for those who want to get Denver sports and weather.

The type and size of antenna and optional equipment you need depends on many factors. An on site analysis is best. Keep in mind that there are some areas where even the best antennas may not produce an acceptable picture. One size does not fit all. There is a huge difference between the professional antennas we buy and the do it yourself antennas sold at consumer electronics stores. Professional antennas

have thicker walls on the boom and elements so they are not as easily damaged by wind, hail, ice buildup and birds. Professional antennas have a higher gain. They will pull in stations that a d-i-y antenna will not and will give a superior picture. Channel Master and Winegard both make excellent antennas; they also make consumer grade antennas to sell in discount stores. We are happy to sell to do it yourselfers but we only sell professional grade products. And, they come with free, helpful advice. We like do it yourselfers.

HDTV and digital broadcasts from the local stations will only be available with an antenna. Most of the transmissions will be in the UHF frequencies (channel 14 and up) but some will be in the upper VHF(channels 7 to 13. Make sure your antenna can receive both UHF (ultra high frequency) and VHF (very high frequency).

Local TV
All of the Colorado Springs networks are now available on Dish Network:5, 8, 11, 13, 21 and Denver 2 (February 23, 2003). Keep in mind that local stations on the satellite are not free. There is an additional monthly fee of $5.99. Over a ten year period you would spend $720 paying for local stations. Or, you can receive them free with an antenna.

You cannot elect to receive Denver local channels if you are in the Colorado Springs area.

Keep in mind that the local TV stations have spent lots of money to build and maintain studios, transmitting stations and towers to bring you the network programming and local news and weather.

They offset their costs by selling advertising to local businesses who want to tell the local people (you) about their goods and services. The only way you will continue to get local news and local weather is if the local station can stay in business by having local people watching the local advertising. This is why the FCC will not allow you to subscribe to Denver networks if you live in the Springs area.

If you plan to get a High Definition (HDTV) set and watch digital programming from the local stations you must have an antenna. Even though Colorado Springs is carried on a satellite the local station will be carried in standard definition format because one HDTV local signal takes the same satellite capacity as five standard local signals.

Promotions
We offer all of the current Dishnetwork receiver promotions

What Our Clients Say

This message was left on my answering maching.

Hi Dave, this is Anna M. You came out Saturday to install our high definition antenna and rotator. I just wanted to let you know that everything is working fine and we are getting even more channels than what you said we would. Thanks again for all your good work.