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Do a small homework and check on some of the requirements for the satellite install. At this point you were asked if you have clear view of southern skies. If you live out in the open field LOS should not be an issue.

If you reside in cabin, in woods and surrounded by trees, your options may be limited or none. Think of your desired dish mounting location. Now, that's an important Decision. Dish antenna, outdoor unit or ODU can be properly mounted only on structurally sound surface. In case of a roof mounting, ODU must be attached to a rafter. In case of a wall mounting, base must be attached to a stud, both support arm must be attached in both cases.

There are a couple non-standard installation options available also. First will be a non-penetrating flat surface mount. These are great for flat roofs of the commercial buildings. Second will be a pole mount. Both options will cost you extra. Obvious reason for the pole mount option would be the line of sight issue. But you can choose pole even if there's no problem with LOS from the house.

You may not want any penetrations done to your home. Pole mounts have been a reason for so many systems to fail, so i'll focus your attention on this. If you are going to have a pole mount to be installed, you need to know and verify a few things. First, it is the pole itself. Ground mount poles must be 8 feet long, schedule 40 pole thick pipe. Antispin fin should be there as well. So, before your installer begins to dig a hole, verify that the pole is the one that will comply with WB requirements and common sense.

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I'd MUCH rather pay to have a hole and trench dug in my yard. That said, I did it my self - but not everybody has that particular advantage. Sure is a whole lot easier getting snow and ice off a dish in the yard too.

I'm thinking either connection fee, or first month in advance. Spice to sims Premium Member Mar am to sims When I check Wildblue's Internet site for service availability and prices for ZIP code Pembroke, NC , I get: quote: Due to overwhelming demand, new installations in your area have been temporarily suspended.

I opted for the pole mount for better access just in case I needed to clean off the dish or do anything in winter when the roof was icy. Because of my location, I did my own pole so the installers could install in one visit since I'm in a remote location.

The pole ,bury , wallfish payed to me by customer. These are prices WB has said to charge for custom work.

Mizlo83 New Member. Feb 1, 1 0. Retailer provides all the wire, connectors, ect. I drive my truck, my gas. Todd Humphrey SatelliteGuys Pro. Oct 7, 0. Lifetime Supporter. Aug 9, 26, 6, EM75xb. Dang I am not makeing enough. If you are a contractor, the correct term is, you are not charging enough!! I know most of you will not distigush the differance between making and charging, but to me there is a world of differance in the attitude of each word.

As independant contractors you have three responsibilities. If you, or your business cannot meet these minimum financial obligations, then you seriously need to reconsider what the hell you are doing with your life. If all you are doing is getting by, then please get out of my way. All you are doing is holding down the installation rates for the rest of us. Just say NO! Figure out what you, personnaly need to earn. If you are a one person business, figure out how much your business must earn to pay all the business cost, and then be able to pay your income.

Estimated average work load and estimate how much per job your business must put in savings to cover baseline business expense and your income for at least months. You should expect it to take about months to build this business savings to cover that estimated cost. That is one reason I no longer am in this line of work full-time. I now work for the postal service full time, and install as a side job. He will pay another installer to go out and fix something if needed.

Also he pays for all training including travel expenses , and he covers my insurance costs. I work a day or two a week when I feel like making a little extra money, or when he gets backed up on installs. Which, as soon as Wildblue 1 lights up, i'm sure i'll be busy. Skewed22 New Member. Mar 8, 2 0. This includes travel. The ONLY way you can expand your business is to reach a point where you can hire other installers. At a minimum , your should allocate 3 hours per install.

You also need to consider any warranty work, that must be paid to your installer even if it just you from the installation fee. If there is a warranty service call required, the dealer pays the employee, the gas ect The dealer pays all materials and assumes all risk. If a dealer does not generate a steady work flow to justify hiring an employee, then they can hire a contractor.

The contractor assumes the role of the dealer who hired the employee. The contractor assumes the risk and expense, and in turn should receive at least the same installation fee the dealer receives. Side note: IMO, the contractor should be paid even more. On the other hand, if they can find a sucker who will work for less, can you really blame them?

I have a deal with my dealers that if they generate decent volume in a month, I give a discount.